Great African classics in French

Because French kisses are dedicated to all French singing music, here's some great songs from some of the greatest African musicians. They are all sung in French.

Let's start with three Congolese legends ! The very best music from the best musical country in Africa (with Nigeria maybe).

Dr Nico - Tu M'as Déçu Chouchou (from Congo 70 : Rumba Rock, on African Pearls)


Franco and OK Jazz - Si Vous Passez Par Là (1966, Franco Guitar Hero, Cantos and on Secret song)
 

Tabu ley Rochereau - Pitié (1972, from Global groovers)



The grooviest, the mightiest, for sure the greatest band from Benin, T.P. Orchestre Poly-Rythmo
T.P. Orchestre Poly-Rythmo - Belle belle (Zero + Zero, 1980)


A great tune from Ivory Coast.

Orchestre Bouaké - Donne moi ton sourire (from African Pearls Vol. 5 West African Crossroads,  Discograph / Syllart Productions)

A nice song from Burkina Faso's legend, Mister Amadou Ballaké.
Amadou Ballaké. (from the blog Afro soul descarga).

And a last great musician from Congo.

Sam Mangwana - Cecilia souvenir (L'international, 1981)
 

Discovering French Music volume 13

It has been a long time, but I'm happy to present you the new volume of my home made compilations of French music. As usual, some old chanson, a swinging musette, some rock, a romantic yéyé hit, an underground rap by a very young artist, two covers of Brazilians songs, chansons by newcomers and many more !

This time, one of the greatest singer of the new generation, Mathieu Boogaerts, is on the cover.

Enjoy!

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1. La Tordue – Lola (T’es fou, 1998)
2. Benjamin Biolay - Brandt Rhapsodie (La Superbe, 2011)
3. Yann Tiersen – Comptine d’un autre été (Amélie OST, 2001)
4. Manu Chao – Je ne t’aime plus (Clandestino, 1998)
5. Dogs – Secrets (Legandary Lovers, 1983)
6. Rina Ketty – J’attendrai (1938, Louis Poterat, original : Tornerai by Nino Rastelli & Dino Olivieri)
7. Barbara – Le bel âge (Barbara chante Barbara, 1964)
8.  Claude Nougaro – Bidonville (1967, reprise de Baden Powell, Berimbau)
9. Michel Fugain – Fais comme l’oiseau (1972, Michel Fugain et le Grand Bazard, lyrics by Pierre Delanoë, music : Você Abusou by Antonio Carlos)
10. Zaz - Je Veux  (Zaz, 2010, Kerredine Soltani)
11. Jean Tranchant – Les prénoms effacés (1936)
12. Gus Viseur – Douce joie (1942)
13. Maurice Chevalier – L’amour est passé près de vous (Charlys, Souplex, Gardoni, Jean Chavoit, 1937)
14. Mathieu Boogaerts – Pardonne (Michel, 2005)
15. Lou Deprijck/Plastic Bertrand – Ça plane pour moi (An 1, 1977, Yvan Lacomblez, Lou Deprijick)
16. Patricia Carli – Arrête Arrête (Demain tu te maries) (1963)
17. Guizmo – Guizmax (La Banquise, 2012)

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Enjoy this last compilation. Many artists were already featured in my previous volumes. You'll find many great chansons from years 1932 (Lys Gauty) to 2005 (Mathieu Boogaerts). There're also a classic of congolese rumba celebrating the independance of Congo from Belgium, a punk classic (Bérurier Noir) and electronic music (Air).

1. Serge Gainsbourg - Marilou Sous La Neige (L’homme à la tête de chou, 1973)
2. Boris Vian - Je suis snob (Chansons possibles et impossibles, 1956)
3. Lys Gauty - L'amour qui passe (1932)
4.Yann Tiersen - Sur Le Fil (Le Phare, 1998)
5.Têtes Raides - Vendu(e) au diable (Le bout du toit, 1996)
6. Barbara - Dis quand reviendras tu ? (Dis, quand reviendras-tu ?, 1964)
7. Edith Piaf - L'Effet Que Tu Me Fais (Piaf & Marc Heyral, 1953)
8. Juliette Greco - Si tu t'imagines (Raymond Queneau - Joseph Kosma, 1950)
9. Georges Brassens - Le Mauvais Sujet Repenti (1954)
10. Joseph Kabassele et l'African Jazz - Table ronde (Congo, 1960)
11. Mathieu Boogaerts - Une Bonne Nouvelle (Michel, 2005)
12. Mathieu Chédid - A Celle Qui Dure (Je dis aime, 1999)
13. Django Reinhardt & Jean Sablon - Cette chanson est pour vous madame (Swing, 1935)
14. Jacques Brel - Au Suivant (1964)
15. Bérurier Noir - Salut à Toi (Concerto pour détraqués, 1985)
16. Jeanne Moreau - J'ai la mémoire qui flanche (Cyrus Bassiak, Chante 12 chansons de Cyrus Bassiak, 1963)
17. Air - Kelly watch the stars (Moon safari, 1998)
18. High Tone – Overtone

Discovering French music volume 11

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I don't need many words to introduce you this new mix of the best of French Music. As always, many styles, many artists, but only good (French) music.

1.Serge Gainsbourg - Comic Strip (Avec Brigitte Bardot) (Bonnie and Clyde , 1968)
2. Marcel Mouloudji - Comme un petit coquelicot (1952)
3. Mano Negra - Pas assez de toi (Puta’s fever, 1989)
4. Lunatic - Pas l'temps pour les regrets (Mauvais Œil, 2000)
5.Lucienne Boyer - Mon p'tit kaki (R. Bernstein, G. Van Parys,J. Boyer, 1939)
6. Jean Sablon - Rendez-vous sous la pluie (Johnny Hess, Charles Trenet, 1935)
7. Jacques Dutronc - J'aime Les Filles (Jacques Lanzmann, 1967)
8.Henri Salvador - Maladie d'amour (1947)
9. Francoise Hardy - Mon Amie La Rose (Cécile Caulier – Jacques Lacome, 1964)
10. France Gall - Laisse tomber les filles (Serge Gainsbourg, 1964)
11. Christophe – Aline (Aline, 1965)
12. Charles Aznavour - Emmenez-moi (Entre deux rêves, 1967)
13. Boris Vian & Magali Noël- Fais moi mal Johnny (1956)
14. Alain Bashung –Madame Rêve (Pierre Grillet / Alain Bashung , Osez Joséphine, 1991)
16. Les Têtes Raides – Aurélie (Les Oiseaux, 1992)
17. Georges Brassens - Les Passantes (Antoine Pol, 1972)
18. Bembeya Jazz National – Telephone (Discothèque 76, 1977, Guinée)
19. DJ Mehdi - Pocket Piano (2008)
20. Eugène Mona – La Chandelle (1975-78)

Cover:Barbara

Discovering French music : volume 10

The new volume of my personal anthology of French music! As usual, a blend of styles, times, and underground and mainstream, but only good songs!

