Although one can interpret Buckley’s masterpiece as a love song, it truly is an antiwar anthem. Published in 1967 (the year I graduated from high school) at the height of the Vietnam War, the lyrics are a soldier’s lament—“Once I was a soldier.... will you ever remember me?”
Although one can interpret Buckley’s masterpiece as a love song, it truly is an antiwar anthem. Published in 1967 (the year I graduated from high school) at the height of the Vietnam War, the lyrics are a soldier’s lament—“Once I was a soldier.... will you ever remember me?”
@richarde4j it was actually used as a soundtrack in Coming Home... this song give me the shivers...
@richarde4j it was actually used as a soundtrack in Coming Home... this song give me the shivers...