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Artist: Georges Moustaki
Author: Georges Moustaki
Label: Polydor
Year: 1968
Introduced in '64 by Pia Colombo but her oldest recording is from '69 (Disc AZ). It was also suggested to Serge Réggiani and soon as he declined it, Moustaki decided to risk his own version.
Covers:
Strangers [as De Gastarbeider]
Rod McKuen [n°1 NL as Without A Worry In The World; follow-up of Soldiers Who Want To Be Heroes]
George Dalares [in Greek as O Metoikos]
Mélina Mercouri [as O Metikos]
An & Jan [as Leve De Liefde En De Lol]
Rob de Nijs [as Zwanenzang]
Louis Neefs sang it for an Era margarine commercial.
If you noticed blunt omissions, mis-interpretations or even out-and-out errors,
please let me know:
Arnold Rypens
Rozenlaan 65
B-2840 Reet (Rumst)