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No Man's Land (Eric Bogle song) "No Man's Land" (also known as "The Green Fields of France" or "Willie McBride") is a song written in 1976 by Scottish-born Australian folk singer-songwriter Eric Bogle, reflecting on the grave of a young man who died in World War I. Its chorus refers to two famous pieces of military music, the "Last Post" and ...
This song is commonly known as "The Green Fields of France", a title it was first given by the Fureys and which has subsequently been used in many further cover versions. The song refers to the traditional Scottish song "Flowers of the Forest" being played over the grave of a World War I soldier. Bogle deliberately gave the dead soldier an ...
Their first single, a cover version of "The Green Fields of France", was released in 1984. [1] Written by Eric Bogle (of "And The Band Played Waltzing Matilda" fame), the song's protagonist imagined having a conversation with one of the fallen soldiers of World War I whilst sitting by his graveside.
The Brothers Four singles chronology. " Greenfields ". (1960) "My Tani". (1960) " Greenfields " is a song written by Frank Miller, Richard Dehr, and Terry Gilkyson (The Easy Riders) and performed by the Brothers Four. [2] In 1960, the track reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100, No. 2 in Canada, [3] and No. 40 on the UK Singles Chart.
"The Green Fields of France" is a cover of the anti-war ballad by Eric Bogle. The lyrics to "I'm Shipping Up to Boston" come from unpublished Woody Guthrie lyrics, consisting of a short rant by a sailor looking for a wooden leg in Boston.
Green Fields" is also the eleventh track on the group's 2007 debut album The Good, the Bad & the Queen. The song was released on 2 April 2007 as the band's third single in the United Kingdom. [ 2] The single debuted—and peaked—at #51 in the UK Singles Chart on 8 April, substantially lower than "Kingdom of Doom" which had reached the Top 20 ...
When the younger brothers Paul and George joined the band, several years later, The Fureys enjoyed hits including When You Were Sweet Sixteen, Tara Hill, Green Fields of France, Red Rose Café, and The Lonesome Boatman. In Britain, they became one of the first Irish folk groups to play on Top of the Pops. [citation needed]
Night of a Thousand Candles is the first studio album by the band The Men They Couldn't Hang. It was released in 1985 on vinyl and cassette format, and then on CD format in 1987. The cassette version has two additional tracks, and the CD version has six bonus tracks added. Tracks from the album were performed before its release during the John ...