La chanson du jour - French songs 101

Georges Brassens: Le 22 septembre (1965)

 

September 22d 2011: like in 2010 and 2009, the logical choice is this famous song by Georges Brassens: le 22 septembre.
There is the record version on YouTube, with pictures from Arles (why I don't know)
And this version with a black and white film onDailymotion

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Claude Nougaro: À bout de souffle (1965)

On a music by Dave Brubeck, the famous Blue Rondo À la Turk, on YouTube.

Georges Brassens: Les copains d'abord (1965)

Song Les Copains d'abord. YouTube.

Lyrics

Guy Marchand: La passionata (1965)

La passionata was a good tune and a big hit. Guy Marchand has also a long career as an actor. I remembered another song of his "Je cherche une femme" (1969) but I could not find it on YouTube or Daily Motion.

France Gall: Poupée de son (1965)

 Poupée de cire, poupée de son, (the exact title being only Poupée de son) written by Serge Gainsbourg wins the 1965 Eurovision competition (millions of copies sold).