In 1991, it gained popularity when Johnny Hallyday released a live cover which became a top ten hit in France.
Lyrically, it denounces the repression exerted by dictators like Augusto Pinochet in Latin America; "Diego" is the fictional name of a political opponent imprisoned only "for a few words that he thought so strong".
In June 1984, Gall performed the song with guitarist Kamil Rustam in the French television show Champs-Élysées, in the presence of a former political prisoner, Argentine pianist Miguel Ángel Estrella.
In 2013, Jenifer also covered the song as a duet with Chjami Aghjalesi on her tribute to Gall album Ma Déclaration; this version reached number 164 on the French Singles Chart.
[13] In 2017, Michaël Gregorio performed the song in the French program Touche pas à mon poste !