EUROPEAN MUSIC CHARTS (Excluding the U.K.)
In 1973, Redbone recorded the politically oriented “We Were All Wounded at Wounded Knee”.
“We Were All Wounded at Wounded Knee” – whose lyrics pointedly end “we were all wounded by Wounded Knee” – was initially withheld from release in the U. S. and then was banned by several American radio stations. The song was a hit in Europe, however, charting in several countries and reaching #1 in the Netherlands.
(August 2013)
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The Primitives followed up this record with a second #1 hit in Italy, “L’Incidente” b/w “Johnny No” (listed on the 45 cover as “Johnny Nooooo!!!”). The “A” side is a version of the mostly instrumental hit “Soul Finger” by the Bar-Kays but with lyrics in Italian.
(May 2015)
