War Is Over
1973 · Paramount PAA-0195 · USA
- Artist
- All Of The Above
- Title
- War Is Over
- Release
- The War Is Over / Hey, Am I Shaking?
- Year
- 1973
- Label
- Paramount # PAA-0195
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- USA
- Songwriter
- A. Wilson
- Genre
- Rock · Pop Rock
- Primary theme
- Post-War
Annotation
The song "The War Is Over" (Paramount Records # PAA-0195) By All of the Above, a Virginia based band, featuring Keith John, Marc Clements, Bill Graves, and Andrew Wilson. (1) Song composed by Andrew Wilson, a Vietnam veteran, who wrote after returning to the US. (2) It's over with and done, except for the crying Those memories cascade and fall like rain In days and years and months are war have ended Nothing left to show for them but pain The war is over, isn't that news I heard him say The toll has been taken, we payed the price But who can count the way We'll all be very happy when the warriors come home We'll find work for the ones who did not die Will we think about the last war before we start the next Or will we let our peace and freedom fly... Justice don't come easy from the barrel of a gun War is the simple child of lust and fear Who can't forgive the man who pulls the trigger When the sound of his dying is in his ear...
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Annotation — US Military & Veteran Songs
The song "The War Is Over" (Paramount Records # PAA-0195) By All of the Above, a Virginia based band, featuring Keith John, Marc Clements, Bill Graves, and Andrew Wilson. (1) Song composed by Andrew Wilson, a Vietnam veteran, who wrote after returning to the US. (2) "It's over with and done, except for the crying / Those memories cascade and fall like rain / In days and years and months are war have ended / Nothing left to show for them but pain / The war is over, isn't that news I heard him say / The toll has been taken, we payed the price / But who can count the way / We'll all be very happy when the warriors come home / We'll find work for the ones who did not die / Will we think about the last war before we start the next / Or will we let our peace and freedom fly... / Justice don't come easy from the barrel of a gun / War is the simple child of lust and fear / Who can't forgive the man who pulls the trigger / When the sound of his dying is in his ear..."
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
About the artist
Unknown - the group behind the US promo 45 'The War Is Over' b/w 'Hey Am I Shakin'' (Paramount PAA-0195, 1973), produced by Bob Sakayama; no membership or origin documentation found. [Source: Discogs]