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Some went out on the sea in ships; they were merchants on the mighty waters. They saw the works of the Lord, his wonderful deeds in the deep. For he spoke and stirred up a tempest that lifted high the waves. They mounted up to the heavens and went down to the depths; in their peril their courage melted away. Psalm 107: 23–26
The protagonist is a soldier waiting to go into battle who thinks of the woman he loves and his hometown of Galveston, Texas.. The song was first released in 1968 by a mournful-sounding Don Ho, [7] who introduced Glen Campbell to it when Ho appeared as a guest on The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour.
"PT-109" is a 1962 song by Jimmy Dean about the combat service of John F. Kennedy and the crew of the PT-109 in World War II. The boat was famous even before Kennedy ran for office, because Kennedy and most of the crew had survived after it was rammed and cut in two by a Japanese destroyer.
Radiohead performed "Man of War" several times while on tour for their second album, The Bends, in 1995. [1] It had the working title "Big Boots". [2] The singer, Thom Yorke, said it was a written as a homage to James Bond themes. [3] On the same tour, Radiohead covered "Nobody Does It Better", the theme from the 1977 Bond film The Spy Who ...
"I'll Make a Man of You" is a World War I recruiting song that was sung across Britain in hopes of rallying young men to enlist in the military. It is sung from a flirtatious young woman's perspective of how she dates military men in order to turn them into better soldiers. [ 1 ]
I wanted much to go to war, And went to be examined; The surgeon looked me o'er and o'er, My back and chest he hammered. Said he, "You're not the man for me, Your lungs Are much affected, And likewise both your eyes are cock'd, And otherwise defected." CHORUS So, now I'm with the Invalids, And cannot go and fight, sir! The doctor told me so ...
The song is often cited when documentary footage of the First World War is presented. One example of its use is in the annual television special It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (1966). Snoopy—who fancies himself a First World War flying ace—dances to a medley of First World War-era songs played by Schroeder. The song is included, and ...
Ámmun Johnskareng a Northern Sami, lyrics in Sami, called "Máilmmálaš soalddát" Bettina Wegner, lyrics in German, called "Soldaten" Toni Vescoli, lyrics in Swiss German, called "De-r-eewig Soldat" Mariusz Zadura, lyrics in Polish, called "Żołnierz tego świata" ("The soldier of this world") Lobo, 1974, on his album Just a Singer