Oh! Camil (The Winter Soldier)

Annotation

Graham Nash, born 2 February 1942, in Blackpool, Lancashire, UK, is well-known for being a member of The Hollies and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, the later of which he recorded several anti-Vietnam War songs (in the era of the war, such as the single "Ohio / Find the Cost of Freedom"). As a solo artist, he released the song "Oh! Camil (The Winter Soldier)" (Atlantic #SD 7288) about an anti-war veteran, called Scott Camil.1 Nash was heavily involved with the Vietnam Veterans Against the War (VVAW), helping to raise money at a benefit in Detroit, 1972. He also released the Vietnam War-related songs "Chicago" (Atlantic #10 017) and "Military Madness" (Atlantic #45-2827).Sources1Wikipedia: Scott Camil↩

Annotation by Justin A. Brummer

Lyrics

English: You fought for your country, for God and for war / Now your heart tells you that can't be real / So you tell me your story from beginning to end / All the blood and the guts and the gore... / When you stood up for justice your country replied / By throwing it back in your face

Notes

Atlantic SD 7288, ℗ © 1973 Atlantic Recording Corporation, 75 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, New York 10019, printed in USA. "Oh! Camil (The Winter Soldier)" (Side II): acoustic guitar, harmonica and vocals Graham Nash, twelve-string guitar David Mason, bass Tim Drummond. Produced by Graham Nash; engineer Don Gooch; assistant engineer Stanley Johnston; recorded at Rudy Records, San Francisco, mixdown at Armon Steiner's Sound Labs, Los Angeles; art direction Gary Burden for R. Twerk; front cover photo Joel Bernstein (Nash seated holding an open photo book), back cover painting Joni Mitchell. [From the record sleeve and labels]

About the artist

born 2 February 1942 in Blackpool, Lancashire, UK, and currently based in Manhattan, New York, USA.

In collections

European Songs · Peace, Protest, & Anti-War Songs [War Years]