This song is a parable, since it uses a story to teach a moral lesson. It's about a group of people from long ago, who lived peacefully on a mountain, bothering no-one. But there was a rumor the mountain people were protecting a buried treasure, and they were attacked by a war-like group who demand that they hand it over. When the mountain people instead offered to share it, the war-like people refused to share-- they wanted it all, and they killed the mountain people. But in the end, the war-like people who attacked them found that the "buried treasure" was a simple message-- a verse from the New Testament: "Peace on Earth."
The chorus, "Go ahead and hate your neighbor/go ahead and cheat a friend/ do it in the name of heaven/you can justify it in the end..." refers to how throughout history, people have used religion to justify or rationalize starting wars. But in the end, Judgment Day will come and those who promoted war will have to face God ("there won't be any trumpets blowing/on that Judgment Day, on the bloody morning after/ One Tin Soldier rides away). And the warmongers will find they are not blessed, but rather, they are alone, and they will have nothing to show for their battles. The "tin soldier," who looked so brave and powerful from a distance, is in fact made of tin, and tin is not very strong, nor is it valuable. The most important and valuable treasure is peace, and that was what the mountain people were trying to tell us.
The original version of 'One Tin Soldier' was by a band called 'Coven' and can be found on the soundtrack to 'Billy Jack'.
jinx dawson
kanta yan para ky "tin" sabi nla yan sa interview eh its "For tin"
Chano Pozo
"The Little Tin Soldier and The Doll From France", words and music by Frederick G. Johnson, copyright 1925, by T.S. Denison & Co., 623 South Wabash Ave., Chicago,IL. Sheet music series titled "Denison"s Juvenile Songs".
One tin Soldier
One Tin Soldier was created in 1969.
I believe you're talking about "One Tin Soldier"? The cover of this song is done by many people--if you look it up on Youtube, you could easily find it.
Billy Jack
The original version of 'One Tin Soldier' was by a band called 'Coven' and can be found on the soundtrack to 'Billy Jack'.
One Tin Soldier by Coven.Also mentioned in the Pachelbel Rant, since its chords are the same as Pachelbel's Canon.
jinx dawson
The Steadfast Tin Soldier - ballet - was created in 1975.
The Steadfast Tin Soldier was created on 1838-10-02.
A Tin Soldier - 1916 was released on: USA: 28 November 1916
During the time this song was made(1960's), hippies refered to the army as tin soldiers and were highly against them. In the song, it talks about how there is no pride for them when they all die and one is left.In another song of the era, being "Ohio", it says "Tin soldiers and Nixon Coming" (Nixon being the president).
The cast of The Tin Soldier - 2005 includes: Ian Clay as Troy Angelo Custino Matthew Deslandes as Tin Soldier Samantha Hale as Laughing Woman