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This includes the songs of chansonnier, chanson de geste and Grand chant; court songs of the late Renaissance and early Baroque music periods, air de cour; popular songs from the 17th to 19th century, bergerette, brunette, chanson pour boire, pastourelle, and vaudeville; art song of the romantic era, mélodie; and folk music, chanson populaire ...
The song was initially composed in C, but was played in F on Rubber Soul (with a capo on the fifth fret). The verse opens with an F major chord ("Michelle" – melody note C) then the second chord (on "ma belle" – melody note D ♭) is a B ♭ 7 ♯ 9 (on the original demo in C, the second chord is a F 7 ♯ 9).
The lyrics were written by Didier Barbelivien and are autobiographical. [2] The music was composed by Michel Cywie. Originally, the song was to be titled "Marcelle", [3] but when Barbelivien showed it to Lenorman, the singer instantly decided to rename it to "Michèle" as a tribute to The Beatles [4] [5] and also because, as he said, the name "goes so well with the song".
The following is a list of English-language pop songs based on French-language songs. The songs here were originally written and performed in the French language. Later, new, English-language lyrics were set to the same melody as the original song. Songs are arranged in alphabetical order, omitting the articles "a" and "the".
The song was initially released in 1938 by Columbia Records on a 10" single as the B-side to "Vous Êtes Jolie". [ 3 ] Its light, irreverent lyrics express a joie de vivre typical in French popular music produced during the late 1930s, [ 4 ] reflecting the political unrest and economic uncertainty of that time.
The song was edited to have a faster speed than the original. Herb Alpert recorded an instrumental version on the album Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass, Volume 2 (1963). [8] French jazz, soul singer Raquel Bitton performed the song as part of her Piaf tribute show "Piaf: Her Story, Her Songs".
It was recorded in a bilingual version with French lyrics in the first half followed by the English translation in the second half. [5] In 1964, at a time when The Beatles dominated the music charts, "The French Song" was an international success that made Starr the first Canadian artist to have a record sell over a million copies. [6]
"Mon Homme" (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃n‿ɔm]), also known by its English translation, "My Man", is a popular song first published in 1920. The song was originally composed by Maurice Yvain with French lyrics by Jacques-Charles (Jacques Mardochée Charles) and Albert Willemetz. The English lyrics were written by Channing Pollock.