Billy Dont Be A Hero

[SuperCowcrap]

yessssssssssssssssssss



[jdizzle324]

This son is so catchy!

[laylisbonita]

wow q cosas,hay un juego en face,de buscar la lista de canciones y buscar que cancion estaba en la cuspide en la semana que naciste,y yo al buscar me toco esta canción,que es una de las favoritas de mí ex..no lo podia creer,y la verdad es una super canción

[Tesiay]

Always loved this song. Felt so sorry for the girl.

[LxisPavlov]

She really Can't blame him for acting as he did, as it is what she loved about him in the first place.

[kralikm1]

remembering earlier days in my life!!

[gem1n12505]

such a beautiful song x

[hugginduff]

worst song ever written

[jrc230]

I love and hate this song its the perfect example of how terrible war is.

[imdavid666]

the union soldiers uniforms are not correct for the time period

[ZekromTheMasquer]

@imdavid666 It's a music video from decades ago. Can't expect too much.

[imdavid666]

@phil6879 go back to sucking your daddy's cock fagboy

[philipjohnlindley]

I USED TO DANCE TO THIS HA HA LOVE THE 70S

[catman1920]

AT LEAST WITH THE 70s MUSIC YOU COULD UNDESRSTAND WHAT WAS BEING SUNG , NOT LIKE THE SHITE YOU GET NOWADAYS YOU NEED AN INTERPRETER TO UNDERSTAND THE SONGS IN THIS DAY AND AGE . BRING BACK THE 70s MUSIC ANY DAY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[cobstarful]

ALWAYS MAKES ME THINK OF THE PEOPLE THAT LOSE LOVED ONES AT WAR!!!!

[johncat3]

as i listen to this.i remeber i loved this song..........just had a thought...does anyone remeber the show 'LOVE AMERICAN STYLE'?

[msmelancholy1]

@johncat3 I sure do!! I remember watching that show as a kid.

[johncat3]

@msmelancholy1 ....lol.must be getting old... lately i've been thinkimg alot about the 'good ole days'....l\

[Loverboy19691]

They dont make great music quite like this anymore!

[TheNEK1995]

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

[jonnygreenfinger]

@TheNEK1995 .....what the flying fuck.....

[TheNEK1995]

@jonnygreenfinger -what the flying f..,..?

[sponge111111]

this played such a great part in my life, when i was sent to do my patriotic duty,,,,,,,,,oh no, silly me its just shiiiiiiite

[mandy999100]

its time we stoped sending our guys n girls out to war thay are not targets let them all home for christmas

[mandy999100]

i think it the paper bace

[steecofarn]

Nottingham's Finest



[o0LoveLove0o]

Old men keep sending them to their death really ???? Someone has to defend our country or we would be invaded like every where else.

[onebaud1]

So many young men have been heroes since this song came out. They never came back from Nam, Iraq, Iraq 2, etc. So sad that old men keep sending them to their deaths.

[IVANALEXXX69]

buenisima la cansion :)

[killerbacteria1]

Who sings this?

[rimskidog]

@killerbacteria1 Paperlace

[gezzaboy7]

This era of music was about love and honour...not gansterism and violence

[MiLLwallpaul231258]

mandy999100 i'm 53 and in love with the oldies.....when music was music

[MegaSmitty86]

@mandy999100 im a 25yr old bloke and love this old stuff some may say my parents tortured me when i was younger with this music but what can i say i love it



[gmommoni]

i love paperlace and the oldies!!!!

[MrDonneiDarko]

don't be a hero yankee boy. your race needs you

[mhh8507]

I like Dewey Cox's version better.

[darkilda]

GENIAL!!!

[mistofoles]

Billy, don't be a dickhead...

[aidan1993dixon]

well i was brought up with this music an it cool im 40 n love it should bring it back xx

[110665bigguy]

im 46 i remember listening to this as a kid old songs are better than todays if your face fits today anybody can sing

[vickieandymiles1979]

im 32 and love this song

[waterstonepark]

Im 53 and hate paper lace with a passion, every thing that was wrong with 70s music rolled into 1 group....

[mixsetup]

Wow I stumbled upon this I have not heard this song since I was a kid and my parents had parties years ago I was like not even 10 then. Wow how the years have flown by but i still love this song.

