Bonjour Chanson Series 10, Episode 48.
Series: Bonjour Chanson Series 10
From: Charles Spira
Length: 00:25:08
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Open a bottle of wine, lean back and relax. Six very diverse artists will bring you the best of contemporary French Popular music. We'll introduce them in English with one of their songs. You are entering a different world.
In this episode we'lll hear:
Jean-Jacques Goldman, (France), Tournent les Violons
Agnes Bihl, (France), Attention Fragile
Albin de Simone. (France), De Bonne Humeur
Zaz, (France), La Fee
Yannick Noah, (France), Destination Ailleurs
Claire Denamur, (France), 34 septembre
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Piece Description
Open a bottle of wine, lean back and relax. Six very diverse artists will bring you the best of contemporary French Popular music. We'll introduce them in English with one of their songs. You are entering a different world.
In this episode we'lll hear:
Jean-Jacques Goldman, (France), Tournent les Violons
Agnes Bihl, (France), Attention Fragile
Albin de Simone. (France), De Bonne Humeur
Zaz, (France), La Fee
Yannick Noah, (France), Destination Ailleurs
Claire Denamur, (France), 34 septembre
Transcript
Bonjour Chanson Series 10, Episode 48
Play Track 01 seconds 06 to 34 ? “Tournent les Violons”.
Start text segment 1 ? Welcome to “Bonjour Chanson”, where we bring you francophone artists and songs with English commentary. In 2010 while introducing an interview with Jean-Jacques Goldman we mentioned that he had not published any albums with new songs after 1998. We were wrong and we apologize. You just heard an extract from the song “Let the Violins Gyrate” from the album “Songs for the Feet” published in 2001. We’ll hear much more about this special song by Jean-Jacques at the end of the show.
Agnes Bihl grew up in a family where artistic pursuits were numerous. It was no surprise that she became interested in literature and theatre. When she started writing songs and performed them in small venues around Paris, she was not afraid to tackle difficult subjects that sometimes made...
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Musical Works
| Title | Artist | Album | Label | Year | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tournent les Violons | Jean-Jacques Goldman | Chanson Pour les Pieds. | Columbia | 2001 | 04:39 |
| Attention Fragile | Agnes Bihle | Demandez le programme. | Autre Distribution | 2007 | 03:55 |
| De Bonne Humeur | Albin de la Simone | Bungalow. | Cinq 7 | 2010 | 03:52 |
| La Fee | Zaz | Zaz. | Play On | 2010 | 03:52 |
| Destination Ailleurs | Yannick Noah | Charango. | Sony Music Catalog | 2010 | 02:53 |
| 34 septembre | Claire Denamur | Vagabonde. | EMI | 2011 | 04:33 |
Additional Credits
We thank the Management of WYPR for their hospitality.
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