Credited on the record as Michael Blessing.
The New Recruit
1965 · Colpix CP-787 · New York City, New York
- Artist
- Michael Nesmith
- Credited on the record as
- Michael Blessing
- Title
- The New Recruit
- Release
- The New Recruit / A Journey With Michael Blessing
- Year
- 1965
- Label
- Colpix # CP-787
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- New York City, New York, USA
- Songwriter
- Tom Paxton
- Genre
- Folk · Contemporary Folk
- Primary theme
- Peace, Protest & Anti-War
Annotation
Michael Blessing - otherwise known as Michael Nesmith from the group The Monkees, born on 30 December 1942 in Houston, Texas, USA, and currently based in California - performed as a solo artist on this 1965 single. The track "The New Recruit" (Colpix Records # CP-787) was a cover of the Tom Paxton satirical song "The Willing Conscript" about a draftee off to war, who wanted to learn how to kill in order to fulfill his duty. Produced by Bob Krasnow and Sam Ashe.
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Lyrics
English: Sergeant I'm a draftee and I've just arrived in camp / Oh, I'll need instructions... / I've never killed before... / Oh please be patient sergeant... / The hand grenade is something I don't understand / You've got to throw it quickly... / Does it blow a man to pieces?
Notes
Song is a cover of Tom Paxton's Willing Conscript. Colpix Records CP-787 (10314), "A division of Columbia Pictures Corporation", New York; "The New Recruit" credited as "Arranged, Copyrighted & Adapted by Ashe & Krasnow", Real Blue Music (BMI), 2:38; produced by Bob Krasnow & Sam Ashe for Predawn Prod. Co. [From the record sleeve and labels]
About the artist
born on 30 December 1942 in Houston, Texas, USA. Also known as Michael Nesmith from the group The Monkees.