Chanson d'Amour
Art & Dotty Todd Lyrics

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Chanson d'amour
Ra da da da da
Play encore
Here in my heart
Ra da da da da
More and more

Chanson d'amour

Ra da da da da
I adore
Each time I hear
Ra da da da da
Chanson d'amour

Ra da da da da

Ra da da da da

Chanson d'amour
Ra da da da da
I adore
Each time I hear
Ra da da da da
Chanson d'amour

Every time I hear
Chanson, chanson d'amour

Overall Meaning

The song "Chanson d'amour" by Art & Dotty Todd is a beautiful and romantic ballad that expresses the intense emotions of love. The repetitive and simple melody of "Ra da da da da" that follows the chorus line "Chanson d'amour" creates a catchy and memorable tune. The lyrics refer to the depths of love that the singer feels and describes how they adore hearing the beautiful love song. The repetition of the phrase "Ra da da da da" gives a sense of the heartbeat, which beats more and more, as the song progresses.

The lyrics of "Chanson d'amour" are straightforward and express the depth of emotions that arise when in love. The way the singer repeats the chorus line "Chanson d'amour" shows how the love song is like a melody that is stuck in their heart, making them feel more and more in love. The final line, "Every time I hear, Chanson, chanson d'amour" emphasizes how powerful music is in expressing emotions and enhancing the experience of love.

Line by Line Meaning

Chanson d'amour
A song of love

Ra da da da da
The sound of music

Play encore
Play it again

Here in my heart
It resonates within me

More and more
The feeling grows stronger

I adore
I love it

Each time I hear
Every time it plays for me

Chanson, chanson d'amour
A song, a song of love

Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Wayne Shanklin

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Most interesting comment from YouTube:

@vanessagolston3091

THIS IS MY FAVORITE SONG THAT MY MOTHER SANG TO ME AROUND THE HOUSE WHILE COOKING AND TAKING CARE OF ME.
I LOVE THIS SONG SO MUCH AND RECENTLY FOUND OUT IT WAS CREATED AND RELEASED THE SAME YEAR I WAS BORN 1958.
THIS IS A VERY ENCHANTING LOVE SONG WITH SPIRITUAL PROPERTIES ADDED TO IT.
WHEN I HEAR IT IT AUTOMATICALLY HAS MY FULL ATTENTION AND MAKES ME FEEL THAT LOVE GOES BEYOND TIME, SPACE AND DIMENSION.
ART AND DOTTY ARE TOUCHED BY GOD AND THEIR SINGING VOICES TAKE YOU ON A SHORT JOURNEY OF LOVE THAT LINGERS ON IN YOUR MIND LONG AFTER THE SONG IS FINISHED PLAYING.
I AM 63 NOW AND HAVE NOT FORGOTTEN ART AND DOTTY OR THIS SONG. DOES THIS TELL YOU SOMETHING OR WHAT????? I AM ALSO PART FRENCH CREOLE. I OFTEN SING THIS SONG ALOUD TO MYSELF AT HOME. IT IS SHORT AND SWEET FRENCH SONG.
THIS COUPLE IS A LEGEND FOR THIS SONG, "CHANSON D'AMOUR."
ABIIENTOT. 01/02/2022
SUNDAY, BON ANNIVERSAIR.

All comments from YouTube:

@arthurfunaro5041

5y↑23

Thank you for bringing me back to my childhood in the 1950's.

@mholub

5y↑2

I was six yrs. old in 1958 when this came out. Such great music was on the pop charts in the '50's and '60's. Brings back a ton of great memories....even family members who have passed. Very nostalgic for me.....Thanks for the posting of this.

@beatlejim64

5y↑12

Got to #6 on the charts in April 1958...CLASSIC!!!

@logancody8841

9y↑102

Can you imagine a beautiful song like this being played on the radio today? We've become such a tasteless society.

@paracog

7y↑8

Interestingly, this song was a hit partly because of the breakthrough of multi-tracking. This and Les Paul and Mary Ford's stuff were cutting edge!

@mikesnyder1788

7y↑4

Totally agree! I loved this song as a kid when it first came out and there was NOTHING quite like it on the AM radio. Really liked Les Paul and Mary Ford, too! Total cutting edge!!!

@woody95124

6y↑2

yep Logan...I agree....

@davidcarroll6684

6y↑4

Sort of disagree, as a good melody will always carry the day. Just a matter of people discovering/re-discovering it.

@thomasnorman9723

Logan Cody do you recall songs of this era? If so perhaps you can help me find a song from I believe 1959

Can't remember it's title just 3 words that are mentioned several times

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@jerryspencer7916

2y↑2

I was a teenager when this wonderful song was played on the radio. It brings back special memories of those times. Thanks for sharing this enjoyable bit of nostalgia. Jerry.

