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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 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 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".
I Believe in You (Je crois en toi) I Dare You (Kelly Clarkson song) I Love You (Dadju and Tayc song) I Will Wait for You; I'd Fly; I'll Be Alright (Anggun song) Imagine (Carbonne song) Immensité; L'important c'est la rose; In-tango; Inch'Allah (Grand Corps Malade song) Incognito (song) Indépendance Cha Cha; Iniminimanimo; Io canto (song) It's ...
He wants her to love him again in the "flat country of Flanders" (a reference to another song by him, "Le Plat Pays"). It is the only song where he sings both in his native French language and in Dutch, the other major language of his bilingual home country Belgium. Brel recorded a version of the song entirely in Dutch as well, with lyrics by ...
The song has been covered by Quebecois singer Michel Rivard on the album Maudit bonheur in 1998, and by Pierre Bachelet in 2003 on the album Tu ne nous quittes pas. An English translation by Eric Blau and Mort Shuman was included in the revue, Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris, and on the album released in 1968. [17]
"Marche Lorraine" is a French patriotic song, composed by Louis Ganne in 1892 on the occasion of the 28th Fête Fédérale de Gymnastique de France (Federal Celebration of Gymnastics in France). The lyrics are by Octave Pradels (1842–1930) and Jules Jouy (1855–1897). The melody recalls the traditional song "En passant par la Lorraine".