A Teenager's Answer (Instrumental)
1967 · Tower 383 · USA
- Artist
- Keith Gordon
- Title
- A Teenager's Answer (Instrumental)
- Release
- A Teenager's Answer (Vocal) / A Teenager's Answer (Instrumental)
- Year
- 1967
- Label
- Tower # 383
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- USA
- Songwriter
- Hal Shrager, Sid Shrager, Al Chorney
- Genre
- Rock · Rock & Roll
- Primary theme
- Peace, Protest & Anti-War
Annotation
Instrumental version of "A Teenager's Answer (Vocal)", the A-side.
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Notes
Instrumental version of "A Teenager's Answer (Vocal)", the A-side. Tower 383, white "Promotional — Not for Sale" labels; A-side "A Teenager's Answer (Vocal)" (45-61718), 2:31, and flip "A Teenager's Answer (Instrumental)" (45-61719), 1:40, both written by Hal Shrager, Sid Shrager and Al Chorney, Falstaff Music Company, Inc., BMI; Keith Gordon, "Arranged and Conducted by Don Ralke", "A Ditto Production". The picture sleeve prints the title, artist and Tower 383 logo with the full lyric of a son's reply to his father ("Dad, I don't know where you got the idea I'd burn the American flag..."), defending long hair, flower power and protest ("'Make love, not war' — that's all we want to say...") and closing "A hip kid... can love his country too...". [From the record sleeve and labels]
Themes
In collections
Lundberg's "An Open Letter" & Answer Songs · Draft Songs · Garage Rock Songs · Peace, Protest, & Anti-War Songs [War Years]