Boat People
1987 · Mythos MYT 300 · France
- Artist
- Mythos
- Title
- Boat People
- Release
- Boat People
- Year
- 1987
- Label
- Mythos # MYT 300
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- French
- Country
- France
- Songwriter
- Mythos
- Genre
- Rock · Pop Rock
- Primary theme
- Post-War
Annotation — European Songs
- France - Vietnamese Boat people - refugee crisis - Lyrics on back sleeve
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Lyrics
English: Hanoi, Haiphong, and Cholon, / One day we shall return, / To our home, far away across the China Sea... / From 'Power to the People' / The 'Boat People' were born." __________ French: "Hanoï, Haïphong et Cholon, / Un jour nous y retournerons, / Chez nous tout au bout de la mer de Chine... / Du 'Power to the People' / Sont nés les Boat People
Notes
Self-released. Line-up: François Nicolas (guitar, vocals), Bernard Touchagues (vocals), Pierre De Veron (piano, synth), Jérôme Carlier (effects, synth), Phil 'Heron' (bass), Jacques De Chabannes (drums), Estelle Nicolas (backing vocals). Recorded at Studio The Tube Station; printed by SNA. Self-released single about the Vietnamese boat people refugee crisis, lyrics on the back sleeve. Self-released single; lyrics printed on the back sleeve; recorded at The Tube Station; cover photo Gamma. B side "Pour eux…" after a text by Michel Menu. [From the record sleeve and labels]
About the artist
Mythos - French rock group based at Mesnil-le-Roi (Yvelines): Bernard Touchagues (vocals), François Nicolas (guitar, vocals), Phil "Heron" (bass), Pierre de Véron (piano, synthesizers), Jacques de Chabannes (drums), with Estelle Nicolas (choir) and Jérôme Carlier (synthesizer effects).