[belfastgal1]

1m 46 and love this song to bits

[markymark688]

@belfastgal1 Must be an age thing im 46 too first 7 inch single i bought on Bus Stop records

[me40547]

A n American God Blessed! We are free Due to Him

[123Blindfury123]

this song proves....... men never listen to women



[rerthkljnx]

@123Blindfury123 the day men listen to women the world ends lol

[562Pink]

Awesome Song...

[xYOURExJELOUSEx]

I love the sauce

[z250B]

I keep thinking WW 1 when I hear this song

[Sandcaster2009]

Paper Lace, best known for The Night Chicago Died.

[neilpettit95]

They are from Nottingham Famous for Lace and aslo paper hence the name paperlace

[Damnblastify]

@neilpettit95 Not quite, lace made from paper... And Nottingham is famous for nothing! Paper lace were the most successful band Nottingham ever produced, and were invited to perform on the Royal Variety Performance in front of the Queen Mother PMSL! What a joke...

[groovy162]

The farbee brigade

[bleachlotus]

This was the first song I knew all the words to.

[MySmilerz]

I was expecting billy to appear at the end tbh

[zipsrule]

Must be about the war in the Trans-Mississippi region.

[zipsrule]

O.K. song, horrible video.

[TheEctomorph]

This song was written by Pete Callendar and Mitch Murray, who had also written a track called "I Did What I Did For Maria" (sung by Mr Tony Christie) a couple of years previously.

My word ...... I guess that Mr Callendar and Mr Murray must have specialised in composing songs about death and tragedy.

[TheEctomorph]

Poignant (and excellent) song about the American Civil War ...... with an inevitable heroic ending.

[keepingupwithkenny]

im 13 and billy dont be a hero is my ultimate song! i was born in the wrong time!!!

[Leveractionjake]

Ok... does anyone know the real name of the young woman who was the fiance in this video? Now I have a crush.

[MrTUBZ123]

BILLY LAD DONT BE A HERO

[winger27]

awesome tune.. used to listen to it when I was like 10... loved it.. really takes me back.. never saw this video.. God what a great time that was

[jclout24]

Don't be a hero nobody likes a hero.

[amipop1108]

I remember this song was I was so young. So many memories. Thanks

[shuchr]

notts finest

[david128122]

Paper lace was British and the song was made in 74 i know cos i love em i am 12 neerly 13 soi it is weird

[mandy999100]

im 37 n love the oldies todaydays music is crap x

[nukecat]

@mandy999100 i do strongly agree with you. however, there are still a few cool genres of music creating some interesting material out there

[Loverboy19691]

@mandy999100 I so agree with you, the golden oldies are simply the best!

[boyzone280]

@mandy999100 I'm 46 and and love the oldies aswell

[hrn65]

@mandy999100 I'm 46 and I agree with you Mandy. If only today's music had the heart that this does.

[mcconkeyMOD]

@mandy999100 Mandy, I hate 80s 90s and 99.9% of todays...I'm 43 and love 60s & 70s you enjoy...

[Veggamattic]

@mandy999100 I'm 48 and if you don't know how to find great music today, you don't know how to look because there is TONS!!!!!!

[kerplunk001]

first record i ever bought. Played it to death.

[marky213uk]

how come u was driving at 13?

[caffrey1967]

@marky213uk they must be hillbillys

[bubs101able]

Thanks for putting a whopping smile on my face who ever posted this Great sound of the best days Man ever had remember it very well , the mammas and the pappers .

[2008Sameoldfitup]

rw

[mastervideo36]

i love this song. all the old songs are great

[PupsLeonandI]

mastervideo36

Even 'Brown girls in the ring, shalalalala!'????

[MrGateway75]

this song is for all the people that lost loveones in every war

[Waratahoftroy]

Song pretty much is written to the grunts sent to nam, pretty much tells them it aint no war worth dying for.......

[Waratahoftroy]

Song prettymuch is written to the grunts sent to nam, prettymuch tells them it aint no war worth dying for.......d

[NicBunnymen]

My God....I forgot about this song...I used to listen to it on my record player over and over. Thanks so much for posting.

