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" C'est si bon" (pronounced [sɛ si bɔ̃]; transl. "It's so good" ) is a French popular song composed in 1947 by Henri Betti with the lyrics by André Hornez . The English lyrics were written in 1949 by Jerry Seelen .
French Style is Dean Martin's first LP for Reprise Records.Recorded during February 1962, it features French-themed popular songs and chansons arranged by Neal Hefti.Among them "C'est si bon," which frequently appears on Dean Martin compilation albums; a rendition of Edith Piaf's classic "La Vie en rose"; the title song from the MGM classic Gigi; and two classic Cole Porter tunes.
C'est si bon was released in South Korea on February 5, 2015. It topped the box office on its opening weekend, with 642,000 admissions and ₩5.14 billion ( US$4.63 million ) gross over four days, [ 5 ] [ 14 ] [ 15 ] but it quickly dropped down the chart in the following weeks, eventually grossing a lackluster ₩13,556,519,358 ( US$11.5 ...
Henri Betti, born Ange Betti (24 July 1917 – 7 July 2005), was a French composer and a pianist. [1]Pianist and composer of Maurice Chevalier from 1940 to 1945, Henri Betti is best known for composing the music of the songs C'est si bon (lyrics by André Hornez), What Can I Do ?
In October 1947, he sang "Mais qu'est-ce que j'ai ?" (music by Henri Betti and lyrics by Édith Piaf) at the Théâtre de l'Étoile. Betti also asked him to sing "C'est si bon" but Montand refused. Following the success of the recording of this song by the Sœurs Étienne in 1948, he decided to record it.
"Gens du pays" is a Quebecois song that has been called the unofficial national anthem of Quebec. [1] Written by poet and singer-songwriter Gilles Vigneault, and with music co-written by Gaston Rochon, it was first performed by Vigneault on June 24, 1975 during a concert on Montreal's Mount Royal at that year's Fête nationale du Québec ceremony.
Jean Sablon (Nogent-sur-Marne 25 March 1906 – Cannes 24 February 1994) was a French singer, songwriter, composer and actor. He was one of the first French singers to immerse himself in jazz.
On 5 January 1948 Bernard Hilda recorded the song with his Orchestra. On the other side of the disk, he recorded "C'est si bon". On 20 May 1948 Henri Betti performed the song on the piano on the radio program Un quart d'heure avec where he also performed "Dictionnaire" (lyrics by Jacques Pills) and "La Chanson du Maçon" (lyrics by Maurice Chevalier and Maurice Vandair).