La chanson du jour - French songs 101

Claude Nougaro: Le jazz et la java (1962)

 I love the rhythm and the lyrics of Le jazz et la java. The clip on YouTube is totally early 60s. Also this version by Yves Montand.

Wikipedia France about Claude Nougaro

Bourvil: Le petit bal perdu (C'était bien) - 1962

On YouTube   Bourvil singing Le petit bal perdu. He was an actor in many films but I had not realized he was also a very prolific singer (300+ songs). I remember Salade de fruits (1959) and Ballade irlandaise.

Barbara: Dis, quand reviendras-tu? (1962)

YouTube et dans un tout autre style cette interprétation par la grande Sophie.

Claude François: Belles, belles, belles (1962)

Memory Lane: Belles, belles, belles and one year later Marche tout droit (totalement rétro comme clip). Both french versions of US songs. Let us add from 1960 Souvenirs, souvenirs, by Johny :)

Johnny Hallyday: L'idole des jeunes (1962)

A great clip for this classic song by Johnny.

Lyrics

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