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Douce France et Léo Chauliac

Listening to Douce France one only thinks about Charles Trénet but the music is by Léo Chauliac who was the pianist for Trénet from 1938 to 1943. He also did the music for Que reste-t-il de nos amours. Later for Jean-Claude Pacal, Nous les amoureux.

Here the link to the chronicle by Bertrand Dicale about Douce France (in French). He does not mention Léo...

Charles Trénet: Douce France (1943)

Charles Trénet  (1913-2001) wrote Douce France in 1943. You can hear the  jazz influence of the thirties that is pervasive in all Charles Trénet's songs (as we'll see with many other examples) although this is a very soft tune.

Lyrics by Charles Trénet, music by Léo Chauliac