[bondy290]

love this track

[ch1aka2]

Priscilla, the Queen of the Desert

[kempy202]

makes me fill old i remeber when this come out onlly the poor fight the rich dont

[kempy202]

makes me fill old i remeber when this come out

[1namnori]

before FM radio was popular =)

[Zaxxen69]

Good for her. War is stupid. Fighting for peace is like f'ing for virginity. Rich men get richer and the people doing the actual fighting get screwed over.

[laarbe]

One of the best catchiest songs ever. We all need not be a Hero in Life. But Thank GOD for the Heroes.

[superbunnylover1kj]

This Is a very sad song but it's a good song

[MrTruck552]

I like this one alot

[taniakhan81]

i love the old songs

[lazyishardwork]

she is a bitch for throwing the letter away

[ItzOppisiteDay]

@lazyishardwork She threw it away because she couldn't handle it. She was depressed, and angry. she threw it away because remembering how she told him to be careful and he was inconsiderate about that. But most of all, she loved him. And that he died made a bit of her die inside.

[millertas]

@lazyishardwork You don't understand the sentiments of the song. War effects so many people. The US Civil War cut deep into American people. Why should she be proud?

[TheEctomorph]

@lazyishardwork That is a rather harsh judgement, if I may say so. See the pertinent comments made by "ItzOppisitieDay" and "millertas" below.

[Pogwarts97]

was he a confederat or what

[25ghr]

@Pogwarts97 No Billy was a Yankee or a Northerner The Confederates were the enemy,

[Pogwarts97]

@25ghr thanks im english and in year 8 so i dont know too much about the american civil war

[A1l2l2e2n4]

@Pogwarts97

In the American South, the Civil influences the culture to a great extent no matter how old you are.

[Pogwarts97]

@A1l2l2e2n4 yes but as i mentioned i am from england i dont really know much about american history sorry



[sloth9811]

brilliant



[koolkid21ful]

did billy get the extra men!??!?!

[yorkie6687]

I was in Northern Ireland as a soldier when this came out, my mum

would turn off the radio whenever it came on, silly sod! lol

[michaelandrews79]

god a was six when a used 2 dance 2 tis let tem shoot me instead pmsl

[crossbj]

This was my favourite song when I was a kid, I still love it

[1919charlton]

loved this song when young

[savannah580]

When I was little my mom used to sing this song to me and it always put me asleep and {Run Joey Run

[ac130ugunship]

Och aye I remember this wee tune

1RNZIR Onward

[TheSiiKProductionz]

my names billy :/

[beangie]

@TheSiiKProductionz then Don't be a Hero =_="



[TheSiiKProductionz]

@beangie lol

[paulakhs]

billy looks like a rent boy

[Samo1228]

So Paper Lace's version was the original? I didn't know that. I still like Bo Donaldson version better. The song brings me back to the end of Vietnam war ( 1975 ) Thanks!

[ouzaki08]

years since i heard this but i still know it word 4 word. scary...

[Dolphindream15]

I like bo donaldson version better the video in this is good though

[joanyh]

memories



[MegaCramer1]

my fiance told me to to listen to this song befor i signed up for the army ... i love this song and know it but she dont know that

[TheEctomorph]

@MegaCramer1 Listening to this song as a child was certainly enough to deter me from thinking about becoming a squaddie ...... but I didn't have much bottle ! Thank Christ that not everyone who listened to this song back in the 70's decided not to embark on a career in the military.

[pantroxx]

I was 12 years old when I first listen to this song now I'm 41 and I still remember

what a great song!!!!!!

[trisiti]

5 people are an heroes

[mthewho21]

very nice song i love it

[HilaryMG]

I always loved this song, still do, and Paper Lace were a really great Band!

[Ninevah77]

Nice video; the bit at the end where they pass each other is lovely

[Higgins1998]

5 people CLEARLY werent hero's =/

[xZippy38]

These guys really should of made more songs...

[XxThatsAllieXxO]

Me and My friend are 13 and we kinda LOVE the oldies :) Every time we drove somewhere we would sing in the Car BILLY DONT BE A HERO!! :)

[thebobbyobeat]

@XxThatsAllieXxO not to be meen or anything but if you and your friend are 13 then whay are you guys driveing?



[WettexSlips]

From the years when everything was som much better.

[minniethe3rd]

The womans voice was from Hul

[soirritated8o]

this song is sad and adorable it amazes me

[MunyRecords]

Back when people had talent

[yorkie6687]

@MunyRecords TOP COMMENT!