DL



Tracklist:

1. Renaud - Chanson pour Pierrot (1978)
2. La Caution - Thé À La Menthe (2006)
3. Booba - Ma définition (2002)
4. Henri Salvador - Jardin d'hiver (Benjamin Biolay, 2000)
5. Les Ogres de Barback - Rue De Paname (1997)
6. Magyd Cherfi- Je Suis Franc (2004)
7. Serge Gainsbourg - Couleur Café (1964)
8. Les Hurlements d'Léo - L'accordéoniste (1998)
9. Noir Désir - A ton étoile (1997)
10. M.A.P. - Balle Populaire (2006)
11. Charles Aznavour - A ma fille (1964)
12. Jacques Brel - La Chanson des Vieux Amants (1967)
13. Alain Bashung - Gaby o gaby (1980)
14. Francis Cabrel - Je l'aime à mourir (1979)
15. Léo Ferré - C'est Extra (1969)
16. Fréhel - C'est un mâle (1933)
17. Yves Montand - Barbara (Kosma/Prévert)
18. Barbara - Göttingen (1964)
19. Mano Solo - Sacré Cœur (1993)

Discovering French music 10 from boebis on 8tracks Radio.

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French music!

The previously compilations I made, now uploaded in a unique archive that will be easier to download. I changed a few songs of the old compilations and add the last volumes. You'll also find the covers of the records the songs are from.

I also changed the front covers, now featuring pictures of the great artists of French popular Music: Brassens, Brigitte Fontaine, Edith Piaf, Charles Trenet, Jacques Brel, Django Reinhardt, Mano Solo, Oxmo Puccino, Gainsbourg, Léo Ferré, Barbara, and Bashung.

Enjoy more than 13 hours of great music from all styles and all times !

I tried not to upload songs I previously featured in my more chronological compilation A century of French Music.

Discovering French Music - Volume 1
 

1. Fréhel - Où sont mes amants (Vandair - Charlys , 1935)
2. Charles Trenet – La Mer (1946)
3. Edith Piaf – L’Accordéoniste (Michel Emer, 1940)
4. Django Reinhardt and Grappeli – Les Yeux Noirs (trad., 1940)
5. Boris Vian – Le Déserteur (Harold Berg, 1954)
6. George Brassens – Il n’y a pas d’amour heureux (Aragon, 1943, 1953)
7. Jacques Brel – Amsterdam (Olympia 1964, 1964)
8. Barbara - Si la photo est bonne (Le Mal de vivre, 1964)
9. Johnny Hallyday – Killy Watch (1960, The Cousins)
10.Léo Ferré - La Mémoire Et La Mer (Amour Anarchie, 1970)
11. Serge Gainsbourg – Ballade De Melody Nelson (Histoire de Melody Nelson, 1971)
12. Magma -Mekanik Kommandoh (Mekanïk Destruktïẁ Kommandöh, 1973)
13. Bérurier Noir – Elsa Je t'aime (Macadam Massacre, 1984)
14. Mano Solo – Allez Viens (La marmaille Nue, 1993)
15. Alain Bashung – La Nuit Je Mens (Fantaisie militaire, 1998)
16. NTM – Seine Saint-Denis Style (Suprême NTM, 1998)
17. TTC – Dans le club (Bâtards sensibles, 2004)
18. Air – Dead Bodies (Virgin Suicides OST, 2000)
19. Nosfell – Your Servant To The Ground (Poma e klokochazia balek, 2005)

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1. Jeanne Moreau – Le Tourbillon De La Vie (Cyrus Bassiak, Chante 12 Chansons De Cyrus Bassiak, 1962)
2. Saïan Supa Crew – A Demi Nue (X Raisons, 2001)
3. Georges Brassens – Les Amoureux Des Bancs Publics (1953)
4. Les négresses vertes – Zobi La Mouche (Mlah, 1988)
5. IAM – L’Empire Du Côté Obscur (L’école du micro d’argent, 1997)
6. Claude Nougaro – Le Cinéma (Michel Legrand, Claude Nougaro, 1962)
7. Barbara – L’Aigle Noir (L’aigle Noir, 1970)
8. Dogs – Shakin’ Linda (Too Much class for the neighborhood, 1982)
9. Daft Punk – All Around The World (Homework, 1997)
10. Renaud – Dès Que Le Vent Soufflera (Morgane de toi , 1983)
11. Noir désir – Des Visages des figures (Des visages des figures, 2002)
12. Léo Ferré – Avec Le Temps (1970)
13. Brigitte Fontaine – Je t’aime encore (Moustaki & Areski, Kékéland, 2001)
14. Charles Aznavour - je m’voyais déjà (1960)
15. Ray Ventura et ses Collégiens - Qu'est-ce qu'on attend (pour être heureux) (Paul Misraki, 1937)
16. Lunatic - Le Son Qui Met La Pression (Mauvais Œil, 2000)
17. Django Reinhardt & Jean Sablon - Je sais que vous êtes jolie (Swing, 1935)
18. Les Têtes Raides - L'hermaphrodite (Le bout du toit, 1996)
19. Jacques Brel - J'en Appelle (Philips n°2 - Quand on a que l’amour, 1957)

Discovering French music - Volume 3

1. Jean-Michel Jarre – Oxygene (Part IV) (1976)
2. Philippe Katerine – Louxor J’adore (Robots après tout , 2005)
3. Juliette Gréco – Déshabillez-Moi (Robert Nyel, Gaby Verlor, La femme, 1967)
4. Françoise Hardy – Message personnel (Message Personnel, Michel Berger, 1973)
5. Henri Salvador – Une chanson douce (le loup, la biche et le chevalier) (Chante ses deniers succès, 1955)6. Les Chaussettes Noires – Be Bop A Lula (Gene Vincent 1955, 1961)
7. Lofofora – No facho (Lofofora, 1994)
8. Admiral T – Gwadada (2002)
9. Indochine – L’aventurier (L’aventurier, 1982)
10. Brigitte Fontaine - Les Filles D'aujourd'hui (1984)
11. Charles Trenet – Le Temps Des Cerises (Antoine Renard,Jean-Baptiste Clément, 1866/1942)
12. Alain Souchon – Foule Sentimental (C'est déjà ça, 1994)
13. Antoine – Les Élucubrations (Les élucubrations d'Antoine , 1966)
14. Gojira – Ocean Planet (From Mars to Sirius , 2005)
15. Serge Gainsbourg - Black Trombone (Serge Gainsbourg N° 4, 1962)
16. Maurice Chevalier - Ah si vous connaissiez ma poule (1938)
17. Jo Privat - Minor Swing (Django Reinhardt, Stephan Grappelli, 1937, Manouche Partie, 1960)
18. Felix Mayol - Il s'appelait Bou Dou Ba Da Bouh (1920)
19. Edith Piaf - Sous Le Ciel de Paris (Jean Dréjac, Hubert Giraud, 1954)

