Ecoutez l’écho – Listen to the Echo
Bonjour, RVA! Bienvenue à Francosonic…
Every Sunday from 7 – 9 a.m. you can hear music with French lyrics – all genres, from all around the world – here on Francosonic.
Today we’ll check out some classic French tunes – jazz, cabaret, samba, and more – whose echoes have been heard throughout other eras. This includes covers and samples you might not expect. We’ll pay a special tribute to Charles Aznavour, the silky-voiced French singer whose tenor was compared to that of Frank Sinatra. Sadly, Aznavour passed away earlier this month and was given special recognition by many French dignitaries at his funeral.
You can read more about Aznavour’s contributions to music and film here.
Charles Aznavour
Show archive
Playlist
-
Benjamin Biolay, Nicolas Fiszman, Denis Benarrosh & Vanessa Paradis, “Coin de rue”
from Trenet
Barclay - 2015
-
Maitrise des hauts de seine, “La java de broadway”
from La Famille Bélier (Bande Originale Du Film)
Mercury - 2014
-
Edith Piaf, “Autumn Leaves (Les feuilles mortes)”
from La Vie En Rose / Édith Piaf Sings In English
Columbia - 1956
-
Maurice Chevalier & Orchestre Caravelli, “Paris Sera Toujours Paris”
RCA Victor - 1966
-
Charles Trenet, “Que reste-t-il de nos amours”
from Que reste-t-il de nos amours/ Douce France
Columbia - 1950
-
Yves Montand, “Trois petites notes de musique”
from Trois petites notes de musique (Le temps des cerises et un gamin de Paris) - Single
Daxa production - 2000
-
Serge Gainsbourg & Brigitte Bardot, “Bonnie and Clyde”
from Monsieur Gainsbourg Originals
Verve / Verve Forecast - 1968