19 (song) 19 (song) "19" is a song by British musician Paul Hardcastle released as the first single from his self-titled third studio album "Paul Hardcastle" (1985). The song has a strong anti-war message, focusing on America's involvement in the Vietnam War and the effect it had on the soldiers who served. The track was notable for early use of sampled and processed speech, in particular a synthesized stutter effect used on the words 'nineteen' and 'destruction'. It also includes various non-speech, re-dubbed sampling, such as crowd noise and a military bugle call. "19" features sampled narration (voiced by Peter Thomas), out-of-context
Charlie Hardcastle him out in the fourth round to take the title. Over the next two years, Hardcastle fought with mixed results, but never again challenged for a title. He continued until 1923 but lost nine of his last eleven fights, his only wins in that period coming against the inexperienced Tommy Gray. Charlie Hardcastle Charlie Hardcastle (1894–1960) was an English boxer who was British featherweight champion in 1917. Born in Worsbrough Bridge near Barnsley, Hardcastle made his professional debut at 8st 6lbs in May 1911, losing to Billy Green. He had seven further fights that year, winning them all inside the