Somewhere in Vietnam
Astro JR-40-111 · USA
- Artist
- Randy Collier
- Title
- Somewhere in Vietnam
- Release
- Big Red / Somewhere in Vietnam
- Label
- Astro # JR-40-111
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- USA
- Songwriter
- Flora Dykes
- Genre
- Country · Country
- Primary theme
- US 'Patriotic' / Pro-Government / Anti-Protest Songs
Annotation
The song "Somewhere in Vietnam" (Astro Records # JR-40-111) by Randy Collier, of Mobile, Alabama, a traditional pop tune mixed with a little country music, hailed the fight for freedom in Vietnam: "in Vietnam fights a group of boys for...freedom". The spoken-word section contained religious sentiment, as the narrator prayed that "god walk with them to win their fight". At the end of the song, he read out the names of some soldiers whom he looked forward to seeing again, thus adding a person touch to the narrative.
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Lyrics
English: Somewhere on a battlefield today / Somewhere in Vietnam so far away / Fights a group of boys for victory / To save this land for you and me / Let us pray for them each night / And wish that we can join their fight / When the battle for freedom is won lets pray they will all come safely home / Our prayers are with them day by day / Though they are many miles away we want them to know as they play their part / They remain precious memories in our heart / And as we pray with them each night / God walk with them to win their fight / And when the battle is won we'll see them all come home / We'll see Andy, Billy, Clive, and Darrell, Everett, Freddy, George, Harold, Ira, John, Kenny, we'll see them
Notes
Astro Records JR-40-111-B, light-blue label; "Somewhere in Vietnam" (Flora Dykes), Stairway Music, BMI, time 2:12; produced by Jimmie Rogers (PRP-11492). [From the record sleeve and labels]
Themes
In collections
US 'Patriotic' / Pro-Government / Anti-Protest Songs [War Years]