Vas-Y Eddy

"Vas-Y Eddy"
Song by Jean Saint-Paul
B-side"Quand Paris Sourit"
Released1967
GenreSchlager
LabelPhilips
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

  1. ^ "Encyclopédisque - Disque : Vas-y Eddy". www.encyclopedisque.fr.
  2. ^ "Jean Saint-Paul - Vas-Y Eddy". Discogs. 1967.
  3. ^ Debroux, Isabelle (7 June 1993). Jean Saint-Paul: 25.000 jours d'accordéon. Editions Dricot. ISBN 9782870951293 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ Vinyl, Doc (18 December 2016). "Doc Over Blog: Tout Eddy !".