Discovering French Music - Volume 4

1. Trust – Antisocial (Répression, 1980)
2. Germaine Sablon – Le Chant des Partisans (Joseph Kessel, Maurice Druon, Anna Marly, written in 1943)
3. Oxmo Puccino – Conte de Fée (Lipopette Bar, 2006)
4. Le Peuple de l’Herbe – Herbman Skank (Triple Zéro, 2000)
5. Louise Attaque – J’T'emmène Au Vent (Louise Attaque, 1997)
6. Mano Negra – King of Bongo (King of Bongo, 1991)
7. Rita Mitsouko – Marcia Baila (Rita Mitsouko ,1985)
8. Michel Petrucciani – Miles Davis Licks (Playground , 1991)
9. Jacques Brel – Ne Me Quittes Pas (La valse à mille temps, 1959)
10. M – Onde Sensuelle (Je dis Aime, 1999)
11. Tino Rossi – Petit papa Noël (1946)
12. Mylène farmer – Sans Contrefaçon (Laurent Boutonnat, Ainsi soit je…,. 1987)
13. Erik Truffaz – Seven Skies (The Walk of the Giant Turtle, 2003)
14. France Gall – Les Sucettes (Serge Gainsbourg & Alain Goraguer, 1966)
15. Massilia Sound System – Il Y’A Des Fois (3968 CR 13, 2000)
16. MC Solaar – Gangster Moderne (Paradisiaque, 1997)
17. Serge Gainsbourg - Chez Les Ye-Ye (Gainsbourg Confidentiel, 1963)
18. Georges Brassens - La Premiere Fille (1954)
19. Maurice Chevalier - Paris je t'aime d'amour (1932)

Discovering French Music - Volume 5

1. Charles Aznavour – La Bohème (1965)
2. Hector Zazou – Visur Vatnsenda-Rosu (Ft. Bjork) (Chansons des Mers Froides, 1994)
3. Idéal J – Hardcore (Le combat continue, 1998)
4. Kassav – Siwo (1986)
5. Louis Chédid – Anne Ma Soeur Anne (Anne ma sœur Anne, 1985)
6. Maxime Le Forestier – San Fransisco (Mon frère, 1972)
7. Métal Urbain – Panik (1977)
8. Michel Legrand – Chanson Des Jumelles (Les demoiselles de Rochefort OST, Germain and Claude Parent singing, 1967)
10. Serge Gainsbourg – Aux Armes Et Caetera (Aux armes et cætera, cover of La Marseillaise, Rouget de Lisle 1792 / 1979)
11. Starmania – Quand On Arrive En Ville (Michel Berger, with Daniel Balavoine and Nanette Workman, 1978)
12. Thomas Fersen – Borborygmes (Pièce montée des grands jours , 2003)
13. Tri Yann – Les Prisons de Nantes (trad., Tri Yann an Naoned, 1972)
14. Jacques Dutronc – L’Opportuniste (L’opportuniste, 1969)
15. Pigalle – Dans La Salle Du Bar-tabac (Regards affligés sur la morne et pitoyable existence de Benjamin Trembley, personnage falot mais ô combien attachant, 1990)
16. Georges Brassens - Je me suis fait tout petit (1956)
17. Claude Nougaro – Toulouse (1967)
18. Charles Trenet - Vous Oubliez Votre Cheval (1938)
19. Brigitte Fontaine & Areski Belkacem - Je Suis Venu Te Voir (Vous et nous, 1977)

Discovering French Music - Volume 6

1. Bobby Lapointe – Aragon et castille (1956)
2. Java – Ca s’ra tout (Safari Croisière, 2003)
3. Mistinguett – Il m’a vue nue (1927)
4. Mathieu Boogaerts – L’Espace (2000, 2002)
5. Oxmo Puccino – J’ai Mal Au Mic (L'amour est mort , 2001)
6. Booba – Le Bitume avec une plume (Temps Mort, 2002)
7. Arthur H- Le Jardin des Délices (Négresse Blanche, 2003)
8. Renaud – Hexagone (Amoureux de Paname, 1975)
9. Dick Annegarn – Volet fermé (Sacré géranium, 1974)
10. Georges Brassens – Le Temps Ne Fait Rien A L’Affaire (1961)
11. Les Têtes Raides – St-Vincent (Le bout du toit, 2000)
12. Mouloudji – Un Jour Tu Verras (1954)
13. Wax Tailor – Que Sera (Tales Of The Forgotten Melodies, 2005)
14. Georges Moustaki – Le Métèque (Le métèque, 1969)
15. Barel Coppet Et Mister Lof- Jeunesse Vauclin (Jeunesse Vauclin, 1972 – re-released in Tumbélé !)
16. Emile Prud’Homme – Pinsonnette (1936)
17. Django Reinhardt& Stéphane Grappelli – Minor Swing (1937)
18. Lucienne Delyle - Mon amant de Saint-Jean (Léon Agel & Émile Carrara, 1942)
19. Michel legrand – Duo Geneviève – Guy (Les parapluies de cherbourg OST, José Bartel and Danielle Licari singing, 1964)

