I was 12 and in the hospital after an awful accident and on the hospital-radio coming from the wall I listened this song everyday and I loved it. I can still see the whole room around me and the people in it when I hear this song. It was a dark period for me but somehow this helped me through.
Sure gonna miss you Rod.... your poetry and rhymes bring back such good memories... thanks for being a small part in so many people's lives, especially mine.
R.I.P. Rod Ik moet gelijk denken aan de Engelse les in 1972 op de lagere school. We moesten dit met onze beperkte kennis van het Engels vertalen. Met de Vietnam veteranen op mijn netvlies gebrand waar dit lied voor geschreven is, kan ook de huidige soldaat zich hieraan identificeren. Na zoveel tijd nog steeds actueel.
How so true, Rod saw some of these words in the toilet walls in the barracks, he served in the Korean War. Such a loving, tender, gentle man deserved more credit.
Rod Mckuen...with his number one hit..Soldiers who want to be heroes! He was a great poet and singer songwriter and a big friend of Jacques Brel who he translated in English!
What I like about this guy is that his rhymes are so simple almost childlike - like they're actually terrible, but who the hell cares. And he didn't care - he just produced tons of stuff like this. I also like that the elites and academics disliked him because they could never do what he did.
A classic song by a much-misunderstood artist. McKuen was a true People's Poet who spoke for millions around the world. Those curious to learn more about Rod's complicated life should check out A VOICE OF THE WARM: THE LIFE OF ROD McKUEN, the new biography now out from Backbeat Books.
A great piece of work that accurately depicts the feelings fears hopes and reality of an historical period in American History with wit and rhyme. What more could the world ask of any truly human. BRAVO
What strikes me most is that how young he is. I was ofcourse much younger when i first saw him and to me he was an old man, But now I am 45 years older, he just looks like a young guy. Wonder what happened. He was hugely popular in the Netherlands and then suddenly nothing
Just discovered this song and this guy in November 2021 … can’t help but feeling love for this very human being … we are losing these type of people in the post Covid 21st century and it makes me heavy with sadness. Why did everyone throw it all away ? I keep one foot in the past and one eye on the rear view mirror, it’s why I’ve stayed sane and controversial as it may seem, it is also why I will never volunteer to have that terrible vaccine. In this new war I’m def not one of their soldiers.
I served, I enlisted because it was my duty to my County and avoid the draft. I enlisted for three year without any thought of staying in and wanted to go back to eroding which I'd done for two years before. When I got out my rodeo days were over, a shoulder that wouldn't let throw a rope, a knee that still screams at me. But I got by, I found something else and now I'm an old retired galoot but, you know what, I'd do it again. This country has always been kind to my family and ancestors. So figured I owed my Country something.
Lyrics: Soldiers Who Want To Be Heroes Soldiers Who Want To Be Heroes number practically zero But there are millions who want to be civilians Soldiers Who Want To Be Heroes number practically zero But there are millions who want to be civilians Come and take my eldest son, show him how to shoot a gun Wipe his eyes if he starts to cry when the bullets fly. Give him a rifle, take his hoe, show him a field where he can go To lay his body down and die without asking why Soldiers Who Want To Be Heroes number practically zero But there are millions who want to be civilians Soldiers Who Want To Be Heroes number practically zero But there are millions who want to be civilians Sticks and stones can break your bones, even names can hurt you But the thing that hurts the most is when a man deserts you Don't you think its time to weed the leaders that no longer lead From the people of the land who'd like to see their sons again? Soldiers Who Want To Be Heroes number practically zero But there are millions who want to be civilians Soldiers Who Want To Be Heroes number practically zero But there are millions who want to be civilians God if men could only see the lessons taught by history That all the singers of this song cannot write a single wrong Let all men of good will stay in the fields they have to till Feed the mouths they have to fill and cast away their arms
Chanson reprise en France par les Compagnons de la chanson : th-cam.com/video/8v3VD_ux3YE/w-d-xo.html Les Compagnons De La Chanson Des soldats qui veulent jouer les héros Y en a pratiquement zéro Mais y en a mille et mille Qui voudraient être civils Des soldats qui veulent jouer les héros Y en a pratiquement zéro Mais y en a mille et mille Qui voudraient être civils Des milliers qui n'ont pas le choix Des milliers qui n'ont pas le droit De faire les choses à moitié Pour garder leur liberté Des milliers qui vont chantant Pour oublier qu'ils ont peur De voir mourir leurs vingt ans Sur un beau tapis de fleurs Des soldats qui veulent jouer les héros Y en a pratiquement zéro Mais y en a mille et mille Qui voudraient être civils Il y en a des milliers Au beau milieu des combats Des milliers qui préféreraient Plutôt que d'en être là Gagner le pain quotidien Des enfants qui leur sont nés En veillant au joli grain Dans les champs qu'ils ont semés Des soldats qui veulent jouer les héros Y en a pratiquement zéro Mais y en a mille et mille Qui voudraient être civils Il y en a des milliers Qui sont là priant le ciel Pour ne pas perdre à jamais Leur part de ce vieux soleil Des soldats qui veulent jouer les héros Y en a pratiquement zéro Mais y en a mille et mille Qui voudraient être civils Oui, y en a mille et mille Qui voudraient être civils !
