"recording marked the first time a white singer had recorded a full reggae-influenced album in Jamaica, following previous single-song recordings from Paul Simon (""Mother and Child Reunion"", 1969) and Peter Tosh and Mick Jagger (""(You Gotta Walk And) Don't Look Back"", 1978). With the exception of his 1969 international hit duet with Jane Birkin ""Je t'aime moi non plus"" (where Birkin's erotic voice had turned the song into a novelty success), Serge Gainsbourg was then only a cult figure having mainly met success through versions of his songs recorded by other artists including Brigitte Bardot, Juliette Gréco, Honor Blackman, Jane"
"Jane Birkin/Serge Gainsbourg Jane Birkin/Serge Gainsbourg (also known as Je t'aime... moi non plus) is a 1969 collaborative studio album by Serge Gainsbourg and Jane Birkin. It was originally released by Fontana Records. It includes ""Je t'aime... moi non plus"", which reached number 1 on the UK Singles Chart. The album has received critical acclaim. D.M. Edwards of ""PopMatters"" stated: ""The arrangements by Arthur Greenslade are excellent and there are plenty of glimpses of the experimentation which would be a feature of Gainsbourg's music,"" further describing the album as ""sophisticated, timeless pop music."" In 2017, ""Pitchfork"" placed it at number"
"Charles Dumont (singer) Charles Dumont, born in 1929 in Cahors (Lot), is a French singer and composer. He wrote songs until the 1960s, sometimes under an alias, for Dalida, Gloria Lasso, Luis Mariano and Tino Rossi. He worked with lyricist Michel Vaucaire. In 1956 they wrote ""Non, je ne regrette rien"", recorded in 1960 by Édith Piaf. That led to more than 30 songs for her, such as ""Flonflons du Bal"", ""Mon Dieu"" and ""Les Amants"" which Piaf and Dumont wrote and sang together in 1962. Piaf's death in 1963 led him to work with Jacques Brel, writing ""Je m'en"
"Édith Piaf Édith Piaf (; born Édith Giovanna Gassion, 19 December 1915 – 10 October 1963) was a French vocalist, songwriter, cabaret performer and film actress noted as France's national chanteuse and one of the country's most widely known international stars. Piaf's music was often autobiographical and she specialized in chanson and torch ballads about love, loss and sorrow. Her most widely known songs include “La Vie en rose"" (1946), ""Non, je ne regrette rien"" (1960), ""Hymne à l'amour"" (1949), ""Milord"" (1959), ""La Foule"" (1957), ""L'Accordéoniste"" (1940), and ""Padam, padam..."" (1951). Since her death in 1963, several biographies and films"
"reissues of the titles released while Piaf was active. Édith Piaf Édith Piaf (; born Édith Giovanna Gassion, 19 December 1915 – 10 October 1963) was a French vocalist, songwriter, cabaret performer and film actress noted as France's national chanteuse and one of the country's most widely known international stars. Piaf's music was often autobiographical and she specialized in chanson and torch ballads about love, loss and sorrow. Her most widely known songs include “La Vie en rose"" (1946), ""Non, je ne regrette rien"" (1960), ""Hymne à l'amour"" (1949), ""Milord"" (1959), ""La Foule"" (1957), ""L'Accordéoniste"" (1940), and ""Padam, padam..."" (1951)."
"Que je t'aime (song) ""Que je t'aime"" is a song by French singer Johnny Hallyday. It was released in 1969. The music has been composed in one night by the french artist Gilles Thibaut, the lyrics have been written by Jean Renard. Johnny Hallyday was looking for a strong song for his new show at Le palais des Sports. The song is a success, love by every people on the french population. The hardcore fans of Hallyday, the rock and roll' fans but also people from a more pop music atmosphere. In 1969 the song spent 11 weeks at no."
