La chanson du jour - French songs 101

Georges Moustaki: Ma solitude (1969)

YouTube . On October 18, 2011 Moustaki has announced he could not sing any more because of his illness. He had stopped touring in 2009.

Georges Moustaki: Grand-Père (1971)

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Georges Brassens: Dans l'eau de la claire fontaine (1962)

On YouTube this brazilian like version by Maxime le Forestier. Excellent. Here Brassens himself in live concert (with spanish subtitles). Lyrics below. When Maxime tells Brassens he has changed a bit the song, Georges Brassens answers "you do as you please, they (the songs) belong to everybody" (tu fais ce que tu veux, elles sont à tout le monde')

Tribute to Barbara: Une longue dame brune (1968)

Song by and with Georges Moustaki

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Serge Reggiani: Ma liberté ( Georges Moustaki) 1967

Serge Reggiani sings Ma Liberté by Georges Moustaki. Here is Moustaki's version. I did not know Georges Moustaki had changed and chosen this first name to honor Georges Brassens. Here two versions by "amateurs": one and two. Four different renditions of the same song. Reggiani probably has the strongest dramatic voice, Moustaki the most intimate? The song was written for Reggiani and is on the album that launched his career.