Classified 1A
1971 · Kapp K-2134 · New York City, New York
- Artist
- Cher
- Title
- Classified 1A
- Release
- Classified 1A / Don't Put It on Me
- Year
- 1971
- Label
- Kapp # K-2134
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- New York City, New York, USA
- Songwriter
- Sonny Bono
- Genre
- Rock · Pop Rock
- Primary theme
- Peace, Protest & Anti-War
Annotation
The song title "Classified 1A" (Kapp Records # K-2134), performed by Cher, and written by Sonny Bono, referred to the draft classification of those eligible to fight in Vietnam. It is a narrative from the perspective of a soldier in Vietnam, dying in the mud, who declares his love for his wife, and sadly reflects that his wife will receive the bad news soon that "Mrs., your not Mrs. anymore".
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Lyrics
English: I know now, how much I love you / I knew it surely when I saw my blood / I cried with my wet eyes, I said I love you / I said I love you dying in the mud / It's funny you know / I'm not the one that feels bad / Some guy is gonna knock at our front door / Honey he's gonna try and tell you in a nice way / That Mrs., your not Mrs. anymore
Notes
Kapp Records K-2134 (K-12700), white label marked "Plug Side" and "Radio Station Copy"; "Classified 1A" (Sonny Bono), 2:55, Chrismarc, BMI; produced by Sonny Bono; "Kapp Records, a division of MCA Inc., Mfr'd by Kapp Records, N.Y." [From the record sleeve and labels]
About the artist
Born 20 May 1946, El Centro, California, USA. Currently Malibu, California, USA
Themes
In collections
US Domestic Perspective Songs [War Years] · Draft Songs · Peace, Protest, & Anti-War Songs [War Years]