@randyikey7023

6y↑9

I was 7 years old when this song played on the radio..Those were the days!

@1940limited

9y↑18

One a very few husband and wife duos to have a #1 hit. Nice to hear it again.

@roberttodd1883

10y↑1

This was my Aunt and uncles favorite song. They were a great couple, and sorely missed.

@davidmaslow7473

8y↑53

As a kid in the 5Os, Wonderful tunes like this would be played along with the new rock and roll on top 4O am radio!

@sumanamjs

8y↑1

+David Maslow I heard this song sometime in the late 50's when I was just a kid. It was a great hit with the teens! The harmonising and the blending of the voices was what struck me the most. Many years later in the early eighties, to my unbounded joy, I stumbled upon the version sung by The Manhattan Transfers. Another great version!! Cheers!

@thomasdarby6084

7y↑2

That's me, looking up all the tunes I remember from my childhood. I was just 6 when this song was on the radio (1958)!

@graceemiller646

8y↑2

this song is so great. I grew up loving all types of music. looking back years ago my parents taught me good music opposed to so-called bad by far this really good. God only gives the Best for His children. Amen

@irishgal9352

6y↑26

This was a great song!!

@doowopmitzmitz

10y↑2

I STILL love this song--THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!!!!

@GaryDennisMialocq

48w

I loved this when it came out. I was 16.

@mr22ron

10y↑2

Last week I was sitting in a French café in of all places, Erie Pa. and this song came on-perfect timing!

@Wolfsky9

11y↑3

I am always misty & filled with bittersweet memories, knowing how long ago this was, & how different our world is today. I was in 6th grade, 11 y/o, & I loved this song. Where, oh where, have the years gone ?? Wolfsky9

@danielthoman7324

4y↑1

I remember this real well I was also 11 years old and in 6th grade that song was on the radio all the time

@Lisa-di1wi

8y↑17

Unfortunately, I was only a baby when this song first came out. But I just absolutely love this song no matter what. Today's music belongs in the garbage can!

@MOOGSTINE

Nan Fagan u belong in a garbage can Jake Paul is awesome

@westpalmbeach5

11y↑2

My GOD this song is so beautiful! The second I heard it I went nuts! I can listen to this tune over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over again without getting tired of it! Thanks so much ART AND DOTTY! May they both REST IN PEACE!

@Wolfsky9

6y↑2

This one really makes me nostalgic for my childhood. I LOVED this back then, & still do today. it's old-fashioned, romantic, & I so remember it as an 11 y/o, in 6th grade. ----------------Wolfsky9

@GereDJ2

12y↑3

All time classic and still sounds great today. Thanks.

@repetapaoo8072

6y↑2

If only time can go back to those good old days. Real music not so like these days.

@janiekhanson-brown9999

10y↑7

love love love this. I remember listening to this on the radio in my Dads Plymouth!

@grantalbrecht4402

grandpa's Plymouth wagon.

@MoosicandCritters

2y↑1

So much love for this tune ♥️

@whitelight2507

8y↑1

Great song and great post....Thank you kmsl1240.

@graciethankful4643

8y↑17

I LOVE THIS SONG

@mikesnyder1788

10y↑11

I was just a kid in the fifties but really liked this song... Still do!

@PrivateEyeYiYi

9y↑3

Same here. I remember it as the "rat tat ta" song.

@Kitandrox

8y↑11

One of tons of tunes from 1958, tunes that were gems. To many to count.

@RickTS43

9y↑17

Music doesn't get much better than this!
The band I was with (The Leland Four) played the same cabaret lounge circuit as Art & Dotty Todd and we would work offsets with them, they were wonderful people and great musicians - a classy act! Thank you for posting this song.

@marjorysumlin7207

@mrfudd13

3y↑1

Such gorgeous, elegant harmonies, this recording will always inspire.

@Wolfsky9

10y↑38

Where, oh where, did the years go ? Slow dancing with a girl named Dottie Lynes, my very 1st " real " kiss, 6th grade. I can't help it, every time I listen to this wonderful, wonderful, song. Time goes, far , far too fast. Wolfsky9, 67 y/o

@mholub

5y↑4

Wolfsky9...I'll be 67 on Dec. 7th. I can relate to everything you've written. Too bad the youth of today will never have the experiences that we had. I feel so fortunate that we grew up during the era that we did!!

@a9323hj

5y↑3

Always loved this song.

@Siren851

9y↑12

It's unfortunate that Art and Dotty didn't record more for air play. What a sound they had. That "rat-ta-ta-ta-ta" adds just a 'soupcon' de naughtiness that love is.

