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Ce beau drapeau de notre France altière : This beautiful flag of our proud France; Le beau drapeau de notre France entière : The beautiful flag of our whole France; Et si quelqu'un venait à y toucher, And if anyone tried to hurt her, Et si quelqu'un voulait nous séparer, And if someone tried to separate us,
The song inspired Irving Berlin's 1918 hit, "Goodbye, France," a song about leaving France to return to the United States. [6] While the song was popular during its time, it also saw a revival during World War II, where some soldiers preferred World War I songs over the war songs being produced at the time.
"The Partisan" is an anti-fascist anthem about the French Resistance in World War II. The song was composed in 1943 by Russian-born Anna Marly (1917–2006), with lyrics by French Resistance leader Emmanuel d'Astier de La Vigerie (1900–1969), and originally titled "La Complainte du partisan" (English: "The lament of the partisan").
The song's resurgence is sparking deep thoughts, and deep feelings, in people, as this Reddit thread — with the title "How do you feel when you listen to ‘Forever Young’ by Alphaville ...
Gidget ("(Wait Till You See) My Gidget") – Howard Greenfield and Jack Keller (performed in the pilot episode by The Four Freshmen and by Johnny Tillotson in all other episodes) Gilligan's Island ("The Ballad of Gilligan's Isle") – Sherwood Schwartz and George Wyle (performed first season by The Wellingtons; seasons 2 and 3 by The Eligibles)
Some anti-war songs lament aspects of wars, while others patronize war.Most promote peace in some form, while others sing out against specific armed conflicts. Still others depict the physical and psychological destruction that warfare causes to soldiers, innocent civilians, and humanity as a whole.
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In 1987, "Forever and Ever" was covered in French-language by Simon et les Modanais, under the title "Ėtoile des neiges". It was released in January 1988 as the first single from their debut album Il était une fois en Savoie. It achieved a great success in Belgium (Wallonia) and France where it was respectively a top one and two hit.