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Release 68
Year 1968
Label Befria Södern # BS-1
Format LP · Album
Country Sweden
Language Swedish
Songs here 7 in the archive
Citation: Justin A. Brummer, Vietnam War Song Project (VWSP) — Freedom Singers, 68; cite each song by its SongID

68

1968 · Album · Befria Södern # BS-1 · Sweden
7 songs from this release are in the archive, listed below in catalogue order. Track positions are not recorded; the release may carry other songs that do not reference the war. Most common themes: Anti-War, LBJ, Hitler.
Annotation
Notes
Swedish. Progressive folk. Anti-war. All 8 songs referenced or focused on Vietnam and American 'imperialism'.1
Befria Södern (# BS-1)

Vi Visste Ingenting (We Did Nothing)
Leve Det Vietnamesiska Folkets Befrielsekamp (Long live The Vietnamese People's Liberation Struggle)
Brevet Från Lyndon (Letter From Lyndon)
McNamara-visan (McNamara-Song)
Sången Om Reaktionen (Song About the Reaction)
Balladen Om LBJ (Ballad of LBJ)
Lilla Fröken An (Little Miss Ancestry)
Befria Södern! (Liberate the South)
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Collections
Songs from this release appear in these 2 curated collections.
The songs
1.
1968 · Album · Befria Södern # BS-1 · Sweden · 68

Befria Södern BS 1 (sleeve: BS 1A-B), 33 r.p.m.; red labels with silver print. The front cover is a silhouette of a raised arm holding a rifle against an orange disc on blue, titled "freedom singers 68". The Swedish back notes say the Freedom Singers had sung against "USA:s krig i Vietnam" at Vietnam meetings and demonstrations since the first group formed in 1965; most songs were written by members, some adapted from American protest songs ("Vi visste ingenting", "Brevet från Lyndon", "McNamara-visan"), and "Befria Södern!" is a translation of the FNL national anthem. The record was issued by De Förenade FNL-grupperna on its own label Befria Södern as its first release, all performers worked unpaid, and royalties and part of the 15-krona price went to the Vietnam collection for the FNL; contributors listed include Per Erik Andersson, Maj Asplund, Joy Benigh, Olle Brusse, Gunnar Csiffary, Angelika Eriksson, Björn Grünstein, Birgitta Gunnarsson, Eva-Britta Järnefors, Anders Källström, Slim Lidén, Peter Lindstrand, David E Martini, Gunnar Moberg, Sten-Erik Moberg, Ola Palmaer, A Sjöstedt and Gunnel Wahlberg. A boxed panel, "Vad är De Förenade FNL-grupperna?", sets out the organisation's aims ("USA ut ur Vietnam"), the Vietnambulletinen and the Vietnam collection. A stapled lyric booklet (production number 106A-68) prints all the Swedish texts, with footnotes on the Spartacists and the comprador class for "Sången om reaktionen", the subtitle "Ett modernt Skillingstryck" for "Lilla fröken An", and the Vietnamese score of "Giải phóng miền Nam" above the Swedish words of "Befria Södern". Sid A: Vi visste ingenting, Brevet från Lyndon, McNamara-visan, Leve det vietnamesiska folkets befrielsekamp (label: "folkets frihetskamp"); Sid B: Sången om reaktionen, Balladen om LBJ, Lilla fröken An (label: "Ann"), Befria Södern! [From the record sleeve and labels]