@RDDEATON1

10y↑1

I have always loved the "close" harmony of this song. I can remember waiting to hear it on an old AM radio as a kid, and even heard it while we were on vacation in our old '49 Dodge...a real all time favorite that really takes me back! I like the Manhattan Transfer version almost as well...

@josephcarrera5172

I was about 5 years old when this song came out
Remember my mom listening to it on good ol AM radio
Guess this got me started on loving the tunes of the 50's thru the 80's
Thanks mom. RIP

@trishbell4028

7y↑4

I remember hearing this as a little kid on the kitchen Radio.

@MrJohnMonroe

6y↑2

That's something else that has changed... so few people listen to "kitchen radio" these days.

@trishbell4028

6y↑1

I play it on my Sunday morning internet show KABL960, :)

@trishbell4028

Yep my parents had the Radio on the edge of the dish drainer! So classic.

@tracer740

5y↑1

@@trishbell4028 - Anyone ever get an electric shock?

@pattywatson7389

9y↑8

I'm in Love...I first heard this on Syrius XM radio 4 or 5 years ago...crank it up every time it comes on...there aren't any good songs out there anymore like from the 50s...

@gordonackerman4105

+patty Watson Ain't it so?

@sumanamjs

+patty Watson I have a cassette recording of this song since the early eighties, sung by The Manhattan Transfers. And every time I play it, cassette or YouTube, the volume automatically goes way up high!!

@Mr57Henry

8y↑1

+sumanamjs Gr8 so many folk love this classic. I was just going thru the many versions & finally found this one, the one I've been trying to find, the one I remember when I was 8! I love the old hit French style & Italian too! C'est Si Bon Ertha Kitt, Return to me Dino Martin etc., Both SU{PERB versions! If you love this look up these two, you won't regret it!

@sumanamjs

I had heard the instrumental version of C'est Si Bon quite a few times before, but never got the name!....thanks to you, Mr57Henry, I can now listen to this charming piece anytime I wish! Eartha Kitt embues this song with all it's French ambience!!

@Mr57Henry

+sumanamjs You are quite welcome! I remember riding somewhere w/pops in our 57 Ford wagon & he singing along w/songs like this, Green Door, Greenfields on & on. Had one cool dad & still the fond memory of his singing softens my sometimes rock hard Detroit demeanor! Often I reside at the local Library just to quietly jam out w/youtube & some 450 oldies on the list o' favorites. I can even catch my Rockin' Nephew's latest Heavy Metal hit or listen to a recent interview then back to a hymn w/George Beverly Shay or Blue Cheer's early rocker "Summertime Blues" or a dose of super mellow "Together" by Connie Francis! A little humor w/"Does Your Chewing Gum Loose It's Flavor", "Please Mr. Custer" DARN what a great time to grow up in. Frank

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@rpowersumpire

A great memory in song!

@MrStillwind

10y↑48

They just don't have songs like this in today's music. 50's and 60's an era that will never be repeated.

@kutjanus1003

8y↑2

If you look real good you will find good music everywhere. Bands pop up all around everyday. Just last day I found a band playing in an old bar where I never actually went and they played this song! That's why I am here ;)

@MrStillwind

8y↑3

+kut janus We agree to disagree. the 50's and 60's can never be replace. Peace.

@kutjanus1003

8y↑4

Robert Last
That's the truth. But the music is still here. That's all I wanted to say.

@tracyalcazar3487

Robert Last va

@OneHitWonderGuy

Would that it be repeated!!!!

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@WendellsMusic

10y↑10

this is music, great arrangement...

@fuocofatuissimo

8y↑1

This song is a charmer. I was 11 when I first heard it.

@Sugarbehr1967

12y↑1

I must have listened to this song over and over on my record player...thank you for posting..

@ronwheeler8169

10y↑6

Man, that takes me back.

@leonardmartinez6233

7y↑11

This song with this arrangement could never happen today. It would need to be ghettoed down if it were to get a listen.

@Rich915

11y↑1

Big memory tune & love the Sax playing...They don't write 'em like this anymore!

@RichieALevy

9y↑3

I just heard this last night while watching a great English flick called: "Trance". Finally I realized it was back in '58...yet it seems like yesterday!

@SamyTaylor1560

11y↑2

Beautiful song!!

@AuthorLLaurence

8y↑4

Remember this popular song vividly. Wonder how much air time it would get on today's pop radio stations, not much no doubt!

