Rock Around the Bunker is a 1975 album by French

France

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 singer and
songwriter Serge Gainsbourg

Serge Gainsbourg

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, containing songs which combined pseudo-1950s
musical arrangements with lyrics relating to Nazi Germany

Nazi Germany

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 and World War II

World War II

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 and drawing from Gainsbourg's experiences as a Jewish child in occupied France.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Serge Gainsbourg; except where indicated

1. "Nazi Rock" - 3:10
2. "Tata Teutonne" - 2:48
3. "J'Entends des Voix Off" - 2:05
4. "Eva" - 3:13
5. "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
   Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
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   " (Otto Harbach
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   , Jerome Kern
   Jerome Kern
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   ) - 3:28
6. "Zig Zag Avec Toi" - 3:39
7. "Est-Ce Si Bon?" - 3:16
8. "Yellow Star" - 1:40
9. "Rock Around the Bunker" - 3:25
10. "S.S. in Uruguay" - 2:16

Personnel

Serge Gainsbourg - vocals, piano, guitar

• Kay Garner - vocals
• Jean Hawker - vocals
• Jim Lawless - percussion
• Brian Odgers - bass
• Alan Parker
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   - guitar
• Judd Proctor - guitar
• Clare Torry
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   - vocals
• Dougie Wright - drums
• Alan Hawkshaw
  Alan Hawkshaw
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  - piano

Arranged by Alan Hawkshaw and Serge Gainsbourg