Theme: Anti-War
2.
1968 · Album · Befria Södern # BS-1 · Sweden · 68

Befria Södern BS 1 (sleeve: BS 1A-B), 33 r.p.m.; red labels with silver print. The front cover is a silhouette of a raised arm holding a rifle against an orange disc on blue, titled "freedom singers 68". The Swedish back notes say the Freedom Singers had sung against "USA:s krig i Vietnam" at Vietnam meetings and demonstrations since the first group formed in 1965; most songs were written by members, some adapted from American protest songs ("Vi visste ingenting", "Brevet från Lyndon", "McNamara-visan"), and "Befria Södern!" is a translation of the FNL national anthem. The record was issued by De Förenade FNL-grupperna on its own label Befria Södern as its first release, all performers worked unpaid, and royalties and part of the 15-krona price went to the Vietnam collection for the FNL; contributors listed include Per Erik Andersson, Maj Asplund, Joy Benigh, Olle Brusse, Gunnar Csiffary, Angelika Eriksson, Björn Grünstein, Birgitta Gunnarsson, Eva-Britta Järnefors, Anders Källström, Slim Lidén, Peter Lindstrand, David E Martini, Gunnar Moberg, Sten-Erik Moberg, Ola Palmaer, A Sjöstedt and Gunnel Wahlberg. A boxed panel, "Vad är De Förenade FNL-grupperna?", sets out the organisation's aims ("USA ut ur Vietnam"), the Vietnambulletinen and the Vietnam collection. A stapled lyric booklet (production number 106A-68) prints all the Swedish texts, with footnotes on the Spartacists and the comprador class for "Sången om reaktionen", the subtitle "Ett modernt Skillingstryck" for "Lilla fröken An", and the Vietnamese score of "Giải phóng miền Nam" above the Swedish words of "Befria Södern". Sid A: Vi visste ingenting, Brevet från Lyndon, McNamara-visan, Leve det vietnamesiska folkets befrielsekamp (label: "folkets frihetskamp"); Sid B: Sången om reaktionen, Balladen om LBJ, Lilla fröken An (label: "Ann"), Befria Södern! [From the record sleeve and labels]

3.
1968 · Album · Befria Södern # BS-1 · Sweden · 68

Befria Södern BS 1 (sleeve: BS 1A-B), 33 r.p.m.; red labels with silver print. The front cover is a silhouette of a raised arm holding a rifle against an orange disc on blue, titled "freedom singers 68". The Swedish back notes say the Freedom Singers had sung against "USA:s krig i Vietnam" at Vietnam meetings and demonstrations since the first group formed in 1965; most songs were written by members, some adapted from American protest songs ("Vi visste ingenting", "Brevet från Lyndon", "McNamara-visan"), and "Befria Södern!" is a translation of the FNL national anthem. The record was issued by De Förenade FNL-grupperna on its own label Befria Södern as its first release, all performers worked unpaid, and royalties and part of the 15-krona price went to the Vietnam collection for the FNL; contributors listed include Per Erik Andersson, Maj Asplund, Joy Benigh, Olle Brusse, Gunnar Csiffary, Angelika Eriksson, Björn Grünstein, Birgitta Gunnarsson, Eva-Britta Järnefors, Anders Källström, Slim Lidén, Peter Lindstrand, David E Martini, Gunnar Moberg, Sten-Erik Moberg, Ola Palmaer, A Sjöstedt and Gunnel Wahlberg. A boxed panel, "Vad är De Förenade FNL-grupperna?", sets out the organisation's aims ("USA ut ur Vietnam"), the Vietnambulletinen and the Vietnam collection. A stapled lyric booklet (production number 106A-68) prints all the Swedish texts, with footnotes on the Spartacists and the comprador class for "Sången om reaktionen", the subtitle "Ett modernt Skillingstryck" for "Lilla fröken An", and the Vietnamese score of "Giải phóng miền Nam" above the Swedish words of "Befria Södern". Sid A: Vi visste ingenting, Brevet från Lyndon, McNamara-visan, Leve det vietnamesiska folkets befrielsekamp (label: "folkets frihetskamp"); Sid B: Sången om reaktionen, Balladen om LBJ, Lilla fröken An (label: "Ann"), Befria Södern! [From the record sleeve and labels]

