Bonjour Chanson Series 7, Episode 32
Series: Bonjour Chanson Series 7
From: Charles Spira
Length: 00:27:12
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French language popular music has a century old tradition, but renews itself constantly, staying true to itself. We bring you six artists with one of their songs and tell you about them in English. When the songs are performed in French, you'll know what they are about. In this episode you'll hear:
Serge Gainsbourg, (France), Marilou Sous La Neige
Marianne James, (France), Dans Tes Pupilles
MC Solaar, (France), Caroline
Rose, (France), De Ma Fenetre
Renan Luce, (France), Nantes
Zoe Avril, (France), Paris Tout Va Bien
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Piece Description
French language popular music has a century old tradition, but renews itself constantly, staying true to itself. We bring you six artists with one of their songs and tell you about them in English. When the songs are performed in French, you'll know what they are about. In this episode you'll hear:
Serge Gainsbourg, (France), Marilou Sous La Neige
Marianne James, (France), Dans Tes Pupilles
MC Solaar, (France), Caroline
Rose, (France), De Ma Fenetre
Renan Luce, (France), Nantes
Zoe Avril, (France), Paris Tout Va Bien
Transcript
Bonjour Chanson Series 7, Episode 32
Play Track 01 (seconds 0:12 to 0:38) ? “Marilou Sous La Neige”.
Start text segment 1 ? Welcome to “Bonjour Chanson”. In this program, specially created for English speakers, you will not only enjoy the beautiful melodies of French Popular music, but will be introduced to the artists and the lyrics of the songs in English, greatly enriching the experience.
You heard an excerpt from the song “Marilou under the Snow” by Serge Gainsbourg.. More about this controversial artist at the end of the show, when we’ll play the entire song.
We’ll start with the song “In your Pupils” by Marianne James who is a French Jazz Singer born in Montelimar, France in 1962. She was a childhood friend of jazz pianist Michel Petrucciani and the latter’s father became her guitar teacher. Marianne rose to national renown when she co-starred in the musical spectacle “L’Ult...
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Musical Works
| Title | Artist | Album | Label | Year | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marilou Sous La Neige | Serge Gainsbourg | Initials SG. | Universal International | 2003 | 02:23 |
| Dans Tes Pupilles | Marianne James | Marianne James. | Warner Bros | 2006 | 04:39 |
| Caroline | MC Solaar | La Tour De La Question. | Sentinel Ouest | 1998 | 05:12 |
| De Ma Fenetre | Rose | Les Souvenirs Sous Ma Frange. | Source etc... | 2009 | 03:13 |
| Nantes | Renan Luce | Le Clan Des Muros. | Barclay | 2009 | 03:13 |
| Paris Tout Va Bien | Zoe Avril | Zoe Avril. | Mercury | 2008 | 03:15 |
Additional Credits
We are grateful to the Management of WYPR for their hospitality.
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