Smiley
1971 · HMV HR.441 · Australia
- Artist
- Craig Scott
- Title
- Smiley
- Release
- Smiley / Where Are You
- Year
- 1971
- Label
- HMV # HR.441
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- Australia
- Genre
- Pop · Pop
- Primary theme
- Peace, Protest & Anti-War
Annotation
New Zealand artist Craig Scott also did a cover of the song "Smiley" (His Master's Voice # HR.441), released on single on 14 June 1971. The line "smiley, you're off to the Asian war, and we won't see you smile no more..." captured the effect of the war on a generation of New Zealand youth who also fought in Vietnam - but rarely receiving attention. It featured on the album of the same name: Smiley..
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Annotation — Australian & New Zealand Songs
New Zealand artist Craig Scott also did a cover of the song "Smiley" (His Master's Voice # HR.441), released on single on 14 June 1971. The line "smiley, you're off to the Asian war, and we won't see you smile no more..." captured the effect of the war on a generation of New Zealand youth who also fought in Vietnam - but rarely receiving attention. It featured on the album of the same name: Smiley.
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Lyrics
English: Smiley, you're out in the world today / Smiley, you're all on your own / Smiley - hey, they say you're a man today / Boy how you've grown / Yesterday there was laughter and songs to sing / Yesterday we had loving to burn /Yet today there is peace to bring / When will they learn? Smiley, you're off to the Asian War / And we won't see you smile no more... / No more laughter in the air... / Feel the tension in the air, where is love?... / The Family said to say wish you were home
About the artist
New Zealand pop singer who had a run of chart hits in his home country in the early 1970s. [Source: Discogs; RateYourMusic]
Themes
In collections
Australian & New Zealand Songs · Peace, Protest, & Anti-War Songs [War Years]