I’m a guerrilla soldier, I must shoot the enemy dead, dead, dead.
I’m a guerrilla soldier, I must collect their head, head head.
I’m a guerrilla soldier, they don’t call me Fred, Fred, Fred.
Instead they gave me a number so I won’t be a deserter like those who fled, fled, fled.
When I shoot the enemy their blood runs red, red, red.
They told me our cause was justified, that’s what the government said, said, said.
They said the enemy was dangerous and we needed to kill them to be fed, fed, fed.
But the enemy leaders told them the same and added their soldiers would get fame, fame, fame.
They told us we’d be stars, even in the grave, grave, grave.
Today we saw each other and shot each other dead, dead, dead.
They sent us home in a box, box, box.
We thought we died with honor, but if everyone is dead, who really won the war, war, war?
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Alex H Mittelman
I love writing and just finished my first novel. Writing since I was nine. I’m on the autism spectrum but that doesn’t stop me! If you like my stories, click the heart, leave a comment. Link to book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CQZVM6WJ
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'20/20'
"Do It Again" the track that would ultimately open the Beach Boys final album on Capitol Records which was released on February 10th 1969 had originally been released as a single in August of 1968. The track was the first of many post-Pet Sounds era throwbacks to the early Beach Boys sound which would become continually more cliched and eventually lead the Beach Boys to the level of self-parody they would eventually succumb to in the 1980s while their closest contemporaries The Beatles nearing the end of their run in 1969 would go on to be viewed as the most influential band of all time. However, the song itself is not bad on its surface, and it opens with a futuristic sounding (for 1969) drumbeat captured by then-Beach Boys engineer Stephen Desper using tape delays on the drums performed by Dennis Wilson and John Guerin. The song has been re-recorded numerous times over the years on various Beach Boys-related projects most notably the 2011 re-recording at Capitol studios featuring the five surviving Beach Boys at the time backed instrumentally by various members of both the Brian Wilson Band and Mike Loves touring "Beach Boys" to promote the then upcoming Beach Boys 50th Anniversary reunion tour in 2012. The hammering and power drill sound at the end of the song was an excerpt from a track called "Workshop" that was to be a part of the uncompleted "SMiLE" album.
By Sean Callaghan7 days ago in Beat
Comments (7)
"They said the enemy was dangerous and we needed to kill them to be fed, fed, fed. But the enemy leaders told them the same and added their soldiers would get fame, fame, fame." I likes these lines.
I love this, the echoes are really effective 😁
Goes for the jugular, this one! I was recently reading about 'Echo' poetry. I like how you constructed yours, Alex.
Your question at the end was a gut punch! Loved your poem so much!
I agree with "Well done" and "very, very, very good question"!😊💕
That's a very, very, very good question. Nice write!
Oh, this makes me sad and angry. Very pointed and very well-writte Alex. Well done!