Sur Royal Da Count and The Parliaments
Sgt. Ralph Yore U.S.M.C.
1967 · Villa-Yore 606-JY · USA
- Artist
- Sur Royal Da Count and The Parliaments
- Title
- Sgt. Ralph Yore U.S.M.C.
- Release
- Sgt. Ralf Yore U.S.M.C. / Scream Mother Scream
- Year
- 1967
- Label
- Villa-Yore # 606-JY
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- USA
- Genre
- Garage Rock · Garage Rock
- Primary theme
- US 'Patriotic' / Pro-Government / Anti-Protest Songs
Annotation
Sgt. Ralf Yore U.S.M.C. (Sur Royal Da Count, The Parliaments) Garage rock. "On "Sgt. Ralph," the vocalist recites the words while an accoustic guitar and primitive drumbeat provide sparse background. He relates how his buddy of the title gave up his women and booze to go serve his country. He also urges America to stand up and get behind the government and LBJ. Today, this could probably pass as a performance art piece the way this country gets ridiculed, both here and abroad. But it's still fascinating in its stumbling charm and for its pre-1968 pro-Vietnam views".
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Annotation — Garage Rock Songs
- Sgt. Ralf Yore U.S.M.C. (Sur Royal Da Count, The Parliaments) - Garage rock. "On "Sgt. Ralph," the vocalist recites the words while an accoustic guitar and primitive drumbeat provide sparse background. He relates how his buddy of the title gave up his women and booze to go serve his country. He also urges America to stand up and get behind the government and LBJ. Today, this could probably pass as a performance art piece the way this country gets ridiculed, both here and abroad. But it's still fascinating in its stumbling charm and for its pre-1968 pro-Vietnam views".
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
About the artist
Garage rock group formed in the United States; the one documented member is Joe Yore, who wrote the flip side.
Themes
Patriotic · Pro-Government · LBJ · Marines · Anti-Communism · Flag · Religion
In collections
Garage Rock Songs · US 'Patriotic' / Pro-Government / Anti-Protest Songs