I'm Just a Lonely Soldier
Red Star 16295 · USA
- Artist
- David Russell
- Title
- I'm Just a Lonely Soldier
- Release
- I'm Just a Lonely Soldier / Blue Memories
- Label
- Red Star # 16295
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- USA
- Genre
- Country · Country
- Primary theme
- US 'Patriotic' / Pro-Government / Anti-Protest Songs
Annotation
I'm Just a Lonely Soldier (Russell, David) (Red Star # 16295) Country. Patriotic Narrated from perspective of soldier fighting in Vietnam to protect US freedom and liberty against communism. Propagated the domino theory - that the collapse of South Vietnam into the control of the communist north would trigger the collapse of democracy in other countries and threaten the US - the idea of which came from President Eisenhower, during a press conferences on 7 April 1954. (1) "I'm just a lonely soldier in a land far away Fighting a country's battle from day to day So if we keep our freedom in the lands where We know, or will we let in communism It's either take or kill, they want our country's Freedom so they can rule this land In this war in which we're fighting we must make A stand, to protect America, the home of the free Keep old glory waving for the land of liberty If we stop our fighting in Vietnam today then The commies would take over, we'd soon be on Our way, I believe in all our freedom and for What it stands, if communism took over we'd be in There hands, you see that's why we are fighting in Vietnam today, away from home and family and the Good old USA, I'm serving for my…
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
About the artist
Unknown - no biography of the David Russell credited on this release could be established; the name is shared by many unrelated musicians and none is song-anchored to this record. [Source: Discogs]