Theme: Anti-War
4.
1968 · Album · Befria Södern # BS-1 · Sweden · 68

Befria Södern BS 1 (sleeve: BS 1A-B), 33 r.p.m.; red labels with silver print. The front cover is a silhouette of a raised arm holding a rifle against an orange disc on blue, titled "freedom singers 68". The Swedish back notes say the Freedom Singers had sung against "USA:s krig i Vietnam" at Vietnam meetings and demonstrations since the first group formed in 1965; most songs were written by members, some adapted from American protest songs ("Vi visste ingenting", "Brevet från Lyndon", "McNamara-visan"), and "Befria Södern!" is a translation of the FNL national anthem. The record was issued by De Förenade FNL-grupperna on its own label Befria Södern as its first release, all performers worked unpaid, and royalties and part of the 15-krona price went to the Vietnam collection for the FNL; contributors listed include Per Erik Andersson, Maj Asplund, Joy Benigh, Olle Brusse, Gunnar Csiffary, Angelika Eriksson, Björn Grünstein, Birgitta Gunnarsson, Eva-Britta Järnefors, Anders Källström, Slim Lidén, Peter Lindstrand, David E Martini, Gunnar Moberg, Sten-Erik Moberg, Ola Palmaer, A Sjöstedt and Gunnel Wahlberg. A boxed panel, "Vad är De Förenade FNL-grupperna?", sets out the organisation's aims ("USA ut ur Vietnam"), the Vietnambulletinen and the Vietnam collection. A stapled lyric booklet (production number 106A-68) prints all the Swedish texts, with footnotes on the Spartacists and the comprador class for "Sången om reaktionen", the subtitle "Ett modernt Skillingstryck" for "Lilla fröken An", and the Vietnamese score of "Giải phóng miền Nam" above the Swedish words of "Befria Södern". Sid A: Vi visste ingenting, Brevet från Lyndon, McNamara-visan, Leve det vietnamesiska folkets befrielsekamp (label: "folkets frihetskamp"); Sid B: Sången om reaktionen, Balladen om LBJ, Lilla fröken An (label: "Ann"), Befria Södern! [From the record sleeve and labels]

5.
1968 · Album · Befria Södern # BS-1 · Sweden · 68

Befria Södern BS 1 (sleeve: BS 1A-B), 33 r.p.m.; red labels with silver print. The front cover is a silhouette of a raised arm holding a rifle against an orange disc on blue, titled "freedom singers 68". The Swedish back notes say the Freedom Singers had sung against "USA:s krig i Vietnam" at Vietnam meetings and demonstrations since the first group formed in 1965; most songs were written by members, some adapted from American protest songs ("Vi visste ingenting", "Brevet från Lyndon", "McNamara-visan"), and "Befria Södern!" is a translation of the FNL national anthem. The record was issued by De Förenade FNL-grupperna on its own label Befria Södern as its first release, all performers worked unpaid, and royalties and part of the 15-krona price went to the Vietnam collection for the FNL; contributors listed include Per Erik Andersson, Maj Asplund, Joy Benigh, Olle Brusse, Gunnar Csiffary, Angelika Eriksson, Björn Grünstein, Birgitta Gunnarsson, Eva-Britta Järnefors, Anders Källström, Slim Lidén, Peter Lindstrand, David E Martini, Gunnar Moberg, Sten-Erik Moberg, Ola Palmaer, A Sjöstedt and Gunnel Wahlberg. A boxed panel, "Vad är De Förenade FNL-grupperna?", sets out the organisation's aims ("USA ut ur Vietnam"), the Vietnambulletinen and the Vietnam collection. A stapled lyric booklet (production number 106A-68) prints all the Swedish texts, with footnotes on the Spartacists and the comprador class for "Sången om reaktionen", the subtitle "Ett modernt Skillingstryck" for "Lilla fröken An", and the Vietnamese score of "Giải phóng miền Nam" above the Swedish words of "Befria Södern". Sid A: Vi visste ingenting, Brevet från Lyndon, McNamara-visan, Leve det vietnamesiska folkets befrielsekamp (label: "folkets frihetskamp"); Sid B: Sången om reaktionen, Balladen om LBJ, Lilla fröken An (label: "Ann"), Befria Södern! [From the record sleeve and labels]

