Rod McKuen - Soldiers Who Want To Be Heroes | The Story Behind The Song | Top 2000 a gogo

Songwriter Rod McKuen (1933 - 2015) tels the story behind 'Soldiers Who Want To Be Heroes'. A short documentary by Top 2000 a gogo from 2004 (Dutch Public Television).

[@oddballsok]

never heard of this song..but good slogan, good lyrics, good person. And he was in more than we d think. He should be proud of his legacy. (and the REAL writer of the grafitti should be celebrated as well..).

[@doreenproos_Dressuurtotaal]

At 3.00 Rod says "this song was banned in America. It was considered anti-war propaganda". This says a lot about the democracy and war-lobby in the US!

[@JacquesvanVelzen]

Dit was weer een hele goede.

[@imcavdb5465]

Alweer een prachtig verhaal. ♥️

[@TheSteinmetzen]

I've been obsessed with this guy for years...good poetry as well.

[@MarcusP52]

A beautiful soul.

[@a-borgia4993]

I remember the song while growing up in the NL. Rod was very famous back home

[@zeveneszeven7939]

A great man, whit a goed song

[@redpillcopinthephilippines9647]

I am a retired Soldier and I approve this message.

[@tedkay_music]

Nice!

[@maddymud]

A Boy Named Charlie Brown is the one he should be profiled for.

[@marcjacobs5988]

I would go for "Stones" or "Without A Worry In The World".......

[@maddymud]

did he just say he wrote something with Kurt Cobain? or did he say "I wouldn't have minded to ... Kurt Cobain?"

[@Top2000agogo]

He said he wrote something with him, but there is nothing released unfortunately...

[@URKillingme100]

I will look into this guys history, but my first impression is that this is the kind of guy you’d meet in a bar and write him off as a blowhard drunk. No judgment, just a wtf ignorant observation.