Paris, along a quay of the Seine

Bonjour Chanson Series 11, Episode 52

From: Charles Spira
Series: Bonjour Chanson Series 11
Length: 27:15

We find beautiful French language songs and introduce them as well as the artists to an English speaking audience. You will enjoy them although you may not speak or understand French. Read the full description.

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Playing: Bonjour Chanson Series 11, Episode 52
From: Charles Spira

Paris_seine_quay_small Searching through the vast inventory of French Language Music for new songs to introduce to our audience is always a treat. Whether the songs are old or all the rage in Paris, Montreal or Brussels today, they reveal the soul of the Francophone people and enable us to enjoy the different expressions of a common humanity. We lower the language barrier. Do not worry if you never learned any French. Here is the lineup for this episode:
Rita Mitsouko, (France), Ma Vieille Ville
Vincent Liben, (Belgium, France), Wladimir
Nathalie Baye,(France), Ainsi Soit-Il
Jean-Louis Aubert, (France), Donne-Moi Une Raison
Barbara Carlotti, (France), J'ai Changé
Hubert-Felix Thiefaine,(France), La Ruelle des Morts

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Piece Description

Searching through the vast inventory of French Language Music for new songs to introduce to our audience is always a treat. Whether the songs are old or all the rage in Paris, Montreal or Brussels today, they reveal the soul of the Francophone people and enable us to enjoy the different expressions of a common humanity. We lower the language barrier. Do not worry if you never learned any French. Here is the lineup for this episode:
Rita Mitsouko, (France), Ma Vieille Ville
Vincent Liben, (Belgium, France), Wladimir
Nathalie Baye,(France), Ainsi Soit-Il
Jean-Louis Aubert, (France), Donne-Moi Une Raison
Barbara Carlotti, (France), J'ai Changé
Hubert-Felix Thiefaine,(France), La Ruelle des Morts

Transcript

Bonjour Chanson Series 11, Episode 52

Play Track 01 minutes 01:45 to 02:19 ? “Ma Vieille Ville”.

Start text segment 1 ? Welcome to “Bonjour Chanson”. What a pleasure choosing French songs for English speaking listeners. And we make sure you do not need French language skills to enjoy the selections. You heard an excerpt from “My Old City” by Les Rita Mitsouko. We’ll tell you more about this duo at the end of the show when we’ll play that song, whose haunting quality may stay with you.

Vincent Liben was born in Brussels in 1975. He was the founding member, guitarist, song writer and singer of the successful Rock Group Mud Flow who performed in English. At one point Vincent realized that writing in English did not allow him to express himself fully. He took a deep breath and went solo with a French language album “Vincent Liben” in 2011, which has been very successful. One of the t...
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Musical Works

Title	Artist	Album	Label	Year	Length
Ma Vieille Ville	Les Rita Mitsouko	Variety.	Six Sarl/ Because Music	2007	03:31
Wladimir	Vincent Liben	Vincent Liben.	Play On	2011	02:32
Ainsi Soit-Il	Nathalie Baye	Madame Aime.	Warner	2009	03:28
Donne Moi Une Raison	Jean-Louis Aubert	Comme Un Accord.	Virgin Music	2003	04:27
J'ai Changé	Barbara Carlotti	L'Amour, l'Argent, le Vent.	PIAS FRANCE	2012	03:13
La Ruelle des Morts	Hubert-Félix Thiefaine	Supplements de Mensonge.	Columbia	2011	03:50