Credited on the record as B. J. Thomas and the Triumphs.
Billy and Sue
1966 · Hickory 45-P-1395 · Nashville, Tennessee
- Artist
- B. J. Thomas
- Credited on the record as
- B. J. Thomas and the Triumphs
- Title
- Billy and Sue
- Release
- Billy and Sue / Never Tell
- Year
- 1966
- Label
- Hickory # 45-P-1395
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- Nashville, Tennessee, USA
- Songwriter
- Mark Charron
- Genre
- Pop · Pop
- Primary theme
- Home Front Perspective / Soldier's Perspective
Annotation
The song "Billy and Sue" (Hickory Records # 45-P-1395) by B.J. Thomas. About a high school couple. Billy drafted to fight in the war for his country. While gone, Sue met someone else, and sent Billy a Dear John letter, which broke his heart. He was killed why fighting. He died of a bullet and broken heart. This is a story about Billy and Sue
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Annotation — Draft Songs
The song "Billy and Sue" (Hickory Records # 45-P-1395) by B.J. Thomas. About a high school couple. Billy drafted to fight in the war for his country. While gone, Sue met someone else, and sent Billy a Dear John letter, which broke his heart. He was killed why fighting. He died of a bullet and broken heart.
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Lyrics
English: This is a story about Billy and Sue / They were as in love as were any two / And yet Billy had to die / And when you hear the reason why / You'll hang your head and cry / Billy and Sue met the first day of school... / And when Billy was old enough to take a wife / He was old enough to fight for his country... / Sue's letters came everyday, strengthened his cause / To fight for his country and the girl he loved... / But then Billy heard no more from Sue / He was worried sick but what could he do / The bullets were screaming as he hugged the ground / And back home Sue was runnin' round... / And then like a miracle the letter appeared / Billy tore the letter open and he read Dear John... / And even though the air was filled with lead / Billy jumped up, they shot him dead / Billy was buried in a far away grave / It read for his country his life he gave / But that epitaph was only a part / He didn't die from a bullet / But he died from a broken heart
Notes
Hickory, "Hickory Records, Inc., Nashville, Tenn.", rainbow-stripe label; "Billy and Sue" (Mark Charron), 2:48, Hornet Music BMI; "A Zenith Production", arr. Glenn Spreen; B. J. Thomas and the Triumphs. [From the record sleeve and labels]
About the artist
Born Hugo, Oklahoma, USA, 7 August 1942. Currently Arlington, Texas, USA
Themes
Soldier's Perspective · Home Front Perspective · Dear John Letter · K.I.A.