Discovering French Music volume 7

1. Alain Bashung – Noir de Monde (L’Imprudence , 2002)
2. Django Reinhardt & Stephane Grappelli- Honeysuckle Rose (1938)
3. Taxi Girl – Chercher le garçon (Cherchez le garçon, 1980)
4. Tony Murena – Passion (1942)
5. Dionysos – Song For Jedi (Western sous la neige, 2002)
6. Zebda – Mon Père M’a Dit (Le Bruit et l'Odeur, 1995)
7. Serge Gainsbourg – Variations Sur Marilou (L’Homme à la tête de chou, 1976)
8.Orchestre Antillais d’Alexandre Stellio – Mussieu Satan Faché (Au Bal Antillais: Franco-Creole Biguines from Martinique, 1929)
9. ATK – Tricher (Heptagone, 1998)
10. La Tordue – La rose et le réséda (Les choses de rien, 1995)
11. Camille – Ta Douleur (Le Fil, 2005)
12. Georges Brassens – Putain de toi (1954)
13. Dominique A – En Secret (Auguri, 2001)
14. Eric Satie- Gnossienne n°1 (1890)
15. Francoiz Breut- Si Tu Disais (vingt à trente mille jours, 2000)
16. Ez3kiel – The Montagues And The Capulets (Serge Prokovief, Battlefield, 2008)
17. Bérurier Noir – Fils De… (Carnaval des agités, recorded in the late 1980′s /, live released in 1995)
18. Brigitte Fontaine – Dommage que tu sois mort (Brigitte Fontaine est… folle !, 1968)
19. Mano Solo – Barbès-Clichy (Les Années sombres, 1995)
20. Tue-Loup – Le Lac De Fish (Le lac de fish, 2007)
21. La rue Kétanou - La rue Kétanou (2000, En attendant les caravanes)

Discovering French Music - Volume 8

1. Serge Gainsbourg – My lady Héroïne (1977)
2. Les Amis d’ta femme – Ragougnasse (Lave toi la bouche, 2000)
3. France Gall – Poupée de cire poupée de son (Poupée de cire, poupée de son, 1965)
4. Françoise Hardy – La question (La Question, 1971)
5. Jacques Brel – Le plat pays (1962)
6. Jacques Dutronc – Il est cinq heures, Paris s’éveille (Il est cinq heures, 1968)
7. Léo Ferré – Les anarchistes (L’été 68, 1969)
8. Sexion d’Assaut – Wati By Night (L’école des points vitaux, 2010)
9. Joséphine Baker – j’ai deux amours (1931)
10. Johnny Hallyday – Que je t’aime (Gilles Thibaut /Jean Renard, Palais des sports 69, 1969)
11. Hugues Aufray – Santiano (UK Traditionnal / Jacques Plante, 1961)
12. Les Négresses Vertes – Voilà l’été (Mlah, 1988)
13. Jean Louis Murat – Le venin (Cheyenne autumn 1989)
14.Mano Solo – Novembre (1997, Internationale Shalala, live recording of 1999)
15. Nino Ferrer – Le téléfon (Le téléfon, 1967)
16. Yann Tiersen – La Noyée (Le Phare, 1998)
17. Les Têtes raides – Patalo (Gratte Poil, 2000)
18. Ez3kiel feat. Nosfell – Lethal submission (2007)
19. Félix Mayol – Viens, Poupoule (written in 1898- 1932′s recording)

Discovering French Music - Volume 9

1. Anzala – Ba yo biguine (1983)
2. Barbara – Une petite cantate (Le mal de vivre, 1964)
3. Georges Brassens – La marche nuptiale (1957)
4. Brigitte Fontaine – Guadalquivir (Kékéland, 2001)
5. Charles Trenet – Je chante (1938)
6 Claude Nougaro – Une petite fille (Michel Legrand, 1962)
7. Daft Punk – One more time (Discovery, 2001)
8. Edith Piaf – La vie en rose (Louis Gugliemi, Henri Contet, 1947)
9. Zebda – Y a pas arrangement (Essence ordinaire, 1998)
10. Tryo – L’hymne de nos campagnes (Mamagubida, 1998)
11. Suprême NTM – La fièvre (Paris sous les bombes, 1995)
12. Noir Désir – L’Homme pressé (666.667 Club, 1997)
13. Maxime le Forestier – Comme un arbre (Mon frère, 1972)
14. Mathieu Boogaerts – Dommage (Michel, 2005)
15. Lunatic – Pas le temps pour les regrets (Mauvais Oeil, 2000)
16. Emile Prud’homme – Caravane rabouine
17. Lys Gauty – A Paris dans chaque faubourg (René Clair, 1933)
18. Claude François – Chanson Populaire (J-P Bourtayre, N. Skorsky, 1973)
19. Lucienne Boyer – Parlez moi d’amour (1930)
20. Ray Ventura – Tout va très bien Madame la marquise (1935)

Discovering French Music – Volume 10

1. Renaud – Chanson pour Pierrot (Ma gonzesse, 1978)
2. La Caution – Thé À La Menthe (Peine de maure, 2006)
3. Booba – Ma définition (Temps Mort, 2002)
4. Henri Salvador – Jardin d’hiver (Benjamin Biolay, Chambre avec vue, 2000)
5. Les Ogres de Barback – Rue De Paname (Rue du temps, 1997)
6. Magyd Cherfi- Je Suis Franc (La cité des étoiles, 2004)
7. Serge Gainsbourg – Couleur Café (Gainsbourg percussions, 1964)
8. Les Hurlements d’Léo – L’accordéoniste (Le café des jours heureux, 1998)
9. Noir Désir – A ton étoile (666667 club, 1997)
10. M.A.P. – Balle Populaire (Debout là dedans, 2006)
11. Charles Aznavour – A ma fille (1964)
12. Jacques Brel – La Chanson des Vieux Amants (1967, 1967)
13. Alain Bashung – Gaby oh gaby (Boris Bergman, 1980)
14. Francis Cabrel – Je l’aime à mourir (Les Chemins de traverse , 1979)
15. Léo Ferré – C’est Extra (L’été 68, 1969)
16. Fréhel – C’est un mâle (1933)
17. Yves Montand – Barbara (Kosma/Prévert, Montand chante Prévert, 1962)
18. Barbara – Göttingen (Le Mal de vivre, 1964)
19. Mano Solo – Sacré Cœur (La marmaille nue, 1993)

