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| "Soldier" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Neil Young | |
| from the album Journey Through the Past | |
| Released | 7 November 1972 |
| Recorded | 18 November 1971 |
| Genre | Rock |
| Length | 3:39 |
| Label | Reprise |
| Songwriter | Neil Young |
| Producers | Neil Young L.A. Johnson |
"Soldier" is a song by Neil Young from the 1972 soundtrack album, Journey Through the Past . It was the only new track included on the album, and was later released on the 1977 compilation Decade , although it was slightly edited.
The song observes how a soldier's eyes "shine like the sun." In the second verse, Young sings he does not believe Jesus because he "can't deliver right away".
According to the Neil Young Archives Vol. 1 book (1945-1972), this recording is Neil solo on piano and vocal, recorded by L.A. Johnson inside a sawdust burner in a sawmill, Kings Mountain, California, on November 18, 1971. According to Neil Young's notes from the Decade 3-Record set(1977), the sounds in the background are of a roaring fire. This song is published by Silver Fiddle/BMI. [1]
