i was only 19 (also known as only 19 or a walk in the light green ) is a song by the australian folk group redgum [1] the song was released in march 1983 as a single, which hit number one on the national kent music report singles chart for two weeks [2] it was also recorded for redgum's live album caught in the act (epic records), released in june, [3] which stayed in the top 40. A song by redgum about the vietnam war, written by john schumann The lyrics describe the experiences of a young soldier, from training to combat, and the effects of the war on his life. Mum and dad and danny saw the passing out parade at puckapunyal it was a long march from cadets the sixth battalion w…
This remembrance day, we look at redgum's classic 1983 tribute to vietnam veterans The impact of redgum 's 'i was only 19' can't be understated. The sixth battalion was the next to tour, and it was me who drew the card We did canungra, shoalwater before we left And townsville lined the footpaths as we marched down to the quay I was only 19 is a 1983 song by australian folk band redgum
