Napalm Sticks To Kids
[1970]
Scritta collettivamente da un gruppo di soldati americani
dell’Aeronautica e delle Forze Armate assegnati al 1st Air Cavalry in Vietnam
Collectively written by Air Force and Army GIs attached to the 1st Air Cavalry in Vietnam.
Prima registrazione / First Recording: First of the Ninth Chorus, 1970, Phước Vĩnh Base Camp, South Vietnam / Vietnam del Sud
Versione dei Covered Wagon Musicians recitata dal serg. John Boychuk :
Covered Wagon Musicians version recited by Sgt John Boychuk:
"We Say No To Your War!", 1972
Una canzone terribile, di quelle cantate dai massacratori della "cavalleria" aerea così bene disegnati da Francis Ford Coppola in "Apocalypse Now"... Non avrei postato il testo se non lo avessi trovato come brano incluso in "We Say No To Your War!" con la seguente spiegazione:
A group of Air Force and Army GIs assigned to the 1st Air Cavalry sat down one night in... (Continues)
Scritta collettivamente da un gruppo di soldati americani
dell’Aeronautica e delle Forze Armate assegnati al 1st Air Cavalry in Vietnam
Collectively written by Air Force and Army GIs attached to the 1st Air Cavalry in Vietnam.
Prima registrazione / First Recording: First of the Ninth Chorus, 1970, Phước Vĩnh Base Camp, South Vietnam / Vietnam del Sud
Versione dei Covered Wagon Musicians recitata dal serg. John Boychuk :
Covered Wagon Musicians version recited by Sgt John Boychuk:
"We Say No To Your War!", 1972
Una canzone terribile, di quelle cantate dai massacratori della "cavalleria" aerea così bene disegnati da Francis Ford Coppola in "Apocalypse Now"... Non avrei postato il testo se non lo avessi trovato come brano incluso in "We Say No To Your War!" con la seguente spiegazione:
A group of Air Force and Army GIs assigned to the 1st Air Cavalry sat down one night in... (Continues)
We shoot the sick, the young, the lame,
(Continues)
(Continues)
Contributed by Alessandro 2008/11/14 - 09:32
Song Itineraries:
War in Viet Nam as seen from the U.S.
La versione registrata nel 1972 dai Covered Wagon Musicians
1972 Version recorded by Covered Wagon Musicians
Come detto (v. introduzione), la versione registrata nel 1972 dai Covered Wagon Musicians ed inserita nell’album We Say No To War! è quella con cui la canzone (o meglio, la poesia recitata dal serg. John Boychuk con sottofondo musicale di chitarra) inizia la sua vera storia di canzone contro la guerra. E’ senz’altro basata sul testo portato alla base americana di Mountain Home dal serg. Mike Elliot, ma rispetto a questo è più breve: alcune strofe sono state eliminate, ed altre disposte in modo differente (anche con lievi variazioni testuali). E’ questa versione che viene diffusa in tutto il mondo come messaggio contro la guerra in Vietnam (ad esempio, il testo sopra riprodotto proviene dalla rivista Equality, pubblicata dal 1965 al 1974 e destinata alle forze americane e NATO in Europa;... (Continues)
1972 Version recorded by Covered Wagon Musicians
Come detto (v. introduzione), la versione registrata nel 1972 dai Covered Wagon Musicians ed inserita nell’album We Say No To War! è quella con cui la canzone (o meglio, la poesia recitata dal serg. John Boychuk con sottofondo musicale di chitarra) inizia la sua vera storia di canzone contro la guerra. E’ senz’altro basata sul testo portato alla base americana di Mountain Home dal serg. Mike Elliot, ma rispetto a questo è più breve: alcune strofe sono state eliminate, ed altre disposte in modo differente (anche con lievi variazioni testuali). E’ questa versione che viene diffusa in tutto il mondo come messaggio contro la guerra in Vietnam (ad esempio, il testo sopra riprodotto proviene dalla rivista Equality, pubblicata dal 1965 al 1974 e destinata alle forze americane e NATO in Europa;... (Continues)
Napalm Sticks To Kids
(Continues)
(Continues)
Contributed by Cabinet 2024/4/11 - 19:01
Riccardo Venturi, 12-4-2024 06:46
