Pvt. Ledbetter

Album: Forever More (2008)
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  • Tesla guitarist Frank Hannon explained this track to Bravewords.com: "It reflects the war and the state we are in today. We have a fan club now called The Troops. Basically, Troops are people. 'Pvt. Ledbetter' is written about a Trooper or soldier as a person and the family, people that we are singing about in the song, Mrs. Ledbetter. The song is about a fictitious person. The whole vibe of it is about a person, not necessarily anything other than a personal experience."

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