The War Drags On
1965 · Pye NPL 18128 · UK: Scotland
- Artist
- Donovan
- Title
- The War Drags On
- Release
- Fairytale
- Year
- 1965
- Label
- Pye # NPL 18128
- Format
- LP · Album
- Language
- English
- Country
- UK: Scotland
- Songwriter
- Mick Softly
- Genre
- Folk · Contemporary Folk
- Primary theme
- Peace, Protest & Anti-War
Annotation
This EP, Universal Soldier (Pye Records # NEP 24219), includes four Vietnam War songs: "Ballad of a Crystal Man", discussed immediately below, as well as two songs about war in general - "Do You Hear Me Now" from the 1965 album Bert Jansch and "Universal Soldier" by Buffy Sainte-Marie from It's My Way!. Finally, it included Mick Softley's Vietnam War song "The War Drags On" from Songs for Swingin' Survivors.
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Annotation — European Songs
Donovan, born Donovan Philips Leitch on 10 May 1946 in Glasgow, United Kingdom, was a popular contemporary folk singer in the 1060s, and into the 70s. He released several war and Vietnam-related songs in the period, featured on this list, including three cover songs in 1965: "Do You Here Me Now", "Universal Soldier", and "The War Drags On". He also had two original compositions: "Ballad of a Crystal Man" (1966), and "To Susan on the West Coast Waiting" (1969). Th is EP, Universal Soldier (Pye Records # NEP 24219), focused entirely on war. It included the "Ballad of a Crystal Man" discussed immediately below, as well as two songs about war in general - "Do You Here Me Now" from the 1965 album Bert Jansch and "Universal Soldier" by Buffy Sainte-Marie from It's My Way!. Finally, it included Mick Softley's Vietnam War song "The War Drags On" from Songs for Swingin' Survivors.
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Notes
Hickory 45-P-1417 (45-PY-179), black label with rainbow stripe; "The War Drags On" (Mick Softly), 3:43, Southern Music, BMI; "A Pye Records U.K. Recording"; Hickory Records, Inc., Nashville, Tenn.; in a black-and-white Hickory company sleeve. [From the record sleeve and labels]
About the artist
born Donovan Philips Leitch on 10 May 1946 in Glasgow, United Kingdom Donovan, born Donovan Philips Leitch on 10 May 1946 in Glasgow, United Kingdom, was a popular contemporary folk singer in the 1960s, and into the 70s. He released several war and Vietnam-related songs in the period, featured on this list, including three cover songs in 1965: "Do You Here Me Now", "Universal Soldier", and "The War Drags On". He also had two original compositions: "Ballad of a Crystal Man" (1966), and "To Susan on the West Coast Waiting" (1969).
Themes
In collections
European Songs · Peace, Protest, & Anti-War Songs [War Years]