Discovering French Music volume 11

1.Serge Gainsbourg – Comic Strip (Avec Brigitte Bardot) (Bonnie and Clyde, 1968)
2. Marcel Mouloudji – Comme un petit coquelicot (1952)
3. Mano Negra – Pas assez de toi (Puta’s fever, 1989)
4. Lunatic – Pas l’temps pour les regrets (Mauvais Œil, 2000)
5.Lucienne Boyer – Mon p’tit kaki (R. Bernstein, G. Van Parys,J. Boyer, 1939)
6. Jean Sablon – Rendez-vous sous la pluie (Johnny Hess, Charles Trenet, 1935)
7. Jacques Dutronc – J’aime Les Filles (Jacques Lanzmann, 1967)
8.Henri Salvador – Maladie d’amour (1947)
9. Francoise Hardy – Mon Amie La Rose (Cécile Caulier – Jacques Lacome, 1964)
10. France Gall – Laisse tomber les filles (Serge Gainsbourg, 1964)
11. Christophe – Aline (Aline, 1965)
12. Charles Aznavour – Emmenez-moi (Entre deux rêves, 1967)
13. Boris Vian & Magali Noël- Fais moi mal Johnny (1956)
14. Alain Bashung –Madame Rêve (Pierre Grillet / Alain Bashung , Osez Joséphine, 1991)
16. Les Têtes Raides – Aurélie (Les Oiseaux, 1992)
17. Georges Brassens – Les Passantes (Antoine Pol, 1972)
18. Bembeya Jazz National – Telephone (Discothèque 76, 1977, Guinée)
19. DJ Mehdi – Pocket Piano (2008)
20. Eugène Mona – La Chandelle (1975-78)

Discovering French Music volume 12

1. Serge Gainsbourg – Marilou Sous La Neige (L’homme à la tête de chou, 1973)
2. Boris Vian – Je suis snob (Chansons possibles et impossibles, 1956)
3. Lys Gauty – L’amour qui passe (1932)
4.Yann Tiersen – Sur Le Fil (Le Phare, 1998)
5.Têtes Raides – Vendu(e) au diable (Le bout du toit, 1996)
6. Barbara – Dis quand reviendras tu ? (Dis, quand reviendras-tu ?, 1964)
7. Edith Piaf – L’Effet Que Tu Me Fais (Piaf & Marc Heyral, 1953)
8. Juliette Greco – Si tu t’imagines (Raymond Queneau – Joseph Kosma, 1950)
9. Georges Brassens – Le Mauvais Sujet Repenti (1954)
10. Joseph Kabassele et l’African Jazz – Table ronde (Congo, 1960)
11. Mathieu Boogaerts – Une Bonne Nouvelle (Michel, 2005)
12. Mathieu Chédid – A Celle Qui Dure (Je dis aime, 1999)
13. Django Reinhardt & Jean Sablon – Cette chanson est pour vous madame (Swing, 1935)
14. Jacques Brel – Au Suivant (1964)
15. Bérurier Noir – Salut à Toi (Concerto pour détraqués, 1985)
16. Jeanne Moreau – J’ai la mémoire qui flanche (Cyrus Bassiak, Chante 12 chansons de Cyrus Bassiak, 1963)
17. Air – Kelly watch the stars (Moon safari, 1998)
18. High Tone – Overtone

French music and West Africa

If this blog mainly focuses on music from France, I do love musics from other countries. To stay in the topic of French Kisses, here's a selection of great tracks from West Africa with lyrics sung in French among my all time favorites. Great classics and more recent hits.

Unforgettable classics:
Orchestra Baobab - On verra ça ce soir (Senegal,1979)


Bembeya jazz National - Téléphone (Guinea, 1977)


Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou - Ne te Faches Pas (Benin, 1970's)


Grand Kalle & OK Jazz - Table Ronde (Congo, 1960)


Tabu Ley Rochereau - Gagner Gagner (Congo, 1984)


Tchico Tchikaya- Jeannot (Congo, soukous, 1979)


More recent sounds:

Magic system - Un Gaou à Paris (Ivory Coast, zouglou, 2003)


Amadou et Mariam - Je pense à toi (Mali, 1998)



And some African rap:
Positive black soul - Je ne sais pas (Senegal, 1995)


Abass Abass - Urgence (Senegal)

It was 50 years ago.

50 years ago, many African countries became independent from France and Belgium. To celebrate this important event, here's the famous anthem of the Congolese independence, and a great rap remix by Baloji.

Grand Kalle - Indépendance Cha Cha (1960)


Baloji - Le jour d'après/ Siku ya baadaye (2010)

A Century Of French Music

Enjoy 90 great tracks!

French Kisses - A century of French music

French music. From Musette to underground rock, from chanson to yéyé, from gypsy swing to rap, from Paris to the oversea territories, from 1900 to 2009, here’s a personal overview of the best of a century of French popular music in 90 songs.

It’s difficult and useless to try to identify « pure » French music in the XXth century. Indeed, France has always been very open to foreign influences, like polka (Bohemia), waltz (Vienna), paso doble (Spain), or music hall (UK). 

In the beginning of the century, Aristide Bruant, Félix Mayol, Mistinguett, Maurice Chevalier, and Fréhel were some of the first French singers to be recorded. They were playing what is called « chanson Francaise». The word simply means « song » in French but is used to describe the typical lyric driven music from France. At that time the chanson was the most popular style, alongside tango, jazz, waltz, music-hall, and musette. The 30’s and the 40’s saw the rise of many chanson singers and songwriters (Charles Trenet, Edith Piaf, Jean Sablon, Yves Montand, Lys Gauty, Lucienne Boyer, Lucienne Delyle) and Musette’s accordionists (Gus Viseur, Emile Prud’homme, Jo Privat). Chanson was soon influenced by Jazz (Ray Ventura, Trenet), like gypsy music with gypsy jazz (the guitarist genius Django Reinhardt and the violonist Stephan Grappeli) and Musette (Jo Privat, Gus Viseur). But jazz and tango were not the only foreign influences. For example, Henri Garat's “Avoir Un Bon Copain” is the cover of a German song, Felix Mayol’s Matchiche is a spanish paso-doble with lyrics about brazilian music (maxixe), and Edith Piaf covered Peruvian/Argentine waltz (La Foule).

The World War II changed many things. Most of the artists continued to sing during the German occupation of France, sometimes with songs with double meanings or a nostalgic flavor. In the aftermath, artists who sang for the Nazis had difficulties to continue their careers. With the Marshall Plan, the cultural influence of the USA was more important than never. Some pre-war artists were still very popular (Trenet, Piaf) but a cultural renewal was ongoing, exemplified by the existentialist movement (Sartre, Camus).

The golden age of chanson Francaise took place at that time, from the 50's to the 60's, with great songwriters such as Brassens, Jacques Brel, Léo Ferré, Barbara, Aznavour and interprets (Juliette Gréco, Patachou). Without doubt, the greatest of all was Georges Brassens which stands as the true musical genius of French music of the century. In France where there is an old tradition of poetry, the lyrics were often more important than the music. Complex and poetic lyrics may even be the trademark of chanson. Many singers sang classical poets (Verlaine, Baudelaire) and contemporary ones (Aragon, Quenau, Prévert). Nowadays, lyrics of Brassens and Brel are printed in French schoolbooks next to their great masters.

