La chanson du jour - French songs 101

Michel Berger: Le paradis blanc (1990)

Michel Berger: Le paradis blanc.

 

Patrick Bruel: J' te l'dis quand même (1990)

Patrick Bruel (for Alix): J'te l'dis quand même (live)

Nina Simone: Ne me quitte pas (Jacques Brel - 1959) Montreux 1990

Nina Simone's beautiful interpretation of Jacques Brel's Ne me quitte pas at the jazz festival of Montreux, probably in 1990. The song was created by Brel in 1959 and Nina first sang it in 1965. Here is a version by Nina with a full orchestra.

Lyrics

Find it on Amazon below in French, the article published in Le Figaro on August 26, 2011. And the link to YouTube for one of Brel's first version.