词条 | I Was Only 19 |
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| name = I Was Only 19 | cover = I Was Only Nineteen.jpg | alt = | type = single | artist = Redgum | album = Caught in the Act | A-side = I Was Only 19 | B-side = Yarralumla Wine | released = March 1983 | format = | recorded = February 1983 | studio = | venue = | genre = Australian folk | length = 4:19 | label = Epic, CBS | writer = John Schumann | producer = Trevor Lucas | prev_title = Caught in the Act | prev_year = 1982 | next_title = ASIO | next_year = 1983 }} "Only 19", "I Was Only 19" or "A Walk in the Light Green" is the most widely recognised song by 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 of the Kent Music Report Albums Chart for four months.[2] Royalties for the song go to the Vietnam Veterans Association of Australia.[5] It is in the Australasian Performing Right Association's Top 30 Australian Songs of all time.[4][5] The song is a first-person account of a typical Australian soldier's experience in the Vietnam War, from training in Australia to first hand exposure to military operations and combat, and ultimately his return home disillusioned, psychologically scarred and possibly suffering from the effects of the chemical defoliant Agent Orange.[6][7] Contrary to popular belief, the subject of this song is a volunteer member of the Australian Army, and not a conscript. Australian men did not become eligible for conscription until the age of 21.[8] Redgum's lead vocalist-guitarist, John Schumann, wrote the song based on experiences he heard from veterans — particularly Mick Storen (his brother in-law) and Frankie Hunt:[1][9] "The power derives from the detail, provided by my mate and brother-in-law, Mick Storen, who was brave and trusting enough to share his story with me." — John Schumann[10][11] For the live version, Schumann explained the title, "A Walk in the Light Green", as referring to operational patrols in areas marked light green on topographical maps, where dark green indicated thick jungle, plenty of cover and few land mines and light green indicated thinly wooded areas, little cover and a high likelihood of land mines. ImpactThe Australian Vietnam Veterans' "Welcome Home Parade" was held in Sydney on 3 October 1987[12] and was followed by a concert in The Domain where Redgum's Schumann performed his song with veteran Frank Hunt on stage.[13] From this parade, a desire for a War Memorial to commemorate Vietnam Veterans grew into fruition with the Memorial's dedication in October 1992.[13] Australian Vietnam Forces National Memorial was constructed in Anzac Parade, Canberra in 1992 and includes a "Wall of Words": "Stele B, the northern or right-hand stele, is adorned with a series of 33 quotations fixed in stainless steel lettering."[14] Amongst the quotations is: {{quote|Then someone called out "contact" and the bloke behind me swore, and we hooked in there for hours, then a god-almighty roar. Frankie kicked a mine the day that mankind kicked the moon. God help me, he was going home in June.[15]}}A "normal language" explanation of each quote has been included, courtesy of the late Brigadier Alf Garland: {{quote|This is a quotation from the song 'I was only 19' by the Australian singing group "Red Gum" {{sic}}. It relates to a fire fight that had lasted for some hours when an explosion occurred. "Frankie", one of the soldiers had kicked (tripped) a landmine. In the song he died on the same day that the US put a man on the moon for the first time. Frankie was supposed to be returning home to Australia on completion of his tour in June of that year.[15][16][17]}}At the 40th-year commemoration of the Battle of Long Tần, 18 August 2006, veterans were accompanied by Australian Ambassador Bill Tweddle at the Long Tan Cross; following the commemoration a concert was held at Vũng Tàu where Schumann (and The Vagabond Crew) sang "I Was Only 19." He also introduced Long Tần veteran Storen as the source for the song.[18] For an SBS TV special Vietnam Nurses (2005), director Polly Watkins chose "Redgum and John Schumann's song 'Only Nineteen' during the Welcome Home Parade in 1987 because it is integral to one of the nurses' stories."[19] Frank Hunt provides an account of his Vietnam experiences, titled "I Was Only Nineteen", in Gina Lennox' book Forged by War (August 2006).[20] After Schumann had received letters of request from active soldiers in Afghanistan and East Timor he sought permission to visit the troops but obtained no answer.[21] A reporter published an article on the situation, and authorities gave permission for Schumann to tour East Timor in December 2009 and entertain Australian and New Zealand troops.[22][23] In September–October 2011 he played for Australian troops in Afghanistan.[24] In 2015, Lee Kernaghan recorded the song for his album Spirit of the Anzacs. That same year, the song was added to the Sounds of Australia Registry at the National Film & Sound Archive (NFSA).[25] Lyrics glossaryThe lyrics include words, terms and place names particular to Australia and Vietnam:
