Hardcastle was inspired to create the song after watching Vietnam Requiem (1982), [4] and comparing his own life at 19 to those of the soldiers featured: "...what struck me was how …

The title refers to the average age of US soldiers who fought in the Vietnam War. "I was sitting here watching a program one night and I taped it, Hardcastle told NME. "Of course, it's about …

19 was the third single from Paul Hardcastle’s self-titled third album. With a strong anti-war message hammered home by the stuttering chorus, it features samples speech throughout.

The parody was based on the fact that the English batsmens' average runs per head in each innings was a paltry 19, compared to the 35 they averaged in 1968. Against the record …

When it came out at the time, 19 was notable for mixing a heavy dance groove with sampled parts of the ABC TV documentary, Vietnam Requiem, specifically the narration by Peter Thomas.

I hardly think you can call a song "a perpetuation of imperialism" purely because it looks at the problems faced by the western army. He only chose to attack this one facet of the war, it …

In World War II the average age of the combat soldier was 26... In Vietnam he was 19. In inininininin Vietnam he was 19. (TV announcer's voice) The shooting and fighting of the past …

First released in 1985 by British composer Paul Hardcastle. The title "19" comes from the documentary's claim that the average age of an American combat soldier in the war was …

Sep 22, 2023 · Hardcastle was inspired to create the song after watching documentary ‘Vietnam Requiem’, and comparing his own life at 19 to those of the soldiers featured: "...what struck …

The song opens by contrasting the Vietnam War with World War II, highlighting that the average age of a combat soldier in Vietnam was just 19, compared to 26 in World War II.