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
Notes
Laurie Records Inc., New York; record no. LR 3649, master no. A4KM-0243; "My Son" (Ernie Maresca), Ernie Maresca Inc. (ASCAP), time 2:15; "A Laurie Production", produced and arranged by Ernie Maresca; ℗ 1976 Laurie Prod. Inc. [From the record sleeve and labels]
Themes
Home Front Perspective · Toy Soldier · Draft Card Burning · Demonstration · Patriotic · Anti-Protest · Draft
In collections
Draft Songs · US 'Patriotic' / Pro-Government / Anti-Protest Songs [War Years]