La chanson du jour - French songs 101

Graeme Allwright: Johnny (1966)

Johnny about the Vietnam war. Surfing around for more I find this recording in English with Maxime le Forestier of Je veux quitter ce monde heureux: a bonus at the end of the week.

Graeme Allwright: Suzanne (1966)

Original song by Leonard Cohen. The only version by Graeme Allwright I found on Youtube is live with Maurane.

Graeme Allwright: Qui a tué Davey Moore (1966)

Original song by Bob Dylan. I prefer Graeme's version: more melodic (for my ears).

Graeme Allwright: Petites boites (1966)

French adaptation of Little boxes by Malvina Reynolds. I prefer the French version (the images on YouTube for the Frenversion are without any connection to the content, as if often the case).

Graeme Allwright: La mer est immense (1966)

Graeme Allwright produced in 1966 a beautiful album titled "Joue, joue" that has remained a classic. It includes French versions of US songs and also a few of his own. This week I'll pick songs from this album.  The water is wide became La mer est immense.