Tin Soldiers
Zak-Tone ZT-1034 · USA
- Artist
- George Maxwell
- Title
- Tin Soldiers
- Release
- Tin Soldiers / San Antonio
- Label
- Zak-Tone # ZT-1034
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- USA
- Songwriter
- Jean Nelson
- Genre
- Country · Country
- Primary theme
- US 'Patriotic' / Pro-Government / Anti-Protest Songs
Annotation
Tin Soldiers (Maxwell, George) Country pop. Criticism of conscientious objectors and hippies. Real war going on, no longer toys. A threat to freedom. Patriotic.
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
About the artist
Unknown - the record is documented but the performer is not. 'Tin Soldiers' (written by Jean Nelson) was issued on Zak-Tone 116 as the flip of a version of Bob Wills's 'San Antonio Rose'; no biographical record has been located for George Maxwell. [Source: Discogs (release only)]
Themes
Patriotic · Anti-Hippie · Draft Dodger · Domino Theory · Draft