Military Man

Album: Run For Cover (1985)
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Songfacts®:

  • Running to 5 minutes 40 seconds, "Military Man" is written as a letter from a disillusioned soldier to his mother. The Phil Lynott composition was the B Side of the even more impressive "Out In The Fields"; both anti-war songs were also performed by Thin Lizzy. >>>
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    Alexander Baron - London, England

Comments: 2

  • Lindsay R Stewart from WishawMilitary Man is a Grand Slam song written by Phil Lynnot and Mark Stanway
  • Mats from SwedenThe song Military Man is a Grand Slam song written by Laurence Archer and possibly co written with Philip Lynott.
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