La chanson du jour - French songs 101

Yves Montand: Rappelle toi Barbara (1953)

 Yves Montand sings this poem by Jacques Prévert: Rappelle-toi Barbara

Eartha Kitt: C'est si bon (1953)

Looking for Yves Montand's version of C'est si bon on YouTube there is only a one minute performance while I found this one by Eartha Kitt (a very interesting singer). YouTube says 1962 but I doubt it as the song was written in 1947 and poularized by Eartha in a 1954 movie but recorded in 1953 (Wikipedia), the same year as Yves Montand did (french wikipedia). And of course Louis Armstrong's version.

Georges Brassens: Il n'y a pas d'amour heureux (Louis Aragon) (1953)

Another poem by Aragon that inspired a musical version by Brassens. Here on Youtube. I also discovered this version by Francoise Hardy. The problem is the piano in the back is much too strong. This other version by Belgian artists is better but the guitar is too strong.

I can only incite you to get the original by Brassens: sober and great. 0,85$ for the MP3 on Amazon