Due parole del traduttore. Questo sito ospita una massa di canzoni che non sono mai state tradotte; canzoni che, quasi sempre, stanno nel sito da tempo immemore. Questa qui, addirittura dal 2008, cioè da sedici anni, quando “BB” (o Bernart Bartleby) era ancora qua col suo vero nome, Alessandro, e prima di passare per tutta una serie di nicknames. Sebbene sia “latitante” oramai da tempo, sono convinto che “BB” ci dia ancora un’occhiata, magari ogni tanto -a meno che non sia morto senza nemmeno dircelo, nel qual caso gli faccio le mie condoglianze augurandogli ovviamente di risorgere. I contributi che Alessandro / BB (ecc.) ha fatto a questo sito sono tanti e, quasi sempre, veramente preziosi. Purtroppo non sempre siamo stati all’altezza, io per primo. Ci avremmo dovuto pensare prima, e invece eccoci qui dopo che è passato un periodo in cui un bambino nato... (Continues)
Due parole del traduttore. Questo sito ospita una massa di canzoni che non sono mai state tradotte; canzoni che, quasi sempre, stanno nel sito da tempo immemore. Questa qui, addirittura dal 2008, cioè da sedici anni, quando “BB” (o Bernart Bartleby) era ancora qua col suo vero nome, Alessandro, e prima di passare per tutta una serie di nicknames. Sebbene sia “latitante” oramai da tempo, sono convinto che “BB” ci dia ancora un’occhiata, magari ogni tanto -a meno che non sia morto senza nemmeno dircelo, nel qual caso gli faccio le mie condoglianze augurandogli ovviamente di risorgere. I contributi che Alessandro / BB (ecc.) ha fatto a questo sito sono tanti e, quasi sempre, veramente preziosi. Purtroppo non sempre siamo stati all’altezza, io per primo. Ci avremmo dovuto pensare prima, e invece eccoci qui dopo che è passato un periodo in cui un bambino nato... (Continues)
Il napalm si incolla ai bambini
(Continues)
(Continues)
Red Dawn
Words: Mark Lane.
Music: Jim Schaffer
1973
COVERED WAGON MUSICIANS: The group came into being in June of 1971, during the escalation of technological warfare by the Air Force, as just one of the voices of GI resistance at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho. Two of the GIs against imperialism in the short—and long—one of the civilian organizers, Mark Lane, wrote the first original Wagon song, "Silver Bird" (about the awesome B-52s and the resistance of the GIs who work on them), Since then, hundreds of GIs, both enlisted and commissioned women and men, together with their civilian friends, have shaped the experiences of the Covered Wagon. Our songs have been sung everywhere on the base: in the barracks, on the flight line, in the planes, in the maintenance shops, in the chow hall, off the base at the project, after a collective meal, a newspaper planning meeting, beer blasts, study groups... (Continues)
Music: Jim Schaffer
1973
COVERED WAGON MUSICIANS: The group came into being in June of 1971, during the escalation of technological warfare by the Air Force, as just one of the voices of GI resistance at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho. Two of the GIs against imperialism in the short—and long—one of the civilian organizers, Mark Lane, wrote the first original Wagon song, "Silver Bird" (about the awesome B-52s and the resistance of the GIs who work on them), Since then, hundreds of GIs, both enlisted and commissioned women and men, together with their civilian friends, have shaped the experiences of the Covered Wagon. Our songs have been sung everywhere on the base: in the barracks, on the flight line, in the planes, in the maintenance shops, in the chow hall, off the base at the project, after a collective meal, a newspaper planning meeting, beer blasts, study groups... (Continues)
I feel the plains are singing
(Continues)
(Continues)
Contributed by DoNQuijote82 2013/7/19 - 21:20
Song Itineraries:
Native American Genocide
The People's Thank You
[1972]
Album “We Say No to Your War!”, Paredon Records.