@patrog21

+Laurence Smith In France, probably quite a bit. Probably not here, maybe just an oddity

@Pumpkingilmour

+Laurence Smith not interracial anal enough

@ESCAPER001

+Laurence Smith I hear it here quite often i Gulfport, MS.

@AuthorLLaurence

+Donald Vaughn iT FIGURES TO BE Mississippi in the South where real America lives!

@Wolfsky9

10y↑1

The only way to end a bad day for a Lifetime Broncos Fan : great music. Wolfsky9

@michaellewis6262

9y↑1

One of the "VERY BEST" things that happened in my life was all the G R E A T music that was created as a young person and that includes so many songs before "49", like the swing era and big band music. Not so many great songs after the mid sixties in my opinion.

@Dhspat

10y↑4

Nice relaxing song. I heard it on the movie "Trance". I like it.

@erniecook8180

7y↑2

for a 74 year old guy who dont get too warm over anything anymore this song did it ejcook

@sooz9433

This was one of my favorite songs back in the day. It was like a breath of fresh air every time it played. I remember skating to it as well, it was very popular for skate dancing.

@bradklaatu

5y↑1

My mom, in the kitchen cooking dinner, radio playing...

@gordonackerman4105

9y↑9

My daughter figure-skates to this and they're all lovely - the song, the skating and my daughter.

@ursule86

10y↑9

Love it !!

@swelloomikes5102

Best song.

@vanessasultana9159

8y↑3

I just love this song :)

@Foxrrob

8y↑1

I do too

@daresummers2830

I was a sophomore in high school when it was released. I felt and feel the same.

@lenorarogers7615

7y↑18

On the British tv show Are You Being Served, I remember them singing this for a contest.

@Zenkai76

7y↑3

That's what brought me here, I as amazed how well Mike Berry did, I didn't think it was really him then I found out he was a pop star before he was an actor.

@earlmelvin4635

I had forgotten about that! You’re right! It turns out that that was the final episode!

@alexlevy8197

This is my exact connection to this song.

@bobbylamberth6377

6y↑2

Great memories.

@denplanet1

5y↑3

Somebody please post the haunting flip side of this record ALONG THE TRAIL WITH YOU.

@nancyweidenfeller8754

12w

Lovely

@Lisa-di1wi

8y↑1

I thought this song first came out in back in 1966; where I first heard it on the radio. But this a good song no matter what.

@TheIgnitedRed

10y↑8

Trance brought me here :D

@Smiclops

9y↑2

Yes! Great movie

@barrymcdermott1723

Very very nice.

@emilyh.8704

5y↑5

I had to come and say a little something of the memories to this brilliant song, the saxophone especially..taking me back oh so long ago where my mom had taken us 5 kids to lake travis, austin,tx.. to spend the weekend, at the time they had cabins there by the lake..I remember it was early in the morning as I was admiring the beautiful surroundings, the radio playing in the background with this song echoing across the water..it was a time of such innocence, with not a clue of our life's, and the sadness that lay ahead..yet, only for a brief time life could not be better... memories cannot be taken away by anything or anyone..they are ours to hold and come back to, such as this wonderful time in my life, and this brilliant song..❤💓💓💓💘❤

@GereDJ2

5y↑2

Now who can argue with that?

@theBaron0530

10y↑26

I came here because I keep remembering Mrs. Slocombe and the staff singing this in "Are You Being Served?"

@DahakaMatthew

10y↑2

Just watched that episode :) RA TARA TARA

@jamesfalcon5049

9y↑4

theBaron0530 I just heard this song on the radio for the first time. Everytime they got to the rat ta tat ta tat, I just burst out laughing because I pictured Mrs. Slocombe belting that one out.

@blackheartshade3293

4y↑1

Me too! Just finished binge watching all episodes of AYBS and about to do AYBS Again I miss the entire original cast RIP

@jtstroh

4y↑1

It was the last show of the series "Are You Being Served" with Mike Berry playing Mr. Spooner.

@slotwhiz1

12y↑1

I remember this song from the BBC's comedy "Are You Being Served?", with Mr. Spooner on lead. Great performance from back then.

@leelarson107

I was in Junior High School when this first came out, right in the middle of the emerging Rock scene. Even at the age of 14-15, I realized that this was a far higher grade of music. History has since proved me right.

@mikesnyder1788

9y↑10

I cannot imagine this song without the Rat TaTa in it. Also as a kid I kinda figured out that d'amour meant Love but had no clue what a Chanson was. LOL

@louisebrunet6105

9y↑3

Mike Snyder I do the Rat Ta Ta Ta .... all the times...addicted to that. I remember listening to that son in 1977 with the Manhattan Tranfer. Just ''adore'' that song...... It makes me MELT. As simple as that.

