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The following is a list of English-language pop songs based on French-language songs. The songs here were originally written and performed in the French language. Later, new, English-language lyrics were set to the same melody as the original song. Songs are arranged in alphabetical order, omitting the articles "a" and "the".
"For You" 1 16 February Labrinth "Jealous" 9 23 February [8] Muse "Thought Contagion" 7 23 February Drake "God's Plan" 4 23 February Grand Corps Malade "Dimanche soir" 1 23 February Bengous "Ou tié bébé" 6 2 March [9] Radiohead "Creep" 4 9 March [10] Luis Fonsi and Demi Lovato "Échame la Culpa" 3 9 March Tom Walker "Leave a Light On" 1 9 March
In 1964, French pop singer France Gall recorded a version of this song, with altered lyrics to make it a love song. [12] In 2008, a phonautograph paper recording made by Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville of "Au clair de la lune" on 9 April 1860, was digitally converted to sound by researchers at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. This ...
It was used extensively in the François Truffaut film Stolen Kisses (1968), its French title, Baisers volés, having been taken from the song's lyrics. The song was also used in the films "Iris" (2001), "Something's Gotta Give" (2003), and "Ces amours-là" (2010). A performance of the song is featured in the film "Une jeune fille qui va bien ...
The song is an up-tempo disco duet, with the singers describing the importance of speaking French – described as "the language of love and summer". One of them at least has recently been on holiday and required a working knowledge of that language in order to have a holiday romance.
The song's composer, Charles Dumont, states in the book Édith Piaf, Opinions publiques, by Bernard Marchois (TF1 Editions 1995), that Michel Vaucaire's original title was "Non, je ne trouverai rien" (No, I will not find anything) and that the song was meant for the French singer Rosalie Dubois. However, thinking of Piaf, he changed the title ...
This is a list of singles that have peaked in the top 10 of the French Singles Chart in 2015. [1] ... "Writing's on the Wall" 5 ... Songs 4 Maître Gims "Est-ce ...
The soundtrack album includes two versions of the song, one in French and the other in English, both performed by – M – (a.k.a. Matthieu Chedid). It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Song and has subsequently been covered by the male duo the Lost Fingers and the female trio Rock Paper Scissors. Another version of the song ...