Ring Ring, I've Got to Sing

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"Ring, Ring I've Got to Sing" is a 1966 protest song composed and performed by Ferre Grignard.[1] It became an international hit. The song criticizes racism and war through an African-American who doesn't want to fight for his country, because of the way black people are treated in the United States.[2]

History[]

After an unsuccessful career as an artist, Ferre Grignard had learned to play the guitar and sing the blues. In 1964, De Muze opened in Antwerp. It was a bar often frequented by people with an alternative lifestyle. Ferre Grignard often performed there, and "Ring, Ring I've Got to Sing" was greatly appreciated. In 1965, the owner invited him to record the song. Not long thereafter , a music producer who also owned a record company, heard the song and asked Ferre Grignard to record it once again. In 1966 this version, distributed on 500 copies,[3] became a hit, and because of its mixture of skiffle, folk and blues, Grignard's first album Ring, Ring I've Got to Sing scored high on the European charts.

The song was re-issued many times, and it appeared in numerous compilations. In 2007, the song was inducted into the Flemish Hall of Fame of pop music.[4] "Ring Ring, I've Got to Sing" is still present on many Belgian all-time top hit charts.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ "Ring ring, I've got to sing". Muziek Archief. Retrieved 19 March 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ "Ferre Grignard". Viva Vlaanderen. Retrieved 19 March 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ "Opname Ring, ring, I've got to sing - Ferre Grignard".
  4. ^ "ZangTalent - 'Ring, ring I've got to sing' en 'Amsterdam' bekroond". Zangtalent.be. Retrieved 2011-10-15.
  5. ^ http://top2009.radio2.nl/page/nummer/1135/Ferre%20Grignard/Ring,%20ring,%20I%27ve%20got%20to%20sing Archived December 28, 2009, at the Wayback Machine

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