Credited on the record as President-Leaky-Faucett.
I Think I'll Run for President
1968 · Oil Capital 1239 · USA
- Artist
- Ed Faucett
- Credited on the record as
- President-Leaky-Faucett
- Title
- I Think I'll Run for President
- Release
- Letter to Vietnam (Dear Son) / I Think I'll Run for President
- Year
- 1968
- Label
- Oil Capital # 1239
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- USA
- Songwriter
- Ed Faucett
- Genre
- Country · Country
- Primary theme
- US 'Patriotic' / Pro-Government / Anti-Protest Songs
Annotation
"Letter to Vietnam (Dear Son)" Country. Patriotic. Narrated from father of soldier, writing letter to son in Vietnam. Father recalls fighting in Korea and WW2. Supports government cause - fighting for freedom of world. Criticises demonstrations at home. "I Think I'll Run for President" Country. Patriotic. Runs on platform of opposition to riots, and calls for end of Congressional restrictions in Vietnam, criticising the activities of doves.
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Notes
Oil Capital Record No. 1239, 45 RPM, stereo, white label with oil-derrick logo; Oil Capital Records, P.O. Box 50413, Tulsa, Okla. 74150, phones (918) 932-3860 and (918) 939-0138. "Letter to Vietnam (Dear Son)" (Ed Faucett), ASCAP, time 2:11, side SoN 106522, credited to Ed Faucett; flip "I Think I'll Run for President" (Ed Faucett), ASCAP, time 2:43, side SoN 106521, credited to "President-Leaky-Faucett" and marked "Side—A—Push". On both labels the printed publisher is struck through and "Big Red Pub." is stamped beneath. [From the record sleeve and labels]
About the artist
Country singer who wrote and recorded for Oil Capital Records of Tulsa, Oklahoma, releasing the 1972 single 'Hippie Stomp' / 'Letter From Vietnam (Dear Mother)' (Oil Capital 1238, pressed via Sound of Nashville); he self-published via Big Red Publishing (ASCAP). [Source: Discogs / Dollar Country / 45cat]
Themes
In collections
US 'Patriotic' / Pro-Government / Anti-Protest Songs [War Years]