Bonjour Chanson Series 7, Episode 35
Series: Bonjour Chanson Series 7
From: Charles Spira
Length: 00:28:06
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Piece Description
All human life is found in French Language Popular Music. Starcrossed lovers, truck drivers on the road at night, femmes fatales, a long distance runner, strolling around Paris in Spring and the most beautiful melodies you can imagine. There won't be a language barrier because you'll know what the songs are about. Let yourself be carried away.
In this episode you'll hear:
Louise Attaque, (France), Depuis Toujours
Francoise Hardy, (France), Noir Sur Blanc
Stanislas, (France), La Vigie
Emmanuelle Seigner, (France), Autant s'Aimer Autant
Charlelie Couture, (France), Comme Un Avion Sans Ailes
Zazie, (France), Je Suis Un Homme
Transcript
Bonjour Chanson Series 7, Episode 35
Play Track 01 (seconds 0:05 to 0:31) ? “Depuis Toujours”.
Start text segment 1 ? Welcome to “Bonjour Chanson”. We bring you French Language Popular Music because we think you will enoy it, especially when we’ll tell you about the artists and the songs in English. My name is Charles Spira and I’ll be your host. You heard an excerpt from the song “Since Always” by the band “Louise Attaque”. We’ll tell you more about this band at the end of the show when we’ll play the entire song.
We start our show with the song “Black on White” recorded in 2010 by Francoise Hardy whose career spans more than 30 years and who was able to change with the times, remaining at the top of her profession What has never changed has been her quiet, gentle, introvert personality, very rare in a person who is a chanteuse, a composer, a fashion model and a movie artist, I...
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Musical Works
| Title | Artist | Album | Label | Year | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depuis Toujours | Louise Attaque | A Plus Tard Crocodile. | Musicor | 2005 | 03:22 |
| Noir Sur Blanc | Francoise Hardy | La Pluie sans Parapluie. | Virgin Music | 2010 | 03:31 |
| La Vigie | Stanislas Renoult | Les Carnets de la Vigie. | Polydor | 2009 | 03:01 |
| Autant s'Aimer Autant | Emmannuelle Seigner | Dingue. | Columbia | 2009 | 04:10 |
| Comme Un Avion Sans Ailes | Charlelie Couture | Poemes Rock. | Island | 1981 | 03:49 |
| Je Suis Un Homme | Zazie | Totem. | Mercury | 2007 | 04:09 |
Additional Credits
We thank the Management of WYPR for their Hospitality.