I promise to keep his songs alive. We are going to record this number with an eye on the development in the world and the recent movement of the Troops towards the border of Russia and the Ukraine. WE don´t like War... Make love, not War...John L & Johnny B
Give him a rifle, take his hoe, show him a field where he can go To lay his body down and die without asking why Soldiers Who Want To Be Heroes number practically zero But there are millions who want to be civilians
kan de beheerder de tekst van het lied in de toelichting plaatsen,s.v.p.? Blijkbaar kunnen wij dat niet zelf doen in een Reactie? (Tot 2 x toe geprobeerd.)
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I was 12 and in the hospital after an awful accident and on the hospital-radio coming from the wall I listened this song everyday and I loved it. I can still see the whole room around me and the people in it when I hear this song. It was a dark period for me but somehow this helped me through.
RIP to a genius, poet singer songwriter....wonderful...saw him live...awesome...
een heel mooi nummer, draai het elke week wel een keer.
This is one of Rod Mckuen's song I had not heard till very recently. Listening to it was like finding a rare gem. It's a wonderful song.
Know it since my youth and still enjoy it
Queen
"One Of The Greatest Of Our Time" ... A Great Poet And A Great Singer ... I Miss Him So Much ...
Sure gonna miss you Rod.... your poetry and rhymes bring back such good memories... thanks for being a small part in so many people's lives, especially mine.
R.I.P. Rod
Ik moet gelijk denken aan de Engelse les in 1972 op de lagere school. We moesten dit met onze beperkte kennis van het Engels vertalen. Met de Vietnam veteranen op mijn netvlies gebrand waar dit lied voor geschreven is, kan ook de huidige soldaat zich hieraan identificeren. Na zoveel tijd nog steeds actueel.
I still have tears in my eyes as I sing this great man's songs
Another song from 40 years ago that bring back loads of memories.
Thanks very much for sharing
Een van mijn helaas veel te vroeg overleden schoonmoeder haar favoriete nummers!! Mis je moeders!!!
I like this song very much and the songwriter too!
How so true, Rod saw some of these words in the toilet walls in the barracks, he served in the Korean War. Such a loving, tender, gentle man deserved more credit.
Rod Mckuen...with his number one hit..Soldiers who want to be heroes! He was a great poet and singer songwriter and a big friend of Jacques Brel who he translated in English!
In the 1970's used tot waken hearing this song been a fan ever since thank you for leaving such lovely songs for us to enjoy
As much as I've always loved Rod McKuen and been a peace activist, I've never heard this until today. Great Song! Thank you so much...
i love this song so much i can play it all the day!
Heard this one on tv a few hours ago. It's new to me. Catchy song, and I like it.
een geweldig lied, ik versta het nog niet helemaal, m'n engels is nog niet zo goed
What I like about this guy is that his rhymes are so simple almost childlike - like they're actually terrible, but who the hell cares. And he didn't care - he just produced tons of stuff like this. I also like that the elites and academics disliked him because they could never do what he did.
This is one of those songs I can listen to over and over again.
Over and over again
First heard Rod 1970 have many books. Will always be a fan
You have a way with words. A true poet
Why are there not more people in the World like Rod???