"as they appear on the back of the single: La Poupée qui fait non ""La Poupée qui fait non"" () is a 1966 song written by Franck Gérald (lyrics) and French singer/songwriter Michel Polnareff (music). It was recorded by Polnareff, becoming an immediate success in France and one of Polnareff most definitive songs. Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin/The Yardbirds) played guitar on the recording . It also appeared as the last track in his album ""Love Me, Please Love Me"". Polnareff also made language versions of the song in German (""Meine Puppe sagt non""), Italian (""Una bambolina che fa no, no,"
"Je t'aimais, je t'aime, je t'aimerai ""Je t'aimais, je t'aime, je t'aimerai"" (""""I have loved you, I love you and I will love you"""") is a well-known song by French singer and songwriter Francis Cabrel. It is considered his most definitive song, alongside his other classic ""Je l'aime à mourir"". The song was written by Cabrel and is taken from his 1994 album ""Samedi soir sur la terre"", which was released in 1994 and is Cabrel's biggest selling album. The song was produced by Gérard Bikialo. The song have been covered many times and translated into other languages. Recorded versions"
"Give me More Donnez-moi tout ça is a French popular song composed in 1955 by Henri Betti with the lyrics by André Hornez. The English lyrics were written in 1956 by William Engvick. On April 3, 1956, Henri Betti sang his song on the piano at the television show ""La Joie de vivre"" hosted by Henri Spade. In 1957, the Étienne Sisters recorded the song with Jerry Mengo and his Orchestra. In 1959, José Bartel recorded the song with his orchestra for his album ""Hey..! Jo"". In 1956, William Engvick wrote the English lyrics for the recording of the song"
"toured intensely in France, Switzerland, Belgium, Lebanon, Algeria, also performed many galas to help striking workers, or in favor of activists against death penalty, against which he had already released the song ""Ni Dieu ni maître"" (""Neither God nor master"") in 1965, considered as one of his classics, and against which he would write ""La Mort des loups"" (""The Death of the Wolves"") in 1975. In 1973 he released two very dark albums: the symphonic, and epic ""Il n'y a plus rien"" (""There is nothing anymore"") that deals with May 68 utopia disappointment, and the minimalist ""Et… basta !"", wherein"
"La Poupée qui fait non ""La Poupée qui fait non"" () is a 1966 song written by Franck Gérald (lyrics) and French singer/songwriter Michel Polnareff (music). It was recorded by Polnareff, becoming an immediate success in France and one of Polnareff most definitive songs. Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin/The Yardbirds) played guitar on the recording . It also appeared as the last track in his album ""Love Me, Please Love Me"". Polnareff also made language versions of the song in German (""Meine Puppe sagt non""), Italian (""Una bambolina che fa no, no, no""), and Spanish (""Muñeca que hace no"") which helped"
"Bongo Bong and Je ne t'aime plus ""Bongo Bong"" and ""Je ne t'aime plus"" (English: ""I Don't Love You Anymore"") are two pop songs originally written and performed by Manu Chao. In 2006, the songs were combined into one track and covered by British singer Robbie Williams. The track was produced by Mark Ronson, and was released as the fourth and final single from Williams' seventh solo album, ""Rudebox"", in Eastern Europe in early 2007. Vocals for the song were also provided by the English pop artist Lily Allen. The track does not have a music video, but EMI Music"
"Plus grandir ""Plus grandir"" (English: ""Not Growing Anymore"") is a 1985 song recorded by French singer-songwriter Mylène Farmer and is the first song written by the singer. It was released twice: first, on 25 September 1985 in a studio version as second single from Farmer's debut album ""Cendres de Lune"", then on 12 May 1990 in a live mix version as second single from the live album ""En Concert"". In spite of positive critics and a music video produced as a short film in cinemascope, the song achieved moderate success in France in terms of sales and chart performances. After"