[unorthodoxmuse]

Icky. Like Bo Donaldson and the Heywoods MUCH BETTER

[Mrgbarb]

I never did like paper laces version of the song but I love the video.. very authentic  well done

[zipsrule]

Nice authentic uniforms.

[coltbolt22]

first time hearing this song! IT FANTASTIC!

[RHILDRICH]

This song came out when I was in elementary school. The nightly news reports of our guys dying in vietnam was all everybody was talking about. I love this song it is very bitter-sweet . God Please Protect our Troops and bring them home soon.

[daytraderfbf]

I thought this song was about Vietnam and the soldier blues referencing the Marines.

[cissyit]

Great song, some of us girls used to sing this on the elementary school bus over 35 years ago. Thank for posting.

[GiaJ1]

love the song

[NoirFan01]

Why does a band need four guitarists? A lead, rhythm, bass and ??? And, then, the backup orchestra has a bass and guitar, too. Seems overkill.

[icemaiden334]

I always loved this song..... from when it came out...

How strange to listen to it again now with all that's going on.

[Starp8414]

i wanna cry

[rusty1325]

this song always makes me think of my uncle billy who died when he was a child.

[castertunes1967]

my first favorite song...age 7...still works for me

[chanteldonthateonme]

love it!!!!!

[LucasSanfelice]

2:50 starts the magic...

[croc1964]

@AceWand Its not a female vocalist. Its one of the guitarists singing in a falsetto voice. The guy second on the left, if you look at the video closely you can see him singing the Billy's fiancee part.

[droog1967]

@ Dr SBH because the Air Cavalry served in Vietnam, my boss is American, and came to live in the UK after his tour. Also, i don't think it was common for girlfriends to receive a letter telling them how their loved one died during the American Civil War, different values, that would have been for wives, if they could read as an awful lot of people were illiterate at that time. It was standard practice for a loved-one to receive a letter during the Vienam War informing them of the deceased.

[pinz2022]

@droog1967

I believe families got death notices if the fallen were identified. This was often problematic and soldiers often had camp sutlers make up custom tags with their names and particulars so they could be identified if killed. This became standardized in all armies later.

The American Civil War has been called the first "literate" war by historians as for the first time a majority of the combatants could read and write.

[stampede122]

@pinz2022 i agree that they did get death notices, because i saw a program on the history channel that a family member got a death notice at the same time that he/she got the last letter.

[droog1967]

it's actually an anti-Vietnam War song... 1974.

[DrShittyBottomHammer]

@droog1967 what makes you say that??...soldier blues are american cavalry....you just made that up did'nt you?

[pebblywon]

i love love love this song.

this is my favorite version too.

[15girlytalk]

watched at school this mornings assembly

[ediann]

great song!

great memories!

[tc030564]

truly great i was about 8 when this came out and used to play it all the time .

[littlejoeissexy]

i loved this song soooo much when i was a kid,,that i used to sneak into my bro's bedroom, and nick it.. play it then put it back,and hope he didnt find out lol....lol..

[racoon1344]

Wonderful group, great song!!

It brings back memories of better days.

[Welshman2008]

never volunteer

[navarrosgirl]

OMG ...I used to love this song when i was around 8 or 9 years old. My mother got so sick of me playing this off

my 45...LOL ...great song!!

[ExplicitMissXo]

hahah me too!

[hxzatar17]

i heard it for the first time in many years on xm. Still a great song. Super cheezy but you can't help but love it. :)

[uhOhSpaghettio13]

OMG an all time fave!

[smokiesteele]

civil war 1861-1865

[Gordon12Freeman]

I love this song, and it is also a bit of a commemorative to everyone that's died in past and current wars. and it makes me remember how close my brother was to becoming a "Billy".

[TheEAGLESEYES007]

i always loved this song.........and yes i was protesting nam as i do the more recent war games

PEACE!

[AtheistOnTheEdge]

Since Billy was an idiot, it's probably for the best that he didn't procreate.

[fkinstructor78]

Wow...atheist and coward. You are a winner in anyone's book! Well...any other atheist/coward's book anyway.

[AtheistOnTheEdge]

You fantasize about having sex with your mother don't you.

[bobbya16]

Is that the only response your pea brain can come up with? That is sad.....did you even go to high school?