CoversWhen the song was first released, Rick Melbourne, a breakfast radio announcer, produced a parody version of the song, including the lyrics "God help me, she told me she was sixteen". Australian country singer John Williamson recorded a live version as "Only 19" and released it on his 1984 vinyl LP, The Smell of Gumleaves (rereleased in 1996 as a CD under the title Home Among the Gum Trees).[26] The song's and album's producer, Trevor Lucas, performed his version as a member of his United Kingdom-based group Fairport Convention at the 1985 Cropredy Festival.[27] On the show Fast Forward, Gina Riley, in character as Eleanor LaGore, performed a swing version of the song. The song was covered by Australian Army Band The Lancer Band in 2015 in the lead up to ANZAC Day. The cover gained positive widespread attention in the media. It differed from most covers as it was performed by soldiers and sung by a female soldier. In 2005 a hip hop version of the song (called "I was Only 19") was produced by The Herd, voted in at #18 in the 2005 Triple J Hottest 100 playlist.[1] This song also plays a symbolic role in the 2006 book World War Z by Max Brooks.[28] Track listing
PersonnelSingle version "I Was Only 19" (March 1983) – 4:19 Only Schumann and McDonald of Redgum played on this track:[30]
Schumann introduces the song and explains the phrase 'A Walk in the Light Green' which he gives as its title. Recorded at The Rose, Shamrock and Thistle Hotel (aka Three Weeds Hotel)[31] in Rozelle, New South Wales:[27]
2013 re-releaseJohn Schumann released the song as an acoustic single on iTunes to commemorate 30 years since the song's original release. The single was the version recorded for the 2008 Vagabond Crew album Behind The Lines.[32] See also
References1. ^1 2 3 {{cite web |publisher=Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA)|title="I Was Only 19" at APRA search engine |url=http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/worksearch.axd?q=Only%20Nineteen |accessdate=2008-10-30 }} 2. ^1 {{cite book|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|last=Kent|first=David|authorlink=David Kent (historian)|publisher=Australian Chart Book Ltd|location=St Ives, NSW|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6}} NOTE: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1974 until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988. In 1992, Kent back calculated chart positions for 1970–1974. 3. ^{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120220031859/http://hem2.passagen.se/honga/database/r/redgum.html |url=http://hem2.passagen.se/honga/database/r/redgum.html |title=Redgum |work=Passagen.se |publisher = Australian Rock Database (Magnus Holmgren) |archivedate=20 February 2012 |accessdate=30 April 2014 }} 4. ^{{cite web |url=http://abc.net.au/dimensions/dimensions_people/Transcripts/s881927.htm |date=18 June 2003 |title=Dimensions Episode 20: John Schumann |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) |accessdate=2007-11-02 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070520192317/http://www.abc.net.au/dimensions/dimensions_people/Transcripts/s881927.htm |archivedate=20 May 2007 |df=dmy-all }} 5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.debbiekruger.com/pdfs/aprathirty.pdf |format=PDF |last=Kruger |first=Debbie |title=The songs that resonate through the years |publisher=Australasian Performing Right Association |date=2 May 2001 |accessdate=2007-11-02 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080517070044/http://www.debbiekruger.com/pdfs/aprathirty.pdf |archivedate=17 May 2008 |df=dmy-all }} 6. ^{{cite web |last=Tuoi |first=Tre |url=http://english.vietnamnet.vn/lifestyle/2006/09/609456 |title=John Schumann – an artist of anti-war songs |publisher=VietNamNet Bridge |date=6 September 2006 |accessdate=2007-11-03 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070328171626/http://english.vietnamnet.vn/lifestyle/2006/09/609456/ |archivedate=2007-03-28}} 7. ^Schumann introduces the live version of the song with an explanation including "...it's about two mates of mine who went to Vietnam, came back Agent Orange victims...". 