Arkansas Grass
1969 · Sire 45-4117 · USA
- Artist
- Axiom
- Title
- Arkansas Grass
- Release
- Arkansas Grass / Samantha
- Year
- 1969
- Label
- Sire # 45-4117
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- USA
- Genre
- Rock · Folk Rock
- Primary theme
- Peace, Protest & Anti-War
Annotation
Axiom, rock pop band, formed in 1969, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. They disbanded in 1971. Members were: Glenn Shorrock (vocals), Brian Cadd (organ), Doug Lavery (drums, 1969), Don Lebler (drums, 1969-71), Don Mudie (bass), and Chris Stockley (guitar). The song "Arkansas Grass" (released in Australia on Parlophone # A-8909, and in the US on Sire Records # 45-4117), took a generic anti-war position in the Vietnam-era, narrated from a soldier's perspective, who wondered what would happen if the general "gave up the wars". The soldier wanted to "throw down his gun, to run to be free".
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
About the artist
Australian rock supergroup formed in Melbourne in May 1969 around Brian Cadd and Glenn Shorrock; their debut single 'Arkansas Grass' (October 1969) reached No. 7 on the Go-Set national chart, and Cadd described it as a metaphor for the uselessness of Australian involvement in the Vietnam War. The band broke up in 1971. [Source: Wikipedia]
Themes
In collections
Australian & New Zealand Songs · Peace, Protest, & Anti-War Songs