Ballad of the Green Berets
1966 · Little Darlin' LD-0011 · New York City, New York
- Artist
- Johnny Paycheck
- Title
- Ballad of the Green Berets
- Release
- Ballad of the Green Berets / The Dying Hero
- Year
- 1966
- Label
- Little Darlin' # LD-0011
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- New York City, New York, USA
- Songwriter
- Sadler, Moore
- Genre
- Country · Country · Fanfare
- Primary theme
- US 'Patriotic' / Pro-Government / Anti-Protest Songs
Annotation
Released in 1966, Johnny Mac's biography is unknown at this time - it is being assumed that he was involved with the military. It included a cover of Barry Sadler's Ballad of the Green Berets. The track "Let the Cannons Roar Loudly" ( (Crown Records # 5510) was narrated from the perspective a dead soldier who wanted people back home to know that he fought "with courage and pride". He declared that "I served my country well".
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Lyrics
English: Let the cannons roar loudly over my grave / Let the folks back home know that I was brave / Though my life is gone, my spirit carries on / Let the cannons roar loudly over my grave / Let them hear what a great deed I've done / How we fought our battles one by one / With courage and pride I gave up my life... / As you speak of my name in tales you tell / Please remember I served my country well / I've lived, fought, and died, no tears have I cried
Notes
Broadway musical Little Darlin' LD-0011, green and black "LD" label, "A Product of Audio Fidelity Records, Inc."; produced by Aubrey Mayhew. "Ballad of the Green Berets" (Sadler - Moore), Music Music Music, ASCAP, 3:29, matrix TK4M-1670; flip side "The Dying Hero" (Lytle - Mayhew - Kramer), Mayhew Music, BMI, 3:12, matrix TK4M-1671. [From the record sleeve and labels]
About the artist
Born 31 May 1938, Greenfield, Ohio, USA. Died 18 February 2003, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Themes
In collections
US 'Patriotic' / Pro-Government / Anti-Protest Songs [War Years] · US Military & Veteran Songs