Forgotten Lives - Forgotten Wives
1981 · Sea Side SSB-055 -15 · Tabor City, North Carolina
- Artist
- Mike Callender
- Title
- Forgotten Lives - Forgotten Wives
- Release
- Soldier of 'Nam / Forgotten Lives - Forgotten Wives
- Year
- 1981
- Label
- Sea Side # SSB-055 -15
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- Tabor City, North Carolina, USA
- Songwriter
- R. Stevens
- Genre
- Country · Country Pop
- Primary theme
- Post-War
Annotation
A double-sided Vietnam War single, released in Tabor City, North Carolina, USA. On the b-side, the song "Forgotten Lives - Forgotten Wives" (Sea Side Records # SSB-055/015) addressed the treatment of Vietnam veterans in the post-war period. The narrated argued that society and the government ignored the veterans: "the vets of 'Nam seem to be forgotten by Uncle Sam". The narrated contrasted this to World War Two, recalling that when the soldier's returned, people "celebrated, the band played, the flags flew". The narrator turned his attention to the issue of those missing in Vietnam: "M.I.A.s, P.O.W.s...how can we just let this issue die when many wives and children sit at home and cry". On the a-side, the track "Soldier of 'Nam" addressed the Vietnam syndrome - narrated in the first person, a man described being drafted to fight in Vietnam, and then returning to the US facing jeers. It referenced agent orange. Composed by R. Stevens. Produced by Elson H. Stevens (owner of the record label). Publisher: Creekside Music. Performing Rights: BMI.Soldier of 'Nam (Callender, Mike) Reference to agent orange, draft card burning, the conditions in Vietnam. First person narration, drafted.…
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Annotation — P.O.W. / M.I.A. Songs
A double-sided Vietnam War single, released in Tabor City, North Carolina, USA. On the b-side, the song "Forgotten Lives - Forgotten Wives" (Sea Side Records # SSB-055/015) addressed the treatment of Vietnam veterans in the post-war period. The narrated argued that society and the government ignored the veterans: "the vets of 'Nam seem to be forgotten by Uncle Sam". The narrated contrasted this to World War Two, recalling that when the soldier's returned, people "celebrated, the band played, the flags flew". The narrator turned his attention to the issue of those missing in Vietnam: "M.I.A.s, P.O.W.s...how can we just let this issue die when many wives and children sit at home and cry". On the a-side, the track "Soldier of 'Nam" addressed the Vietnam syndrome - narrated in the first person, a man described being drafted to fight in Vietnam, and then returning to the US facing jeers. It referenced agent orange. Composed by R. Stevens. Produced by Elson H. Stevens (owner of the record label). Publisher: Creekside Music. Performing Rights: BMI.
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
About the artist
Creekside Music, BMI. Produced by E. Stevens
Themes
M.I.A. · P.O.W. · Patriotic · Vietnam Syndrome · Draft · WW2 · Vet