{"id":29830,"date":"2018-03-07T14:54:18","date_gmt":"2018-03-07T13:54:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/?p=29830"},"modified":"2018-03-07T08:57:08","modified_gmt":"2018-03-07T07:57:08","slug":"french-music-for-your-petite-soeur-ben-loncle-soul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/french-music-for-your-petite-soeur-ben-loncle-soul\/","title":{"rendered":"French Music For Your Petite S\u0153ur &#8211; Ben l&#8217;Oncle Soul"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When I hear a catchy song from an artist, I like to look them up and see if I like their other songs. <strong>Parfois<\/strong> (sometimes) all their other <strong>musique<\/strong> isn&#8217;t for me, but <strong>parfois<\/strong> I find <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/voici-jean-guromarch-real-french-series\/\"><strong>un musicien<\/strong><\/a> that keeps on giving me new songs to listen to!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_29832\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29832\" class=\"size-full wp-image-29832\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/03\/4372940656_14d11e187f_z.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"428\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/03\/4372940656_14d11e187f_z.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/03\/4372940656_14d11e187f_z-350x234.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-29832\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28832189@N04\/4372940656\">Image<\/a> by Ludovic ETIENNE on Flickr. Licensed under CC BY 2.0.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The French Soulman, <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/im-only-a-french-soulman-ben-loncle-soul\/\"><em>Ben l&#8217;Oncle Soul<\/em><\/a>, is an example of <strong>un musicien fran\u00e7ais<\/strong> who seems to only make <strong>musique<\/strong> I enjoy.\u00a0 Like <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/french-country-music-baptiste-w-hamon\/\"><em>Baptiste W. Hamon<\/em><\/a>, he has a unique mix of American and French styles that makes it easy to listen to while providing a fun way to practice French.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Son nom de sc\u00e8ne<\/strong> (his stage name) perfectly fits <strong>sa musique<\/strong> and gets you in the mood for <strong>le rythme soul<\/strong> (the soul rythmn) that comes with <strong>ses chansons<\/strong> (his songs). While his original music is most often <strong>en fran\u00e7ais<\/strong>, Ben l&#8217;Oncle Soul also does amazing covers of popular songs <strong>en anglais<\/strong> as well, like <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=BlDnJq_SkyE\">Walk The Line<\/a><\/em> by <em>Johnny Cash<\/em> or <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=oaddLBnHJSA\">I&#8217;ve Got You Under My Skin<\/a><\/em> by <em>Frank Sinatra.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>J&#8217;ai sa musique en t\u00eate<\/strong> (I have his music in mind) right now, because this week is <strong>la <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/a-perfect-trip\/\">marriage<\/a> de ma petite soeur<\/strong> (my little sister&#8217;s wedding) and one of my favorite <em>Ben l&#8217;Oncle Soul<\/em> songs is <em><strong>Petite S\u0153ur<\/strong> (Little Sister)<\/em>. It&#8217;s <strong>une chanson g\u00e9niale<\/strong> (a great song) that will make anyone with <strong>une petite s\u0153ur<\/strong> laugh as they start to sing along.<\/p>\n<p>Take a moment to <strong>\u00e9couter la chanson<\/strong> (listen to the song) and <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/french-pop-music-this-game-by-yelle\/\">have fun<\/a> while you practice French!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Voici la chanson avec les paroles et une traduction en anglais :<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ben L&#039;Oncle Soul - Petite Soeur\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tFPSeCeMqOU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Comment te dire<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u00c7a me fait de la peine<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Je n&#8217;avais pas \u00e0 te mentir<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Malgr\u00e9 l&#8217;ampleur du ph\u00e9nom\u00e8ne<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>J&#8217;ai pas le souvenir<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>De t&#8217;avoir vue zen<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Tu les fais s&#8217;enfuir<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Sans deviner ce qui les g\u00eane<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>How to tell you<\/em><br \/>\n<em> It pains me<\/em><br \/>\n<em> I have not lied to you<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Despite the magnitude of the phenomenon<\/em><br \/>\n<em> I don\u2019t remember<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Ever seeing you calm<\/em><br \/>\n<em> You frighten them off<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Without figuring out what&#8217;s bothering them<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"par\">\n<div class=\"ll-1-1\"><strong>\u00c7a reste entre nous<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"ll-1-2\"><strong>Vivre