Today I Killed a Man I Didn't Know
1969 · People P-1003 · Hollywood, California
- Artist
- Jon Hamilton
- Title
- Today I Killed a Man I Didn't Know
- Release
- Today I Killed a Man I Didn't Know / I Need Your Hand In Mine
- Year
- 1969
- Label
- People # P-1003
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- Hollywood, California, USA
- Songwriter
- R. Cook, R. Greenaway
- Genre
- Pop · Folk Pop
- Primary theme
- Peace, Protest & Anti-War
Annotation
Today I Killed a Man I Didn't Know (Hamilton, Jon) Folk pop, combat song. Soldier's perspective - impact of killing another man. Right or wrong? When will the war end? But kill or be killed. Leans to anti-war side.
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Notes
People P-1003 A, with the label's band of coloured photographic portraits across the top; "Today I Killed a Man I Didn't Know" (R. Cook - R. Greenaway), Maribus Music, BMI, time 2:58, intro 0:05; produced by Tommy Scott; music director Nicky Welsh. People Records, 6430 Sunset, Hollywood, Calif. 90028. [From the record sleeve and labels]