Cruel War
1971 · AT 815N-5001 · Melbourne, Australia
- Artist
- Myriad
- Title
- Cruel War
- Release
- Life Won't Be the Same / Cruel War
- Year
- 1971
- Label
- AT # 815N-5001
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- Melbourne, Australia
- Songwriter
- Peter Yarrow, Paul Stookey
- Genre
- Folk · Contemporary Folk
- Primary theme
- Peace, Protest & Anti-War
Annotation — Australian & New Zealand Songs
Contemporary folk duo, based in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, also known as Carrl & Janie Myriad, released this anti-war single. The b-side was of course a cover of the famous Peter, Paul and Mary song "Cruel War" about the plight of a soldier and his sweetheart, which leans towards the protest camp. The title track "Life Won't Be the Same" does not mention war, but discusses the death of a man: "part of a game, life without him won't be the same" - in what could potentially be about war. It looked at the perspective of the man's sister: "why her brother isn't there to hold her hand".
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Notes
B side; cover of the Peter, Paul and Mary song. AT 815N-5001 (Pepamar, ASCAP; matrix A4KM-2443), pressed by RCA, Indianapolis; time 3:04. AT 815N-5001, lime green and black label; "Cruel War", Myriad, vocal, time 3:04; Pepamar, ASCAP; matrix A4KM-2443. [From the record sleeve and labels]
About the artist
Myriad - contemporary folk duo based in Melbourne, Victoria, also known as Carrl & Janie Myriad.
Themes
In collections
Australian & New Zealand Songs · Peace, Protest, & Anti-War Songs [War Years]