Welterusten meneer de president
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"Welterusten meneer de president" | ||||
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Single by Boudewijn de Groot | ||||
from the album Boudewijn de Groot | ||||
Language | Dutch | |||
English title | Sleep well, Mr. President | |||
Released | February 26, 1966 | |||
Recorded | 1965 | |||
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Length | 2:30 | |||
Label | Decca | |||
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Boudewijn de Groot singles chronology | ||||
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"Welterusten, meneer de president" (Dutch: Sleep well, Mr. President) is a 1966 Dutch-language Dylanesque protest song, sung by Boudewijn de Groot. Like most of his other songs, it was co-written by songwriter Lennaert Nijgh. The music was composed by Boudewijn de Groot himself. The song is a protest against the war in Vietnam and the US president of the time, Lyndon B. Johnson and solidified De Groot as a protest singer.