The Real Silent Majority (Instrumental)
1969 · Ditto 151 · Hollywood, California
- Artist
- George Jay
- Title
- The Real Silent Majority (Instrumental)
- Release
- The Real Silent Majority
- Year
- 1969
- Label
- Ditto # 151
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- Hollywood, California, USA
- Songwriter
- Shrager, Chorney, Shrager
- Genre
- Spoken Word · Spoken Word · Narration
- Primary theme
- US 'Patriotic' / Pro-Government / Anti-Protest Songs
Annotation
Real Silent Majority, The (Jay, George) Spoken-word, support for Nixon, pro-government, patriotic. Reference to Vietnam War demonstrations and protesters.
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
About the artist
'The Real Silent Majority' is a spoken-word political novelty 45 credited to George Jay, issued on Ditto Records (catalogue #151, published by Falstaff Music Company, Inc.), written by Al Chorney, Hal Shrager and Sid Shrager. The A-side is the '(Vocal)' version (row 2780) and the B-side the '(Instrumental)' version (row 2779) of the identical recording. The title and content directly answer President Nixon's 3 November 1969 'Silent Majority' speech, dating the release to late 1969 or 1970. No biography for 'George Jay' could be located in admissible sources; a Hollywood-area radio/promotion…
Themes
Patriotic · Nixon · Demonstration · Anti-Protest · Silent Majority · Peace With Honor · Flag