"Sacha Distel in the Sacha Show with Marie Laforet singing 'Ivan, Boris & Moi'. His relationship with Brigitte Bardot led to a series of prominent pop duets, such as ""Ford Mustang"" and ""Bonnie and Clyde"". In 1969, he released ""Je t'aime... moi non plus"", which featured explicit lyrics and simulated sounds of female orgasm. The song appeared that year on an LP, ""Jane Birkin/Serge Gainsbourg"". Originally recorded with Brigitte Bardot, it was released with his future girlfriend Birkin when Bardot backed out. While Gainsbourg declared it the ""ultimate love song"", it was considered too ""hot""; the song was censored or"
"Claude François Claude Antoine Marie François (; 1 February 1939 – 11 March 1978), also known by the nickname Cloclo, was a French pop singer, composer, songwriter, producer, drummer and dancer. François co-wrote the lyrics of ""Comme d'habitude"" (composed by Jacques Revaux and himself), the original version of ""My Way"" and composed the music of ""Parce que je t'aime mon enfant"", the original version of ""My Boy"". Among his most famous songs are ""Le Téléphone Pleure"", ""Le lundi au soleil"", ""Magnolias for Ever"", ""Alexandrie Alexandra"" and ""Cette année là"". François sold some 70 million records during his career (and after"
"44 on the ""200 Best Albums of the 1960s"" list. Writing for ""Pitchfork"", Cameron Cook called it ""a love letter read out loud by its recipient: Every note and lyric is meant to highlight a certain aspect of Birkin's persona though Gainsbourg's lens, from her breathless delivery of every line to her heavily accented, coquettish French."" Credits adapted from liner notes. Jane Birkin/Serge Gainsbourg Jane Birkin/Serge Gainsbourg (also known as Je t'aime... moi non plus) is a 1969 collaborative studio album by Serge Gainsbourg and Jane Birkin. It was originally released by Fontana Records. It includes ""Je t'aime... moi non"
"me / nor the bad""). The song has been recorded by other performers, including: Non, je ne regrette rien ""Non, je ne regrette rien"" (, meaning ""No, I regret nothing"") is a French song composed by Charles Dumont, with lyrics by Michel Vaucaire. It was written in 1956, and is best known through Édith Piaf's 1960 recording, which spent seven weeks atop the French Singles & Airplay Reviews chart. The composer Charles Dumont tells in the book ""Edith Piaf, Opinions publiques"", by Bernard Marchois (TF1 Editions 1995), that Michel Vaucaire's original title was ""Non, je ne trouverai rien"" (No, I"
"Au nom de la rose ""Au Nom de la rose"" is a 1999 song recorded by French singer Moos. The song was released on 13 April 1999 as the second single from his sole album ""Le Crabe est érotique"". It became a smash hit in France and Belgium (Wallonia) where it remained for several months atop of the singles chart. The song is a partly cover version in French-language of the Francis Lai song (Where Do I Begin?) Love Story, originally recorded as theme song for the 1970 movie ""Love Story"" directed by Arthur Hiller. Only the chorus is similar,"
"by Don Cherry with Ray Conniff and his Orchestra on April 23, 1956. The title of the song became ""Give me More"". Give me More Donnez-moi tout ça is a French popular song composed in 1955 by Henri Betti with the lyrics by André Hornez. The English lyrics were written in 1956 by William Engvick. On April 3, 1956, Henri Betti sang his song on the piano at the television show ""La Joie de vivre"" hosted by Henri Spade. In 1957, the Étienne Sisters recorded the song with Jerry Mengo and his Orchestra. In 1959, José Bartel recorded the song"
"Vive La Fête. ""La Poupée qui fait non'"" (English: ""The Doll That Says No"") is a 1966 song written by Franck Gérald (lyrics) and French singer/songwriter Michel Polnareff (music). It was recorded by Polnareff, becoming an immediate success in France and one of Polnareff most definitive songs. Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin/Yardbirds) played guitar on the recording . Polnareff also made language versions of the song in German (""Meine Puppe sagt non""), Italian (""Una bambolina che fa no, no, no""), and Spanish (""Muñeca que hace no"") which helped the song get airplay all over Europe and become hits in language versions"
