Soldier's Prayer
Entra ER 1080 · USA
- Artist
- Blue Freese
- Title
- Soldier's Prayer
- Release
- A Soldier's Prayer / Somewhere a Baby Cries
- Label
- Entra # ER 1080
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- USA
- Songwriter
- Phil De Mello
- Genre
- Garage Rock · Garage Rock
- Primary theme
- Home Front Perspective / Soldier's Perspective
Annotation
Soldier's Prayer, A (Blue Freese). (Entra Records # ER 1080) Long Beach, California. Garage rock. Plight of a soldier, who died in Vietnam. Written by Phil De Mello. Produced by Y. Millsap and C. Ahlgreen. "Save me, please save me, save me, this is a story of a soldier in Vietnam His last day in battle, he doesn't know he is going to die But one day he knows he must, so this is the story of his fate and trust Tell me why I must go...I will laugh and I will cry and for you I will die One morning in the summer rain I'll be shot...oh loosing you Save me, please save me, save me, now the soldier is on the ground With his last ounce of strength he'll try to get up and he cannot And his last words were save me, please save me, save me Now I've been here and I must die for the people, they won't cry for me Save me, please save me, save me, because I'm dying Now the soldier's body is being sent home for the last time His mother is waiting there to meet the body in black vale draping His last words were please save me, save me"
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Annotation — Garage Rock Songs
- Soldier's Prayer, A (Blue Freese). (Entra Records # ER 1080) - Long Beach, California. Garage rock. Plight of a soldier, who died in Vietnam. - Written by Phil De Mello. Produced by Y. Millsap and C. Ahlgreen. "Save me, please save me, save me, this is a story of a soldier in Vietnam / His last day in battle, he doesn't know he is going to die / But one day he knows he must, so this is the story of his fate and trust / Tell me why I must go...I will laugh and I will cry and for you I will die / One morning in the summer rain I'll be shot...oh loosing you / Save me, please save me, save me, now the soldier is on the ground / With his last ounce of strength he'll try to get up and he cannot / And his last words were save me, please save me, save me / Now I've been here and I must die for the people, they won't cry for me / Save me, please save me, save me, because I'm dying / Now the soldier's body is being sent home for the last time / His mother is waiting there to meet the body in black vale draping / His last words were please save me, save me"
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
About the artist
Unknown - 'A Soldier's Prayer' (written by Phil De Mello) b/w 'Somewhere A Baby Cries' appeared on Entra Records (ER 1080/1081, garage rock, produced by Yancy Millsap); no membership or origin documentation found. [Source: Discogs]