Welterusten Meneer de President
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Welterusten, Meneer de President (Sleep well, Mr. President) is a Dylanesque song from 1966, sung by Boudewijn de Groot
. Like most of his other songs, this one was written with songwriter
Lennaert Nijgh. The music was composed by Boudewijn de Groot
himself. The song is a protest against the war in Vietnam and the president of the US by the time, Lyndon B. Johnson
and made De Groot a name as a protest singer.
The song consists of six parts and is drenched in sarcasm.
Boudewijn de Groot
Boudewijn de Groot is a famous Dutch singer/songwriter. He is known for the songs "Welterusten Meneer de President" , "Land van Maas en Waal" , "Jimmy" and "Avond" among others...
. Like most of his other songs, this one was written with songwriter
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
Lennaert Nijgh. The music was composed by Boudewijn de Groot
Boudewijn de Groot
Boudewijn de Groot is a famous Dutch singer/songwriter. He is known for the songs "Welterusten Meneer de President" , "Land van Maas en Waal" , "Jimmy" and "Avond" among others...
himself. The song is a protest against the war in Vietnam and the president of the US by the time, Lyndon B. Johnson
Lyndon B. Johnson
Lyndon Baines Johnson , often referred to as LBJ, was the 36th President of the United States after his service as the 37th Vice President of the United States...
and made De Groot a name as a protest singer.
The song consists of six parts and is drenched in sarcasm.