Bring The Boys Home By: Freda Payne
This song is a Vietnam era song.
The Message Of 'Bring The Boys Home'
This song was protesting the Vietnam war, saying they need to let all the young men they have recruited to go back home alive and well, and get away from this bloodbath of a war.
Intended Audience
Freda Payne wanted anyone who would listen to listen. It's a protest song, so the more people the better.
The Mood Of The Song
Two Vietnam Buddies holding each other together
The mood of the song is depressing. Young men were loosing their lives everyday.
Visiting the fallen
The mood of the song is heart breaking. Mothers loosing their babies, babies loosing their father, and wife's loosing their husbands.
Just a few graves from the war
"Can't you see 'em march across the sky, all the soldiers that have died
Tryin' to get home-can't you see them tryin' to get home?" Lyrics from the song.
Why was this song written?
Freda Payne wrote this song to make other people think about "what if that was your loved one out there?" She wanted people to open their eyes, and see the truth. Freda Payne wanted to make a difference.
Why this song?
I chose this song because it had such an impact on America that it was banned by the US Command from the American Forces Network.