@timothythorne9464

5y↑1

"Shaw Saw The Moor"--i love this song!

@m.f.richardson1602

Good One☺

@frankgonzales7820

11y

I agree with Wolfsky9 - 1958 - I was 12 years old - 6th grade, Guardian Angels Westport Rd Kansas City, Mo. Those were the best years of my life!!

@davidhigham4291

Wow, blown away what a gem !

@FabioValenteOficial

Musique D'amour - Auprès du Printemps - Fabio Valente

Compositore Brasiliano Grazie Mille❤️

@vanessagolston3091

@strikket

11y↑1

Art & Dotty Todd also had a UK top ten hit in 1953 with "Broken wings" (number 6). The Stargazers had a UK number one hit with the same song in 1953.

@sauquoit13456

11y↑1

On this day in 1959 {March 14th} Art & Dotty Todd performed "Chanson d'Amour" on the ABC-TV program 'Dick Clark's Saturday Night Beech-Nut Show' Eleven months earlier on April 14th, 1958 it entered Billboard's Hot Top 100 chart; eventually it peaked at #6 & spent 16 weeks on the Top 100 Two weeks later on April 28th the Fontane Sisters version of the song entered the Top 100; they reached #12 on the chart Ms. Todd died on Dec. 12th, 2000 at 87 & Mr. Todd passed away on Oct. 10th, 2007 at 93

@felixheiss

7y↑1

Terrific .

@davidb2206

First heard it on that Las Vegs FM radio station that played "lounge" music around the clock in the 1980's.

@fer76783

hermosa hermosa bella bellla cancion ,,,,,que caray .eso es amar FERNANDO MEXICO

@michellerivera9576

The Beatles cheekily sampled this in the chorus of All You Need Is Love. They were music and pop culture connoisseurs.

@Grandtrunk

Truly a song for lovers! How sensual! Great saxophone

@johncolas623

10y↑7

`1958 memories of Camp Pendleton

@michellemobley9306

9y↑1

I was there...'cept I was only five years old.

@johncolas623

Michelle Mobley You mean you were 5 in l958, OR you were 5 AND at Camp Pendleton?

@michellemobley9306

9y↑3

I was five years old in 1958...and, we were living in a Quonset hut in base housing...and the tune Chason d'Amour was enchanting me when I heard it played on AM on the tinny little clock radio in top of the fridge. 'Cept, I didn't know who Plas Johnson was when I was 5. Now at 61, I heard this played on the muzak at the grocery store, and it sent me into a full blown history search about this amazing example of West Coast Cool fused nicely with pop Top 40 (and...I've been hip to Plas Johnson for a good 25 years now.)

@johncolas623

9y↑3

Michelle Mobley I was 18 yrs old at Camp Las Pulgas, Ist Platoon India Company 7th Marines--small world!

@rathert

7y↑1

I was six years old in 1958, in my one and only year in 29 Palms. This beautiful song takes me right back to carefree times in my giant desert playground.

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@vaultboy123

9y↑1

Thanks, dad.

@leelarson107

4y↑2

I was in High School when this first came out. I stuck with this sort of music while everyone else descended into rock-and-rap. Music of today is nothing but a nuclear wasteland, toxic beyond measure.

@Faith-dk8po

7y↑1

Love song

@151disc

11y↑1

XLNT!!!

@louismorselli9969

11y

Miss B. used to kiddingly sing this to me. Great days!

@heru-deshet359

6y↑3

Dislikes are from clueless basement game playing dwellers who would burst into flames if they stepped out in the sunshine.

@johnallan4951

6y↑1

I agree!

@andythompson7725

I love the SAX, and I LOVE the song! I have nothing to add other than see Manhattan Transfer well done and Hilarious version!

@vinzelrato

"I, Madman" brought me here, a long time ago

@darrellpickering8535

I'd heard this song rarely over the years but never knew who did it or it's title.

@Rich915

11y↑1

Digging into the history of this tune, I came up w/ 'Plas Johnson', who seems to have played for...everybody! CHANSON D’ AMOUR (SONG OF LOVE)-ART & DOTTY TODD-PLAS JOHNSON-TENOR

@schopenhaueryes

I, Madman !!!

@MrBashfulbob

10y

If by any miracle you should have You Can't be True Dear by the Mary Kaye Trio, I'd be forever grateful if you put it on.

@adambraun4605

11y↑1

this tune was in "eyes wide shut" (not this version)

@robertsmolarek7671

27w

I feel like I’m in Paris

@Declare57

I don't know where you got the idea Holland-Dozier-Holland wrote this (they were great songwriters) But it was written by Wayne Shanklin. It says so right on your picture of record label!