Gene Marshall

Facing Death Each New Day

Preview 2300 · Hollywood, California

Facing Death Each New Day – Gene Marshall (A-side label)

Artist
Gene Marshall
Title
Facing Death Each New Day
Release
There'll Be No One to Weep / Facing Death Each New Day
Label
Preview # 2300
Format
7" · Single
Language
English
Country
Hollywood, California, USA
Songwriter
Leonard E. Kirk
Genre
Traditional Pop · Traditional Pop
Primary theme
Home Front Perspective / Soldier's Perspective

Annotation — Song Poems

- "Facing Death Each New Day" - Label: Preview Records # 2300 - Songwriter: Leonard E. Kirk - Song poem, traditional pop, P.O.W., Paris Peace talks, K.I.A. - Injured and captured, in a prison cell in North Vietnam - No future, forgotten and maltreated - Paris peace talks are going on for over 2 years, no change - The prisoner died - hope this is a message to the peace groups (does he mean peace protesters "undermining" talks, or the politicians not coming to an agreement?)

Annotation by Justin A. Brummer

Annotation — P.O.W. / M.I.A. Songs

Song poem, traditional pop, P.O.W., Paris Peace talks, K.I.A. Injured and caputre, in a prison cell in North Vietnam No future, forgotten and maltreated Paris peace talks are going on for over 2 years, no change The prisoner died - hope this is a message to the peace groups (does he mean peace protesters "undermining" talks, or the politicians not coming to an agreement?)

Annotation by Justin A. Brummer

Notes

Preview Records 2300-2, 6311 Yucca, Hollywood, purple label, Arthur Music, A.S.C.A.P.; "Facing Death Each New Day", Leonard E. Kirk, 3:10. [From the record sleeve and labels]

About the artist

Born San Francisco, California, USA

Themes

P.O.W. · K.I.A. · Peace Talks · Song Poem

In collections

P.O.W. / M.I.A. Songs · Song Poems · US 'Patriotic' / Pro-Government / Anti-Protest Songs [War Years]

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