La chanson du jour - French songs 101

What are the best songs of ... Joe Dassin?

I looked at various selections of 'best songs of Joe Dassin' on YouTube and it's interesting to see how they differ (see below). As for me, here are the five songs I prefer (extracted from those lists)

 Guantanamera (1966) - 20:54, Siffler sur la colline (1968) - 12:39, Les Champs-Élysées (1969) - 01:25:38 , L'Amérique (1970) - 30:06, L'Été indien (1975) - 01:13:05

Wikipedia sort of agrees: 

By the early 1970s, Dassin's songs were on the top of the charts in France and he had become immensely popular in that country. He recorded songs in German, Spanish, Italian and Greek, as well as French and English. Among his most popular songs are "Les Champs-Élysées" (Originally "Waterloo Road") (1969), "Salut les amoureux" (originally "City of New Orleans") (1973), "L'Été indien" (1975), and "Et si tu n'existais pas" (1975).

42 years ago: l'été indien, Joe Dassin

Still surfing, I listen to l'été indien, hit of 1975. Interesting to read the story of the song created by italian authors (among them Toto Cutugno) and adapted in French by Pierre Delanoe. A more detailed story in Wikipedia (chanson).

Joe Dassin: Guantanamera

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Joe Dassin: L'été indien (1975)

 A classic song by Joe Dassin.

Lyrics

Joe Dassin: L'été indien (1975)

The French lyrics of L'été indien were also written by Pierre Delanoe while I discovered the original song is italian with the music by Toto Cutugno. Joe Dassin has this crooner's voice...