Credited on the record as The Laurendeau Sisters & The Laurel Westerners.
Wars Like Vietnam
Marquis MS 1124 · USA
- Artist
- The Laurendeau Sisters
- Credited on the record as
- The Laurendeau Sisters & The Laurel Westerners
- Title
- Wars Like Vietnam
- Release
- Wars Like Vietnam / To Heaven Without Me
- Label
- Marquis # MS 1124
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- USA
- Songwriter
- Eileen Laurendeau
- Genre
- Country · Country
- Primary theme
- Peace, Protest & Anti-War
Annotation — US Domestic Perspective Songs
The song "Wars Like Vietnam" (Marquis Records # MS 1124) is a country track by the Laurendeau Sisters. It sung from the perspective of two young females whose brother died in a war - sounds like they were teenagers or young adults. In any case, it sought to represent the impact of the war on siblings, whom recalled "that dreadful day" and lamented that the "soldiers are dying by the hour".
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Lyrics
English: One day I asked my mama why my brother went away / I know he really loved us all so much / Why did he have to leave us forever / And she told me how it was that dreadful day / Wars like Vietnam, all I think of everyday / Wars like Vietnam, breaks my heart each day / Wars like Vietnam, reminds me of my brother / Wars like Vietnam, on the families today / Now each day in the paper I read the headlines / Soldiers are dying by the hour... / I think of my brother I wish he could be here again
Notes
Marquis Records MS 1124, 45 RPM; A-side "To Heaven Without Me" (Jeanne Marquis), 2:49, Copr. 65004; B-side "Wars Like Vietnam" (Eileen Laurendeau), 2:58, Reg. 4356; both credited to The Laurendeau Sisters & The Laurel Westerners (B-side label spells "Westeners"). [From the record sleeve and labels]
Themes
In collections
US Domestic Perspective Songs [War Years] · Peace, Protest, & Anti-War Songs [War Years]