Credited on the record as Various Artists.
Die USA-Kompanie von Son My
1971 · NOVA 8 85 009 · Germany: East [GDR]
- Artist
- Gisela May
- Credited on the record as
- Various Artists
- Title
- Die USA-Kompanie von Son My
- Release
- Schützt diese Welt - Lieder und Chansons
- Year
- 1971
- Label
- NOVA # 8 85 009
- Format
- LP · Compilation
- Language
- German
- Country
- Germany: East [GDR]
- Songwriter
- Paul Dessau, Horst Heitzenröther
- Genre
- Cabaret · Kabarett
- Primary theme
- Peace, Protest & Anti-War
Notes
NOVA 8 85 009 (VEB Deutsche Schallplatten Berlin), stereo LP, 1971 (Ag 511/01/71); Musikregie Dagmar Vorwerk; sleeve essay by Helge Jung (1971); design Gerd Semder, photo H. Hoffmann; full lyrics printed on the inner sleeve. Also on the LP: "Willst du, daß wir weinen" (Asriel/Kahlau, Gisela May) — the 1967 Kämpfendes Vietnam song. Walter Olbertz, piano; Wolfgang Preissler, percussion. A recitative setting of a television interview with the My Lai company. GDR compilation of political songs/chansons. Design Gerd Semder; Tonregie Eberhard Richter, Horst Kunze; Musikregie Dagmar Vorwerk. Print code Ag 511/01/71; retail 10.10 M; printed VEB Gotha-Druck; rights AWA. My Lai (Son My) massacre. Track B1 of the compilation. Song about the US company at Son My (My Lai), from the GDR compilation Schützt diese Welt - Lieder und Chansons. [From the record sleeve and labels]
Themes
My Lai · Civilian Casualties · Anti-War · Anti-American · Anti-Soldier
In collections
European Songs · Kent / Jackson State Songs · My Lai & Lt. William Calley Songs · Peace, Protest, & Anti-War Songs [War Years]