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Release The Force of Life
Year 1974
Label Paredon # P-1023
Format LP · Album
Country USA
Language English
Songs here 3 in the archive
Citation: Justin A. Brummer, Vietnam War Song Project (VWSP) — The Red Star Singers, The Force of Life; cite each song by its SongID

The Force of Life

1974 · Album · Paredon # P-1023 · USA
3 songs from this release are in the archive, listed below in catalogue order. Track positions are not recorded; the release may carry other songs that do not reference the war. Most common themes: Anti-War.
Annotation
The Red Star Singers were a San Francisco-based folk group formed in 1971, featuring Gary Lapow (guitar and lead vocals), Ron Rosenbaum (guitar and vocals), Mike Margulis (bass, French horn and vocals), and Bonnie Lockhart (percussion and lead vocals).1 They only released one album, The Force of Life (Paredon Records # P-1023), which looked at many social-economic, and political issues, including Vietnam, Richard Nixon, and Watergate. Released on the label founded by Barbara Dane and Irwin Silber in 1969, whose objective was to "seek out the music and speech, documentary or dialogue, that spring from the conscious artist who relates to people's movements, and which pour from all people in struggle".2 The song "Pig Nixon" contained a reference to the Indo-China War: "they said the U.S. fights for freedom and never suffered a defeat, we thank the Indochinese people for proving that's just jive, they're gonna keep on fightin', and their freedom will survive" .3 The anti-war song "Vietnam Will Win!" , supported the cause of the Vietnamese, containing socialist sentiment:
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Collection
Songs from this release appear in this curated collection.
The songs
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1974 · Album · Paredon # P-1023 · USA · The Force of Life

American political song group of the 1970s San Francisco Bay Area, California; recorded 'The Force of Life' (Paredon Records, 1974). [Source: Wikipedia]

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1974 · Album · Paredon # P-1023 · USA · The Force of Life

American political song group of the 1970s San Francisco Bay Area, California; recorded 'The Force of Life' (Paredon Records, 1974). [Source: Wikipedia]

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1974 · Album · Paredon # P-1023 · USA · The Force of Life

Paredon P-1023, "The Force of Life" (© 1974), side 2 band 1, 8:00; music David Garber, words The Red Star Singers (written collectively). [From the record booklet; Discogs]