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chow
19-10-2008, 14:50
I have just been watching the tribute videos on u tube ,and i kid you not it bought a lump to my throat ,its the first time i have seen them,the song that goes with it,?wasnt the record banned in the 70s
Rog Ball 01
19-10-2008, 16:00
What was the song Chow?
chow
19-10-2008, 16:06
What was the song Chow?

hey rog, think it was called,The soldier. was in tidworth at the time 75/76 ish,have tried to get the link but can??their are two videos with the same song .
Braz
19-10-2008, 17:59
Harvey Andrews Song I think you mean1
John Turner
19-10-2008, 19:07
YouTube - The Soldier - The Sacrifice of the British Army in Ulster (http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVb3uWL0-gU&feature=related)
chow
19-10-2008, 19:36
YouTube - The Soldier - The Sacrifice of the British Army in Ulster (http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVb3uWL0-gU&feature=related)

thanks john but what was it called,
Rog Ball 01
19-10-2008, 20:20
The song is called 'The Soldier's Song'.

I have heard two versions of the song, but don't know who wrote the original music/lyics and who sang the piece originally.
John Turner
19-10-2008, 20:29
'The British Soldier' by Harvey Andrews (http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/h/harvey_andrews/the_british_soldier.html)

Here's an ARRSE link (http://www.arrse.co.uk/cpgn2/Forums/viewtopic/t=46750/postdays=0/postorder=asc/start=15.html) - seems it's based on a true story - Sgt Willets - PARA. There is a photo of him on the 3rd page of that link.
keithwill38
19-10-2008, 21:58
This is the same song attached to another video from NI
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x30o9p_british-soldier-song-northern-irela_music
dont know if u can get to the video from that link
chow
19-10-2008, 22:08
This is the same song attached to another video from NI
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x30o9p_british-soldier-song-northern-irela_music
dont know if u can get to the video from that link

a very appt song i think ,for the times,was it banned because of the troubles?
Rog Ball 01
20-10-2008, 07:08
Chow, I believe it was. It was banned by BBC and BFBS.
ap1
20-10-2008, 08:35
I went to see him play in Wrexham about 8 yrs ago. Very good, quite a funny guy. He doesn't play the song anymore, as he feels its now in the past. Although the song was banned, Harvey did appear on BFBS Radio quite a few times, he also toured many of the British Forces Folk clubs in Germany during the 70's and 80's.

His best known song to his civvy fans is "Hey Sandy" which was about the US student campus race riots of the late 1960's...another good song.
chow
20-10-2008, 10:44
I went to see him play in Wrexham about 8 yrs ago. Very good, quite a funny guy. He doesn't play the song anymore, as he feels its now in the past. Although the song was banned, Harvey did appear on BFBS Radio quite a few times, he also toured many of the British Forces Folk clubs in Germany during the 70's and 80's.

His best known song to his civvy fans is "Hey Sandy" which was about the US student campus race riots of the late 1960's...another good song.

i think i only heard the song once befor it was banned,that was in tidworth some girl i was ??? with had it ...it is in the passed now i agree..but never to be forgot....