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
A Million and One A Million and One "A Million and One" is a song written by Yvonne Devaney, which was a hit single for Billy Walker, Dean Martin, and Vic Dana in 1966. "A Million and One" was first released by Billy Walker, in late May 1966. Walker's version reached No. 2 on "Billboard"s Hot Country Singles chart. Dean Martin's version spent 7 weeks on the "Billboard" Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 41, while reaching No. 4 on "Billboard"s Easy Listening chart. In Canada, Martin's version reached No. 64 on the "RPM" 100 and No. 23 on the CHUM Hit Parade. Dean