i am a thousand shocked that nobody has commented on this song. lyrically, its beautiful. sung without any instruments or backing; chilling. heavy use of personification (weary guns). observes something that many people dont think about, what happens to a soldier after the war. i could go on but cbf. pretty obvious what its about.
@mezpez I was just reading the obituary forNorma Barzman, a blacklisted screenwriter in the 40s. It mentioned that she said a quote for "Tender Comrades." And of course I said to myself, that's a Billy Bragg song.
So I looked it up and it is a wartime movie about very different wives left behind. When their husbands go to serve, who end up living together despite their differences. Then I see it was written by none other than Dalton Trumbo, another blacklisted screenwriter. Where Billy's title fits in with the title of this movie, I will have to research further to...
@mezpez I was just reading the obituary forNorma Barzman, a blacklisted screenwriter in the 40s. It mentioned that she said a quote for "Tender Comrades." And of course I said to myself, that's a Billy Bragg song.
So I looked it up and it is a wartime movie about very different wives left behind. When their husbands go to serve, who end up living together despite their differences. Then I see it was written by none other than Dalton Trumbo, another blacklisted screenwriter. Where Billy's title fits in with the title of this movie, I will have to research further to learn.
i am a thousand shocked that nobody has commented on this song. lyrically, its beautiful. sung without any instruments or backing; chilling. heavy use of personification (weary guns). observes something that many people dont think about, what happens to a soldier after the war. i could go on but cbf. pretty obvious what its about.
@mezpez I had a book named The sorrow of war, it was about a solder after war, returning to his life and love. it was one of the most honest stories about a war. here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sorrow_of_War
@mezpez I had a book named The sorrow of war, it was about a solder after war, returning to his life and love. it was one of the most honest stories about a war. here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sorrow_of_War
@mezpez I was just reading the obituary forNorma Barzman, a blacklisted screenwriter in the 40s. It mentioned that she said a quote for "Tender Comrades." And of course I said to myself, that's a Billy Bragg song. So I looked it up and it is a wartime movie about very different wives left behind. When their husbands go to serve, who end up living together despite their differences. Then I see it was written by none other than Dalton Trumbo, another blacklisted screenwriter. Where Billy's title fits in with the title of this movie, I will have to research further to...
@mezpez I was just reading the obituary forNorma Barzman, a blacklisted screenwriter in the 40s. It mentioned that she said a quote for "Tender Comrades." And of course I said to myself, that's a Billy Bragg song. So I looked it up and it is a wartime movie about very different wives left behind. When their husbands go to serve, who end up living together despite their differences. Then I see it was written by none other than Dalton Trumbo, another blacklisted screenwriter. Where Billy's title fits in with the title of this movie, I will have to research further to learn.