After the first rock ’n’ roll songs in the late 50’s (Boris Vian), the US and UK rock trend really hit the French public in the early 1960′s to the 70's. Rock and especially twist energized typical chanson to give birth to the light yéyé (Claude François, France Gall, Jacques Dutronc). It also influenced more intellectual and experimental musics (Brigitte Fontaine, Léo Ferré). Nevertheless, Chanson was still very popular even among the youth (Renaud).

During all these years, some famous singers were also composers for other interprets (Trenet, Ferré, Gainsbourg) but other less known artists are behind true classics (J. Kosma, J-C. Vanier, Michel Legrand, Paul Misraki, Jean Boyer, Areski). This classification is of course too raw to be exact and many artists can’t be classified. For example, Serge Gainsbourg started as a typical chanson songwriter but was also inspired by jazz and African rhythms. He composed yéyé hits for teen-idols but also ambitious pop songs. On the contrary, Brassens never followed any style but his own and his sound is remarkably homogeneous through years.

In the 80′s and the 90’s, French musicians merged the fury of underground rock to the spirit of chanson, musette or even gypsy, Latin and Spanish musics (Les Négresses Vertes, Mano Solo, Alain Bashung, les Têtes raides, Mano Negra). Other bands were playing raw rock (Dogs), punk (Bérurier Noir) or hard rock (Trust), but even then, there were a chanson taste with ambitious lyrics (Noir Désir). In the early 90’s, second-generation immigrants living in the suburbs of Paris or Marseille appropriated Hip-hop to French issues and language (NTM), with a gansta attitude (Lunatic, Booba), or more introvered lyrics (Oxmo Puccino). At the same time, French electronic music (Daft Punk, Air, Mr. Oizo) gained world-wide success following the path of Jean-michel Jarre 20 years earlier. Chanson is still very popular in the 00’s. The commercial one is called "variété" . The interesting one is almost always mixed to rock or pop (Benjamin Biolay, Mathieu Boogaerts, Mathieu Chedid, Yann Tiersen), to rock and raï (Zebda) or reggae (Massilia Sound system).

Within this great music, we can’t forget to mention important artists coming from outside Metropolitan France, such as Henri Salvador (Guyanne) or Jacques Brel (Belgium) but settled in Paris. French Caribbean islands (Guadeloupe, Martinique) had a particularly strong musical identity: ancient biguine, sometimes mixed with jazz (Alexandre Stellio) or psychedelic guitar (Les Loups Noirs), the drum music from Guadeloupe called gwo ka (Marcel Lollia aka Vélo). Most recent sounds include zouk in the 80's (Kassav') and reggae-dancehall (Admiral T). There are also original musics in Polynesian Nouvelle Calédonie (Kaneka) and in la Réunion at the east of Madagascar (sega). During the 70’s, there were a revival of local traditional songs in Regions with strong cultural identity, such as Corsica (I Muvrini) and Brittany (Tri Yann). In former French colonies, there were great artists singing in French, sometimes popular in France, sometimes just in the black diaspora (Orchestra Baobab from Senegal, Les Loups Noirs from Haiti, Magic System from Ivory Coast).

To finish, you can notice the links between music and cinema. Lyricists wrote screenplays (Prévert), songwriters composed film scores (J. Kosma, Michel Legrand, Glanzberg, Georges Delerue) and many singers were actors (Jeanne Moreau, Yves Montand, Jacques Brel, Trenet).

In this anthology, I tried to mix classics, popular hits and less known great songs. I preferred to left behind famous but less interesting artists, often playing what is called in French "variété " or "soupe" (Carla Bruni, Alyzée, Mylène Farmer, Johnny Hallyday, Richard Clayderman, Michel Sardou, Goldman, David Guetta…) to keep room to the best artists. Actually, I couldn’t put many important artists, so this anthology shall only be seen as a small introduction to French music. And I didn’t include traditional folk music neither contemporary classical music (Boulez, Dutilleux…) because I don’t know enough about them.

Tracklist :

