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Thread #8426   Message #1257609
Posted By: sapper82
26-Aug-04 - 04:57 PM
Thread Name: banned songs
Subject: RE: banned songs
To rick fielding -
The song "Soldier" was based on the sacrifice of Sgt Willets of the Parachute Regiment in The Springfield Road Police Station in 1972.
Cut and paste http://www.psni.police.uk/index/media_centre/press_releases/press_release_detail.htm?PRID=994
for details.
Also C&P on http://www.tietacs.org.uk/index_files/News.htm
How the hell do you do blue clicky things???
Another point on the song, whilst it was banned by the BBC, it was frequently played on BFBS in Germany throught the mid '70s