Little Boy Soldiers (track)
by The Jam
Little Boy Soldiers appears on the following album(s) by The Jam:
- Setting Sons (track #4) (this album) (1979)
- Live Jam (track #7) (1993)
- Live At The Hammersmith Palais 14th December 1981 (track #17) (2017)
- Live At Newcastle City Hall 28th October 1980 (track #14) (2015)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 02/08/2026 18:11 | bonnequestion | 16,297 | 75/100 |
| ! | 12/08/2025 17:04 | Exist-en-ciel | 78,032 | 70/100 |
| ! | 07/31/2025 04:34 |  AAL2014 | 35,372 | 76/100 |
| ! | 09/15/2024 08:32 | platus | 32,149 | 76/100 |
| ! | 08/28/2024 18:23 | BurndenAce | 4,852 | 78/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 4% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 81.6/100, a mean average of 82.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 82.4/100. The standard deviation for this track is 10.4.
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The albums stand out track and the cornerstone of the concept. It's pretty much a song divided into 3 sections. The first verse is the cynical yet correct view of the soldier taking a swipe at the government upon having received his call up papers. The middle lullaby section is outstanding and I can't think of a better used or placed F word in any song. The track ends with the sad, yet uncaring (he won so it's OK!!!) letter home to a Mother that her Son is dead.
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