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Frank Loesser. " Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition " is an American patriotic song by Frank Loesser, [1] published as sheet music in 1942 by Famous Music Corp. The song was a response to the attack on Pearl Harbor that marked United States involvement in World War II . The song describes a chaplain ("sky pilot") who is asked by a group of ...
Silent Running (On Dangerous Ground) " Silent Running (On Dangerous Ground) " is a song performed by Mike + The Mechanics. Written by Mike Rutherford and B. A. Robertson, it was the first track on the 1985 self-titled debut album of Mike + the Mechanics. It was also released as the band's first single, peaking at number 6 on 8 March 1986 [1] on ...
Little Armalite. An , the subject of the song. " Little Armalite " (also known as " My Little Armalite " or " Me Little Armalite ") is an Irish rebel song which praises the Armalite AR-18 rifle that was widely used by the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) as part of the paramilitary's armed campaign in Northern Ireland during the Troubles.
Police and Thieves. " Police and Thieves " ( a.k.a. " Police and Thief ") is a reggae song first recorded by the falsetto singer Junior Murvin in 1976. It was covered by the punk band The Clash and included on their self-titled debut album released in 1977.
The Nordenfelt gun was a multiple-barrel organ gun that had a row of up to twelve barrels. It was fired by pulling a lever back and forth and ammunition was gravity fed through chutes for each barrel. It was produced in a number of different calibres up to 25 mm (0.98 in). Larger calibres were also used, but for these calibres the design simply ...
1977. Length. 3:29. Label. Asylum. Songwriter (s) Warren Zevon. "Lawyers, Guns and Money" is a song by Warren Zevon, and the closing track on his 1978 album Excitable Boy. Record World called it "rock 'n' roll at its angriest."
6-round tubular magazine. The Mare's Leg is the name given to a customized shortened rifle used by Steve McQueen 's character on the television series Wanted: Dead or Alive (1958–1961). McQueen's character was named Josh Randall. Mare's Leg is now a generic term for a Winchester Model 1892 (or modern derivative) with a shortened barrel and stock.
Label. Geffen Records. Songwriter (s) Guns N' Roses. Producer (s) Guns N' Roses. Mike Clink. " One in a Million " was the eighth track on American rock band Guns N' Roses ' 1988 album G N' R Lies. It was based on singer Axl Rose 's experience of getting hustled at a Greyhound bus station when he first came to Los Angeles.