Our little army boy Is coming home from B.F.P.O I've a bunch of purple flowers To decorate a mommy's hero
Mourning in the aerodrome The weather warmer, he is colder Four men in uniform To carry home my little soldier
[Hook:] ("What could he do? Should have been a rock star.") But he didn't have the money for a guitar ("What could he do? Should have been a politician.") But he never had a proper education ("What could he do? Should have been a father.") But he never even made it to his twenties What a waste Army dreamers
What a waste of Army dreamers
Tears o'er a tin box Oh, Jesus Christ, he wasn't to know Like a chicken with a fox He couldn't win the war with ego Give the kid the pick of pips And give him all your stripes and ribbons Now he's sitting in his hole He might as well have buttons and bows
("What could he do? Should have been a rock star.") But he didn't have the money for a guitar ("What could he do? Should have been a politician.") But he never had a proper education ("What could he do? Should have been a father.") But he never even made it to his twenties What a waste -- Army dreamers Oh What a waste of Army dreamers Oh What a waste of Army dreamers Army dreamers Army dreamers
[Kate humming]
(Army Dreamers)
(Mommy's hero)
(B.F.P.O)
(Army Dreamers)
(Mommy's hero)
(B.F.P.O) (No hard heros) (Mommy's hero) (B.F.P.O) (Army Dreamers) (Mommy's hero) (B.F.P.O) (No hard heros)Simon Dupree & The Big Sound ~ Kites (1967)TheOldrecordclub2017-12-29 | This cool tune by the British psychedelic band "Simon Dupree & The Big Sound" was released in 1967 and made it to number 9 in the UK charts.. Personally i think this is one of the very best Psychedelic songs ever written and recorded, and i would advise anyone to put their headphones on while listening to this, it's sounds awesome using them.. While i am here i just want to wish all my friends and subscribers a Happy and healthy 2018, and i want to thank everyone who has subscribed to me, i appreciate every one of my subscribers, so many thanks to you all... CarlPercy Faith ~ Theme From a Summers Place (1959)TheOldrecordclub2017-12-15 | This beautiful instrumental by "Percy Faith and his Orchestra" was released in September 1959, but it was not an immediate hit for him, and it was not until February 1960 that it hit the top spot on The Billboard Hot 100 where it spent 9 consecutive weeks at number 1, and it also reached number 2 in the UK charts.. The footage here is of the North Devon coastline which is a 15 minute drive from my home in England, but here in the Philippines at my other home it's very late and i am off to bed, but i will be stopping by my friends channels in the morning and catching up on their videos.. Goodnight... instagram.com/carlthebritinthephilippines/?hl=enThe Piglets ~ Johnny Reggae (1971)TheOldrecordclub2017-12-01 | This catchy little song by "The Piglets" was released in 1971 and got to number 3 in the UK charts, and the song was written by "Jonathan King" .. I just love this song, and i love the accent of the London girl here.. The Skinhead culture among the youth in England first started about 1969 i think, and my older brother was an original skinhead back then, but i never had my hair cropped until the very late 70's early 80's.. They mainly followed Ska & Reggae music which i still love to this day..Dave Brubeck ~ Take Five (1959) (London)TheOldrecordclub2017-11-17 | Here we have probably my second favourite instrumental of all time, and even though this beautiful instrumental was released in late 1959, i have gone for a 60's theme for this video as all the footage here was in the 1960's and filmed in London.. This tune was played throughout the 60's, and in my opinion symbolizes the 1960's, and it was used in many TV programs and films during this period, and made it to number 25 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 5 on Billboard's Easy Listening chart in 1961, two years after its initial release.. This one was also re-recorded in 1961 with lyrics written by Dave Brubeck and his wife Lola.. Put your headphones on for this one, its totally awesome... instagram.com/carlthebritinthephilippines/?hl=enThe Newbeats ~ Bread And Butter (1964)TheOldrecordclub2017-11-03 | This song by "The Newbeats" was released in 1964 and reached to number 2 in the U.S, and also number 15 in the UK charts...Odyssey ~ Native New Yorker (1977)TheOldrecordclub2017-10-27 | This fantastic disco song by “Odyssey” was released in 1977 and got to number 5 in the UK charts and number 21 on The Billboard Hot 100.. This is a very good song, and i hope you like the footage i have used here, and the man at the beginning of this video in my opinion is a legend, and the star of this video, hope he didn't hurt himself when he fell over (Grin) i think i would love to visit New York...Sonny & Cher ~ 500 Miles (1965)TheOldrecordclub2017-10-20 | Once again we have a song here that has been covered many times by many people, but i would say this version