Chante une femme

Annotation

Chanson artist born 1932 in Lyon, France, and died 25 March 2007. The song "Chante une femme" ("Sing a Woman") (Philips # 437.400), an interesting protest song, looking at the negative impact of the war from different perspectives, such as an America family, "my only son, sings a woman in America... boy's death in Vietnam", and then onto the Vietnamese, "awakens the Vietnamese child... I hear planes, we must take our luggage". The song also criticised politicians for playing war games, "Mr. President... and the Vietnam map, as a man who is playing checkers".Marc Ogeret – Chansons de révolte et d'espoir (1973) James Ollivier – Récital public (1973)

Annotation by Justin A. Brummer

Annotation — Peace, Protest, & Anti-War Songs

Chanson artist born 1932 in Lyon, France, and died 25 March 2007. The song "Chante une femme" ("Sing a Woman") (Philips # 437.400), an interesting protest song, looking at the negative impact of the war from different perspectives, such as an America family, "my only son, sings a woman in America... boy's death in Vietnam", and then onto the Vietnamese, "awakens the Vietnamese child... I hear planes, we must take our luggage". The song also criticised politicians for playing war games, "Mr. President... and the Vietnam map, as a man who is playing checkers".Covers: Marc Ogeret - Chansons de révolte et d'espoir (1973) James Ollivier - Récital public (1973)

Annotation by Justin A. Brummer

About the artist

born 1932 in Lyon, France, and died 25 March 2007

Themes

Soldier's Perspective · Anti-War

In collections

European Songs · Peace, Protest, & Anti-War Songs