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– Boris Vian “J’Suis Snob” (Vian)
“I’m a snob… I’m a snob
My name is Patrick, but they call me Bob
I ride horses every morning
Because I love the smell of manure
I only hang out with baronesses
With names like trombones…”
– Les Gendarmes “A Quoi Bon Pleurer” (aka “Tell It Like it Is”)
The Quebec “yé-yé” phenomenon was distinguished by the originality of its songs, and in the 1950s and 1960s, by French versions of English and American hits. According to Richard Baillargeon, historian of popular Québécois music, there were in Quebec alone more than 500 yé-yé groups, most made up of young men.
Les Gendarmes’ hit “A Quoi Bon Pleurer” is a reworking of Aaron Neville’s soul classic “Tell It Like It Is”
(Above) Listen to a full replay of the January 11 show featuring the music of Georges Brassens
FEATURED ARTIST, GEORGES BRASSENS
Brassens & his accountant
– Patachou and Georges Brassens “Maman Papa”(Brassens/Jammes)
– Georges Brassens “La Mauvaise Réputation” 1952
Brassens expresses his refusal to participate in the national holiday, preferring “his cozy bed” to “the marching music.”
– Georges Brassens “Il suffit le Passer”
This song meant a lot to Brassens. It was the one song that he included in every performance he gave.
Off with my clogs, your galoshes
And light of foot as baby goats
Let’s run after the sounds of bells
Ding, ding dong ! the morning bells ring
To honour the joy that we feel
Ding, ding dong ! Must not tell a soul”
– Georges Brassens “Brave Margot” Le Vent (1953)
About a young woman who breastfeeds a kitten. It is one of his best-known and most controversial songs.
– Georges Brassens “Princess et le Croque” Nouvelles chansons, 1976
Bad Reputation is the musical project of Paris-born, New York–based artist Pierre de Gaillande, reimagining the songs of legendary French poet and singer Georges Brassens for English-speaking audiences.
De Gaillande’s translations capture the wit, rhythm, and lyricism of Brassens’ originals with remarkable fidelity and musicality. Three volumes of Bad Reputation—released on Barbès Records and Vermillion Music—offer a rare chance to experience Brassens’ genius through a fresh, natural English voice.
– Piere de Galliande “Song for the Countryman (1954) Les Sabots d’Hélène 2010 translation
– Barbara “La Femme D’Hector”
– Piere de Galliande “I Made Myself Small” (1956)
– Georges Brassens “J’ai Connu De Vous” (Trenet) Georges Brassens Chante Les Chansons De Sa Jeunesse (1982)
– Georges Brassens “Le Petit Chemin” Georges Brassens Chante Les Chansons De Sa Jeunesse (1982)
– Mountain Men “Gorille” Mountain Men chante Georges Brassens (Live) 2014
“À bientôt”
– Francis Cabrel “Quand j’aime une foise pour toujours” (R Desjardins,) Francis Cabrel Double Tour, 2000
If I loved you once, I’ve loved you for always