Other Voices from Around the World
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And now to France. Chansons. French songs, heavy on lyrics and melody, expressive and soulful. Charles Aznavour was called the French Frank Sinatra. Check out the best of Charles Aznavour.
And Elvis Costello cover from Notting Hill….
from 1:55ת Elvis Costello cover
Tous Les Visages De L’amour
Or check out Edith Piaf.
And here, on the Ed Sullivan show:
Si tous les oiseaux qui ont chanté au ciel de maiSi tous ces oiseaux pouvaient un jour nous raconter(Tout ce qu’ils ont vu, ce qu’ils ont vu et entendu)Quand ils se posaient dans les feuillages revenus
And how about the Belgian born French singer songwriter Jacques Brel?
The revealing second verse is ‘toned down’ in the Hebrew version.
Moi, je sais tous tes sortilèges
Tu sais tous mes envoûtements
Tu m’as gardé de piège en piège
Je t’ai perdue de temps en temps
Bien sûr tu pris quelques amants
Il fallait bien passer le temps
Il faut bien que le corps exulte
Mais finalement, finalement
Il nous fallut bien du talent
Pour être vieux sans être adultes
translation from Google:
I know all your spells, You know all my enchantments, You kept me from trap to trap, I lost you from time to time, Of course you took a few lovers, It was necessary to pass the time, The body must exult, But finally, finally We needed a lot of talent, To be old without being adults
I got to know the songs of Brel through the cabaret revue in English at the Village Gate, “Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris”. Here is the only full performance I could find on youtube.
The Eurovision started in 1956. It launched the careers of Celine Dion and ABBA. How many of the winning songs do you remember? Here is a nice one by Vicky Leandros.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Eurovision_Song_Contest_winners
Eurovision was patterned on the Sanremo Music Festival, which began in 1951. My favorite?
“Nel blu dipinto di blu“[39][40]
(Domenico Modugno, Franco Migliacci)
which was the 1958 winner, better known as “Volare”.
Fecilidade
And….
A Day in the Life of a Fool (in English)
and Baden Powell
And we mustn’t forget Antonio Carlos Jobim
And Sergio Mendes and Brasil 66
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And how can we possibly forget to mention the Greeks?
And of course, something even nearer home. Umm Kulthum
But my wife thinks this is her greatest song:
A short conversation with my wife, Shuli.
Published: Dec 25, 2018
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