Are We Really Civilized
1968 · Utopia 101 · Texas
- Artist
- Russ Rayman
- Title
- Are We Really Civilized
- Release
- Are We Really Civilized / Symbol of Peace
- Year
- 1968
- Label
- Utopia # 101
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- Texas, USA
- Songwriter
- Russ Rayman
- Genre
- Traditional Pop · Traditional Pop
- Primary theme
- Peace, Protest & Anti-War
Annotation — Peace, Protest, & Anti-War Songs
Symbol of Peace (Rayman, Russ) Are We Really Civilized (Rayman, Russ) Probably from Texas, USA. Pop, anti-war / peace. Vietnam-era, civil rights. A-side: generic peace song. B-side: starts with conflict between colonists and Indians. Now leaders greedy for power. Warning against atomic weapon. Released by the Progressive Peace Party, calling for the US withdrawal from Vietnam (1) El Paso Herold-Post
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Themes
Anti-War · Peace · Civil Rights · Atomic