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“Beach Party Vietnam” by Dead Milkmen
From the album Eat Your Paisley (1986)
“Beach Party Vietnam” by Dead Milkmen appears on 12 radio countdowns from 1 station between 1999 and 2011. It was first released in 1986 on the album Eat Your Paisley. Its best result is #624 on the CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #1,771 alternative song of all time.
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The Dead Milkmen wrote "Beach Party Vietnam" as a band and put it on Eat Your Paisley!, their second album, released on Restless Records in 1986. John Wicks and David Reckner produced it with the band.
Critics were of two minds about the record. Trouser Press found the band's goofy takes on stereotypes and pop-culture junk fuzzy but sharp, and the music disposable yet always presentable, while the Globe and Mail allowed that they played fine and sang terribly. Eleven years on, "Beach Party Vietnam" made the cut for Death Rides a Pale Cow: The Ultimate Collection, the band's 1997 compilation.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 624 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) | 2000 |
| 2000 | 624 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) | 2001 |
| 2001 | 624 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) | 2002 |
| 2002 | 624 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) | 2003 |
| 2003 | 624 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) | 2004 |
| 2004 | 624 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) | 2005 |
| 2005 | 624 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) | 1994 |
| 2007 | 1828 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) | 2008 |
| 2008 | 1785 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) | 2009 |
| 2009 | 1819 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) | 2010 |
| 2010 | 1866 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) | 2011 |
| 2011 | 1946 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) | 2011 |
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