Sam Said Do It
1968 · Standard 273 · USA
- Artist
- Rex Gardner
- Title
- Sam Said Do It
- Release
- I Think / Sam Said Do It
- Year
- 1968
- Label
- Standard # 273
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- USA
- Songwriter
- George Stanley & Elizabeth Evans
- Genre
- Traditional Pop · Traditional Pop
- Primary theme
- US 'Patriotic' / Pro-Government / Anti-Protest Songs
Annotation — Civil Rights Songs
- Sam Said Do It (Gardner, Rex) - Narrative, traditional pop, Vietnam-era protest - Nashville, Tennessee. Label probably founded by Zeke Clements. - Produced by Clements - Taxes too high, too many demonstrations - Politicians not sorting it out , burning flags and racial discrimination
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Notes
Standard 273 (Gold Standard, Nashville); produced by Zeke Clements; published by Junellin Music Co. Narrative: taxes too high, too many demonstrations, flag burning and racial discrimination, and politicians not sorting it out. Label: Standard Records 273-B, "Music Row", Music City U.S.A., Nashville, Tenn. 37203; time 2:13, recitation; written by George Stanley & Elizabeth Evans; Junellin Music Co. — BMI; produced by Zeke Clements. [From the record label]
Themes
Civil Rights · Demonstration · Flag Burning · Racism · Tax · Anti-Politician
In collections
Civil Rights Songs · US 'Patriotic' / Pro-Government / Anti-Protest Songs [War Years]