And They Were Five
1970 · Laurie 3529 · New York City, New York
- Artist
- Zabka
- Title
- And They Were Five
- Release
- And They Were Five / Searching Wind
- Year
- 1970
- Label
- Laurie # 3529
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- New York City, New York, USA
- Songwriter
- Stan Zabka
- Genre
- Traditional Pop · Traditional Pop · Vocal Group
- Primary theme
- Home Front Perspective / Soldier's Perspective
Annotation
And They Were Five (Zabka) (Laurie Records # 3529) Plight of the soldier. Killed in action (K.I.A.) by a land mine. Vocal group, traditional pop. Composed by Stan Zabka - he served in the army during WW2 and the Korean War. Runs the publishing company Big Island Music Inc. (1) Arranged by Jim Tyler. Based on the true story of five brothers killed in Vietnam, originally from New Hampshire, USA. He made an 8 minute promotional film to go with the song. (2) (3) (4) (5) "They first touched down in a jungle spot not far from Company A Having gotten the nod to join up with the squad who lost a few Men that day, it was raining that night, charlie moved to strike Under cover of mud and rain, when the smoke had cleared Only five survived, replacement were needed again, and again The faces of war were everywhere, like the scene down at Company 3, men with their stares, the barbed wire fence Hungry men is what the GIs see, and watched what was thrown Away, so much was thrown away, another face on a night patrol A child hiding in the grass...and where was his mother He had no mother, maybe the woman laid down in the cave nearby Would take him in, they found her feeding a babe she saved When…
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
About the artist
Big Island Music Inc. Arranged by Jim Tyler