La chanson du jour - French songs 101

Yves Duteil: Trente ans (1979)

Qu'est-ce que c'est bien d'avoir trente ans. Enjoy while you are. On YouTube. From the J'ai la guitare qui me démange album.

Yves Montand: Rappelle toi Barbara (1953)

 Yves Montand sings this poem by Jacques Prévert: Rappelle-toi Barbara

Yves Montand: A bicyclette (1968)

 For all those who love biking: A bicyclette (Lyrics Pierre Barouh, music Francis Lai, the team who authored the songs of Un homme, une femme).

Yves Montand: Les feuilles mortes (1951)

 Yves Montand (so young in this video) sings this classic song, lyrics by the poet Jacques Prévert and music by Joseph Cosma. The initial poem is longer and frankly the second verse is not very good. That is probably why they did not keep it for the song. You can find the whole poem  here.
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