Georges Brassens was a French singer and songwriter known for accompanying himself with his acoustic guitar. He wrote some extremely controversial, yet poetic songs. In doing so, he managed to change attitudes across France.
He was uncompromising when composing his songs. His tactical method of addressing issues was profound and often humorous, making him a unique and effective figure in the French community.
Brassens, born in 1921 in the small Mediterrenean port of Sete, wanted to be a poet. Read Full BioGeorges Brassens was a French singer and songwriter known for accompanying himself with his acoustic guitar. He wrote some extremely controversial, yet poetic songs. In doing so, he managed to change attitudes across France.
He was uncompromising when composing his songs. His tactical method of addressing issues was profound and often humorous, making him a unique and effective figure in the French community.
Brassens, born in 1921 in the small Mediterrenean port of Sete, wanted to be a poet. He realized very early however that poetry in the 20th century could hardly put bread on the table and instead set himself to become a singer.
He is much less famous internationally than contemporaries like Charles Aznavour, Edith Piaf and Yves Montand, as much of the impact of his songs came from the lyrics, which proved difficult to translate into other languages. He loved the Middle Ages and used a great deal of Old French vocabulary, as well as many classical - ie., Latin and Greek - references. Few people, even in France, possess the background to fully understand his songs.
Yet he was at the same time a hugely popular singer and many of his songs still carry a lot of appeal and relevance. In this sense, he can be compared to Boris Vian, to Jacques Brel, and to a lesser extent to Serge Gainsbourg.
He was very sophisticated, yet at the same time used profanity liberally. While he wasn't politically engaged, he was nevertheless unambiguously a leftist, many of his songs carrying blatant and buoyant anarchist overtones.
While his music was initially quite primitive, the 1950's St-Germain-des-Pres influence quickly made itself felt and while subdued and - in his mind - always secondary to the lyrics, it became increasingly sophisticated - to the point that many of his songs have been covered and reinterpretated by jazzmen (see for instance this UK site: www.projetbrassens.eclipse.co.uk)
He died in 1981, but up to this date (2006) there are few French people - including most of those born since - who can't sing along to his most famous song, Les Copains d'abord ("Friends foremost") or his "Bancs public" ("Public Benches").
For those interested, this site carries a number of (quite good) English tranlations of his songs: www.brassens.org
He was uncompromising when composing his songs. His tactical method of addressing issues was profound and often humorous, making him a unique and effective figure in the French community.
Brassens, born in 1921 in the small Mediterrenean port of Sete, wanted to be a poet. Read Full BioGeorges Brassens was a French singer and songwriter known for accompanying himself with his acoustic guitar. He wrote some extremely controversial, yet poetic songs. In doing so, he managed to change attitudes across France.
He was uncompromising when composing his songs. His tactical method of addressing issues was profound and often humorous, making him a unique and effective figure in the French community.
Brassens, born in 1921 in the small Mediterrenean port of Sete, wanted to be a poet. He realized very early however that poetry in the 20th century could hardly put bread on the table and instead set himself to become a singer.
He is much less famous internationally than contemporaries like Charles Aznavour, Edith Piaf and Yves Montand, as much of the impact of his songs came from the lyrics, which proved difficult to translate into other languages. He loved the Middle Ages and used a great deal of Old French vocabulary, as well as many classical - ie., Latin and Greek - references. Few people, even in France, possess the background to fully understand his songs.
Yet he was at the same time a hugely popular singer and many of his songs still carry a lot of appeal and relevance. In this sense, he can be compared to Boris Vian, to Jacques Brel, and to a lesser extent to Serge Gainsbourg.
He was very sophisticated, yet at the same time used profanity liberally. While he wasn't politically engaged, he was nevertheless unambiguously a leftist, many of his songs carrying blatant and buoyant anarchist overtones.
While his music was initially quite primitive, the 1950's St-Germain-des-Pres influence quickly made itself felt and while subdued and - in his mind - always secondary to the lyrics, it became increasingly sophisticated - to the point that many of his songs have been covered and reinterpretated by jazzmen (see for instance this UK site: www.projetbrassens.eclipse.co.uk)
He died in 1981, but up to this date (2006) there are few French people - including most of those born since - who can't sing along to his most famous song, Les Copains d'abord ("Friends foremost") or his "Bancs public" ("Public Benches").
For those interested, this site carries a number of (quite good) English tranlations of his songs: www.brassens.org
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Le mécréant
Georges Brassens Lyrics
Est-il en notre temps rien de plus odieux
De plus désespérant, que de n'pas croire en Dieu ?
