The Ballad of the Green Berets
The Ballad of the Green Berets is a 1966 song written by Robin Moore and sung by Barry Sadler about the Green Berets , a special unit of the US Army. In the United States, the song reached first place on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, as well as first place in the pop charts and second place in the country charts.
It was the best-selling single of 1966 in the United States.
German version
The song was a number one hit in Germany in the German version as Hundert Mann und ein Orders with the lyrics by Ernst Bader and in the version sung by Freddy Quinn . A version sung by Heidi Brühl reached number 8 in the German charts.
The German text is written from the soldier's point of view and questions the meaning of the war, while the English text is a hymn to the special unit. Heidi Brühl sings the German text slightly different from the perspective of a girl who is waiting for her boyfriend. The song was used as theme music in the film The Green Devils .
Individual evidence
- ^ The Ballad of the Green Berets. Retrieved March 18, 2013 .
- ^ SSgt Barry Sadler: A Portrait of the Man Who Sang "The Ballad of the Green Berets". In: Veterans Today. Retrieved October 20, 2016 .
- ↑ Freddy - One Hundred Men and One Order. Retrieved March 18, 2013 .
- ↑ Heidi Brühl - One hundred men and one order. Retrieved March 18, 2013 .