Place for Them Called Hell
Starlite Records 12947 · Germany: West [FRG]
- Artist
- Smokey Harless
- Title
- Place for Them Called Hell
- Release
- Pvt. Little Bit / Place for Them Called Hell
- Label
- Starlite Records # 12947
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- Germany: West [FRG]
- Songwriter
- Smokey Harless
- Genre
- Country
- Primary theme
- US 'Patriotic' / Pro-Government / Anti-Protest Songs
Annotation — US 'Patriotic' / Pro-Government / Anti-Protest Songs [War Years]
Pvt Little Bit (Harless, Smokey) Place for Them Called Hell (Harless, Smokey) A-side: country, soldier's perspective, patriotic, K.I.A. 1964 order to Vietnam. One of the first there, many young folk Charlie hit, Pvt. Little Bit fought hard Jumped on grenade and saved us all B-side: country, anti-protest, anti-hippie, patriotic Many years in army, now coming home Hippies and yippies demonstrating and carrying the enemies flag Better not cross my path. Give you a haircut If you don't like our country them you can go to hell
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Notes
German release. Smokey Harless also issued The Men Of Vietnam (PA 71001) and Hang Lt. Calley / Six Days (PA 71006) on Pabst Music in Germany. [From Discogs] Starlite Records 12947, Seite B, 2'25; (Smokey Harless); BIEM GEMA; Germany. [From the record label] Picture sleeve "Heres Smokey", signed "Thanks from Smokey Harless". The sleeve calls him a singer for the American serviceman, heard in enlisted men's clubs from Turkey to West Germany. [From the record sleeve]
Themes
In collections
European Songs · US 'Patriotic' / Pro-Government / Anti-Protest Songs [War Years]