Tag: Juliette Gréco

Juliette Gréco “Les feuilles mortes”

Juliette Gréco beautifully performs “Les Feuilles Mortes,” which was composed by Joseph Kosma in 1945, and recorded by Yves Montand in 1949, and later retitled “The Autumn Leaves” with English lyrics by Johnny Mercer. Mercer’s friend and former bandmate Jo Stafford to made the first English-language recording in July, 1950.

A half-French half-English version was released by Édith Piaf in 1951.

Monsieur Pas de Merde also recommends the brilliant version of “Autumn Leaves” recorded by Eva Cassady

The fabulous Juliette Greco in Tokyo concert 1961

Juliette Gréco :  Recorded at Tokyo Kosei-Nenkin Hall in 1961    20 chansons  COMPLET

  • Paname  ( Léo Ferré )
  • Je suis comme je suis  ( Jacques prévert – Joseh Kosma )
  • Java partout  (Léo Ferré )
  • Les enfants qui s’aiment  (Jacques Prévert – Joseph Kosma )
  • le chant de Barbara  ( André mauprey – Kurt Well )
  • L’ ombre  ( François Mauriac – Luc poret )
  • La rue des Branc Manteaux  ( Jean-Paul sartre – Joseph Kosma )
  • La cuisine  (Jean drejac )
  • Sous le ciel de Paris  ( Jean dréjac – Hubert Giraud )
  • Il n’y a plus d’apres  (Guy Béart )
  • Chanson de Margaret  ( Pierre MacOrlan – Marceau )
  • L’ amour a la papa  ( Serge Gainsbourg )
  • C’etait bien – le petitbal perdu  (Robert Nyel – Gaby Verlor )
  • Jolie mome  ( Léo Ferré )
  • Si tu t’imagine  ( Raymond Queneau – Joseph Kosma )
  • Je hais les dimanches  ( Charles Aznavour – Florence Véran )
  • Coin de rue  ( Charles Trenet )
  • La Fourmi  ( Robert Desnos – Joseph kosma )
  • Les feuilles mortes  ( Jacques Prévert – Joseph Kosma )
  • Paris-Canaille  ( Léo Ferré )

Picture This: The Music of French Cinema

A great friend of Pas de Merde, Monsieur Wayne Cresser, hosts a wonderful weekly radio show “Picture This”.

A recent theme of Wayne’s was French Cinema. Wayne played cuts from some of my favorite French films, including Amelie, Ratatouille, and Jules et Jim.

You’ll also hear the title song from the hit streaming series Dix Pour Cent (Call My Agent)

I encourage Pas de Merde followers to tune in to WRIU (90.3 FM and streaming at wriu.org) Sundays at 6 pm for more great film music.

J’ai failli oublier! If you love the radio show (below) you may want to read Mr. Cresser’s latest collection of short stories. His most recent work The Book of Norman, is available now at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Lulu and Rakuten Kobo. 

Selections from the Picture This broadcast:

• Amelie’s Waltz from Amelie, composed by Yann Tiersen

• From The Triplets of Belleville, composed by Benoit Charest

• Tour de France

• Belleville Rendez-vous, a collaboration between -M-, aka Matthieu Chedid, and Charest

• The Jungle of Belleville

• Title theme from My Uncle, composed by Alain Romans

• Four Songs composed by Georges Auric

• Where is Your Heart from Moulin Rouge

• Suite 2 from Roman Holiday

• Suite 1: Titles and Suite III: The Eiffel Tower from The Lavender Hill Mob

• Title song from Bonjour Tristesse, performed by Juliette Greco

• Title theme from Call My Agent composed by Christophe Mink and Loik Dury

• Three songs composed by Francis Lai

• Olivier from Tender Moment

• I Wonder Why from Tender Moment, performed by Nicole Croisille 

• Title song from 13 Hours in France

• Day for Night Suite from Day for Night, composed by Georges Delerue

• Truancy from The Four Hundred Blows, composed by Jean Constantin

• Charlie and Lena from Shoot the Piano Player, composed by Georges Delerue

• From Jules and Jim

• Title Theme composed by Georges Delerue

• The Whirlwind, composed by Georges Delerue, Yip Harburg and Cyrus Bassiak. performed by Jeanne Moreau

• Title song from Kid of Paris, composed and performed by Charles Aznavour

• She-She from The Seven Faces of Woman, composed and performed by Charles Aznavour

• The Other Waltz from Amelie, composed by Yann Tiersen

• Title song from Poly’s Vacation, composed and performed by Charles Trenet

• Haiti from Zou-Zou, composed by Vincent Scotto, performed by Josephine Baker

• Feeling Like a Million from Babes in Arms, composed by Nacio Herb Brown and Arthur Freed, performed by Josephine Baker

• Dream Ship from Princess Tam Tam, composed by Alain Romans, performed by Django Reinhardt

• Title song from The Wild West, composed and performed by Jacques Brel

• Tender Heart from An Idiot in Paris, composed and performed by Jacques Brel

• Midnight in Paris from Have Moicy!, composed by Con Conrad and Herb Magidson, performed by the Unholy Modal Rounders

• My Funny Valentine from Chet Baker Sings, composed by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart, performed by Chet Baker

• Belleville, written and performed by Django Reinhardt

• Minor Swing from Lacombe Lucien, written and performed by Django Reinhardt

• Title Theme from The Monkey in Winter, composed and performed by Michel Magne

• Tontons swing from Gun-toting Uncles, composed and performed by Michel Magne

• Le Festin from Ratatouille, composed by Michael Giacchino, performed by Giacchino and Camille