La chanson du jour - French songs 101

Douce France et Léo Chauliac

Listening to Douce France one only thinks about Charles Trénet but the music is by Léo Chauliac who was the pianist for Trénet from 1938 to 1943. He also did the music for Que reste-t-il de nos amours. Later for Jean-Claude Pacal, Nous les amoureux.

Here the link to the chronicle by Bertrand Dicale about Douce France (in French). He does not mention Léo...

Brassens sings Trénet's Fleur Bleue

A very jazzy 1963 version :)

Click on YouTube.

Charles Trénet et Georges Moustaki sing Revoir Paris

on YouTube :)

Charles Trénet: J'ai ta main (1937)

J'ai ta main dans ma main (1937)

Charles Trénet talks about his book Mes jeunes années (1978) and shows (2013) celebrating the 100th anniversary of his birth

On YouTube and more from the same show taped in 1978. Here Marcel Amont explains Trénet's gift, how easily he created songs. Cartoonist Cabu talks about Trénet (1913-2001) for the 100th anniversary of his birth (1913-2013) also this program done in Narbonne. All in French, all on YT.