Air Force
Tin Pan Alley 80-712 · Sarasota, Florida
- Artist
- Mike Thomas
- Title
- Air Force
- Release
- Air Force / In the Presecne of Your Smile
- Label
- Tin Pan Alley # 80-712
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- Sarasota, Florida, USA
- Songwriter
- Leola Buchwald
- Genre
- Rock · Folk Rock
- Primary theme
- Home Front Perspective / Soldier's Perspective
Annotation
Air Force (Thomas, Mike) song-poem, garage rock. Vietnam-era: man in the air force complaining about being distracted by women. "I've been stationed in the air force for over a year today Now they have the women with me, and they nearly drive me astray While I'm working on the motors they are handing me the tools Now I've got to change the drive shaft, they've got me acting like a fool Why can't we do something on our own before the night draws near Without those women on our shoulders filling us with fear Oh those women are a nuisance, each place I go they appear Under the airplane I scamper, they are right there in the gear Now while I'm up in the cockpit fixing an electrical part The next thing I see is a girl, she's got the gauge in a cart
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Annotation — Song Poems
- "Air Force" - Label: Tin Pan Alley # 80-712 - Songwriter: Leola Buchwald - song-poem, rock n roll - Vietnam-era: man in the air force complaining about being distracted by women. "I've been stationed in the air force for over a year today / Now they have the women with me, and they nearly drive me astray / While I'm working on the motors they are handing me the tools / Now I've got to change the drive shaft, they've got me acting like a fool / Why can't we do something on our own before the night draws near / Without those women on our shoulders filling us with fear / Oh those women are a nuisance, each place I go they appear / Under the airplane I scamper, they are right there in the gear / Now while I'm up in the cockpit fixing an electrical part / The next thing I see is a girl, she's got the gauge in a cart
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
About the artist
American song-poem vocalist: house singer for the New York-based Tin Pan Alley song-poem label in the 1960s, credited with recording thousands of song-poems, including many Vietnam-themed titles; 'A Fearless Soldier' (1967) was anthologised on Bear Family's 'Next Stop Is Vietnam' (2010). Personal identity and biographical details are not documented in verified sources. [Source: Bear Family 'Next Stop Is Vietnam' / song-poem collector archives]