Barbara’s Göttingen: A Song That Made History

France and Germany on Tuesday mark the 50th anniversary of a key treaty that officially cemented the peaceful reconciliation of the two nations two decades after World War II.

Another factor that cemented the nascent France-Germany friendship in the 1960′s was a song by French singer Barbara.

The lyrics expressed her love for the German town of Göttingen and its people.

Anchor Marco Werman finds out more about Barbara’s role in European reconciliation from journalist Pierre Haski in Paris.

Subscribe and follow The World’s Global Hit

• Global Hit Podcast on iTunes
• Global Hit Podcast via RSS
• Global Hit Archive (prior to June 2009)
• Global Hit on Facebook