Simple Song of Freedom
1969 · Columbia 4-44920 · New York City, New York
- Artist
- Tim Hardin
- Title
- Simple Song of Freedom
- Release
- Simple Song of Freedom / Question of Birth
- Year
- 1969
- Label
- Columbia # 4-44920
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- New York City, New York, USA
- Songwriter
- Bobby Darin
- Genre
- Folk · Contemporary Folk
- Primary theme
- Peace, Protest & Anti-War
Annotation
"Simple Song of Freedom" (Columbia Records # 4-44920) by Tim Hardin. Written by Bobby Darin. Minor anti-war reference, does not mention Vietnam "Come and sing a simple song of freedom Sing it like you've never sung before Let it fill the air Tell the people everywhere We, the people here, don't want a war... Seven hundred million are you listening? Most of what you read is made of lies But speaking one to one, ain't it everybody's sun To wake to in the morning when we rise? Now no doubt some folks enjoy doin' battle Like presidents, prime ministers and kings So let's build them shelves where they can fight among themselves And leave the people be who like to sing... Let it fill the air Tell the people everywhere That we the people here, don't want a war"
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Annotation — Peace, Protest, & Anti-War Songs
"Simple Song of Freedom" (Columbia Records # 4-44920) by Tim Hardin. Written by Bobby Darin. Minor anti-war reference, does not mention Vietnam "Come and sing a simple song of freedom / Sing it like you've never sung before / Let it fill the air / Tell the people everywhere / We, the people here, don't want a war... / Seven hundred million are you listening? / Most of what you read is made of lies / But speaking one to one, ain't it everybody's sun / To wake to in the morning when we rise? / Now no doubt some folks enjoy doin' battle / Like presidents, prime ministers and kings / So let's build them shelves where they can fight among themselves / And leave the people be who like to sing... / Let it fill the air / Tell the people everywhere / That we the people here, don't want a war"
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
About the artist
Born 23 December 1941, Eugene, Oregon, USA. Died 29 December 1980, Los Angeles, California, USA.