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Michael Stevenson, aka Dai Bando, Johnny Foreigner, Monsieur Pas De Merde, is a blogger of French and British culture. His blogs "Pas De Merde" and "The Hobbledehoy" have been called "marvelous" by some, and "meh" by others.
Chanson du Jour “J’ai Deux Amours”
Monsieur Pas de Merde loves this song. We’ve posted two versions, the first by the legendary Josephine Baker, the other more recent by Madeleine Peyroux.
The song was written by the team of Georges Koger, John Murray, Vincent Scotto, Barry Trivers, Henri Eugene Vantard.
Which do you prefer?
Lyrics
On dit qu’au delà des mers
Là-bas sous le ciel clair
Il existe une cité
Continue reading “Chanson du Jour “J’ai Deux Amours””AudioBook: “The Myth of Sisyphus” by Albert Camus
Monsieur Pas de Merde is unsure how long this will be available, but enjoy this excellent reading of Camus’ famous work.
The Myth of Sisyphus (French: Le Mythe de Sisyphe) is a 1942 philosophical essay by Albert Camus. The English translation by Justin O’Brien was first published in 1955.
Influenced by philosophers such as Søren Kierkegaard, Arthur Schopenhauer, and Friedrich Nietzsche, Camus introduces his philosophy of the absurd, that life is inherently devoid of meaning and consequently absurd, but humans will nevertheless forever search for meaning.
Camus compares the absurdity of man’s life with the situation of Sisyphus, a figure of Greek mythology who was condemned to repeat forever the same meaningless task of pushing a boulder up a mountain, only to see it roll down again.
The work can be seen in relation to other absurdist works by Camus: the novel The Stranger (1942), the plays The Misunderstanding (1942) and Caligula (1944), and especially the essay The Rebel (1951).
Camus began work in 1940, during the fall of France, when millions of refugees fled from advancing German armies. This helped him in understanding the absurd, although the essay rarely refers to this event.[2] He then wrote a preface for the essay while in Paris in 1955, which is included in the translated version by Justin O’Brien. Camus states that “even if one does not believe in God, suicide is not legitimate.” – Source: Wikipedia
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Chanson du Jour: “Sous le ciel de Paris”
“Sous le ciel de Paris” is a song initially written for the 1951 French film Sous le ciel de Paris, directed by Julien Duvivier.
It was recorded by Anny Gould and by Juliette Gréco, as well as Édith Piaf and Yves Montand.
Which version of the song do you prefer?
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