Songfacts®:

• Originally called "Cannon," this Tony Clarkin composition is about one of the horrors of war. In World War I, a surprising - some would say disgraceful - number of British soldiers were executed by firing squad for cowardice. Many of these men were in fact suffering from shell shock.
• Although at 5 minutes 47 seconds "Les Mort Dansant" is not as long as the epic "Don't Wake The Lion," this is another magnificent effort by a man who knows how to paint a picture with words, shocking though that portrait may be. >>>

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  Alexander Baron - London, England, for above 2