On the Battlefield
1967 · Stop S 132 · Nashville, Tennessee
- Artist
- Dave Rich
- Title
- On the Battlefield
- Release
- On the Battlefield / I Never Gave Up
- Year
- 1967
- Label
- Stop # S 132
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- Nashville, Tennessee, USA
- Songwriter
- Dave Rich
- Genre
- Country · Country
- Primary theme
- Peace, Protest & Anti-War
Annotation
On the Battlefield (Rich, Dave) (Stop # S 132) Country. Note: review transcription, difficult to hear the words. "On the battlefield in Vietnam, we thank god for Uncle Sam Far across the deep blue sea, fighting for a country But on the battlefield in the USA, there's another... Fighting now for him and me, they sing and hum... But on the battlefield in Vietnam, here or there... Looking for better days when the ? of peace come to stay"
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Annotation — US 'Patriotic' / Pro-Government / Anti-Protest Songs
On the Battlefield (Rich, Dave) (Stop # S 132) Country. Note: review transcription, difficult to hear the words. "On the battlefield in Vietnam, we thank god for Uncle Sam / Far across the deep blue sea, fighting for a country / But on the battlefield in the USA, there's another... / Fighting now for him and me, they sing and hum... / But on the battlefield in Vietnam, here or there... / Looking for better days when the ? of peace come to stay"
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
About the artist
Born 3 February 1936, Briar Creek, Kentucky, USA
Themes
Soldier's Perspective · Patriotic · Demonstration · Anti-War