Soldiers Who Die
1968 · Pacer 3181-3182 · Logan, Ohio
- Artist
- Jim Wayne
- Title
- Soldiers Who Die
- Release
- Soldiers Who Die / When the Silver Bridge Went Down
- Year
- 1968
- Label
- Pacer # 3181-3182
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- Logan, Ohio, USA
- Songwriter
- Opal Scaggs
- Genre
- Country · Country
- Primary theme
- US 'Patriotic' / Pro-Government / Anti-Protest Songs
Annotation
Soldiers Went Down (Wayne, Jim) Country. Patriotic. Anti-protest. Logan, Ohio, USA. Soldiers fought and died for freedom. Meanwhile, people demonstrate, oppose the bomb, burn draft cards, and take drugs. No respect for the soldiers.
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Notes
Pacer, 45 RPM (PRP 3182), blue-and-silver label with horse-head logo; "Soldiers Who Die" (Opal Scaggs), 2:07, Jacci-L Music, BMI. "Dist. by Precision Record Pressing, Inc., 70 Visco Ct., Nashville, Tenn. 37210." [From the record sleeve and labels]
Themes
Soldier's Perspective · Patriotic · Anti-Protest · Draft Card Burning · Draft
In collections
Draft Songs · US 'Patriotic' / Pro-Government / Anti-Protest Songs [War Years]