Billy Don't Be A Hero (ver. 1) by Peter Callander - Piano Sheets and Free Sheet Music

Peter Callander (born Peter Robin Callander, 10 October 1939) is a British songwriter and record producer.[1] Active from the 1960s to the present day, Callander has written or co-written songs that have been performed by recording artists such as Cilla Black, Tom Jones, Cliff Richard, Shirley Bassey, and The Tremeloes, among many others.[2] Callander has often worked in conjunction with Mitch Murray with Murray writing the music and Callander the lyrics for their compositions. The two have also teamed together to produce recording artists such as Paper Lace, Tony Christie, and The Brothers. "Billy Don't Be a Hero" is a 1974 anti-war pop song by Paper Lace and was also recorded by Bo Donaldson and the Heywoods. It was written by Mitch Murray and Peter Callander. Because the song was released in 1974, it is often associated with the Vietnam War, though it may also refer to the American Civil War as evidenced by the "soldier blues" (the Union Forces) in the lyrics and on the cover of the single album. A young woman is distraught that her fiancé chooses to leave the area with an Army contingent passing through the town and go with them to fight. She.