Come from the Shadows, the name of which is derived from Zaret's English lyrics. Song of the French Partisan In 1970, Canadian singer-songwriter Buffy Sainte-Marie provided the title song for the film Soldier Blue, first released as a 7-inch single in France in 1970 by Vanguard Records with the title "Soldat Bleu", and elsewhere in 1971 by RCA Victor as "Soldier Blue", all releases featuring "Song of the French Partisan", the title as published by Zaret, a "folk tune she learned from Leonard Cohen" according to Andrea Warner in her book, Buffy Sainte-Marie: The Authorized Biography, on the B-side. Both songs were included on her 1971 album She Used to Wanna Be a Ballerina. The RCA release of "Soldier Blue" was a top-10 hit in the United Kingdom in 1971, spending eighteen weeks on the singles chart, four in the top-10, two at number seven. Another version to be produced by Bob Johnston was recorded by Israeli singer Esther Ofarim, who had previously taken second place for Switzerland in the 1963 Eurovision Song Contest and had, with her then husband Abi Ofarim, a British number one hit with the novelty song "Cinderella Rockefella" in 1968. She released the cover on her eponymous 1972 album Esther Ofarim; in his review for AllMusic, Richie Unterberger calls Ofarim's recording of the song one of the highlights, awarding the album three of a possible five stars. See also Protest song – a song that is associated with a movement for social change – the use of radio to disseminate propaganda during World War II "We'll Meet Again" – a 1939 song made famous by singer Vera Lynn which resonated with soldiers and their families during World War II "A Change Is Gonna Come" – a 1964 song by American recording artist Sam Cooke which became an anthem for African Americans and the Civil Rights Movement The Sorrow and the Pity – a two-part 1969 documentary film by Marcel Ophüls about the collaboration between the Vichy government and Nazi Germany during World War II – featuring interviews with and archival footage of Emmanuel d'Astier de La Vigerie References Groups Sources External links – a source of cover song information – uploaded by LeonardCohenVEVO – uploaded by LesstentorsVEVO – uploaded by EmilyLoizeauVEVO – uploaded by Mick Gordon – uploaded by Amoeba Music – Joan Baez – Come from the Shadows album version – provided to YouTube