Protocol
1977 · Reprise RPS 1380 · Orillia, USA
- Artist
- Gordon Lightfoot
- Title
- Protocol
- Release
- Race Among the Ruins / Protocol
- Year
- 1977
- Label
- Reprise # RPS 1380
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- Orillia, USA
- Songwriter
- Gordon Lightfoot
- Genre
- Rock · Pop Rock
- Primary theme
- Post-War
Notes
Protocol, post-war, 1977, anti-war theme. Reference to Saigon. Who are these ones who would lead us now To the sound of a thousand guns Who'd storm the gates of hell itself To the tune of a single drum? Where are the girls of the neighborhood bars Whose loves were lost at sea In the hills of France and on German soil From Saigon to Wounded Knee? Who come from long lines of soldiers Whose duty was fulfilled In the words of a warrior's will And protocol Where are the boys in their coats of blue Who flew when their eyes were blind? Was God in town for the Roman games Was he there when the deals w [From Justin A. Brummer notes from RYM]
About the artist
Born 17 November 1938, Orillia, Ontario, Canada. Died 1 May 2023, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Canadian folk singer-songwriter. [Source: Wikipedia]