La chanson du jour - French songs 101

Maxime Le Forestier: La rouille (1972)

 La rouille (the rust). Live recording in 2002 of this 1972 song. It is part of his first album titled Mon frère and it contains most of his best known songs.

Lyrics

Wikipedia (in French)

Véronique Sanson: Bahia (1972)

Bahia is one of my favorite songs by Véronique Sanson from her album Amoureuse that remains one of her best if not her best. A performance with Julien Clerc and another one with Alain Chamfort at the Francofolies in 1994 or 1995? (22 years later). This last one is the one I prefer.

Nino Ferrer: La maison près de la fontaine (1972)

I found on YouTube this version by Alain Souchon and Pascal Obispo. Here is the original version by Nino himself.

Maxime Le Forestier: San Francisco (1972)

In 1972, the first recording of Maxime Le Forestier include his most famous song San Francisco and several other excellent ones.

Lyrics

Amazon MP3

Michel Fugain: Une belle histoire (1972)

Michel Fugain sings Une belle histoire, a hit during the summer of 1972.

Lyrics

No Amazon MP3 but for karaoke versions.