John Schumann On 'I Was Only 19' At 40: 'You Do These Things Because You Believe In Them'
The remarkable story of the song that changed the way we saw our Vietnam vets.
Source: themusic.com.au
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The remarkable story of the song that changed the way we saw our Vietnam vets.
Released in 1983, I Was Only 19 is one of this country’s most significant songs about war, and it’s about to get a whole new audience - again.
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