Freckle-Faced Soldier
1966 · Dot 16832 · Gallatin, Tennessee
- Artist
- Colleen Lovett
- Title
- Freckle-Faced Soldier
- Release
- Freckle-Faced Soldier / Go-Go Girl
- Year
- 1966
- Label
- Dot # 16832
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- Gallatin, Tennessee, USA
- Songwriter
- C. Lovett, T. Phillips
- Genre
- Teen Pop · Teen Pop
- Primary theme
- Home Front Perspective / Soldier's Perspective
Annotation
Freckle-Faced Soldier (Lovett, Colleen) Psychedelic folk. Soldier boy song. California, USA. Young man, 18 off to war. Writes letter home from Vietnam. Proud to serve even if too young to vote. KIA - family received a medal of honor, they gave it to the soldier's sweetheart.
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
About the artist
Born 3 November 1946, Texas, USA. Currently Los Angeles, USA.
Themes
Home Front Perspective · Draft Inequality · Vote · Medals · Medal of Honor · K.I.A. · Draft