My Son
1971 · Laurie LR 3572 · New York City, New York
- Artist
- Slim Jim
- Title
- My Son
- Release
- My Son / The Kong Family
- Year
- 1971
- Label
- Laurie # LR 3572
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- New York City, New York, USA
- Songwriter
- Ernie Maresca
- Genre
- Traditional Pop · Traditional Pop
- Primary theme
- US 'Patriotic' / Pro-Government / Anti-Protest Songs
Annotation
My Son (Slim Jim) Son fighting in the war Not playing with toys guns anymore People say the war is wrong, draft card burning But son says the war is right
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
About the artist
Unknown - no release could be located for a "Slim Jim" recording titled "My Son": search is dominated by unrelated namesakes (Slim Jim Phantom; Jan Howard's unrelated "My Son"), and the Discogs API rate-limited on both attempts. [Source: no admissible match]
Themes
Home Front Perspective · Toy Soldier · Draft Card Burning · Demonstration · Patriotic · Anti-Protest · Draft