About this song
- In October 2005, The Herd featured live on Triple J's 'Like a Version' (acoustic covers) segment. They performed their own version of the famous Australian 1983 song "I Was Only Nineteen (A Walk in the Light Green)" by Redgum. The song was so well received by fans that it received regular Triple J airplay and was voted #18 in the 2005 Triple J Hottest 100 countdown. They have since recorded a studio version which is to be released on the re-release of The Sun Never Sets, and they have also created a video clip for the song. The song is sung as a first person account of a typical Australian infantry regular soldier's experience in the Vietnam War (conscripts or 'Nashos' were not sent to Vietnam unless they were aged at least 20), from training in Australia to first hand exposure to military operations and combat, and ultimately his return home disillusioned, psychologically scarred and possibly suffering from the effects of the chemical defoliant Agent Orange. . User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply. — lastfm
