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ÉDITH PIAF: A Unique French Voice Among “La Foule” (The Crowd) Posted by on Mar 29, 2012

Who said that la culture française rarely opened itself to cross-border influences and inspirations, and that the French always lived secluded within the stone walls of their village gaulois ? With her outstanding song “La Foule” (“the Crowd”), Édith Piaf dispels such prevaling misconceptions about her country, by interpreting a Peruvian Waltz titled “Que nadie sepa mi sufrir” (“Let no one know…

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Madame Édith Piaf and “Notre-Dame de Paris” Posted by on Aug 10, 2011

Madame Édith Piaf chante (sings)… * “NOTRE-DAME DE PARIS“:   Dans le Paris de Notre-Dame In the Paris of Notre-Dame De Notre-Dame de Paris, Of Notre-Dame de Paris Y a un clochard qu’en a plein le dos There’s a bum who’s fed up De porter Notre-Dame sur son dos Of carrying Notre-Dame on his back   Il se prend pour Quasimodo He thinks he’s…

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Who’s the Best: Yves Montand Or Édith Piaf? Posted by on Jun 11, 2011

Today everyone is invited to vote, even though le départage, the “decide between” two towering giants of French song such as Yves Montand and Édith Piaf is by no means an easy task! Yves Montand’s “Sous le ciel de Paris” Édith Piaf’s “Sous le ciel de Paris” * “SOUS LE SOLEIL DE PARIS” (“Under the Paris Sky”)…

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Édith Piaf: A Love Hostage to the Vagaries of “La Foule” (“The Crowd”) Posted by on Jun 7, 2011

Who said that la culture française rarely opened itself to cross-border influence and inspiration, and that the French always lived secluded within the stone walls of their village gaulois ? 🙂 With her outstanding song “La Foule” (“the Crowd”), Édith Piaf dispels such a misconception about her country, by interpreting a Peruvian Waltz titled “Que nadie sepa mi…

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Les Feuilles Mortes (Autumn Leaves) Posted by on Oct 20, 2010

Sometimes, one single song takes a whole life of its own in le fleuve du temps (in the stream of time), and tracing its avatars can prove to be un exercice instructif et amusant (a fun and educational exercise.) After hosting a few encores of Édith Piaf‘s masterpieces in your favorite French Blog, it was of course seulement une question de temps (only a matter of time) to reintroduce…

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Encore, Édith PIAF !—“Milord” Posted by on Sep 18, 2010

Vous avez été nombreux la dernière fois à aimer la célèbre chanson de Édith Piaf intitulée “Non, je ne regrette rien” (You have been many last time to like the famous Édith Piaf song titled “No, I regret nothing”), which you can find here: “Non, je ne regrette rien! (Édith Piaf).” Another famous song by Édith Piaf -whose real nom…

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