by "Sonny & Cher" which was released in 1965 would be my favourite, and it was on their album "Look at Us".. Also This version was played over the credits of the 1966 BBC TV film "Cathy Come Home".. All the footage here was filmed in the UK... Another version of this song that i like very much was the one by "The Journeymen" but that version would be more suited to my folk channel...Bronski Beat ~ It Aint Necessarily So (1984)TheOldrecordclub2017-10-13 | There have been many versions of this song over the years, but this one by "Bronski Beat" which was released in 1984 is probably my favourite, and it made number 16 in the UK charts.. The footage here is of when me, Yvonne and Tilly took a late night ride home in Iligan City, in a "Bajaj Re" and if you want to know what that is, well it's basically a Trike with a roof on it (smile) The driver let me go up into the front for a while to try it for size, but there was not much leg room for me lol, but hey it was a real fun ride home...Lou Reed ~ Walk On The Wild Side (1972)TheOldrecordclub2017-09-22 | This song by "Lou Reed" which was produced by "David Bowie" was released in 1972 and made it to number 10 in the UK charts, and number 16 on the Billboard hot 100... The song received wide radio coverage, despite its touching on taboo topics, such as trans-sexuality, drugs, male prostitution, and oral sex... The lyrics, describing a series of individuals and their journeys to New York City, refer to several of the regular "superstars" at Andy Warhol's New York studio, The Factory, namely Holly Woodlawn, Candy Darling, Joe Dallesandro, Jackie Curtis and Joe Campbell (referred to in the song by his nickname Sugar Plum Fairy). Candy Darling was also the subject of Reed's earlier song for The Velvet Underground, "Candy Says"… I really like this song and love the saxophone bit in it, and I hope you like this old Cini camera footage which was filmed in the 70’s at the same time of this songs release, I thought it went really well with this song…Simon & Garfunkel ~ El Condor Pasa (If I Could) (1970)TheOldrecordclub2017-09-15 | This beautiful version of “El Condor Pasa” (if I could) was released in 1970 and made it to number 18 on the Billboard hot 100, but this tune actually goes way back to 1913 where it was composed by “Daniel Alomis Robles” There has been over 4000 versions of this tune over the years, along with 300 sets of lyrics, but this version is one of my very favourites...Max Harris ~ Gurney Slade (1960)TheOldrecordclub2017-08-10 | Sadly this video is not available to be listened to on mobile devices, so this is very much going to limit the views I get, as most people watch videos on YT these days on mobile devices, but hey never mind I have still uploaded this fine tune by “Max Harris” which was released in 1960 and it got to number 11 in the UK charts.. This theme tune was also used in the TV series “Strange World Of Gurney Slade” which stared “Anthony Newley” The footage I have used here was of the mods and Rockers of the 60’s going about their thing, including fighting on the seafronts on bank holiday Mondays, and some things never change lol…Raymond Lefèvre ~ Soul Coaxing (Ame Câline) (1968)TheOldrecordclub2017-07-13 | This lovely instrumental was released in 1968 but sadly only made it to number 46 in the UK singles chart, but it done a bit better over in the U.S making it to number 37 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart... It was often used as a theme tune for Radio Caroline, Radio Luxembourg and other radio stations, including some in the United States. Hope you like the footage i have used for this video, as it really is "Soul Coaxing"...Jethro Tull ~ Living in The Past (1969)TheOldrecordclub2017-06-30 | I really do like this song from the British band “Jethro Tull”, and it was released in 1969 and was also on the album of the same name which was released in 1972.. This song actually got to number 3 in the UK charts when it was originally released, and when the album came out In 1972 this song went to number 11 in the billboard hot 100 over in the U.S.. I have heard many younger people say how they wish they grew up in the 60’s with all the fine music that was around then, and there sure was some fine music and singers around in the 60’s, so with this video clip here one can see some people from this time at one of the greatest outdoor music concerts ever held “WOODSTOCK” which was also held in 1969...The Shadows ~ Shindig (1963)TheOldrecordclub2017-06-09 | With another general election just finished back in the UK, and causing further political turmoil for our country, what better way to unwind than listening to some good music.. I believe this fine instrumental by “The Shadows” was released in 1963 and made it to number 6 in the charts, but the info I could find on this instrumental was a little bit sketchy, so if anyone out there knows for sure when this song was released and where it got to in the charts then let me know...