Canzone scritta e interpretata da Jim Schaffer, Airman 1st Class dell’United States Air Force e membro della “The Covered Wagon”, l’organizzazione nata fra i GIs della base di Mountain Home (MHAFB) Idaho, che si opponevano alla guerra in Vietnam.
Album “We Say No to Your War!”, Paredon Records.
Canzone scritta e interpretata da Jim Schaffer, Airman 1st Class dell’United States Air Force e membro della “The Covered Wagon”, l’organizzazione nata fra i GIs della base di Mountain Home (MHAFB) Idaho, che si opponevano alla guerra in Vietnam.
Covered Wagon Musicians
We Say No To Your War!
Paredon 1015, Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, 1972
1. Mathematics (Spoken)
2. Silver Bird
3. Phantom Jets Are Coming
4. The Rodenway Nine
5. Spring Conscience
6. Mathematics (Sung)
7. We Say No To Your War!
8. The People’s Thank You
9. My Pledge, My Vow
10. Bring Our Brothers Home
11. Napalm Sticks To Kids
12. Children of the Delta
Sgt. John Boychuk
AIC John Carson
AIC Dave Davis
Sgt. Tom Derreck
Sgt. Patrick Henry
AIC George Herkert
AIC Al Kramer
AIC Joe Massaro
Carolyn Mugar
Vic Pacania
Airman Penny Rand
AIC Jim Schaffer
AIC Tom Spaulding
We Say No To Your War!
Paredon 1015, Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, 1972
1. Mathematics (Spoken)
2. Silver Bird
3. Phantom Jets Are Coming
4. The Rodenway Nine
5. Spring Conscience
6. Mathematics (Sung)
7. We Say No To Your War!
8. The People’s Thank You
9. My Pledge, My Vow
10. Bring Our Brothers Home
11. Napalm Sticks To Kids
12. Children of the Delta
Sgt. John Boychuk
AIC John Carson
AIC Dave Davis
Sgt. Tom Derreck
Sgt. Patrick Henry
AIC George Herkert
AIC Al Kramer
AIC Joe Massaro
Carolyn Mugar
Vic Pacania
Airman Penny Rand
AIC Jim Schaffer
AIC Tom Spaulding
We’d like to thank you,
(Continues)
(Continues)
Contributed by Alessandro 2010/4/16 - 11:37
Spring Conscience
[1972]
Album “We Say No to Your War!”, Paredon Records.
Canzone scritta e interpretata da Jim Schaffer, Airman 1st Class dell’United States Air Force e membro della “The Covered Wagon”, l’organizzazione nata fra i GIs della base di Mountain Home (MHAFB) Idaho, che si opponevano alla guerra in Vietnam.
Album “We Say No to Your War!”, Paredon Records.
Canzone scritta e interpretata da Jim Schaffer, Airman 1st Class dell’United States Air Force e membro della “The Covered Wagon”, l’organizzazione nata fra i GIs della base di Mountain Home (MHAFB) Idaho, che si opponevano alla guerra in Vietnam.
Covered Wagon Musicians
We Say No To Your War!
Paredon 1015, Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, 1972
1. Mathematics (Spoken)
2. Silver Bird
3. Phantom Jets Are Coming
4. The Rodenway Nine
5. Spring Conscience
6. Mathematics (Sung)
7. We Say No To Your War!
8. The People’s Thank You
9. My Pledge, My Vow
10. Bring Our Brothers Home
11. Napalm Sticks To Kids
12. Children of the Delta
Sgt. John Boychuk
AIC John Carson
AIC Dave Davis
Sgt. Tom Derreck
Sgt. Patrick Henry
AIC George Herkert
AIC Al Kramer
AIC Joe Massaro
Carolyn Mugar
Vic Pacania
Airman Penny Rand
AIC Jim Schaffer
AIC Tom Spaulding
We Say No To Your War!
