Vietnam Vet
1990 · Philips 875 416-7 · France, France
- Artist
- Johnny Hallyday
- Title
- Vietnam Vet
- Release
- Cadillac / Vietnam Vet
- Year
- 1990
- Label
- Philips # 875 416-7
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- French
- Country
- France, France
- Songwriter
- Pierre Billon
- Genre
- Chanson · Chanson
- Primary theme
- Post-War
Annotation — European Songs
The song Vietnam Vet (Johnny Hallyday) Born 15 June 1943, Paris, Île-de-France, France Died 6 December 2017, Marnes-la-Coquette, Île-de-France, France I am this Vietnam vet / Who sees in his head / The helicopters that pass / And on the terraces of Saigon / From girls to GI / The bad guys and the good guys / It's just a detail / At the cannon museum / You are the girl from the bar / You play yourself Marilyn / You stayed at the station / You never got a screen / New Orleans star / You are sure of your talent / You are just a detail / At the fake museum- pretenders / Above my soul / One (?) for eagles / Above my body / The earth makes its rules / Between the two I had a choice / I had the right / I decided to never again / Looking down / Fifty-seven on my own / On the verge of a high- way / You sing yourself happy birthday / You got it called freedom / You would climb mountains / You have no wrinkles in your heart / You are just a detail / At the biker museum / I am this Vietnam vet / America's remorse / I am the dream that remains / I am the mythical immigrant / I am red and white / A blue star on my forehead / I am just a detail / A little love at heart / Of any religion / From…
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
About the artist
Born 15 June 1943, Paris, Île-de-France, France. Died 6 December 2017, Marnes-la-Coquette, Île-de-France, France