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(RCA Victor – 20-4146)
Vocals [Vocal Refrain] – Vaughn Monroe And The Chorus
Written-By – Tom Glazer
The song Old Soldiers Never Die was written by Tom Glazer and was first released by Vaughn Monroe and His Orchestra in 1951.
"Old soldiers never die" is an English language catchphrase, with the full version being "Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away".
The song itself is a British Army's parody of the gospel song Kind Words Can Never Die.
In the United States, the phrase was used by General Douglas MacArthur in his April 19, 1951 farewell address to the U.S. Congress (which has become known as the "Old Soldiers Never Die" speech)
(RCA Victor – 20-4146)
Vocals [Vocal Refrain] – Vaughn Monroe And The Chorus
Written-By – Tom Glazer
The song Old Soldiers Never Die was written by Tom Glazer and was first released by Vaughn Monroe and His Orchestra in 1951.
"Old soldiers never die" is an English language catchphrase, with the full version being "Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away".
The song itself is a British Army's parody of the gospel song Kind Words Can Never Die.
In the United States, the phrase was used by General Douglas MacArthur in his April 19, 1951 farewell address to the U.S. Congress (which has become known as the "Old Soldiers Never Die" speech)
