"Bring the Boys Home" is a song recorded by rhythm and blues singer Freda Payne in 1971 during the Vietnam War era.
It was an anti-war song that was aimed at the sending of troops to fight in an increasingly unpopular war.
[1] The song came out at a time when soldiers were returning to America dead and in body bags.
[2] In spite of the healthy amount of airplay it received in the US, the US Command from the American Forces Network banned it.
[4][5] The Soul Source section of the May 22 issue of Billboard named it the best new record of the week.