Amnesty From America
1974 · World International WI-1002 · Nashville, Tennessee
- Artist
- Jerry Taylor
- Title
- Amnesty From America
- Release
- Amnesty From America
- Year
- 1974
- Label
- World International # WI-1002
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- Nashville, Tennessee, USA
- Songwriter
- Jerry Taylor
- Genre
- Country · Country · Spoken Word
- Primary theme
- US 'Patriotic' / Pro-Government / Anti-Protest Songs
Annotation
Country, patriotic, My Lai, M.I.A., draft dodgers, Nixon, Watergate, Ford. People fought to keep America free, times have changed. Welfare on the rise, busing children (anti-Civil Rights), communists, protestors Nixon resigned, Ford gave him amnesty Amnesty also for draft dodgers - but what about the M.I.A. in Vietnam? What about Lt. Calley, put on trial and in prison for doing his duty?
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Annotation — Draft Songs
Country, patriotic, My Lai, M.I.A., draft dodgers, Nixon, Watergate, Ford. People fought to keep America free, times have changed. Welfare on the rise, busing children (anti-Civil Rights), communists, protestors Nixon resigned, Ford gave him amnesty Amnesty also for draft dodgers - but what about the M.I.A. in Vietnam? What about Lt. Calley, put on trial and in prison for doing his duty? 1974 - after the Paris Peace Accords
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Annotation — My Lai & Lt. William Calley Songs
- 1974 - Country, patriotic, My Lai, M.I.A., draft dodgers, Nixon, Watergate, Ford. - People fought to keep America free, times have changed. - Welfare on the rise, busing children (anti-Civil Rights), communists, protestors - Nixon resigned, Ford gave him amnesty - Amnesty also for draft dodgers - but what about the M.I.A. in Vietnam? - What about Lt. Calley, put on trial and in prison for doing his duty?
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Notes
Promo with the same song both sides (mono/stereo); distributed by IRDA (IRDA 009); lacquer cut by Mack Evans at Masterfonics, Nashville. Location is the label's (5023 Temple Rd., Nashville). World International WI-1002-A (IRDA 009), D.J. copy, white label with globe design; "Amnesty From America" (Jerry Taylor), 3:40; produced by Jim Baker; distributed by International Record Distributing Assoc., 911 17th Ave. South, Nashville, Tn. 37212. [From the record sleeve and labels]
Themes
Patriotic · My Lai · Pro-Calley · Calley-Order · M.I.A. · Draft Dodger · Nixon · Watergate · Ford · Amnesty · Anti-Protest · Anti-Communism · Busing · Pro-Soldier
In collections
Draft Songs · My Lai & Lt. William Calley Songs · P.O.W. / M.I.A. Songs · US 'Patriotic' / Pro-Government / Anti-Protest Songs [War Years]