Les Moineaux de Saigon [The Sparrows of Vietnam]
1969 · Columbia 2C 006-23.050 M · Antwerp, Belgium
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- Artist
- Ann Christy
- Title
- Les Moineaux de Saigon [The Sparrows of Vietnam]
- Release
- Les moineaux de Saigon / La chanson de Catherine
- Year
- 1969
- Label
- Columbia # 2C 006-23.050 M
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- French
- Country
- Antwerp, Belgium
- Songwriter
- Marcel Mortier, Jacques Danois
- Genre
- Chanson · Chanson
- Primary theme
- Peace, Protest & Anti-War
Annotation
Belgium artist, sung in French. Chanson Front cover image of Vietnamese children
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Annotation — European Songs
Chanson artist, Ann Christy, born 22 September 1945 in Antwerp, Belgium. Died on 7 August 1984 in Jette, Belgium. The song "Les moineaux de Saigon" (Columbia (EMI) # 2C 006-23.050 M), sung in French. The front cover features photos of Vietnamese children.
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Notes
Columbia (EMI) 2C 006-23.050 M (side C 006-23.050 M A), 45 tours microsillon, BIEM, made in France by Les Industries Musicales et Electriques Pathé Marconi, Paris; "Les Moineaux de Saigon" (Marcel Mortier - Jacques Danois), 2'45. The picture sleeve prints the title over a red-tinted montage of photographs of Vietnamese children behind barbed wire ("photos philippe franchini"); the back advertises other Pathé Marconi singles, among them Jeff Beck, Pretty Things, Pink Floyd's "Point Me to the Sky" and Cliff Richard. [From the record sleeve and labels]
About the artist
Born 22 September 1945, Antwerpen, Belgium. Died 7 August 1984, Jette, Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, Belgium
Themes
In collections
European Songs · Peace, Protest, & Anti-War Songs [War Years]