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So my girlfriend is a bit of a Francophile and I want to surprise her with a playlist of French music. A few songs to calibrate on her taste include “La vie en rose” and “Suis-moi” from the 2015 movie The Little Prince (obviously the French version of the song). I’m looking for recommendations from native French speakers on songs, singers, bands...pretty much anything to help me in my quest.
Darrell
Francophile as in French language or France the place? I ask because I enjoy Jacques Brel, who is Belgian. His stuff is also sadder than your examples, but since I don't understand French, that's not a problem for me.
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I was so close in recommending Daft Punk, but then you mentioned voice.
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Pitboss: PB39, PB40, PB52, PB59 Useful Collections: Pickmethods, Mapmaking, Curious Civplayer Buy me a coffee (November 24th, 2019, 09:08)darrelljs Wrote: So my girlfriend is a bit of a Francophile and I want to surprise her with a playlist of French music. A few songs to calibrate on her taste include “La vie en rose” and “Suis-moi” from the 2015 movie The Little Prince (obviously the French version of the song). There is a chance the genre you are looking for is called "chanson". I just checked Spotify and there are several very long playlists, so maybe looking at these and compiling your favourite songs is a possible way to go. Three rather famous songs I know even as a German: Joe Dassin - Champs Elysées https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9V-zUlrhEE Jane Birkin et Serge Gainsbourg - Je T'aime,...Moi Non Plus https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3Fa4lOQfbA Jacques Brel - Ne me quitte pas https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0k63grkip5I (Bonus song, maybe strictly speaking not a chanson, but quite well-known, too) Francoise Hardy - Comment te dire adieu https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwhX5V1Gn6w Obviously there are more recent songs as well, but I believe our French forum members are better suited to give recommendations there. 
December 28th, 2019, 09:49
(This post was last modified: December 28th, 2019, 09:51 by AdrienIer.)
Too late or not, here's a quick list while remaining close-ish to your two examples :
Alain Souchon Foule sentimentale Stromae Formidable (a lot of his work is amazing, but this one is particularly great) Noir Desir Le vent nous portera Renaud Mistral gagnant Charles Aznavour La bohème (his other hits are also very good) Barbara Nantes, L'aigle noir (her live performances in general are particularly impressive) Jacques Brel is one of the best, but Gustaran already gave you a link Nino Ferrer Le sud Henri Salvador Jardin d'hiver |
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