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
I Believe in a Thing Called Love I Believe in a Thing Called Love "I Believe in a Thing Called Love" is a song by English rock band The Darkness, released as the third single from their debut studio album, "Permission to Land". When released as a single in September 2003, it peaked at number two in the UK Singles Chart, just behind The Black Eyed Peas' "Where Is The Love?". Lead singer Justin Hawkins performs much of the song in falsetto. Like most of the band's tracks it is influenced by 1970s glam rock like T. Rex and Slade. It was named the 276th best track