La chanson du jour - French songs 101

The young girls of Rochefort: Nous voyageons de ville en ville (1967)

From Les demoiselles de Rochefort, on YouTube. Grover Dale who dances with Georges Chakiris is now 76... Their voices are by Romuald and José Bartel (for ever unknown but for the French wikipedia article).

Les parapluies de Cherbourg: Je t'attendrai (1964).

 This famous love song from Les parapluies de Cherbourg (Michel Legrand for the music). Everybody remembers Catherine Deneuve but who knows (but Wikipedia) that the singer was Danielle Licari. One of the numerous English versions, I'll wait for you (here by Connie Francis).

Michel Legrand: Peau d'âne (1970) le gâteau d'amour

Another collaboration with Jacques Demy. One of the songs, the song about the gâteau d'amour, the cake of love (and always Catherine Deneuve).

Michel Legrand: Les moulins de mon coeur (1968)

The theme od the film the Thomas Crown Affair: les moulins de mon coeur.

Michel Legrand: Les parapluies de Cherbourg (1964)

The film by Jacques Demy and the music by Michel Legrand. The song about the separation.