Story Behind The Song
My grandmother's brother died in those circumstances and I was told how it happened from my mother.
I still do not know his name but will find out one day and visit France to try and seek him out.
Song Description
As above
| Song Length |
4:00 |
Genre |
Pop - Rock |
| Tempo |
Medium Fast (131 - 150) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Poignant, Anxious |
Subject |
Frustration, War |
| Similar Artists |
Fleetwood Mac, Dire Straits |
Language |
English |
| Era |
1970 - 1979 |
| |
Lyrics
The went for Glory
And they were gone
Her mothers Brother
Died in The Battle of the Somme
A hand grenade killed him
Thats what a neighbour saw
He came home to tell her
He came at her door
Theres me heading for the city
and Im thinking a while
On a bus heading to the City
Thinking of the Maginot Line
On a bus that was a 279
I sit back and wonder
how many lives it cost
Some say 30 000 a day lives were lost
Storys that remain untold
Young lives always
Always... but never old