Lovely poet,lovely singer RIP. iin my prayers
Always been a great and oh so true song. An Aussie veteran.
So beautiful this song for all the soldiers in the world!!!
I don't think you got the message
A classic song by a much-misunderstood artist. McKuen was a true People's Poet who spoke for millions around the world. Those curious to learn more about Rod's complicated life should check out A VOICE OF THE WARM: THE LIFE OF ROD McKUEN, the new biography now out from Backbeat Books.
Geweldig nummer...
Zéér toepasselijk voor de huidige toestand in het conflict Rusland - Oekraïne!!!
Fine song Rod, Aloha from Hawaii
Never forgotten!!!! Great Poet and singer!
A great piece of work that accurately depicts the feelings fears hopes and reality of an historical period in American History with wit and rhyme. What more could the world ask of any truly human. BRAVO
I heard this song for the first time recently- been singing / humming it ever since.
Thank you Rod for making me 'one in a million' 40 years ago, felt great then feels good today♫♪♫
Beautiful song, beautiful video, hugs...((()))
For this time period this music video is very good
Thanks for the memories. RIP.
ラジオで聴いて心に響いた曲
He was a real handsome man!
are you agree with me?
What strikes me most is that how young he is. I was ofcourse much younger when i first saw him and to me he was an old man, But now I am 45 years older, he just looks like a young guy.
Wonder what happened. He was hugely popular in the Netherlands and then suddenly nothing
lol. My mom totally loved this guy.
GEWELDIG
GOUD 24 KARAATS
GRAZIE MERCI THANKS DANKE WUNDERBAR
musical wisdom , great posting
Just discovered this song and this guy in November 2021 … can’t help but feeling love for this very human being … we are losing these type of people in the post Covid 21st century and it makes me heavy with sadness. Why did everyone throw it all away ?
I keep one foot in the past and one eye on the rear view mirror, it’s why I’ve stayed sane and controversial as it may seem, it is also why I will never volunteer to have that terrible vaccine. In this new war I’m def not one of their soldiers.
I served, I enlisted because it was my duty to my County and avoid the draft. I enlisted for three year without any thought of staying in and wanted to go back to eroding which I'd done for two years before. When I got out my rodeo days were over, a shoulder that wouldn't let throw a rope, a knee that still screams at me. But I got by, I found something else and now I'm an old retired galoot but, you know what, I'd do it again. This country has always been kind to my family and ancestors. So figured I owed my Country something.
I will always miss him!!!
wat een held!!
Thank you Rod ,Peace!
Lyrics: Soldiers Who Want To Be Heroes
Soldiers Who Want To Be Heroes number practically zero
But there are millions who want to be civilians
Soldiers Who Want To Be Heroes number practically zero
But there are millions who want to be civilians
Come and take my eldest son, show him how to shoot a gun
Wipe his eyes if he starts to cry when the bullets fly.
Give him a rifle, take his hoe, show him a field where he can go
To lay his body down and die without asking why
Soldiers Who Want To Be Heroes number practically zero
But there are millions who want to be civilians
Soldiers Who Want To Be Heroes number practically zero
But there are millions who want to be civilians
Sticks and stones can break your bones, even names can hurt you
But the thing that hurts the most is when a man deserts you
Don't you think its time to weed the leaders that no longer lead
From the people of the land who'd like to see their sons again?
Soldiers Who Want To Be Heroes number practically zero
But there are millions who want to be civilians
Soldiers Who Want To Be Heroes number practically zero
But there are millions who want to be civilians
God if men could only see the lessons taught by history
That all the singers of this song cannot write a single wrong
Let all men of good will stay in the fields they have to till
Feed the mouths they have to fill and cast away their arms
Ik word misselijk van naar dat filmpje kijken...
Saw rod mckwen reference on old laugh in. I remember him
The Specials brought me here.
