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Vietnam War song: https://rateyourmusic.com/list/JBrummer/vietnam_war_song_project/
Gordon Sinclair was a well known Canadian radio broadcaster, from Toronto. On 5 June 1973 he wrote the editorial "The Americans (A Canadian's Opinion)" - inspired by the news that the American Red Cross had run out of funds because of recent aid efforts in reaction to natural disasters. The editorial praised the efforts of the US to help the world, but said that nobody helped the US when they faced trouble.

US News and World Report published the monologue in full which led to its explosion across the US. Sinclair released the single, with all profits going to the American Red Cross, reaching # 24 in the Billboard charts. Its commercial success and patriotic stance led to several US covers. Byron MacGregor, a news director of an Ontario (Canadian) radio station, which also services Detroit, Michigan, and Cleveland, released the single Americans, which reached # 4 in the charts. (It also featured as the title track of his 1974 album Americans, which included 14 US patriotic tracks). This was a far more successful version than the Gordon Sinclair single, selling over 3 and half million copies, with the proceeds also donated to the American Red Cross. Country singer Tex Ritter covered the monologue in 1974: The Americans (A Canadian's Opinion), released just after he died (reaching # 90 in the Billboard charts; #35 in the country charts).

The monologue included a reference to Vietnam, including draft dodgers, and praising American democracy:

"You talk about scandals and the Americans put theirs right in the store window for everyone to look at. Even the draft dodgers are not pursued and hounded. They are here on our streets, most of them...unless they are breaking Canadian laws..are getting American dollars from Ma and Pa at home to spend here [Canada]. When the Americans get out of this bind...as they will...who could blame them if they said 'the hell with the rest of the world'".

Answer records:

Charles Ashman - An American's Answer (To Gordon Sinclair)
Ken Wade - The Americans Thank You