A song by Radio Radio, a popular hip-hop group from Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, Canada. They perform in a dialect called Chiac, which mixes Acadian French with English words (2010)
Category: French Language
Music Monday: Accroché à ma terre
I love the harmonies in this sweet song by French musical duo, Les Frangines (2019)
Music Monday: San Francisco
An actual blue house in San Francisco inspired French singer-songwriter, Maxime Le Forestier to write this song (1972)
Music Monday: Tous les garçons et les filles
This song was recorded in 1962 by the popular French singer, Françoise Hardy
Music Monday: Où est ma tête?
A song by American musical group, Pink Martini (2009)
Music Monday: Mademoiselle de Paris
The legendary French singer, Jacqueline François recorded this song in 1948
Music Monday: J’ai perdu le nord
A French interpretation of the song, “Lost in the Woods” from the animated Disney film, Frozen 2/La Reine des Neiges 2 performed by Donald Reignoux (2019)
Music Monday: Kraft Dinner
A song by Lisa LeBlanc, singer-songwriter from New Brunswick, Canada. She performs in a dialect called Chiac, which mixes Acadian French with English words (2012)
Music Monday: Ça fait rire les oiseaux
A feel-good song by La Compagnie Créole, a French band from French Guiana and the French West Indies (1986)
Music Monday: Les cornichons
A 2019 cover of the Nino Ferrer classic by San Francisco band, Rue ’66
Music Monday: J’ai Deux Amours
A cover of the Joséphine Baker song by American jazz pop singer, Madeleine Peyroux (2004)
Music Monday: Vivre
A song by Zap Mama featuring vocals by Belgian artist, Marie Daulne (2004)
Music Monday: Les yeux ouverts
A French adaptation of the song, “Dream A Little Dream of Me” by French singer, Enzo Enzo (1990)
Music Monday: C’était toi (You Were the One)
A song in French and English by American singer-songwriter, Billy Joel (1980)
Music Monday: Fais-moi la tendresse
A French-Italian song performed by Canadian singers, Ginette Reno and Marc Hervieux (2009)
Music Monday: Une femme doit faire
A song by Canadian folk/rock/jazz singer-songwriter, Jill Barber (2018)
Music Monday: Je l’ai jamais dit à personne
A love song by retired ice hockey player and singer-songwriter, Étienne Drapeau of Québec, Canada (2006)
Music Monday: Les étoiles
A song by American jazz singer, Melody Gardot (2009)
A Film About Friendship: ‘Nous finirons ensemble’
Do you tell little white lies?
Music Monday: Pour que tu m’aimes encore
Twenty-five years ago this week, this song topped the French music charts. It spent a total of 11 weeks at #1, making it one of Céline Dion’s biggest hits (1995)
