Jean-Jacques Goldman started his never ending remarkable career in 1981, only one year before I was born, with a song called Il suffira d’un signe. Next time you’re in France, try asking any French person you meet about this song. I guarantee you they will...
How to practice French prepositions, ask questions, review your imparfait, and learn new geographic terms in only one blog post? That’s easy, just ask Serge Gainsbourg. In 1967, he and Jean-Loup Dabadie write a musical called Anna starring among a few others,...
Time for another song: Mon amie la rose Why did I choose this song for you? That’s easy: -It’s a beautiful song drawing a parallel between the short lived beauty and existence of a rose and that of a woman. -It’s a French classic any Francophile...
Here’s a very festive song about Paris and the month of May! I think you will also appreciate the fact that this song a nice reunion of old (Charles Aznavour) and new (Zaz) generations of French singing traditions. Plis, it contains lots of words so parfait pour...
Spring, spring, spring… C’est le Printemps! I decided this new thing: every month I will share a song with you! I’ll tell you a little bit about the singer, give you the lyrics in French, and the English translation. Why? Because singing is one of my...
Sing French Love because it’s beautiful, because Valentine’s Day shouldn’t last only one day, and because it’s an extremely efficient way to learn the French language and culture while having fun and being in touch with the simplicity of being....
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