La chanson du jour - French songs 101

Charles Aznavour: selected songs

1966  La bohême (1966)

1965  Que c'est triste Venise and Hier encore (1965)

1963  La Mamma (1963)

1963  Et pourtant (1963)

1963  For me, formidable (1963)

1962  Les Comédiens (1962)

1960  Je m'voyais déjà (1960)

1960  Il faut savoir (1960)

1956  On ne sait jamais (1956)

1956  J'aime Paris au mois de Mai (1956)

Charles Aznavour: La bohême (1966)

Jacques Plante wrote the lyrics. On YouTube.

Charles Aznavour: Je m'voyais déjà (1960)

  Posted on YouTube. As Wikipedia tells the story it is on december 12, 1960 that he sang this song at the very end of a show that looked (until then) as a failure.

Charles Aznavour: Les Comédiens (1962)

This classic on YouTube. The lyrics are by Jacques Plante who also penned For me, formidable and La Bohême.

Charles Aznavour: La Mamma (1963)

The lyrics are by Robert Gall (France Gall's father), the music by Charles Aznavour.

A live version on YouTube.