Bring Home the M.I.A.s

Annotation

Bring Home the M.I.A.s (Jadam) P.O.W., prisoner of war song. Pop, post-war 1980s. Iranian hostage crisis (reference to the '52' in the chorus - the number of American hostages).

Annotation by Justin A. Brummer

Lyrics

English: Where is the eagle, where does it fly / Has it fought so many battles, it must lay down to die / Where is the righteousness, its talon grasped with zeal / Where is truth leadership that goes with the presidential seal / Why's the country's desire so low to find the M.I.A.s, I don't know / We ignored the pleas of the refugees about the boys still in Vietnam / Bring home the M.I.A.s Uncle Sam, bring home the M.I.A.s / Did the job for the 52 people, but what about the boys still prisoner in Vietnam / Where is the honesty men laid down their lives down for / And the desire to do the same again, has it gone right out the door / Will the men in Washington take heart to take these words / Will they let our eagle fly again or keep it a captured bird / Bring home the M.I.A.s Uncle Sam, bring home the M.I.A.s / Did the job for the 52 people, but what about the boys still prisoner in foreign lands... / What about the boys who served for you in Vietnam, bring the boys on home

Notes

Ultra Nova Records UN2626, stereo, © 1981 Ultra Nova Records – Jadam Productions; "Bring Home the M.I.A.'s", Jadam, 2:58, published by Ultra Nova Publishing, ASCAP. The label prints the dedication "This song is dedicated to the veterans of the Vietnam War and to the M.I.A.'s wherever they may be" – Jadam. [From the record sleeve and labels]

Themes

P.O.W. · M.I.A. · Patriotic · Iranian Hostage Crisis · Vietnam Analogy

In collections

P.O.W. / M.I.A. Songs · Vietnam as Comparison