We ran a news item about songs concerning battles...
And received the following from MagWeb.com member Mike Sanches:
You mentioned Johnny Horton's, "the Battle of New Orleans." Here are 4 that definitely qualify:
(1) The White House Burned by Three Dead Trolls in a Baggie. It is a response to the Johnny Horton Song.
- "We fired our guns and the Yankees kept a coming,
"There Wasn't quite as many as there was awhile ago.
"We fired once more and the Yankees started running,
"Down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico.
"They ran through the snow and they ran through the forest,
"They ran through the bushes where the beavers wouldn't go.
"They ran so fast they forgot to take their culture,
"Back to America and Gulf and Texaco.
"He (Madison) thought he'd invade Canada
"He thought that he was tough.
"Instead we went to Washington,
"And burned down all his stuff.
(2) Sink the Bismark by Johnny Horton
(3) Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho
(4) Remember the Alamo by Tex Ritter
Domestic Battles
(1) Pretty Horses by Lorne Green - an attack on a wagon train by Indians.
(2) The Night Chicago Died by Paper Lace - The battle between Al Capone and the cops for control of Chicago one night.
(3) 4 Dead in Ohio by the Cowsills - Kent State
Wasn't that Neil Young? --RL
Mythical Battles
(1) One Tin Soldier by Coven
(2) Billy, Don't be a Hero by Paper Lace
- supposedly about the ACW--RL
(3) Snoopy songs battling with the Red Baron by The Royal Guardsmem
(4) Cows With Guns
Good list! Forgot about a couple of them...though some are a bit of a stretch from the 'battle in pop song' start. Keep 'em coming folks.--RL
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