# Please identify this song (yes, another one.)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-identify-this-song-yes-another-one/192358>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [August 1, 2003, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-identify-this-song-yes-another-one/192358 "2003-08-01T14:08:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![thwartme](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecc23a/32.png) [@thwartme](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thwartme)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2003, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-identify-this-song-yes-another-one/192358/1 "2003-08-01T14:08:45Z")

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There’s a new radio station in the Toronto area that pretty much plays nothing except non-stop music. No DJ’s, no news/traffic/weather, just tunes and (of course) commercials. While I enjoy the constant tunage, I am sometimes frustrated by the fact that no one announces titles and artists for the tracks we just heard. As in this case…

I heard a song the other day that I’m sure I’d heard before, but I haven’t been able to track down either title or artist. And, of course, my memory of the lyrics is minimal.

At least one verse ends with:

**…and see your smiling face**

And the chorus contains several repititions of:

**Be a Soldier**

I’ve googled extensively, to no avail. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,  
Thwartme

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**Author:** ![arachnidlove](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@arachnidlove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/arachnidlove)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2003, 7:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-identify-this-song-yes-another-one/192358/2 "2003-08-02T07:13:57Z")

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Does a guy or girl sing it?

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**Author:** ![thwartme](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecc23a/32.png) [@thwartme](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thwartme)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2003, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-identify-this-song-yes-another-one/192358/3 "2003-08-06T12:07:11Z")

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Sorry for the delay in my response **arachnidlove** , but I was having system problems.

The song is sung by a guy. He sounds as though he may be British, and reminds me a bit of the singer for the Clash. I’ve browsed through the Clash’s discography, just in case it’s a tune by them I didn’t know, but no luck.

Thanks for your help.  
Bill