By Vonnie (205.188.209.38) on Friday, April 04, 2003 - 10:22 am:

During this time of war, I was thinking about songs that had a military theme. Right now I can only think of two. I am sure there are more.

Soldier Boy - Shirells
Greetings this is Uncle Sam - Monitors

By KevGo (64.115.26.80) on Friday, April 04, 2003 - 10:59 am:

He'll Be Back - Players
What's Happening, Brother - Marvin Gaye
Ballad Of The Green Berets - SSgt. Barry Sadler

Kevin Goins - KevGo

By STUBASS (64.12.97.7) on Friday, April 04, 2003 - 11:43 am:

WHEN JOHNNY COMES MARCHING HOME!!!
GOODBYE CRUEL WORLD (I'M OFF TO JOIN THE ARMY)-JAMES DARREN (ACTUALLY THIS WAS A REMAKE FOR THE DONNA REED TV SHOW FROM THE TUNE...I'M OFF TO JOIN THE CIRCUS)!!!
DO-WAH-DIDDY-BILL MURRAY (ACTUALLY THIS CADENCE WAS PERFORMED IN THE FILM "STRIPES" FROM THE MANFRED MANN SONG!!!...MAJOR STUBASS

By STUBASS (64.12.97.7) on Friday, April 04, 2003 - 12:06 pm:

AKA..."MAJOR DISASTER"!!!...

By SisDetroit (68.42.209.170) on Friday, April 04, 2003 - 12:48 pm:

Greetings, this is Uncle Sam. I want to take you, to a far off land, I need you, ooh, I need you, to lend a helping hand.

What's the next verse????

By Eli (68.162.98.150) on Friday, April 04, 2003 - 03:32 pm:

Bring the boys home
Soldier Baby Of Mine
Navy Blue
Air Force Ones
Anchors Aweigh

By MEL&THEN SOME (195.219.7.97) on Friday, April 04, 2003 - 03:44 pm:

G.I.Joe(we love you)-Fantasions-Thomas Records.
A Soldiers prayer(1967)-A.Bell&The Drells-Ovide.
March-The Shirelles-Scepter.
Dont forget the Soldiers-Rosco Robinson-Gerri.
Peace Loving Man-Emanuel Laskey-Thelma.
Letter from a Soldier-Roddy Joy-TRC/Sentry.
Lonely Soldier-Bobby John-Sony.
So Long Johnny-King George-RCA Records.
Johnnys gone to Vietnam-Cal Green-Mutt&Jeff.
Soldiers Plea-Marvin Gaye-Tamla.
A Prayer for my Soldier-Helen Curry-DJO.
I'm a Soldier Boy-Dee Clark-Vee Jay.
Soldiers Prayer-Eddie Billups-Peachtree.
The Devastating Bombs-Eddie'big blues'Carson-MRC.
Soldier come home-Don Hart with The Fyve-Coolschool.

By douglasm (68.113.13.31) on Friday, April 04, 2003 - 04:00 pm:

The All American Boy--Bill Parsons (?)
At least 2 Tom Leher songs...
"So Long Mom (I'm Off To Drop The Bomb)"
"Whose Next"
I don't think "Folk Song Army" qualifies.

By Eli (68.162.98.150) on Friday, April 04, 2003 - 04:49 pm:

When Johny comes marching Home
Bombs Over Baghdad (Outkast)
War of the Gods

By stephanie (64.63.221.139) on Friday, April 04, 2003 - 09:29 pm:

Martha and the Vandellas - I Should be Proud
Freda Payne - Bring the Boys Home
Shangri las - Long Live Our Love
Elton John and Millie Jackson - Act of War
Kiss Me Sailor- Diane Renay
Sail on Sailor - The Beach Boys
In the Navy - The Village People

Stephanie

By douglasm (68.113.13.31) on Friday, April 04, 2003 - 09:34 pm:

"Military Madness" C,S,N (&Y?)
and
"Navy Blue"--Diane Rene

By GrahamD (62.254.0.9) on Saturday, April 05, 2003 - 06:37 am:

Can anyone remember the record made by The Charades called You better believe it on Harlem Hit Parade!this record is a recruitment for the armed forces in the Usa,and is this the same group who recorded for Mgm!

By MEL&THEN SOME (195.219.7.118) on Saturday, April 05, 2003 - 06:38 am:

'Yankee doodle dandy'
by James Cagney.
mel.