Paredon 1015, Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, 1972
1. Mathematics (Spoken)
2. Silver Bird
3. Phantom Jets Are Coming
4. The Rodenway Nine
5. Spring Conscience
6. Mathematics (Sung)
7. We Say No To Your War!
8. The People’s Thank You
9. My Pledge, My Vow
10. Bring Our Brothers Home
11. Napalm Sticks To Kids
12. Children of the Delta
Sgt. John Boychuk
AIC John Carson
AIC Dave Davis
Sgt. Tom Derreck
Sgt. Patrick Henry
AIC George Herkert
AIC Al Kramer
AIC Joe Massaro
Carolyn Mugar
Vic Pacania
Airman Penny Rand
AIC Jim Schaffer
AIC Tom Spaulding
It was the spring
(Continues)
(Continues)
Contributed by Alessandro 2010/4/16 - 10:48
Join the GI Movement
[1970]
Words by Barbara Dane
Based on Aunt Molly Jackson' "I Am a Union Woman" (1931)
Album “F.T.A.! Songs et the GI Resistance”, Paredon Records
Sung by Barbara Dane with active-duty GIs.
Recorded at Fort Hood, Texas, Fort Benning, Georgia and Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
Edited by Irwin Silber.
“Back in the early '30s a great singing organizer in the bloody mine battles was Aunt Molly Jackson. She was the sister of two other great people's singers and fighters, Jim Garland and Sarah Ogan Gunning. The whole family was blacklisted from work because of their union activities, and they finally had to move away from Harlan County just to live. But their legacy of songs has stayed with us and keeps on being useful, wherever people are finding the strength and courage to fight for their rights. It seemed to me that this old chorus which used to be "Join the CIO" would help the guys who... (Continues)
Words by Barbara Dane
Based on Aunt Molly Jackson' "I Am a Union Woman" (1931)
Album “F.T.A.! Songs et the GI Resistance”, Paredon Records
Sung by Barbara Dane with active-duty GIs.
Recorded at Fort Hood, Texas, Fort Benning, Georgia and Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
Edited by Irwin Silber.
“Back in the early '30s a great singing organizer in the bloody mine battles was Aunt Molly Jackson. She was the sister of two other great people's singers and fighters, Jim Garland and Sarah Ogan Gunning. The whole family was blacklisted from work because of their union activities, and they finally had to move away from Harlan County just to live. But their legacy of songs has stayed with us and keeps on being useful, wherever people are finding the strength and courage to fight for their rights. It seemed to me that this old chorus which used to be "Join the CIO" would help the guys who... (Continues)
I am a GI rebel,
(Continues)
(Continues)
Contributed by Alessandro 2010/3/15 - 13:53
We Say No To Your War!
[1972]
lyrics by Sgt. Mark Lane
music by A1C Jim Schaffer and A1C George Herkert
Canzone che dà il titolo al disco realizzato dalla band del movimento no-war in Vietnam "The Covered Wagon" costituitosi l'anno precedente fra i GIs della base aerea militare statunitense di Mountain Home, Idaho, luogo di partenza degli F-4 Phantom ed F-111 che bombardavano il Vietnam.
"The Covered Wagoon" pubblicava la rivista intitolata "Helping Hand". La copertina del primo numero della rivista riportava la foto di un bambino che impugna un'arma, foto scattata nella base stessa durante la giornata delle forze armate, accompagnata dalla scritta "Never Again!"
Inutile dire che la giornata delle forze armate non si tenne più a Mountain Home...
Sia il nome del movimento che della rivista fanno riferimento a frasi in codice militare che indicano atti di sabotaggio.
Nell'agosto del 1971, ricorrendo l'anniversario... (Continues)
lyrics by Sgt. Mark Lane
music by A1C Jim Schaffer and A1C George Herkert
Canzone che dà il titolo al disco realizzato dalla band del movimento no-war in Vietnam "The Covered Wagon" costituitosi l'anno precedente fra i GIs della base aerea militare statunitense di Mountain Home, Idaho, luogo di partenza degli F-4 Phantom ed F-111 che bombardavano il Vietnam.
