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John Lewis Schumann (born May 1953) is an Australian singer, songwriter and guitarist from Adelaide. He is best known as the lead singer for the folk group Redgum, with their chart-topping hit "I Was Only 19 (A Walk in the Light Green)", a song exploring the psychological and medical side-effects of serving in the Australian forces during the Vietnam War. The song's sales assisted Vietnam Veterans during the 1983 Royal Commission into the effects of Agent Orange and other chemical defoliants employed during the war. Schumann was an Australian Democrats candidate in the 1998 Federal election, narrowly failing to unseat Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer for the Division of Mayo.
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Song | Album | Duration |
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After the Party | Etched in Blue 1987 | 3:52 |
After the Party | Gelignite Jack 2007 | 3:53 |
Borrowed Ground | Etched in Blue 1987 | 4:24 |
Borrowed Ground | Gelignite Jack 2007 | 4:24 |
Coming Home | Etched in Blue 1987 | 3:48 |
For the Children | Etched in Blue 1987 | 4:12 |
For the Children | Gelignite Jack 2007 | 4:11 |
He's Got the Money | Etched in Blue 1987 | 4:02 |
Holy Mary | Etched in Blue 1987 | 5:28 |
Holy Mary | Gelignite Jack 2007 | 5:29 |
I Was Only 19 | Unknown Album | 4:50 |
I Was Only 19 (A Walk in the Light Green) | Behind the Lines 2008 | 4:47 |
I Was Only 19 (A Walk in the Light Green) | I Was Only 19 (A Walk in the Light Green) 2008 | 4:47 |
Safe Behind the Wire | Etched in Blue 1987 | 3:28 |
Safe Behind the Wire | Behind the Lines 2008 | 3:37 |
Safe Behind the Wire | Unknown Album | 3:28 |
Yuppy Days | Etched in Blue 1987 | 4:39 |
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