By STUBASS (205.188.209.38) on Saturday, April 05, 2003 - 11:15 am:

HEY MEL...GEORGE M COHAN WOULD BE SO PROUD OF YOUR RECOGNITION AND PATRIOTISM WHICH YOU HAVE MOST CERTAINLY ILLUSTRATED IN THE NOBELIST AND MOST YANKEE-DOODLEIST TRADITION!!!...STU(YOU DIRTY RAT)BASS

By Nish (216.148.244.38) on Saturday, April 05, 2003 - 11:22 am:

Sailor Boy - Chiffons
Your Heart Belongs To Me - Supremes
I'll Be Home - Flamingo

By Nish (216.148.244.38) on Saturday, April 05, 2003 - 11:22 am:

Sailor Boy - Chiffons
Your Heart Belongs To Me - Supremes
I'll Be Home - Flamingos

By MEL&THEN SOME (195.219.7.15) on Saturday, April 05, 2003 - 11:38 am:

Top of the World Stu,
Top of the World.
Mel(an Angel with a Dirty face)

By MEL&THEN SOME (195.219.7.15) on Saturday, April 05, 2003 - 11:42 am:

GrahamD,
I remember the Charades record,
the flip was 'Darling believe him'.
As far as I know,it is the same Charades unless someone can tell us different.
Mel.

By Davie Gordon (193.122.21.42) on Saturday, April 05, 2003 - 12:06 pm:

Graham,

I think they're different groups - the Charades
on MGM were from the West Coast. The group on
Harlem Hit Parade were, in a logical world,
probably East Coast.

By GrahamD (62.254.0.9) on Sunday, April 06, 2003 - 08:00 am:

Thanx Davie&Mel,much appreciated,my research as led me to find that there is actually 4 Groups named the Charades!The info is taken from the Soul Harmonies 45s so here we go.
The Charades,All my Love/Bad Lolita=Charade#501.
The Charades,power of love/your with me.Mercury#72414.+You better believe it/Darling Believe him.Harlem Hit Parade#5009.
The Charades,Key to my happiness/Weeping cup.Mgm#13540+ I dont want to lose you/Never set me free.Mgm#13584.
The Charades,Cant make it without you/Love of my life,Okeh#7195.
As you can see the name as been used all over the Usa,but i bet there is a conection to the 4 groups in some form.

By Soul Sister (65.43.153.219) on Thursday, April 17, 2003 - 09:35 pm:

Soldier Boy- The Shirells, He'll Be Back and I'm So Glad You Waited-The Players, I Miss You- The O'Jays, Uncle Sam Wants You- ??????? RE: Sitting in a foxhole in a faraway land is the O'Jays tune, fom the "Back On Top"LP.

By Soul Sister (65.43.153.219) on Thursday, April 17, 2003 - 09:37 pm:

Yes, now I remember the Üncle Sam"song was The Monitors.

By Jim Feliciano in Detroit. (205.188.209.16) on Thursday, April 17, 2003 - 10:21 pm:

And straight....

From the 'vaults' of the WKNR 1968 "KEENER GOLD" came this (Viet-Nam war era) social discord number, as was sung by (the legendary 'Bad Boy') Mr. Jim Morrison:

"THE UNKNOWN SOLDIER"
-The DOORS

By Vonnie (64.12.97.7) on Friday, April 18, 2003 - 02:05 pm:

Would you consider "MY HERO" a war song? I can't remember who sang this song. Was it Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes? I really liked the bag pipes in that song.

Vonnie

By STUBASS (64.12.97.7) on Friday, April 18, 2003 - 02:07 pm:

MILITARY TUNES!!!...MY VOTE WOULD GO TO ANY TUNE...PERFORMED IN MARCHING ORDER...AND WRITTEN AND CONDUCTED BY THE IMMORTAL JOHN PHILLIP SOUZA!!!...STUBASS

By Davie Gordon (193.122.21.42) on Friday, April 18, 2003 - 03:00 pm:

Vonnie - yes "My Hero" was the old Blue Notes before Harold started putting his name out front.
It's from around '61 if I remember correctly.

Haven't heard it put have read that it was based on a piece of classical music.

By PJ (68.120.71.237) on Friday, April 18, 2003 - 03:13 pm:

WAR by the late great Edwin Star

By ErikT.O. (64.228.108.19) on Saturday, April 19, 2003 - 05:22 pm:

Corey Died On The Battlefield- Wild Magnolias
March On The Witches' Castle- Funkadelic