Me too
Chanson reprise en France par les Compagnons de la chanson : th-cam.com/video/8v3VD_ux3YE/w-d-xo.html
Les Compagnons De La Chanson
Des soldats qui veulent jouer les héros
Y en a pratiquement zéro
Mais y en a mille et mille
Qui voudraient être civils
Des soldats qui veulent jouer les héros
Y en a pratiquement zéro
Mais y en a mille et mille
Qui voudraient être civils
Des milliers qui n'ont pas le choix
Des milliers qui n'ont pas le droit
De faire les choses à moitié
Pour garder leur liberté
Des milliers qui vont chantant
Pour oublier qu'ils ont peur
De voir mourir leurs vingt ans
Sur un beau tapis de fleurs
Des soldats qui veulent jouer les héros
Y en a pratiquement zéro
Mais y en a mille et mille
Qui voudraient être civils
Il y en a des milliers
Au beau milieu des combats
Des milliers qui préféreraient
Plutôt que d'en être là
Gagner le pain quotidien
Des enfants qui leur sont nés
En veillant au joli grain
Dans les champs qu'ils ont semés
Des soldats qui veulent jouer les héros
Y en a pratiquement zéro
Mais y en a mille et mille
Qui voudraient être civils
Il y en a des milliers
Qui sont là priant le ciel
Pour ne pas perdre à jamais
Leur part de ce vieux soleil
Des soldats qui veulent jouer les héros
Y en a pratiquement zéro
Mais y en a mille et mille
Qui voudraient être civils
Oui, y en a mille et mille
Qui voudraient être civils !
Just saw this on tv
Without heroes, good luck civilians.
I promise to keep his songs alive. We are going to record this number with an eye on the development in the world and the recent movement of the Troops towards the border of Russia and the Ukraine. WE don´t like War... Make love, not War...John L & Johnny B
R.I.P ik heb respect voor u
Je bent van Nederland ?
LunaeLumen jaa ik ben Nederlands
@@pleundejong2004 Waroom is het veele Nederlanden hier, is hij niet van America ?
Ik leer Nederlands want mijn Oma is van Nederland.
LunaeLumen jaaa dat klopt hij is van Amerika!
rest in peace, Rod McKuen
RIP. Rod McKuen
Nice Song - Thanks
Nice song . R.i.p.
Cool this song was pretty big when I was being born hahahahaha Neat, makes sense to todays idea's
one of the greatest
Thumbs up if you think Rod regretted laying down at 2:05. I imagine it wasn't easy to get back up while that thing was spinning!
prachtig liedje simpel maar goed
THIS IS FOR YOU TROYD
I don't get why Rod Mckuen wasn't taken seriously by critics
Love Rod!
fijn plaatje dit! binnenkort op single! 7" =)
I FINALLY FOUND THE SONG
THANKS TO A CLASSMATE
Great song and a great person :) Is this song copyrighted and is it royalty free?
Give him a rifle, take his hoe, show him a field where he can go
To lay his body down and die without asking why
Soldiers Who Want To Be Heroes number practically zero
But there are millions who want to be civilians
@rodmckuenfan I would love to see him again.... You are closer than I am! LOL
I'd be dizzy after making this vid BUT ITS AWESOME ANYWAY!
Great song
Nice song
voor alle ptst,ers
clip opgenomen in "de Zoete Inval" bij Haarlem
@rodmckuenfan
But he did it! How is he these days?
@TheMIKEYDEEE I'm sure he's good. He seems to still be quite active. He's got a public appearance coming up in California this month.
@rodmckuenfan Thanks! You going to see him?
Queen
and mankind do not listen or learn from history still a atuel item (shame on you "leaders" of theworld
😊
i wanna be soldier!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
🙏🙏🙏👍👍
Ja jongens goud van OUD
I used to have this on vinyl but lost it, does anyone have the "B" side called "my mothers eyes"??????
ge hoort aan zn stem dat ie veel gedronken hed vroeger (of nog)
#RodMcKuen
Richard Porter the single you ask for... i have, don't no if you stil looking for it
ik ben er een van .
@TheMIKEYDEEE It'd be cool to see him, but I live in Oregon. It's a bit too far for me to go.
@wips1992
Zowiezo.
Me ouders vinden steun in dit plaatje :D
Voor pa 🎉😅
зачёт +))
kan de beheerder de tekst van het lied in de toelichting plaatsen,s.v.p.? Blijkbaar kunnen wij dat niet zelf doen in een Reactie? (Tot 2 x toe geprobeerd.)
I know the melody...but from where???
0:20 Nice move :P
He is just visiting
Hij heeft enorm veel liedjes geschreven,zie wiki
door de muziek alleen word ik terug jong