"The Covered Wagoon" pubblicava la rivista intitolata "Helping Hand". La copertina del primo numero della rivista riportava la foto di un bambino che impugna un'arma, foto scattata nella base stessa durante la giornata delle forze armate, accompagnata dalla scritta "Never Again!"
Inutile dire che la giornata delle forze armate non si tenne più a Mountain Home...
Sia il nome del movimento che della rivista fanno riferimento a frasi in codice militare che indicano atti di sabotaggio.
Nell'agosto del 1971, ricorrendo l'anniversario... (Continues)
Well we marched many miles
(Continues)
(Continues)
Contributed by Alessandro 2008/11/14 - 08:59
Children Of The Delta
[1972]
From "We Say No To Your War!"
words and music by A1C Jim Schaffer
Dedicated to the victims of the genocidal war in which so many young Americans took part before they had the possibility of understanding it. This song is excellent for teaching a crowd to join in, and the chorus lends itself to being sung as a round, with half the group singing "seize the time, organize" and then the other half beginning likewise. When at a signal the two halves meet again for a unison ending, it graphically demonstrates the qualities the song describes. Different lead singers can take the three verses, with the group joining in the response after each line. Sing it with feeling!
Covered Wagon Musicians
We Say No To Your War!
Paredon 1015, Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, 1972
1. Mathematics (Spoken)
2. Silver Bird
3. Phantom Jets Are Coming
4. The Rodenway Nine
5. Spring Conscience
6. Mathematics... (Continues)
From "We Say No To Your War!"
words and music by A1C Jim Schaffer
Dedicated to the victims of the genocidal war in which so many young Americans took part before they had the possibility of understanding it. This song is excellent for teaching a crowd to join in, and the chorus lends itself to being sung as a round, with half the group singing "seize the time, organize" and then the other half beginning likewise. When at a signal the two halves meet again for a unison ending, it graphically demonstrates the qualities the song describes. Different lead singers can take the three verses, with the group joining in the response after each line. Sing it with feeling!
Covered Wagon Musicians
We Say No To Your War!
Paredon 1015, Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, 1972
1. Mathematics (Spoken)
2. Silver Bird
3. Phantom Jets Are Coming
4. The Rodenway Nine
5. Spring Conscience
6. Mathematics... (Continues)
(Spoken)
(Continues)
(Continues)
Contributed by Alessandro 2008/11/14 - 09:36
Bring Our Brothers Home
[1972]
From "We Say No To Your War!"
words and music by A1C George Herkert from Mountain Home USAF Base, Idaho.
George Herkert was one of the first singers at the Wagon. He led group singing at the first public meeting of the Wagon and although he has long since left the Air Force and Idaho this song of his remains with us.
From "We Say No To Your War!"
words and music by A1C George Herkert from Mountain Home USAF Base, Idaho.
George Herkert was one of the first singers at the Wagon. He led group singing at the first public meeting of the Wagon and although he has long since left the Air Force and Idaho this song of his remains with us.
Covered Wagon Musicians
We Say No To Your War!
Paredon 1015, Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, 1972
1. Mathematics (Spoken)
2. Silver Bird
3. Phantom Jets Are Coming
4. The Rodenway Nine
5. Spring Conscience
6. Mathematics (Sung)
7. We Say No To Your War!
8. The People’s Thank You
9. My Pledge, My Vow
10. Bring Our Brothers Home
11. Napalm Sticks To Kids
12. Children of the Delta
Sgt. John Boychuk
AIC John Carson
AIC Dave Davis
Sgt. Tom Derreck
Sgt. Patrick Henry
AIC George Herkert
AIC Al Kramer
AIC Joe Massaro
Carolyn Mugar
Vic Pacania
Airman Penny Rand
AIC Jim Schaffer
AIC Tom Spaulding
We Say No To Your War!