8. ^{{cite web|url=http://vietnam-war.commemoration.gov.au/conscription/birthday-ballot.php|title=Australia and the Vietnam War - Conscription - The Birthday Ballot|work=commemoration.gov.au|accessdate=31 October 2016}} 9. ^1 {{cite web |url=http://www.schumann.com.au/john/articles/i_was_only_19.pdf |last=Schumann |first=John |title=I was only 19 - The John Schumann story |date=August 2006 |format=PDF |accessdate=2007-10-28 }} 10. ^{{Cite document | last =Schumann | first =John | author-link = | last2 = | first2 = | author2-link = | title =Redgum – Against The Grain album insert | place= | publisher =Sony Music | year =2004 | location = | volume = | edition = | url = | postscript = }} 11. ^Miller, E: "The Sun", page 23. Academic Press, 2005 12. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.diggerhistory.info/pages-conflicts-periods/vietnam/welcome-home.htm |title=Welcome Home |publisher=Digger History |accessdate=2008-01-23 }} 13. ^1 {{cite book |last=McKay |first=Gary |author2=Elizabeth Stewart |title=Viet Nam Shots: a photographic account of Australians at War |origyear=2002 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fOl0aBoiYrwC&pg=PA171&lpg=PA171&dq=frank+hunt+vietnam |accessdate=2008-01-23 |publisher=Allen & Unwin |location=Sydney, Australia |isbn=1-86508-541-3 |year=2002 }} 14. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.vvaa.org.au/memorial.htm |title=Australian Vietnam Forces National Memorial |publisher=Vietnam Veterans Association of Australia }} 15. ^1 {{cite web |url=http://www.vvaa.org.au/quotes.htm |title=Quotations from the Wall Of Words at the Vietnam Forces Memorial |publisher=Vietnam Veterans Association of Australia |accessdate=2008-01-21 }} 16. ^Radio operator Private Frank Hunt did not step on the M21 mine on 21 July 1969, at Hoi My, South Vietnam, but was so seriously injured by the blast that he was repatriated to Australia. It is uncertain in what sense the songwriter had meant that he was going home in June, the month before. 17. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.awm.gov.au/media/releases/download.asp?Media_Release_ID=262 |title=MEDIA ALERT Frankie kicked a mine; mankind kicked the moon |publisher=awm.gov.au |accessdate=2011-02-26 |format=PDF}} 18. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.abc.net.au/rn/features/longtan/default.htm |title=Radio National: 40 years on - Long Tan |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |accessdate=2008-01-21 }} 19. ^{{cite web |url=http://www20.sbs.com.au/storylineaustralia/index.php?pg=bts&id=8&st=bios |title=Storyline Australia behind the scenes: director Q & A|publisher=sbs.com.au |accessdate=2008-01-23 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060830064216/http://www20.sbs.com.au/storylineaustralia/index.php?pg=bts&id=8&st=bios |archivedate=2006-08-30}} 20. ^{{cite book |last=Lennox |first=Gina |title=Forged by War: Australians in Combat and Back Home |publisher=Melbourne University Publishing |date=August 2006 |location=Melbourne |isbn=0-522-85171-1 }} 21. ^ABC Local Radio, South Australia on 891AM, 18-11-2009 22. ^Yahoo News. Retrieved 2009-11-19. 23. ^Facebook Facebook album 24. ^Soundcloud website John Schumann talks about his November gig with the Vagabond Crew in Canberra Retrieved on 5 January 2012 25. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-11-18/war-anthem-i-was-only-19-added-to-sounds-of-australia-registry/6949098|title=Vietnam war anthem I Was Only 19 added to Sounds of Australia registry|date=18 November 2015|work=abc.net.au|accessdate=31 October 2016}} 26. ^{{cite web | title=Home Among the Gum Trees |publisher=MusicMoz |url=http://musicmoz.org/Bands_and_Artists/W/Williamson,_John/Discography/Home_Among_the_Gum_Trees |accessdate=2007-10-11 }} 27. ^1 {{cite web |url=http://www.informatik.uni-hamburg.de/~zierke/trevor.lucas/records/redgum.html |title=Redgum: I was only 19 |publisher=Reinhard Zierke |date=5 March 2005 |accessdate=2007-11-01 }} 28. ^WORLD WAR Z ALLUSIONS AND CULTURAL REFERENCES Retrieved April 1, 2016 29. ^{{cite web |publisher=Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA)|title="Yarralumla Wine" at APRA search engine |url=http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/worksearch.axd?q=Yarralumla%20Wine |accessdate=2008-10-30 }} 30. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.schumann.com.au/john/lyrics.html |last=Schumann |first=John |title=John Schumann Official website |accessdate=2007-11-02 }} 31. ^{{cite web |url=http://wikimapia.org/57313 |title=Three Weeds Hotel |publisher=WikiMapia |accessdate=2007-11-01 }} 32. ^ABC Music John Schumann on ‘I Was Only 19’ - Thirty Years On + Acoustic Single External links
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