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This is a list of songs recorded by the mid-20th century French singer Édith Piaf. Year Title ... List of songs recorded by Édith Piaf. 1 language ...
The following titles are compilations of Piaf's songs and not reissues of the titles released while Piaf was active. Edith Piaf: Edith Piaf (Music For Pleasure MFP 1396) 1961; Potpourri par Piaf (Capitol ST 10295) 1962; Ses Plus Belles Chansons (Contour 6870505) 1969; The Voice of the Sparrow: The Very Best of Édith Piaf, original release date ...
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 ...
La Vie en rose" was the song that made Piaf internationally famous, its lyrics expressing the joy of finding true love and appealing to those who had endured the hardships of World War II. [ 8 ] "La Vie en rose" was released on a 10-inch single in 1947 by Columbia Records , a division of EMI , with "Un refrain courait dans la rue" making the B ...
" Hymne à l'amour" (French pronunciation: [imn a lamuʁ]); French for "Hymn to Love") is a 1949 French song with lyrics by Édith Piaf and music by Marguerite Monnot. It was first sung by Piaf that year and recorded by her in 1950 for Columbia records. Piaf sang it in the 1951 French musical comedy film Paris chante toujours (Paris still sings ...
The song tells a story of a prostitute who loves an accordion player (and the music he plays, namely a dance called java). Then he has to leave for the war. Then he has to leave for the war. She finds refuge in music, dreaming about how they will live together when he comes back.
"Mon légionnaire" was recorded by Serge Gainsbourg in 1987; the male voice singing the lyrics made famous by Piaf gave the song a strong homoerotic undertone. This new version of "Mon légionnaire" was a hit on French dance floors, both gay and heterosexual.
This song was also covered by male crooner, Bobby Darin in 1964, with slightly altered French lyrics, to account for the fact that Darin was a man (the original lyrics were written to be sung by a woman, in particular Edith Piaf). The song reached #14 on the Canadian RPM charts and #25 on the CHUM Charts. [5] [6]