Paredon 1015, Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, 1972
1. Mathematics (Spoken)
2. Silver Bird
3. Phantom Jets Are Coming
4. The Rodenway Nine
5. Spring Conscience
6. Mathematics (Sung)
7. We Say No To Your War!
8. The People’s Thank You
9. My Pledge, My Vow
10. Bring Our Brothers Home
11. Napalm Sticks To Kids
12. Children of the Delta
Sgt. John Boychuk
AIC John Carson
AIC Dave Davis
Sgt. Tom Derreck
Sgt. Patrick Henry
AIC George Herkert
AIC Al Kramer
AIC Joe Massaro
Carolyn Mugar
Vic Pacania
Airman Penny Rand
AIC Jim Schaffer
AIC Tom Spaulding
You sent us off to fight this war:
(Continues)
(Continues)
Contributed by Alessandro 2008/11/14 - 09:25
The Rodeway Nine
[1972]
From "We Say No To Your War!"
words by Mark Lane and Jim Shaffer
music by Jim Shaffer
Outside the Rodeway Inn where the Boise Chamber of Commerce were honoring General Westmoreland in August, 1971. Nine Covered Wagon members were arrested for "disturbing the peace" and three others charged with "interfering with the police." This song played an important part in the state-wide campaign to win an acquittal for them. After the charges were finally dropped, some of the defendants filed charges against the police on behalf of the Covered Wagon.
The song "The Rodeway Nine" referenced the My Lai Massacre, Lyndon Baines Johnson (LBJ), and General Westmoreland. Composed by Mark Lane and Jim Shaffer, the record booklet said the following about this song: "outside the Rodeway Inn where the Boise Chamber of Commerce were honoring General Westmoreland in August in 1971. Nine Covered Wagon... (Continues)
From "We Say No To Your War!"
words by Mark Lane and Jim Shaffer
music by Jim Shaffer
Outside the Rodeway Inn where the Boise Chamber of Commerce were honoring General Westmoreland in August, 1971. Nine Covered Wagon members were arrested for "disturbing the peace" and three others charged with "interfering with the police." This song played an important part in the state-wide campaign to win an acquittal for them. After the charges were finally dropped, some of the defendants filed charges against the police on behalf of the Covered Wagon.
The song "The Rodeway Nine" referenced the My Lai Massacre, Lyndon Baines Johnson (LBJ), and General Westmoreland. Composed by Mark Lane and Jim Shaffer, the record booklet said the following about this song: "outside the Rodeway Inn where the Boise Chamber of Commerce were honoring General Westmoreland in August in 1971. Nine Covered Wagon... (Continues)
(Spoken)
(Continues)
(Continues)
Contributed by Alessandro 2008/11/14 - 09:17
Phantom Jets Are Coming
[1972]
From "We Say No To Your War!"
Words and music by AIC Jim Schaffer.
Back in his pre-Wagon days when Jim was into psychedelics, he wrote a song most people had trouble understanding and he found impossible to explain. When the smoke of the war burned his eyes, he saw things in a different way. He made a few changes in the lyrics, and it became "Phantom Jets are Coming."
From "We Say No To Your War!"
Words and music by AIC Jim Schaffer.
Back in his pre-Wagon days when Jim was into psychedelics, he wrote a song most people had trouble understanding and he found impossible to explain. When the smoke of the war burned his eyes, he saw things in a different way. He made a few changes in the lyrics, and it became "Phantom Jets are Coming."
Covered Wagon Musicians
We Say No To Your War!
Paredon 1015, Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, 1972
1. Mathematics (Spoken)
2. Silver Bird
3. Phantom Jets Are Coming
4. The Rodenway Nine
5. Spring Conscience
6. Mathematics (Sung)
7. We Say No To Your War!
8. The People’s Thank You
9. My Pledge, My Vow
10. Bring Our Brothers Home
11. Napalm Sticks To Kids
12. Children of the Delta
Sgt. John Boychuk
AIC John Carson
AIC Dave Davis
Sgt. Tom Derreck
Sgt. Patrick Henry
AIC George Herkert
AIC Al Kramer
AIC Joe Massaro
Carolyn Mugar
Vic Pacania
Airman Penny Rand
AIC Jim Schaffer
AIC Tom Spaulding
We Say No To Your War!
