Originally Posted by Amethystos

I tottaly agree about the "cursed poet" comment.
As for the song, if it wasn't this AWESOME video, I would have liked it much less than I currently do.

And I probably wouldn't have it posted if it hadn't have this melt between drawing and video.

Originally Posted by Amethystos

Talking about MASSIVE hits ... the following is a WORLDWIDE hit.

A hymn to the feeling of "LUST"

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3d...ed-aicha_music

In addition to how perfect is this song, to my ears, his accent is a music inside the song...

Originally Posted by Pattmoreira

Authorities' warning ignored for years

+1

Originally Posted by Pattmoreira

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vz6r0TP4FBI

Yes. I like to cry. Music can be like this...

And HE will never leave us...

Originally Posted by Pattmoreira

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19OfsloO56U

I'm in love. Stanislas is one of my latest discoveries.

I like his duet with Calogero, La débâcle des sentiments.

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Here's another legendary composer and lyricist, Daniel Balavoine. Despite the shortness of his career he produced a vast amount of songs, often committed songs with an international message (love, peace, solidarity, listening to distress...) His songs sound very 80's, but are still extremely popular here and constantly covered by new or old artists.

Daniel Balavoine - Tous les SOS

[2og-j6f_enw]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2og-j6f_enw[/video]

Difficile d'appeler au secours
Quand tant de drames nous oppressent
Et les larmes nouees de stress
Etouffent un peu plus les cris d'amour
De ceux qui sont dans la faiblesse
Et dans un dernier espoir
Disparaissent

Difficult to call for help
When so many dramas oppress us
and tears tied with stress
Cover a little bit more cries of love
of those who are in weakness
and in a last hope
vanish

Full translation

Bonjour a tous Et personne me raconte ??? Well, nice surprise! Here's Brel, Le Belge, whom the French despised a long time because of his
Belgian accent grave,lol

singing about childhood:




"my father was looking for gold,
but he found only boredom"!:

mon père était un chercheur d'or,
l'ennuie c'est qu'il en a trouvé"

Bonjour Amaryn et bienvenue!! The nice surprise is to have you here!

Here's another performance of his "Belgian accent grave"

Jacques Brel - Bruxelles

[v3K-KR2BXz8]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3K-KR2BXz8[/video]

http://lyricstranslate.com/en/bruxelles-brussels.html-0

indeed...

[GGb0Sb5lvu4]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGb0Sb5lvu4[/video]

@Enoo: his dad wanted him to take over the factory once he retired and that's one reason why Brel detested the bourgeoisie, of which his father was
a shining example,lol So he makes fun about them also in Bruxelles:

"Et sur l'Imperiale, le coeur dans les étoiles, y avait mon grandpère, y avait ma grandmère
il avait su y faire, elle l'avait laisser faire,ils avaient donc fait tous les deux
et on voudrait que je sois serieux"!

"and on the Place Imperial, in high spirits, there were grandpa and grandma,
he was quite a scoundrel, but she just didn't mind,
so you can put the blame upon both
and then people want me to be serious!"



(that's how I'd translate it)

Coeur de Pirate: one of my nowdays-favs :

One of the best, Jean Jacques Goldman

Juste Après This video clip is just incredible

[KMdJL-zpxUo]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMdJL-zpxUo[/video]

Originally Posted by Pattmoreira

[bIIL5p7_WKk]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIIL5p7_WKk[/video]

Originally Posted by Pattmoreira

(it's probably the 12345365654th time I post this Everyone needs to know it.)

I didn't ....

Here is the link to translation -> http://lyricstranslate.com/el/je-sui...de-im-ill.html

Originally Posted by Pattmoreira

[Vz6r0TP4FBI]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vz6r0TP4FBI[/video]

Yes. I like to cry. Music can be like this...

Unesco has to add this to World Heritage's Monuments. PERIOD!

A once in a century song, that's what this is.

A century? Almost a millenium!

Wait... what? You've never heard that version? Shame on you!!!

Originally Posted by Enoo

Here's another legendary composer and lyricist, Daniel Balavoine. Despite the shortness of his career he produced a vast amount of songs, often committed songs with an international message (love, peace, solidarity, listening to distress...) His songs sound very 80's, but are still extremely popular here and constantly covered by new or old artists.

Difficile d'appeler au secours
Quand tant de drames nous oppressent
Et les larmes nouees de stress
Etouffent un peu plus les cris d'amour
De ceux qui sont dans la faiblesse
Et dans un dernier espoir
Disparaissent

Difficult to call for help
When so many dramas oppress us
and tears tied with stress
Cover a little bit more cries of love
of those who are in weakness
and in a last hope
vanish

Full translation

Too freaking inspired lyrics for Europe during the 80's.
Solidarity was a word existed ONLY in dictionaries ..... (unfortunately)

Keep posting lyrics like these Enoo!
We wanna learn some more of this side of French culture.

[QLNr3_YNeJc]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLNr3_YNeJc&feature=related[/video]

I love those kind of voices c'est mignone cette chanson, non?

Originally Posted by amaryn

Bonjour a tous Et personne me raconte ??? Well, nice surprise!

Welcome Amaryn! Finally this forum is attended by an musician!

Originally Posted by Enoo

Here's another performance of his "Belgian accent grave"

You can create a whole thread about him, I will follow!

[FiLyM-1ZqQU]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FiLyM-1ZqQU[/video]

Originally Posted by hob

One of the best, Jean Jacques Goldman

Juste Après This video clip is just incredible

Join the club hob!

VERY NICE SONG!

And of course the video IS INCREDILE! So so so extremely touching! May even bring tears in viewer's eyes!
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My turn!

Songs like the following consist some unknown treasure for the rest Europeans!

Nolwenn Leroy "TRI MARTOLOD" Leave this powerful Celtic ballad drive you through Bretagne

[oPwETyPCwEs]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=oPwETyPCwEs#![/video]

Lyrics translation -> http://lyricstranslate.com/en/tri-ma...e-sailors.html

Important notice: Please READ "Author's comment" in the above translation


And just for honouring this magnificent song ....

Another fantastic female voice

[qZMjiEkT-yA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZMjiEkT-yA&feature=relmfu[/video]

Here's one of my fav ZAZ songs: catchy and lively: smile_fun:





Mais pourquoi, pourquoi did they have to build another Tour Eiffel in Tokyo?

Apart from Jacques Brel another of the Big Poets of the 70's and 80's was Leo Ferré.


This is his JEWEL: "As Time Passes": "Avec Le Temps": Masterpiece!





I'll make a translation this weekend,lol! Now it's off to work

LOL, here's something I listened to right at midnight