Little Bird of Vietnam
1966 · RCA Victor LPM-3605 · New York City, New York
- Artist
- Barry Sadler
- Title
- Little Bird of Vietnam
- Release
- SSgt Barry Sadler of the Green Berets Sings The "A" Team
- Year
- 1966
- Label
- RCA Victor # LPM-3605
- Format
- LP · Album
- Language
- English
- Country
- New York City, New York, USA
- Genre
- Country · Country Folk
- Primary theme
- US 'Patriotic' / Pro-Government / Anti-Protest Songs
Annotation
Shortly after the successful "Ballad of the Green Beret" album and single discussed above, that sold more than two million copies, Sadler released another collection of songs (RCA Victor # LSP-3605). Musically more interesting, lyrically it dealt with the same issues and took a similar political position to his first effort. In the song "Little Bird of Vietnam" Sadler sought to drum up support for the war, which he presented as being a positive and moral conflict.
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Lyrics
English: Tell the folks they must be brave / Cheer them up with your little song / We our proud we are strong / We are here to right a wrong / And we will send the VC back to where they belong / But if I should not return I will find eternal rest... / I would have died like a man... / Little bird of Vietnam
About the artist
Born Carlsbad, New Mexico, USA (1 November 1940). Died Murfreesboro, Tennessee, USA (5 November 1989)
Themes
In collections
US 'Patriotic' / Pro-Government / Anti-Protest Songs [War Years] · US Military & Veteran Songs