I Fought in a War

I Fought in a War

Song infobox
Name = I fought in a war


Caption = The fictional book "I Fought in a War", created by Belle & Sebastian
Type =
Artist = Belle & Sebastian
alt Artist =
Album = Fold Your Hands Child, You Walk Like a Peasant
Published =
Released = 6, June 2000
track_no = 1
Recorded = Cava Sound Workshops
Genre = Indie
Length = 4.09
Writer =
Composer =
Label = Jeepster
Producer = Tony Doogan
Chart position = Unreleased as single
Tracks =
prev = N/A
prev_no = N/A
next = The Model
next_no = 2
Misc =

"I Fought in a War" is the first song from the album "Fold Your Hands Child, You Walk Like a Peasant", by Scottish band Belle & Sebastian. The song starts with a Stuart Murdoch solo on acoustic guitar and vocals, with the rest of the band joining in as the song continues. The slowness of the song starts a theme which is followed by the rest of the album. The song was used in the notable 2004 BBC documentary "The Power of Nightmares". It was also used in the 2005 Eugene Jarecki documentary "Why We Fight".

This song was later covered by Damien Rice.

The book

Because of a photo of a book bearing this title provided in the album's artwork, fans have requested "I Fought in a War" in book shops. However, this book doesn't exist and the one used in the artwork is a prop.

Within the album's photography collection were pictures of two books, "Beyond the Sunrise", and "I Fought in a War". Both books are titles of songs on the album, but the books are fictional creations. Due to the band's interest in literature, fans have tried to locate the books that they believed had "inspired" the songs. Belle & Sebastian have informed fans about the fictive nature of the book on the "Questions and Answers" [http://www.belleandsebastian.com/qasearchk.php?searchterm=I+Fought+in+a+War] section of their website.


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужно сделать НИР?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • War of Transnistria — Map of conflict region Date 2 March 1992 21 July 1992 (142 days) Location …   Wikipedia

  • War of 1812 — This article is about the Anglo American War of 1812 to 1815. For other wars in 1812, see War of 1812 (disambiguation). War of 1812 The unfinished United States Capitol after the burning of Washington. Watercolor and i …   Wikipedia

  • War — This article is about war in general. For other uses, see War (disambiguation) and The War (disambiguation). Warfare Military history Eras …   Wikipedia

  • War of the Triple Alliance — Infobox Military Conflict conflict= War of the Triple Alliance partof= caption=Colonel Faria da Rocha reviewing Brazilian troops in front of the Tayi market, 1868. date= 1864 1870 place= South America casus= territory= result= Allied victory… …   Wikipedia

  • War of the Pacific — This article is about the 19th century war between Bolivia, Chile and Peru. For the Pacific theatre of WW II, see Pacific War. War of the Pacific …   Wikipedia

  • War novel — A war novel is a novel in which the primary action takes place in a field of armed combat, or in a domestic setting (or home front) where the characters are preoccupied with the preparations for, or recovery from, war. It is sometimes referred to …   Wikipedia

  • War of the Austrian Succession — The Battle of Fontenoy by Édouard Detaille. Oil on canvas …   Wikipedia

  • WAR OF INDEPENDENCE — (Heb. מִלְחֶמֶת הָעַצְמָאוּת Milḥemet ha Aẓma ut, or מִלְחֶמֶת הַקּוֹמְמִיּוֹּת Milḥemet ha Komemiyyut, or מִלְחֶמֶת הַשִּׁחְרוּר Milḥemet ha Shiḥrur (the War of Liberation), war waged by the Jews of Palestine for survival, freedom, and political …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • War of the Spanish Succession — Philip V of Spain and the Duke of Vendôme commanded the Franco Spanish charge at the Battle of Villaviciosa by Jean Alaux (1840) …   Wikipedia

  • War of the Pyrenees — Part of the French Revolutionary Wars The Panissars blockhouse, looking south from the Fort de Bellegarde into Spain. The town of La Junquera is left of center …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”