"To Love You More ""To Love You More"" is a song by Canadian singer Celine Dion, written by David Foster and Edgar Bronfman, Jr., writing under the pen-name Junior Miles. It was released as a single in Japan on 21 October 1995. ""To Love You More"" became a hit reaching number one and selling 1.5 million copies. The lyrics are about a woman who makes an impassioned plea to her lover so that he does not leave her for another woman. It was recorded for a popular Japanese TV drama series, called """" (meaning ""My Dear Lover""), and included on"
"Mon amie la rose ""Mon amie la rose"" is a poem written by Cécile Caulier and Jacques Lacome, originally performed in song by French singer Françoise Hardy in 1964. It became one of Hardy's most popular songs, and was collected on her album ""Mon amie la rose"". The song was written in response to the death of actress Sylvia Lopez from leukemia in 1959. It was first presented by Cécile Caulier on the French variety series ""Le Petit Conservatoire de la chanson"". Françoise Hardy then contacted Caulier and offered to record the song for her 1964 album.. An electronic–world music"
"Non, je ne regrette rien ""Non, je ne regrette rien"" (, meaning ""No, I regret nothing"") is a French song composed by Charles Dumont, with lyrics by Michel Vaucaire. It was written in 1956, and is best known through Édith Piaf's 1960 recording, which spent seven weeks atop the French Singles & Airplay Reviews chart. The composer Charles Dumont tells in the book ""Edith Piaf, Opinions publiques"", by Bernard Marchois (TF1 Editions 1995), that Michel Vaucaire's original title was ""Non, je ne trouverai rien"" (No, I will not find anything) and that the song was meant for the popular French"
"performed with him on the film's theme song, ""La Chanson de Slogan"" — the first of many collaborations between the two. After filming ""Slogan"", Birkin relocated to France permanently. In 1969, she and Gainsbourg released the duet ""Je t'aime... moi non plus"" (""I love you... me neither""). Gainsbourg originally wrote the song for Brigitte Bardot. The song caused a scandal for its sexual explicitness, and was banned by radio stations in Italy, Spain, and the United Kingdom. ""Je t'aime"" made UK chart history in that on 4 October 1969 and the following week on 11 October, the song was at"
"Il n'y a plus rien Il n'y a plus rien (English: There Is No More) is an album by Léo Ferré, released in 1973 by Barclay Records. The general mood here is dark, both exasperated and desperate. After having inserted two symphonic songs (""Ton style"", ""Tu ne dis jamais rien"") in his mostly pop rock oriented album ""La Solitude"" (1971), after having re-recorded his 1950s oratorio on Guillaume Apollinaire's vast poem ""La Chanson du mal-aimé"" (""""Song of the Poorly Loved"""", 1972), Ferré feels now ready to establish himself as a complete artist, author and musician, who will do without any"
"Le Plus doux chemin ""Le Plus doux chemin"" (""The Sweetest Path""), Op. 87, No. 1, is a song by Gabriel Fauré, composed in 1904. It was originally for voice and piano accompaniment, and was later arranged by the composer for voice and full orchestra. In this song Fauré set words by the poet Paul Armand Silvestre. It was composed in 1904 for the amateur singer Emilie Girette after her marriage to the pianist Édouard Risler. Originally for voice and piano, it was later orchestrated by Fauré as part of his incidental music for ""Masques et bergamasques"" (1919). Fauré composed the"
"Baisez-moi ""Baisez-moi"" (French: ""Kiss me"") is a renaissance French chanson for 4 voices, anonymous in publication by Pierre Attaignant but attributed to the composer Josquin Desprez. The song was the model for masses by Petrus Roselli and the ""Missa Baises-moy"" by Mathurin Forestier. The song was recorded by the Kings Singers on the 1975 album ""The Kings Singers Concert Collection"" in a sequence of 5 chansons: La belle Margarite by Clemens non Papa, Baisez moi by Josquin Desprez, Petite camusette, also attributed to Josquin Desprez, Mon coeur en vous (anonymous) and Au joly jeu du pousse avant by Clément Jannequin."