Paredon 1015, Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, 1972
1. Mathematics (Spoken)
2. Silver Bird
3. Phantom Jets Are Coming
4. The Rodenway Nine
5. Spring Conscience
6. Mathematics (Sung)
7. We Say No To Your War!
8. The People’s Thank You
9. My Pledge, My Vow
10. Bring Our Brothers Home
11. Napalm Sticks To Kids
12. Children of the Delta
Sgt. John Boychuk
AIC John Carson
AIC Dave Davis
Sgt. Tom Derreck
Sgt. Patrick Henry
AIC George Herkert
AIC Al Kramer
AIC Joe Massaro
Carolyn Mugar
Vic Pacania
Airman Penny Rand
AIC Jim Schaffer
AIC Tom Spaulding
Well, the Phantom Jets are coming
(Continues)
(Continues)
Contributed by Alessandro 2008/11/14 - 09:12
Silver Bird
[1972]
From "We Say No To Your War!"
Lyrics by A1C Jim Schaffer and Sgt. Mark Lane (ret.)
music by A1C Jim Schaffer
The first verse expresses the mood of returning GIs, their feeling of alienation from the Air Force, and their determination to be a part of the machine no longer. The second verse was a personal statement by Jim Shaffer, just before he was discharged as a conscientious objector. Combining the two poems and adding music produced the first song written at the project.
Covered Wagon Musicians
We Say No To Your War!
Paredon 1015, Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, 1972
1. Mathematics (Spoken)
2. Silver Bird
3. Phantom Jets Are Coming
4. The Rodenway Nine
5. Spring Conscience
6. Mathematics (Sung)
7. We Say No To Your War!
8. The People’s Thank You
9. My Pledge, My Vow
10. Bring Our Brothers Home
11. Napalm Sticks To Kids
12. Children of the Delta
Sgt. John Boychuk
AIC... (Continues)
From "We Say No To Your War!"
Lyrics by A1C Jim Schaffer and Sgt. Mark Lane (ret.)
music by A1C Jim Schaffer
The first verse expresses the mood of returning GIs, their feeling of alienation from the Air Force, and their determination to be a part of the machine no longer. The second verse was a personal statement by Jim Shaffer, just before he was discharged as a conscientious objector. Combining the two poems and adding music produced the first song written at the project.
Covered Wagon Musicians
We Say No To Your War!
Paredon 1015, Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, 1972
1. Mathematics (Spoken)
2. Silver Bird
3. Phantom Jets Are Coming
4. The Rodenway Nine
5. Spring Conscience
6. Mathematics (Sung)
7. We Say No To Your War!
8. The People’s Thank You
9. My Pledge, My Vow
10. Bring Our Brothers Home
11. Napalm Sticks To Kids
12. Children of the Delta
Sgt. John Boychuk
AIC... (Continues)
Silver bird go fly alone
(Continues)
(Continues)
Contributed by Alessandro 2008/11/14 - 09:09
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Lyrics and music / Testo e musica / Paroles et musique / Sanat ja sävel:
AIC Jim Schaffer, Mountain Home USAF Base
Album / Albumi: We Say No To War!
"An appeal to middle America to listen to the GIs, and so they wanted to open the record with it. Probably the most popular song at the Wagon. At a concert, Jim Schaffer was asked why he called it "Mathematics." He thought a moment and then said: "It's about the war. The war divides us, it subtracts our humanity, and multiplies our problems. There's nothing else to add".
Il brano di apertura dell’album è, in realtà, ripetuto due volte: all’inizio senza musica, soltanto recitato (“spoken”) dal suo autore, AIC Jim Schaffer:
La versione “sung” (sempre da Jim Schaffer) è invece la traccia n° 6 nell’album. Un appello all’ “America media” ad ascoltare i soldati; per questo è la traccia di apertura. Si tratta probabilmente del brano... (Continues)