1. Aristide Bruant –Nini Peau d’Chien (1889/ 1909)

2. Félix Mayol – la Matchiche (chanson/paso-doble, Borel-Clerc , 1905)

3. Mistinguett – Mon Homme (chanson, A. Willemetz, J. Charles, M. Yvai, 1920)

4. Alexandre Stellio – Mussieu Dollar (Martinique, biguine, 1929)

5. Lucienne Boyer - Parlez moi d'amour (chanson, Jean Lenoir, 1930)

6. Henri Garat – Avoir un bon copain (chanson, W.Heyman, J.Boyer, 1931)

7. Maurice Chevalier – Paris je t’aime d’amour (chanson, Chertzinger, Grey, Bataille, Henri , 1932)

8. Lys Gauty- A Paris, Dans Chaque Faubourg (chanson, René Clair, 1933)

9. Jean Sablon & Mireille – Puisque vous partez en voyage (chanson, Jean Nohain, 1934)

10. Fréhel - Où sont mes amants (chanson, Charlys - M. Vandair , 1935)

11. Charles Trenet – Boum (chanson, 1938)

12. Django Reinhardt & Jean Sablon - Rendez-vous sous la pluie (chanson, Trenet, Siniavine, 1935)

13. Jean Sablon - Vous, qui passez sans me voir (chanson, C. Trenet / J. Hess 1936)

14. Django Reinhardt – Minor Swing (gyspy swing, 1937)

15. Gus Viseur – Jeannette (Musette, 1938)

16. Django Reinhardt – Nuages (gypsy swing, 1940)

17. Charles Trenet – Le temps des cerises (chanson, J-B Clément, A. Renard, 1866/1942)

18. Charles Trenet - Que reste t–il de nos amours ? (chanson, 1942)

19. Lucienne Delyle - Mon amant de Saint-Jean (Musette, Agel, Carrara, 1942)

20. Yves Montand - Les feuilles mortes, (chanson, J. Prévert, J. Kosma, 1945)

21. Django Reinhardt – Django’s Tiger (gypsy swing, 1946)

22. Yves Montand - Barbara (chanson, J. Prévert, J. Kosma, 1946/1962)

23. Henri salvador - Maladie d’Amour (1947)

24. Edith Piaf – Hymne à l’amour (chanson, 1949)

25. Edith Piaf – Padam Padam (chanson, H. Contet, N. Glanzberg 1951)

26. Georges Brassens – La Mauvaise réputation (chanson, 1952)

27. Georges Brassens et Patachou - Maman, Papa (chanson, 1952)

28. Georges Brassens –Il n’y a pas d’amour heureux (Aragon, chanson, 1953)

29. Boris Vian and Magali Noël – Fais moi mal Johnny (rock, A. Goraguer, 1956)

30. Jacques Brel – Quand on a que l’amour (chanson, 1957)

31. Edith Piaf – La Foule (chanson, Ángel Cabra, 1936, 1957)

32 Jacques Brel – Ne me quitte pas (chanson, 1959)

33. Juliette Gréco– Jolie Môme (Léo ferré, chanson, 1960)

34. Charles Aznavour- Je m’voyais déjà (chanson, 1960)

35. Georges Brassens – Embrasse les tous (chanson, 1960)

36. Serge Gainsbourg - La Chanson De Prévert (chanson, 1961)

37. Claude Nougaro – Le Cinéma (M. Legrand, 1962)

38. Françoise Hardy - Tous les garçons et les filles (yéyé, 1962)

39. Jeanne Moreau – Le tourbillon de la vie (S. Rezvani, OST Jules et Jim, 1962)

40. Georges Delerue – Thème de Camille (OST, Le mépris, 1963)

41. Barbara – Nantes (chanson, 1964)

42. Barbara – Dis Quand reviendras-tu (chanson, 1964)

43. Michel Legrand – Duo Geneviève - Guy (OST, Les parapluies de Cherbourg, 1964)

44. Jacques Brel – Ces Gens là (chanson, 1966)

45. Georges Brassens – Supplique pour être enterré à la plage de Sète (chanson, 1966)

46. France Gall – Les Sucettes (yéyé, S. Gainsbourg 1966)

47. Claude François – Comme d’habitude (yéyé, G. Thibaut, 1967)

48. Brigitte Fontaine – Dommage que tu sois mort (1968)

49. Jacques Dutronc – L’Opportuniste (yéyé, 1969)

50. Anzala, Dolor, Velo – Ti Fi La Ou Te Madam (gwo-ka - Guadeloupe, 197?)

51. Brigitte Fontaine – Comme à la radio (Belkacem, the Art ensemble of Chicago, 1970)

52. Léo Ferré – La mémoire et la mer (1970)

53. Serge Gainsbourg – Ballade de Melody Nelson (with J-C Vannier, 1971)

54. Léo Ferré – Ton style (chanson, 1971)

55. Brigitte Fontaine – L’Auberge (Jean-Charles Capon,1972)

56. Les Loups noirs – Jet biguine (Biguine - Haiti, 1972)

57. Tri Yann - Tri Martelod (1972, traditional)

58. Serge Gainsbourg – Je suis venu te dire que je m’en vais (1973)

59. Renaud – Hexagone (chanson, 1975)

60. Serge Gainsbourg – Variations sur Marilou (with J-C Vannier, 1976)

61. Trust – Antisocial (hard rock, 1979)

62. Renaud – Chanson pour pierrot (1979)

63. Alain Bashung – Vertige de l’amour (1981)

64. Dogs – Too much class for the neighborhood (rock, 1982)

65. Orchestra Baobab – Coumba (Senegal, afro-cuban , 1982)

66. Kassav – Zouk La Ce Sel Medicament Nou Ni (zouk, 1984)

67. Les Rita Mitsouko – Marcia bella (rock, 1984)

68. Bérurier Noir – Pavillon 36 (punk, 1987)

69. Les Négresses Vertes – Zobi la mouche (rock, 1988)

70. Mano Negra – Mala Vida (rock, 1988)

71. Les Têtes Raides – Gino (live) (chanson, 1992)

72. Mano Solo – Allo Paris (chanson , 1993)

73. NTM – Qu’est ce qu’on attend ? (Rap, 1995)

74. Daft Punk – Da Funk (House, 1995)

75. Noir Désir – Un Jour en France (rock, 1997)

76. Alain Bashung – La nuit je mens (1998)

77. Zebda – Oualalaradime (1998)

78. Yann tiersen – La dispute (chanson, Le phare, 1998)

79. Mano Solo – Je suis venu vous voir (live) (1999)

80. Mathieu Chedid (M) - Je dis aime (Andrée Chédid, 1999)

81. Mr. Oizo – Analog worms attack (electronic music, 1999)

82. Magic System – Premier Gaou (Ivory Coast, 2000)

83. Air – Suicide Underground (electro, 2000)

84. Lunatic – Groupe Sanguin (Rap, 2000)

85. Oxmo Puccino – J’ai mal au mic (Rap, 2001)

86. Admiral T – Gwadada (Guadeloupe, Dancehall, 2002)

87. Nosfell – Mindala jinka (2005)

88. Booba – Pitbull (rap, 2006)

89. Mathieu Boogaerts – Chaque fois (chanson, 2008)

90. Benjamin Biolay – La Superbe (chanson, 2009)

cover : a picture of the French sex-symbol Brigitte Bardot

The Umbrellas of Cherbourg

The famous love song of the The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, the masterpiece of Jacques Demy. In this scene, Nino (Guy Foucher) has been told that he has to go to Algeria to do his military service, and says goodbye to his lover Geneviève (Catherine Deneuve).

The Final scene of the movie with the incredible music of Michel Legrand, some years after the previous scene. They are both married (Geneviève was pregnant and had to marry a rich guy). They meet by chance. Time has past, is love gone?

The Swinging Poet

Inspired by classical French Poets, chanson and Jazz, Brassens redefined French Chanson in the mid-50’s to the 70s. With, a great sense of the melody, a guitar with a perfect swing, and lyrics in the same time poetic, deep and subservise, he’s hailed in France as a true genius of songwritting and the greatest master of French Chanson.

