Harvey Andrews – “Soldier”
I’m not going to post the story behind this song as if you’ve searched for it, you know what it’s about. The lyrics are in the video. This song was banned by the BBC. VIDEO PROVIDED BY: motomissions.com … harvey andrews soldier 1972 70s northern ireland england ira catholic protestant religion banned bbc music
I think it was a REME Sergeant about 1973/74
Does anyone know who the soldier was?
This song commemorates a brave soldier who laid down on a bomb to protect the innocent people. As said in the song, he gave his life to those who called him murderer not friend.
Being politically correct is a waste of time.
Get over yourselves… life hurts sometimes, and you can’t shelter humanity from pain.
This is a great song, and the soldier should be remembered.
Fuck radio 1 & 2 etc. this is the greatest songwriter that this country has ever produced, dial his name into Ebay & find his cd’s, if this is all that you have heard of his work then there is so much more out there for you. Or better strill go to his website & buy direct from the man
My dad was in the street one road down when this happened and I used to listen to this song as a very young girl. I have it on vinyl somewhere. A true hero…..Our biys and girls now are made of the same stuff! God bless x
I was at Andrew’s concert in Cyprus 1975.He was not allowed to sing this song.There was a lot of angry soldiers and a near riot in Nicosia…
aint that the truth
Why on Earth did the BBC ban this?!?!
first heard this nearly 20 yrs ago on exercise out of Ripon. Time doesn’t diminish the impact. The country changes not much else…
I love this song! Its so sad.
HMMMMM brothers spent time in ireland they are basicall ygod peorple just caugh up in conflict
Good HONEST answer there mate,even tho’ some may disagree in this imperfect world
Shut up.
Great Britain > All
i first heard this song in the late 1970′s, it’s a shame that the only thing that has changed since then is that the place where our soldiers are dying is afghanistan instead of ireland
Touching!
Didn’t know the story before, so i looked it up and i was like “wow”
Harvey Andrews used some artist license.
The guy whose singing this song sounds like he’s got a little sugar in his tank, sissy loyalist’s
Mike didnt lay on the bomb, he got caught in the blast shielding people.
Sgt mike willetts was a true hero, on the grounds that he didnt have to do what he done, were the irish people cowering behind mike or did he shield them with his body? make your own mind up.
hahahaha but that doesn’t include the british government owning 25 – 30% of ireland. Idiot
my dad told me to search this song , it really got to me , how fkin horrible the i.r.a are , if the i.r.a want a fight start on an army not a soldier .
powerful yet sad song.
great comment (Y)
FlyingNinja you almost right
The soldier evacuated the building from a bomb but the door would not lower the explosion enough for the crowds so he lay on the bomb.
And the crowd did spit on his remains