avec toi est un cauchemar<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"ll-1-3\"><strong>Ils t&#8217;ont laiss\u00e9e, ouais, c&#8217;est tous des connards<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"ll-1-4\"><strong>J&#8217;aimerai t&#8217;aider, j&#8217;aimerai te croire<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>Just between us<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Living with you is a nightmare<\/em><br \/>\n<em> They left you, yeah, they&#8217;re all idiots<\/em><br \/>\n<em> I&#8217;d like to help you, I&#8217;d like to believe you<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"par\">\n<div class=\"ll-2-1\"><strong>Mais je te connais par c\u0153ur<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"ll-2-2\"><strong>En long, en large, en travers, petite s\u0153ur<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"ll-2-3\"><strong>Je te connais par c\u0153ur, je te connais par c\u0153ur, petite s\u0153ur<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>But I know you by heart<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Up, down, side to side, little sister<\/em><br \/>\n<em> I know you by heart, I know you by heart little sister<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"par\">\n<div class=\"ll-3-1\"><strong>M\u00eame Cupidon a l\u00e2ch\u00e9 l&#8217;affaire<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"ll-3-2\"><strong>Tu as comme un don pour les pousser \u00e0 l&#8217;adult\u00e8re<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"ll-3-3\"><strong>Non non, \u00e7a ne tourne pas rond, tes amours ont un air<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"ll-3-4\"><strong>D&#8217;incarc\u00e9ration<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"ll-3-5\"><strong>Quand tu t&#8217;y mets pour \u00eatre clair<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>Even Cupid has given up on the matter<\/em><br \/>\n<em> You have a gift for driving them to adultery<\/em><br \/>\n<em> No, no, something&#8217;s fishy here, your lovers have an air<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Of incarceration<\/em><br \/>\n<em> When you get right down to it, to be clear<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"par\">\n<div class=\"ll-4-1\"><strong>\u00c7a reste entre nous<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"ll-4-2\"><strong>Te supporter est une victoire<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"ll-4-3\"><strong>Ils t&#8217;ont laiss\u00e9e<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"ll-4-4\"><strong>Tiens, prends donc un mouchoir<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"ll-4-5\"><strong>J&#8217;aimerai t&#8217;aider, j&#8217;aimerai te croire<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>Just between us<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Putting up with you is its own victory<\/em><br \/>\n<em> They left you,<br \/>\nHere, take a tissue<\/em><br \/>\n<em> I&#8217;d like to help you, I&#8217;d like to believe you<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"par\">\n<div class=\"ll-5-1\"><strong>Mais je te connais par c\u0153ur<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"ll-5-2\"><strong>En long, en large, en travers, petite s\u0153ur<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"ll-5-3\"><strong>Je te connais par c\u0153ur , je te connais par c\u0153ur, petite s\u0153ur.<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>But I know you by heart<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Up, down, side to side, little sister<\/em><br \/>\n<em> I know you by heart, I know you by heart little sister.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"234\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/03\/4372940656_14d11e187f_z-350x234.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/03\/4372940656_14d11e187f_z-350x234.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/03\/4372940656_14d11e187f_z.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>When I hear a catchy song from an artist, I like to look them up and see if I like their other songs. Parfois (sometimes) all their other musique isn&#8217;t for me, but parfois I find un musicien that keeps on giving me new songs to listen to! The French Soulman, Ben l&#8217;Oncle Soul, is&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"post-item__readmore\"><a class=\"btn btn--md\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/french-music-for-your-petite-soeur-ben-loncle-soul\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":124,"featured_media":29832,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":""},"categories":[108],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29830","post","type-post","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-music"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29830","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/124"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29830"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29830\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29832"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29830"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29830"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29830"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}