I’ve got “Summer in Paris” by Bea Parks, Garo Nahoulakian, and Oliver Charles Horton on repeat. 🎶 It’s the song that plays about five minutes into the first episode of “Emily in Paris”
Category: French Language
Valentine’s Day: Hearts, Roses, and a Poem
Expressing love on Valentine’s Day — it’s not just for couples
Music Monday: Sympathique
Hitting pause on Music Monday for now. Enjoy this jazzy song by American musical group, Pink Martini (1997) and have a great week ahead
Music Monday: Hymne à l’amour
Recorded in 1950, this obsequious love song is one of Édith Piaf’s most popular chansons. However, my favorite version is performed by Christiane Brisseau
Music Monday: La Java bleue
This song was recorded by French singer, Fréhel, in 1938
Music Monday: Bonne et heureuse année
Les Enfantastiques, a children’s music group from France, recorded this song in 2009
Music Postcard: “Ma Normandie”
This undated postcard features the lyrics to the song, “Ma Normandie” written by poet and composer, Frédéric Bérat (1801-1855)
Music Monday: Mon beau sapin (O Christmas Tree)
French singer and actor, Anaïs Delva performs this Christmas carol that’s based on the German song, “O Tannenbaum” (O Fir Tree) or “O Christmas Tree” in English🌲
Music Monday: Petite fleur
American jazz musician, Sidney Bechet wrote this instrumental in 1952. In 1959, French musician, Henri Salvador recorded the song with lyrics by Fernand Bonifay and Mario Bua
Music Monday: Amour plastique
This électropop song was recorded in 2018 by Videoclub, a musical duo from Nantes, France
Music Monday: C’est si bon
American singer/dancer/actor, Eartha Kitt recorded her version of the popular French song in 1953
Music Monday: Fever
Dua Lipa and Angèle sing in English and French on this dance-pop track that was released in October 2020
Music Monday: Remember Paris
French singer, Bénabar recorded this French-English song in 2014. I think this playful song would fit nicely on the Emily in Paris soundtrack. It’s easy to imagine that it’s one of Emily’s many charming suitors singing to her
Music Monday: Quand j’aime une fois, j’aime pour toujours
Richard Desjardins, film director and singer-songwriter of folk music from Québec, Canada, recorded this song in 1990
Music Monday: Non, je ne regrette rien
The legendary French chanteuse, Édith Piaf recorded this song in 1960. She dedicated it to the French Foreign Legion during the Algerian War, also known as the War of 1 November. It lasted for over seven years from 1954 until March 19, 1962, when Algeria gained its independence from France
