Summary Of The Song 'One Tin Soldier'

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The song One Tin Soldier, written by Dennis Lamber & Brian Potter, is a song that is about the demonstrations in America during the Vietnam War. This song is trying to say that the higher-ups have something they want which is “Peace on Earth”, or in this case the Earth being Vietnam, they want to end the war. The artists are saying that the conditions of these demonstrations are caused the by the ‘One tin soldier riding away,’. It seems like the artists make it so that the soldier is not going by will, they’re forced to go. This is referencing the draft, a ‘soldier’ leaving town heading to war, causing the people to be angered. Another reference is the people sending a message to the ‘kingdom’ saying they want a treasure that the king speaks