Cecil Null

Plastic Soldier

1971 · K-Ark K # 1071 · Nashville, Tennessee

Plastic Soldier – Cecil Null (A-side label)

Artist
Cecil Null
Title
Plastic Soldier
Release
Plastic Soldier
Year
1971
Label
K-Ark # K # 1071
Format
7" · Single
Language
English
Country
Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Songwriter
Cecil Null, Stephen Bullard
Genre
Country · Traditional Country
Primary theme
Home Front Perspective / Soldier's Perspective

Annotation

- Country, toy soldier theme - My toys fought the communists - But now I'm on the battlefield - It's not a game anymore - Godforsaken jungle

Annotation by Justin A. Brummer

Notes

K-Ark Records, Record No. K# 1071-1, 45 RPM, stereo, red and black label; "Plastic Soldier" (Cecil Null-Stephen Bullard), Cedarwood Pub., BMI; Cecil Null; produced by John Capps. Rim text: "728 16th Avenue South, Nashville, Tenn." [From the record sleeve and labels]

About the artist

Born 26 April 1927, War, West Virginia, USA. Died 26 August 2001, Bristol, Tennessee, USA

Themes

Soldier's Perspective · Toy Soldier · Communism · Jungle

In collections

US Combat Perspective Songs [War Years]