Billy Don't Be a Hero Billy Don't Be a Hero "Billy Don't Be a Hero" is a 1974 pop song that was first a UK hit for Paper Lace and then, some months later, a US hit for Bo Donaldson and The Heywoods. The song was written and composed by two British songwriters, Mitch Murray and Peter Callander. Because the song was released in 1974, it was associated by some listeners with the Vietnam War, though the war to which it actually refers is never identified in the lyrics. It has been suggested that the drum pattern, references to a marching band leading soldiers in
Who Can I Be Now? (1974–1976) Who Can I Be Now? (1974–1976) Who Can I Be Now? (1974–1976) is a box set by David Bowie, released on 23 September 2016, focused on the artist's "American Phase". A follow-up to the 2015 compilation "Five Years (1969–1973)", "Who Can I Be Now? (1974–1976)" covers the period of Bowie's career from 1974 to 1976 over twelve compact discs or thirteen LPs. Exclusive to the box sets is "The Gouster", a previously unreleased album that eventually became "Young Americans", and "Re:Call 2", a new compilation of non-album singles, single versions, and B-sides that serves as the sequel to "Re:Call 1"