Lyr Req: We Were Soldiers

Subject: We Were Soldiers
From: GUEST,Joneb
Date: 11 Mar 02 - 11:47 AM

The newly released movie "We Were Soldiers" has a song, part of the lyrics being "lay me doon on the caul, caul groon, where afore many mair have gone." It was very scottish. Looking at the soundtrack listing there is a song called Sgt. Mackenzie by a Joseph Kilna Mackenzie and I could only get an excerpt from that song which had just bagpipes in it. It seemed to be the same song though. I would like to no more about this song, the artist, the writer, the lyrics, the history etc. It was very evocative and very sad.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: We Were Soldiers
From: masato sakurai
Date: 11 Mar 02 - 12:02 PM

"We Were Soldiers" score will be released on April 2, 2002. (Info from HERE).

~Masato

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: We Were Soldiers
From: Jim Dixon
Date: 13 Mar 02 - 01:21 PM

Joe Kilna MacKenzie is a member of the band Clann an Drumma from Glasgow. The lyrics are on the band's website on this page. It contains the note "These lyrics are not to be used in any way, without the expressed written permission of Joseph Kilna MacKenzie." Therefore I have not copied the lyrics here, although I am not sure that it wouldn't be perfectly legal to do so.

The web site also contains some information about the author's great-grandfather, who was the inspiration for the song.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: We Were Soldiers
From: GUEST,Lee Eygabroad
Date: 13 Mar 02 - 06:11 PM

The lyrics to that ballad are available at http://www.clannandrumma.com on the We Were Soldiers Page. Sincerely, Lee Eygabroad US Agent & Webmaster Clann An Drumma

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: We Were Soldiers
From: Sorcha
Date: 04 Apr 02 - 01:18 PM

Yup, this is it. No lyrics found, though.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: We Were Soldiers
From: Keith A of Hertford
Date: 04 Apr 02 - 01:55 PM

Jims "this page" link gets you the lyrics. Find more info and a sample at www.weweresoldiersfilm.com/news

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: We Were Soldiers
From: GUEST,Lee Eygabroad
Date: 04 Apr 02 - 03:56 PM

http://www.clannandrumma.com/wws-lyrics.html Lyrics can be found here... :)

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: We Were Soldiers
From: Sorcha
Date: 04 Apr 02 - 04:36 PM

Sorry, I have to stop skimming so fast..........40 more lashes!

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: We Were Soldiers
From: Mary in Kentucky
Date: 04 Apr 02 - 05:35 PM

****thread creep alert***

Hal Moore (Mel Gibson plays him in the movie) is originally from Bardstown, Kentucky.