Valentine Buxton

Toy Soldiers

Resco 614 · Houston, Texas

Toy Soldiers – Valentine Buxton (A-side label)

Artist
Valentine Buxton
Title
Toy Soldiers
Release
Toy Soldiers / Next Thing to Nothing
Label
Resco # 614
Format
7" · Single
Language
English
Country
Houston, Texas, USA
Songwriter
Valentine Buxton
Genre
Traditional Pop · Traditional Pop
Primary theme
Peace, Protest & Anti-War

Annotation

Toy Soldiers (Buxton, Valentine) Country / traditional pop. Vietnam-era generic. Boy plays with toys, but now fights in a "foolish adult war".

Annotation by Justin A. Brummer

Notes

Resco No. 614 (LH-8712), 45 RPM, stereo, red and white label; "Toy Soldiers" (Valentine Buxton), Little Anne Music, BMI, 3:12; producers Russ Reeder and Louis Crapitto. [From the record sleeve and labels]

Themes

Anti-War · Soldier's Perspective

In collections

Peace, Protest, & Anti-War Songs [War Years]

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