The War Is Over (My Brother)

Annotation

The track "The War Is Over (My Brother)" (Bos Records # B-024) by the Sensational Saints, an Ohio, Cleveland soul / gospel group, is sung from the perspective of a soldier's brother. He recalled a conversation between the soldier, "calling from Vietnam", and his family. The song featured several religious references. The group released another version of this in 1971, called "Brother".

Annotation by Justin A. Brummer

Lyrics

English: We had a call the other day and it was my brother calling from Vietnam / I was just thinking how great god is that he could read our minds / And let us hear from him, as I think about, when we received the call / I wasn't in the same room as my mother, but, I heard her when she called his name / She said, Harvey, I knew it was him, I can imagine the tears welled up in her eyes / We thought we'd like to make a song and relate it to you, to let you know that god is... / Real and able and all things are possible with him and it goes something like this... / I have a brother over in the war zone, the other day he called us on the telephone / Mother said, 'son, how are you doing over there', naturally he said, 'I'm doing fine' / I knew he was only ? I picked up the conversation, I'm praying for you / He said 'I thank you brother' but I'm on my knees as well

Notes

BOS Records, 1966 E. 55th St., Cleveland, O.; B-024-A; "The War Is Over (My Brother)" (M. Kennibrew), 2:58, Outwait Pub., BMI, ℗ 1973; arranger Melvin Kennibrew; producers James Bullard and Michael Chavers. [From the record sleeve and labels]

About the artist

Formed USA. Members Melvin Kenniebrew, Jimmy Hughes, Albert Chisolm, Eddie Walker

Themes

Home Front Perspective · Soldier's Perspective · Religion

In collections

US Domestic Perspective Songs [War Years] · Soul, Gospel, & Funk Songs