Bring the Boys Home
Freda Payne
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Fathers are pleading, lovers are all alone Mothers are praying--send our sons back home You marched them away--yes, you did--on ships and planes To the senseless war, facing death in vain Bring the boys home (bring 'em back alive) Bring the boys home (bring 'em back alive) Bring the boys home (bring 'em back alive) Bring the boys home (bring 'em back alive) Turn the ships around, lay your weapons down 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? Tryin' to get home they're tryin' to get home Seesaw fire on the battlefield Enough men have already been wounded or killed Bring the boys home (bring 'em back alive) Bring the boys home (bring 'em back alive) Bring the boys home (bring 'em back alive) Bring the boys home (bring 'em back alive) Turn the ships around, lay your weapons down (Mothers, fathers and lovers, can't you see them) Oh, oh Tryin' to get home can't you see them tryin' to get home? Oh, oh Tryin' to get home they're tryin' to get home Bring the boys home (bring 'em back alive) Bring the boys home (bring 'em back alive) Bring the boys home (bring 'em back alive) Bring the boys home (bring 'em back alive) What they doing over there, now (bring 'em back alive) When we need them over here, now (bring 'em back alive) What they doing over there, now (bring 'em back alive) When we need them over here, now (bring 'em back alive)
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Written by: ANGELO BOND, GENERAL N. JOHNSON, GREGORY S. PERRY
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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10 facts about this song
Genre"Bring The Boys Home" is a song by Freda Payne that falls under the pop, soul, and R&B genres.
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Release DateThe song was released in the year 1971.
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Anti-War AnthemIt was considered an anti-Vietnam War protest song, reflecting the sentiment of many people towards the long-running conflict.
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Chart Performance"Bring The Boys Home" reached number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and is Freda Payne's second largest hit on the chart after "Band of Gold."
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Band PerformanceThe song was performed by Payne with backing from the Detroit Symphony Orchestra.
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Composer and ProducerIt was written and produced by the songwriting and production team of Holland-Dozier-Holland, who were responsible for numerous hits by acts like the Supremes and Four Tops.
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ControversyWhile the song was popular, it was also controversial. Several radio stations, heavily influenced by the government's pro-Vietnam stance, refused to play it.
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Album"Bring The Boys Home" was included on Payne's third studio album, "Contact," which was released in 1971.
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Cover VersionsA few artists have covered the song, including soul singer Laura Lee and reggae musician Junior English.
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Historical SignificanceThe song has been named one of the 100 most significant American protest songs from 1930–2020 by the University of Missouri's "Oxford American Magazine".
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