Tribute to Brian Willson
1987 · Duvall RD 4464 · Guerneville, California
- Artist
- Rick Duvall
- Title
- Tribute to Brian Willson
- Release
- Tribute to Brian Willson / No More
- Year
- 1987
- Label
- Duvall # RD 4464
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- Guerneville, California, USA
- Songwriter
- Rick Duvall
- Genre
- Rock · Pop Rock
- Primary theme
- Post-War
Annotation
Duvall2 Anti-war. Post-war 80s. He released a couple of cassettes, about 20 songs, Vietnam related. Is he a veteran? Contains some 80s political references, such as Nicaragua. Based in Guerneville, California. Duvall Productions - RD 4464 "Tribute to Brian Willson" - Vietnam veteran, peace activist1 "No More" "Fighting in a country where we don't belong Are these the South Vietnamese or are these the Vietcong Well we lived and died these battle sin our recent past The lessons we learned were supposed to last The lesson of war is no more war We didn't need it then, we don't need it now, no more war When I look at Nicaragua I see Vietnam, closer to our home And maybe just as bloody wrong if we send our men to fight down there we haven't learnt a thing... There's a battle in this country, now it's getting plain to see The war that we are fighting here is for our liberty Well our leaders tell us one thing when the opposite is true Does that sound like liberty to you?..."Sources2countryjoe.com: War Music↩1Wikipedia: Brian Willson↩
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Lyrics
English: Brian Willson we won't forget what you gave us today / In peaceful disobedience, of the American way / You tried to stop that gun train, so down the tracks you laid / Brother Brian they took your legs, what a price to pay / We saw you on the TV screen, the whole world heard your silent scream / It must have felt like Vietnam, that's where you learnt the pain / And I remembered all the things you'd done to bring an end to war / You were a front line troop, you'd seen it all, and then you said 'no more'... / Your fasting days in Washington with Charlies and the rest / Reached out to all us citizens and we shared your quest / In Central America you'd seen the holocaust, yes you did / You went looked into those children eye's and you'd felt their love... / So now you feel the pain of it, my front line freedom friend / You gave until you had no more to give, then you gave again / And now I look into your eyes and I here you say / I'm moving kind of slow right now brothers, but just give me a few days
Notes
Promotional red-label pressing RD4464, "Produced by Duvall Productions", "©1987 Duvall Productions", P.O. Box 2012, Guerneville, CA 95446; side A "Tribute to Brian Willson" (Rick Duvall); side B "No More" (Rick Duvall/Debra Noah). The artist name is not printed on the labels. [From the record sleeve and labels]
About the artist
California, USA