A selection of his greatest songs:

Brassens – The swinging Poet

1. Supplique pour Etre Enterré à la plage de Sète
2. Le Roi des Cons
3. Rien à Jeter
4. Le temps ne fait rien à l'affaire (Quand on est con)
5. Putain de toi
6. La prière
7 .La Premiere Fille
8. Le Pornographe
9. Le Petit Cheval
10. Pauvre Martin
11. Les passantes
12. Le Parapluie
13. La Non-Demande en Marriage
14. Mourir pour des Idées

15. La Mauvaise Réputation
16. Le Mauvais Sujet Repenti
17. La Marine
18. La Marche nuptiale
19. Une Jolie fleur
20. Je suis un voyou
21. Je me suis fait tout petit
22. Il n’y a pas d’amour heureux
23. Hécatombe
24. Le Gorille
25. Embrasse-les tous
26. Dans l’Eau de la Claire Fontaine
27. La Complainte des filles de joie
28. La Chasse Aux Papillons
29. Le Bistrot
30. Les Amoureux des Bancs Publics

Discovering French Music volume 8

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Cover: Oxmo Puccino

1. Serge Gainsbourg – My lady Héroïne (1977)
2. Les Amis d’ta femme – Ragougnasse (Lave toi la bouche, 2000)
3. France Gall – Poupée de cire poupée de son (Poupée de cire, poupée de son, 1965)
4. Françoise Hardy – La question (La Question, 1971)
5. Jacques Brel – Le plat pays (1962)
6. Jacques Dutronc – Il est cinq heures, Paris s’éveille (Il est cinq heures, 1968)
7. Léo Ferré – Les anarchistes (L’été 68, 1969)
8. Sexion d’Assaut – Wati By Night (L’école des points vitaux, 2010)
9. Joséphine Baker – j’ai deux amours (1931)
10. Johnny Hallyday – Que je t’aime (Gilles Thibaut /Jean Renard, Palais des sports 69, 1969)
11. Hugues Aufray – Santiano (UK Traditionnal / Jacques Plante, 1961)
12. Les Négresses Vertes – Voilà l’été (Mlah, 1988)
13. Jean Louis Murat – Le venin (Cheyenne autumn 1989)
14.Mano Solo – Novembre (1997, Internationale Shalala, live recording of 1999)
15. Nino Ferrer – Le téléfon (Le téléfon, 1967)
16. Yann Tiersen – La Noyée (Le Phare, 1998)
17. Les Têtes raides – Patalo (Gratte Poil, 2000)
18. Ez3kiel feat. Nosfell – Lethal submission (2007)
19. Félix Mayol – Viens, Poupoule (written in 1898- 1932′s recording)

Discovering French music 8 from boebis on 8tracks Radio.

Excentric and Astonishing: The Queen of Kekeland

Brigitte Fontaine is a one of the most precious treasure of French music, alongside with Brassens and Gainsbourg. There is so much to say on her career: she experimented almost all styles, from chanson, to jazz, pop, arab music and avantgarde, and always with her special touch, between genius and insanity, often radical, always moving. She worked with the best French artists, but also with Sonic Youth and Archie Stepp. To my mind, her style and her importance in music can be compared to the great Nico.

To learn more about her, I let you read the article of wikipedia which is very well done (who says I'm lazy?).

Some of my favorite songs, that just give a little taste of her talent:

Dommage Que Tu Sois Mort (1968)
Comme A La Radio (1970)
Lettre A Monsieur le Chef de Gare de la Tour de Carole (1970)
L'auberge (1972)

And to not forget her recent work:
Je T'Aime Encore (2001)

Horse Teeth & Angel's Voice

Jacques Brel is one the top Master of French Chanson, and he is... Belgian! Indeed, Belgium is half French-speaking (in Wallonia and Brussels) and half Flemish-speaking (in Flanders).

Brel is highly regarded for his lyrics, romantic but often also ironic and bitter. He wrote beautiful, compassionate, and even funny portraits about all kind of people, prostitutes, alcoholics, but also middle classes and old people. His singing is also special: intense, dark, close to a melodramatic acting.

There are many videos of him with English subtitles, thanks to Lightning49!

Au Suivant (Next)

Ne Me Quitte Pas (Don't Go Away From Me)

Les Vieux (The Old People)

Links: wikipedia, many videos of him with English subtitles

The Black Queen of French Music

The most famous female voice after Edith Piaf, Barbara became famous in the early 60's and since is recognized as one of the best singers and songwriters with dark, autobiographical and poetic songs. Here are three of her most beautiful songs, with English subtitles as usual.

Dis Quand Reviendras-Tu? A song mixing love and threat message.

Gottingen about this German city


Nantes about the day she heard about her father's death.

Links: wikipedia article, lives of L'Aigle Noir, Ma Plus Belle Histoire d'Amour, Le Bel Age.

Discovering French Music, Volume 2

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Here's the volume 2 of the internet mixtape series Discovering french music. You'll find some classics of chanson (Brassens, Barbara, Ferré) and some new chanson (Renaud, Têtes Raides), a chanson-jazz singer (Nougaro), some underground rock (Négresses Vertes, Noir désir, Brigitte Fontaine), some house (Daft Punk), and some hip-hop/dub crews (High Tone, L'armée des 12, IAM, Saian Supa Crew). 15 great french songs that I hope you'll enjoy listen. I chosed three of them with english lyrics so that you can understand them (Noir désir, Daft Punk, and Brigitte Fontaine). Cover's picture is the great Brigitte Fontaine.



Tracklist:

1. Jeanne Moreau – Le Tourbillon De La Vie (Cyrus Bassiak, Chante 12 Chansons De Cyrus Bassiak, 1962)
2. Saïan Supa Crew – A Demi Nue (X Raisons, 2001)
3. Georges Brassens – Les Amoureux Des Bancs Publics (1953)
4. Les négresses vertes – Zobi La Mouche (Mlah, 1988)
5. IAM – L’Empire Du Côté Obscur (L’école du micro d’argent, 1997)
6. Claude Nougaro – Le Cinéma (Michel Legrand, Claude Nougaro, 1962)
7. Barbara – L’Aigle Noir (L’aigle Noir, 1970)
8. Dogs – Shakin’ Linda (Too Much class for the neighborhood, 1982)
9. Daft Punk – Around The World (Homework, 1997)
10. Renaud – Dès Que Le Vent Soufflera (Morgane de toi , 1983)
11. Noir désir – Des Visages des figures (Des visages des figures, 2002)
12. Léo Ferré – Avec Le Temps (1970)
13. Brigitte Fontaine – Je t’aime encore (Moustaki & Areski, Kékéland, 2001)
14. Charles Aznavour - je m’voyais déjà (1960)
15. Ray Ventura et ses Collégiens - Qu'est-ce qu'on attend (pour être heureux) (Paul Misraki, 1937)
16. Lunatic - Le Son Qui Met La Pression (Mauvais Œil, 2000)
17. Django Reinhardt & Jean Sablon - Je sais que vous êtes jolie (Swing, 1935)
18. Les Têtes Raides - L'hermaphrodite (Le bout du toit, 1996)
19. Jacques Brel - J'en Appelle (Philips n°2 - Quand on a que l’amour, 1957)

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