Children's Heritage/D.O.A.

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“Children's Heritage”

Single by Bloodrock from the album Bloodrock 2
B-side	D.O.A.
Released	1971
Format	7"
Recorded	1970
Genre	Hard Rock
Length	4:32
Label	Capitol
Writer(s)	Rutledge, Pickens, Grundy, Taylor, Hill, Cobb
Producer	Terry Knight

"Children's Heritage/D.O.A." is a 7" vinyl single by Texas hard rock band Bloodrock released under Capitol Records in early 1971. The version of "D.O.A." featured on the single is roughly half the length of the album version found on Bloodrock 2. The song gives a grisly first person account of the aftermath of a plane crash. The vocalist describes the bloody sheets he lies in with a missing arm and a dead girl lying next to him, as the ambulance attendant looks over him with little hope. This narrative is backed by a rather eerie and grave organ riff & background sounds of ambulance sirens, creating a decidedly bleak and unsettling atmosphere. The song ends with the ambulance siren being shut off, indicating that the patient has died and is Dead On Arrival.

According to lead guitarist, Lee Pickens, "D.O.A." is based on the ill fated Wichita State University football team airplane crash of Oct. 2, 1970.^{[citation needed]}

In March, 1971, many US radio stations and high schools banned "D.O.A.". Despite a lack of air-play, the single still reached #36 on the Billboard chart.