La chanson du jour - French songs 101

Charles Trénet (and Django Reinhardt): La Cigale et la Fourmi (1941)

This famous fable by Jean de La Fontaine with a swing music on YouTube.

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Charles Trénet: Le soleil et la lune (1939)

 A jazzy tune and crazy words for Le soleil et la lune.

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Charles Trénet: Le piano de la plage (1958)

Charles et son piano. I did not think it was written in 1958. And a version by Laurent Voulzy (2006)

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Jacques Higelin and Michel Berger: Le débit de lait (Charles Trénet) (1943)

Jacques Higelin and Michel Berger perform this 1942 song by Charles Trénet. I found it by chance on YouTube while looking for songs by Jacques Higelin. Here is the version by Charles Trénet. And here is where you can see Berger and Higelin since they have been taken away from YouTube.

Charles Trénet: Le retour des saisons (1947)

A personal treat by Charles Trénet because I like C'est l'automne qui frissonne and Moi j'patine sur le lac...
Here on YouTube.

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