#Hou My Vas Korporaal

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Hou My Vas Korporaal – Bernoldus Niemand

Hou My Vas Corporaal – Bernoldus Niemand On 6 December 1983 a very strange single appeared in South Africa. Featuring a kind of action comic cartoon picture of a mean looking korporaal on the cover with a pop art caption telling you the name of the song. The picture sleeve actually gave no indication of who the artist was, one had to take the single out to see that it was by Bernoldus…

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Hou my vas Korporaal!

Hou my vas Korporaal!

“Hou my vas korporaal’ (hold me tight Corporal) by James Phillips’s alter ego ‘Bernaldus Niemand’ released in 1986. Most military veterans will remember this song with a wry smile.

James grew up in Springs and this song was a poke at South African military conscription, and was quickly taken up and enjoyed by SADF National Servicemen at the time who enjoyed it’s satirical military humour (James…

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