Balladen om Rune Henry Johansson
1975 · Befria BS-7 · Stockholm, Sweden
- Artist
- Fria Proteatern
- Title
- Balladen om Rune Henry Johansson
- Release
- Vietnam / Kambodja Befriade!
- Year
- 1975
- Label
- Befria # BS-7
- Format
- 7" · EP
- Language
- Swedish
- Country
- Stockholm, Sweden
- Songwriter
- Carsten Palmaer (text), Stefan Ringbom (music)
- Genre
- Nordic Music · Progressive Folk
- Primary theme
- Peace, Protest & Anti-War
Annotation — European Songs
Swedish. Live recording from the Stockholm victory celebration, 3 May 1975. Befria Södern # BS-7
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Lyrics
English: He is a human being, just like you and me. He took part in the capture of Saigon. __________ Swedish: Han är en mänska som du och jag. Han var med och tog Saigon.
Notes
Track A2 of Befria Södern BS 7 "Vietnam Kambodja Befriade!", recorded live at the Vietnam victory celebration in Stockholm on 3 May 1975 and sung by Fria Proteatern; label credit "(S. Ringbom – C. Palmaer)". The ballad follows Rune Henry Johansson, a Rågsved worker who in 1965 cursed an FNL demonstrator ("what the hell is FNL?"), was slowly won over — the Saigon police chief shooting a prisoner on television, the bombing of the dykes and mining of Haiphong — put a coin in the collection box every Saturday, and on 1 May 1975 bought a quarter-bottle and marched with the others: "Han var med och tog Saigon". [From the record sleeve and labels]
About the artist
Fria Proteatern was a Swedish political theatre and song group formed in Stockholm in 1970.
Themes
From the release Vietnam / Kambodja Befriade!
In collections
European Songs · Peace, Protest, & Anti-War Songs [War Years]