J'voudrais avoir la foi, la foi d'mon charbonnier
Qui est heureux comme un pape et con comme un panier
Mon voisin du dessus, un certain Blais' Pascal
M'a gentiment donné ce conseil amical
" Mettez-vous à genoux, priez et implorez
Faites semblant de croire, et bientôt vous croirez "
J'me mis à débiter, les rotules à terr'
Tous les Ave Maria, tous les Pater Noster
Dans les rues, les cafés, les trains, les autobus
Tous les de profundis, tous les morpionibus
Sur ces entrefait's-là, trouvant dans les orties
Un' soutane à ma taill', je m'en suis travesti
Et, tonsuré de frais, ma guitare à la main
Vers la foi salvatric' je me mis en chemin
J'tombai sur un boisseau d'punais's de sacristie
Me prenant pour un autre, en chœur, elles m'ont dit
" Mon pèr', chantez-nous donc quelque refrain sacré
Quelque sainte chanson dont vous avez l'secret "
Grattant avec ferveur les cordes sous mes doigts
J'entonnai "le Gorille" avec "Putain de toi"
Criant à l'imposteur, au traître, au papelard
Ell's veul'nt me fair' subir le supplic' d'Abélard
Je vais grossir les rangs des muets du sérail
Les bell's ne viendront plus se pendre à mon poitrail
Grâce à ma voix coupée j'aurai la plac' de choix
Au milieu des petits chanteurs à la croix d'bois
Attirée par le bruit, un' dam' de Charité
Leur dit : " Que faites-vous ? Malheureus's arrêtez
Y a tant d'homm's aujourd'hui qui ont un penchant pervers
A prendre obstinément Cupidon à l'envers
Tant d'hommes dépourvus de leurs virils appas
A ceux qu'en ont encor' ne les enlevons pas "
Ces arguments massue firent un' grosse impression
On me laissa partir avec des ovations
Mais, su'l'chemin du ciel, je n'ferai plus un pas
La foi viendra d'ell'-même ou ell' ne viendra pas
Je n'ai jamais tué, jamais violé non plus
Y a déjà quelque temps que je ne vole plus
Si l'Eternel existe, en fin de compte, il voit
Qu'je m'conduis guèr' plus mal que si j'avais la foi
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: GEORGES CHARLES BRASSENS
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camous joel
Est-il en notre temps rien de plus odieux
De plus désespérant, que de n'pas croire en Dieu
J'voudrais avoir la foi, la foi d'mon charbonnier
Qui est heureux comme un pape et con comme un panier
Mon voisin du dessus, un certain Blaise Pascal
M'a gentiment donné ce conseil amical
"Mettez-vous à genoux, priez et implorez
Faîtes semblant de croire, et bientôt vous croirez"
J'me mis à débiter, les rotules à terre
Tous les Ave Maria, tous les Pater Noster
Dans les rues, les cafés, les trains, les autobus
Tous les de profundis, tous les morpionibus
Sur ces entrefait là, trouvant dans les orties
Une soutane à ma taille, je m'en suis travesti
Et, tonsuré de frais, ma guitare à la main
Vers la foi salvatrice je me mis en chemin
J'tombai sur un boisseau d'punaises de sacristie
Me prenant pour un autre, en chœur, elles m'ont dit
"Mon père, chantez-nous donc quelque refrain sacré
Quelque sainte chanson dont vous avez l'secret"
Grattant avec ferveur les cordes sous mes doigts
J'entonnai "le Gorille" avec "Putain de toi"
Criant à l'imposteur, au traître, au papelard
Elles veulent me faire subir le supplice d'Abélard
Je vais grossir les rangs des muets du sérail
Les belles ne viendront plus se pendre à mon poitrail
Grâce à ma voix coupée j'aurai la place de choix
Au milieu des petits chanteurs à la croix d'bois
Attirée par le bruit, une dame de Charité
Leur dit "Que faites-vous, malheureuses arrêtez
Y a tant d'hommes aujourd'hui qui ont un penchant pervers
À prendre obstinément Cupidon à l'envers
Tant d'hommes dépourvus de leurs virils appas
À ceux qu'en ont encore ne les enlevons pas"
Ces arguments massue firent une grosse impression
On me laissa partir avec des ovations
Mais, sur l'chemin du ciel, je n'ferai plus un pas
La foi viendra d'elle-même ou elle ne viendra pas
Je n'ai jamais tué, jamais violé non plus
Y a déjà quelque temps que je ne vole plus
Si l'Eternel existe, en fin de compte, il voit
Qu'je m'conduis guère plus mal que si j'avais la foi
Julien T
La liberté d'esprit toute en subtilité. Si profond, marrant, beau. Du vrai Art. Tellement au dessus. Un Dieu ! Merci pour cette vidéo inestimable.
Ian Moro
Tonton Georges,entouré de son grand ami Guy Béart,et de sa fille Emmanuelle,qui n'était pas encore connue... une vidéo d'anthologie.. merci!
Carlito Noid1
Vous croyez que les gens autour de lui réalisaient la chance qu'ils avaient?
sylvie evin
Que chanterait-il de nos jours sans avoir de menaces?
Stanley Bonn
Il les avait deja a l'epoque...
camous joel
Ce dernier supervise la mise en place du système de renseignement qui comprend l'usage de la torture et les exécutions sommaires. Le général Massu raconte avoir fait sur lui-même l'expérience de la gégène.
camous joel
Chanson parue en mars 1960 (avec Pénélope et Le Verger du roi Louis)
camous joel
""ces arguments massue firent une grosse impression " Général Jacques Massu 1908-2002
Ian Moro
excellent!
Rémy
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