"Baisez-moi ""Baisez-moi"" (French: ""Kiss me"") is a renaissance French chanson for 4 voices, anonymous in publication by Pierre Attaignant but attributed to the composer Josquin Desprez. The song was the model for masses by Petrus Roselli and the ""Missa Baises-moy"" by Mathurin Forestier. The song was recorded by the Kings Singers on the 1975 album ""The Kings Singers Concert Collection"" in a sequence of 5 chansons: La belle Margarite by Clemens non Papa, Baisez moi by Josquin Desprez, Petite camusette, also attributed to Josquin Desprez, Mon coeur en vous (anonymous) and Au joly jeu du pousse avant by Clément Jannequin."
"by Jean-Roger Caussimon. Il n'y a plus rien Il n'y a plus rien (English: There Is No More) is an album by Léo Ferré, released in 1973 by Barclay Records. The general mood here is dark, both exasperated and desperate. After having inserted two symphonic songs (""Ton style"", ""Tu ne dis jamais rien"") in his mostly pop rock oriented album ""La Solitude"" (1971), after having re-recorded his 1950s oratorio on Guillaume Apollinaire's vast poem ""La Chanson du mal-aimé"" (""""Song of the Poorly Loved"""", 1972), Ferré feels now ready to establish himself as a complete artist, author and musician, who will"
"Petit Frank ""Petit Frank"" is a 1989 song recorded by the French singer and songwriter François Feldman. It was the fourth single from his 1989 album, ""Une Présence"", and was released on 6 October 1990. As for the previous three singles from the album, ""Joue pas"", ""Les Valses de Vienne"" and ""C'est toi qui m'as fait"", it met a great success in France, reaching #1 on the chart, becoming thus Feldman's second number-one hit. As for the previous singles from the album ""Une Présence"", ""Petit Frank"" was written by Jean-Marie Moreau, while the music was composed by François Feldman himself."
"More, More, More of Nora Aunor More, more, more of Nora Aunor is the second studio album by the Filipino singer-actress Nora Aunor, released in 1968 by Alpha Records Corporation in the Philippines in LP format and later released in 1999 in a compilation CD format. The album contains some of the original Filipino compositions by Robert Medina, Rober Dominic and Danny Subido among others, except for the three songs including ""It's Not Unusual"" originally sung by Tom Jones in 1965 composed by Gordon Mills and Les Reed. The album is a follow-up to Aunor's first album, ""Nora Aunor Sings"","
"Félix Leclerc Félix Leclerc, (August 2, 1914 – August 8, 1988) was a French-Canadian singer-songwriter, poet, writer, actor and ""Québécois"" political activist. He was made an Officer of the Order of Canada on December 20, 1968. Leclerc was posthumously inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame for his songs ""Moi, mes souliers"", ""Le P'tit Bonheur"" and ""Le Tour de l'île"" in 2006. Félix Leclerc was born in La Tuque, Quebec, Canada in 1914, the sixth in a family of eleven children. He began his studies at the University of Ottawa but was forced to stop because of the Great"
"Michel Sardou Michel Sardou () (born 26 January 1947) is a French singer, songwriter and occasional actor. Sardou is known not only for his love songs (""La maladie d'amour"", ""Je vais t'aimer""), but also for songs dealing with various social and political issues, such as the rights of women in Islamic countries (""Musulmanes""), clerical celibacy (""Le curé""), colonialism (""Le temps des colonies"", ""Ils ont le pétrole mais c'est tout"") or the death penalty (""Je suis pour""). Another sometimes controversial theme found in some of his songs (""Les Ricains"" and ""Monsieur le Président de France"" for example) is his respect and"