Vas-Y Eddy
| "Vas-Y Eddy" | |
|---|---|
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| Song by Jean Saint-Paul | |
| B-side | "Quand Paris Sourit" |
| Released | 1967 |
| Genre | Schlager |
| Label | Philips |
| Songwriter(s) | Betty Young, Jean Saint-Paul |
Vas-Y Eddy (C'mon Eddy) is a 1967 Belgian song by Jean Saint-Paul about Belgian cycling champion Eddy Merckx. Its lyrics were written by Betty Young and the B-side, Quand Paris Sourit (When Paris Smiles) by Claude Bonheur and Jean Saint-Paul. It was released by the label Philips Records.[1][2]
The song praises Eddy Merckx' victories[3] and is notable for being the first recorded song about Merckx.[4]
Sources[edit]
- ^ "Encyclopédisque - Disque : Vas-y Eddy". www.encyclopedisque.fr.
- ^ "Jean Saint-Paul - Vas-Y Eddy". Discogs. 1967.
- ^ Debroux, Isabelle (7 June 1993). Jean Saint-Paul: 25.000 jours d'accordéon. Editions Dricot. ISBN 9782870951293 – via Google Books.
- ^ Vinyl, Doc (18 December 2016). "Doc Over Blog: Tout Eddy !".