6.
1968 · Album · Befria Södern # BS-1 · Sweden · 68

Befria Södern BS 1 (sleeve: BS 1A-B), 33 r.p.m.; red labels with silver print. The front cover is a silhouette of a raised arm holding a rifle against an orange disc on blue, titled "freedom singers 68". The Swedish back notes say the Freedom Singers had sung against "USA:s krig i Vietnam" at Vietnam meetings and demonstrations since the first group formed in 1965; most songs were written by members, some adapted from American protest songs ("Vi visste ingenting", "Brevet från Lyndon", "McNamara-visan"), and "Befria Södern!" is a translation of the FNL national anthem. The record was issued by De Förenade FNL-grupperna on its own label Befria Södern as its first release, all performers worked unpaid, and royalties and part of the 15-krona price went to the Vietnam collection for the FNL; contributors listed include Per Erik Andersson, Maj Asplund, Joy Benigh, Olle Brusse, Gunnar Csiffary, Angelika Eriksson, Björn Grünstein, Birgitta Gunnarsson, Eva-Britta Järnefors, Anders Källström, Slim Lidén, Peter Lindstrand, David E Martini, Gunnar Moberg, Sten-Erik Moberg, Ola Palmaer, A Sjöstedt and Gunnel Wahlberg. A boxed panel, "Vad är De Förenade FNL-grupperna?", sets out the organisation's aims ("USA ut ur Vietnam"), the Vietnambulletinen and the Vietnam collection. A stapled lyric booklet (production number 106A-68) prints all the Swedish texts, with footnotes on the Spartacists and the comprador class for "Sången om reaktionen", the subtitle "Ett modernt Skillingstryck" for "Lilla fröken An", and the Vietnamese score of "Giải phóng miền Nam" above the Swedish words of "Befria Södern". Sid A: Vi visste ingenting, Brevet från Lyndon, McNamara-visan, Leve det vietnamesiska folkets befrielsekamp (label: "folkets frihetskamp"); Sid B: Sången om reaktionen, Balladen om LBJ, Lilla fröken An (label: "Ann"), Befria Södern! [From the record sleeve and labels]

7.
1968 · Album · Befria Södern # BS-1 · Sweden · 68

Befria Södern BS 1 (sleeve: BS 1A-B), 33 r.p.m.; red labels with silver print. The front cover is a silhouette of a raised arm holding a rifle against an orange disc on blue, titled "freedom singers 68". The Swedish back notes say the Freedom Singers had sung against "USA:s krig i Vietnam" at Vietnam meetings and demonstrations since the first group formed in 1965; most songs were written by members, some adapted from American protest songs ("Vi visste ingenting", "Brevet från Lyndon", "McNamara-visan"), and "Befria Södern!" is a translation of the FNL national anthem. The record was issued by De Förenade FNL-grupperna on its own label Befria Södern as its first release, all performers worked unpaid, and royalties and part of the 15-krona price went to the Vietnam collection for the FNL; contributors listed include Per Erik Andersson, Maj Asplund, Joy Benigh, Olle Brusse, Gunnar Csiffary, Angelika Eriksson, Björn Grünstein, Birgitta Gunnarsson, Eva-Britta Järnefors, Anders Källström, Slim Lidén, Peter Lindstrand, David E Martini, Gunnar Moberg, Sten-Erik Moberg, Ola Palmaer, A Sjöstedt and Gunnel Wahlberg. A boxed panel, "Vad är De Förenade FNL-grupperna?", sets out the organisation's aims ("USA ut ur Vietnam"), the Vietnambulletinen and the Vietnam collection. A stapled lyric booklet (production number 106A-68) prints all the Swedish texts, with footnotes on the Spartacists and the comprador class for "Sången om reaktionen", the subtitle "Ett modernt Skillingstryck" for "Lilla fröken An", and the Vietnamese score of "Giải phóng miền Nam" above the Swedish words of "Befria Södern". Sid A: Vi visste ingenting, Brevet från Lyndon, McNamara-visan, Leve det vietnamesiska folkets befrielsekamp (label: "folkets frihetskamp"); Sid B: Sången om reaktionen, Balladen om LBJ, Lilla fröken An (label: "Ann"), Befria Södern! [From the record sleeve and labels]