"Je mets ensemble les notes qui s'aiment" (Mozart)
"La musique donne une âme à nos coeurs, des ailes à la pensée, un essor à l'imagination, Elle est un charme à la tristesse, elle donne de la gaieté, de la vie à toute chose, Elle élève vers tout ce qui est bon, juste et beau,
et rétablit l'harmonie dont elle est, bien qu'invisible,
la forme éblouissante et passionnément éternelle."
(Platon) OldiesTitle Author Difficulty level Comments
Rock and PopTitle Author Difficulty level Comments
Drinking songs
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Fanchon |
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Indissociable from the French "art de vivre" |
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Chevalier de la table ronde |
Probably the most famous of all wine songs |
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Ah que nos pères étaient heureux |
A wine song ; nice version with instrument |
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Tourdion, quand je bois du vin clairet | Two versions : one sounds like a religious song, the second like a medieval song, in the end it's still a wine song | ||
C'est à boire qu'il nous faut |
The refrain is a classic, but most people have forgotten the rest of the lyrics... |
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Il est des nôtres |
Famous, but this version with accordion doesn't give the song complete justice ; alas I couldn't fine a nice "vocal only" version (not performed by drunk people...) |
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51 je t'aime |
A song dedicated to the "Pastis", a anis-based alcohol drunk in the South of France. |
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Ban bourguignon |
Ah, la la... Easiest-to-learn lyrics guaranteed |
Other songs
Title Author Difficulty level Comments
Jean Petit qui danse |
folkloric |
A great folkloric song to learn body parts |
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Vois sur ton chemin |
choral |
One of the main song of the French movie "the chorus" |
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Le café |
Oldelaf |
You drink coffee at the office ? This funny song should make you smile... |
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A quoi ça sert l'amour ? |
Edith Piag & Theo Sarapo |
Is love a waste ? |
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La pince à linge |
Francis Blanche |
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Beethoven and the clothes peg. Humour stretched to the limit. |
La truite |
Francis Blanche |
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If you like fish, and Schubert. |
Chanson sans calcium |
Les frères Jacques |
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The only song that is in a worse physical condition than you are. |
Bonne humeur |
La chanson du dimanche |
Minimalist, fun and absurd. French humour... |
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Bluetooth |
La chanson du dimanche |
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You've got a friend who's a geek ? Or is it you ? |
Petit Cheminot |
La chanson du dimanche |
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A French speciality : strike. Come and enjoy it ! |
Super pouvoir d'achat |
La chanson du dimanche |
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Gimme gimme... what ? Love ? A man after midnight ? Nay, purchasing power ! |
Aaaah Chiche |
La chanson du dimanche |
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You want to chuck everything up. Time to listen to this one. To get more inspiration... |
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