Hallyday's father, Léon Smet (1908–1989), was Belgian; his mother, Huguette Clerc (1920–2007), was French. Born in Paris, Hallyday took his stage name from his aunt Desta's husband and dance partner Lee Hallyday, a pseudonym for Lee Ketcham, an expatriate Oklahoman, performer, and MC at the Café de Paris where Johnny began his singing career. Johnny was raised by Desta and Lee from a very young age, with Lee being his first manager. Johnny was always very loyal to Lee and secured him a permanent job as a producer and A&R man with his label, Philips Records until Lee's retirement and relocation back to Oklahoma.
His debut single, "Laisse les filles" was released on the Vogue label in March 1960. His first album, Hello Johnny, was released in 1960. In 1961 his cover of "Let's Twist Again" sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc. It topped almost every European chart, although the track did not appear in the UK Singles Chart. He appeared on the American The Ed Sullivan Show with American singing star Connie Francis in a show that was taped at the Moulin Rouge nightclub in Paris. He also staged many appearances in the Paris Olympia under the management of the late Bruno Coquatrix. For their first concert, The Jimi Hendrix Experience opened for Johnny Hallyday in Évreux on 13 October 1966. Black-and-white footage, also from October 1966, exists of Hallyday partying with Hendrix, his manager Chas Chandler and others. There also is a widely published monochrome photograph of Hallyday walking somewhere in Paris in late May 1966 with Bob Dylan.
At the end of the 1960s, Hallyday made a string of albums with Mick Jones and Tommy Brown as musical directors, and Big Jim Sullivan, Bobby Graham and Jimmy Page as session musicians. These are Jeune Homme, Rivière... Ouvre ton Lit (a.k.a. Je suis né dans la rue) and Vie. On Je suis né dans la rue, Hallyday also hired both Peter Frampton and the Small Faces. Amongst their contributions are the songs Amen (Bang Bang), Reclamation (News Report), and Regarde Pour Moi (What You Will), which are variations of Small Faces and Humble Pie (Frampton's band) songs—tracks and they all play on the album. Often forgotten is Hallyday's non-LP single and EP track Que Je T'aime from the same sessions. By 1969 alone, his sales of records exceeded twelve million.
One of Hallyday's later concerts, 100% Johnny: Live à La Tour Eiffel in 2000, attracted an audience of 500,000 and 9.5 million television viewers (the show was broadcast live on French TV). In December 2005, Hallyday had his third number-one single in France, "Mon Plus Beau Noël" (after "Tous ensemble" and "Marie"), dedicated to his adopted daughter Jade. Shortly before announcing his retirement from touring, he released a blues-flavored album, Le Cœur d'un homme, on 12 November 2007. The album hit No. 1 in both France and French-speaking Belgium. In addition to the lead single "Always", Le Cœur d'un homme features "T'aimer si mal", a duet with bluesman Taj Mahal and "I Am the Blues", an English-language song written for Hallyday by U2's lead singer Bono. His next album, Ça ne finira jamais, released in 2008, another No. 1 on the French album chart, and its lead single, "Ça n'finira jamais", also reached No. 1. In 2008 he recorded a series of acoustic songs with French musician Drexl Jonez. Hallyday's most recent album, also a No. 1 hit in France, is Tour 66: Stade de France 2009, a live set recorded at Stade de France during his farewell tour with appearances by Drexl Jonez on the guitar.
French movie producers Michèle and Laurent Pétin introduced Johnny Hallyday to Hong Kong film director Johnnie To. Hallyday was cast as the main role of To's Vengeance after meeting with the director in early 2008. The shooting began in November 2008 and concluded in February 2009.
He was married for 15 years to popular Bulgarian-French singer Sylvie Vartan and the two were considered a "golden couple" for 20 years.
Hallyday completed 181 tours, had 18 platinum albums, and sold more than 110 million records worldwide, making him one of the world's best-selling artists of all time.
Hallyday remains largely unknown outside the Francophone world, thus earning the nickname "the biggest rock star you've never heard of" in English-speaking countries.
On December 5th, 2017 Hallyday died, at age 74, in Marnes-la-Coquette, France.
Marie
Johnny Hallyday Lyrics
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Tout le mal que l'on me fait
Oh, Marie, si je pouvais
Dans tes bras nus me reposer
Évanouie, mon innocence
Tu étais pour moi ma dernière chance
Peu à peu, tu disparais
Malgré mes efforts désespérés
Et rien ne sera jamais plus pareil
J'ai vu plus d'horreurs que de merveilles
Les hommes sont devenus fous à lier
Je donnerais tout pour oublier
Oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, Marie, si tu savais
Tout le mal que l'on me fait
Oh, Marie, si je pouvais
Dans tes bras nus me reposer
Et je cours toute la journée
Sans savoir où je vais
Dans le bruit, dans la fumée
Je vois des ombres s'entretuer
Demain ce sera le grand jour
Il faudra faire preuve de bravoure
Monter au front en première ligne
Oh, Marie, je t'en prie, fais-moi un signe
Oh, oh, oh, oh
Allongé dans l'herbe, je m'éveille
J'ai vu la mort dans son plus simple appareil
Elle m'a promis des vacances
Oui, la mort m'a promis sa dernière danse
Oh, Marie, si tu savais
Tout le mal que l'on m'a fait
Oh, Marie, j'attendrais
Qu'au ciel tu viennes me retrouver
Oh, Marie, j'attendrais
Qu'au ciel tu viennes me retrouver
The lyrics of Johnny Hallyday's "Marie" depict the singer's plea to his beloved Marie, who is seemingly his only source of solace amidst the horrors of war. He expresses his longing to escape the violence and chaos of the battlefield and find refuge in her waiting arms. The lines "Oh, Marie, si tu savais / Tout le mal que l'on me fait" (Oh, Marie, if you only knew / All the harm they inflict upon me) capture the desperation and vulnerability felt by the singer.
Despite his efforts to hold on to his innocence and cling to his last chance at salvation through Marie, he can't escape the brutality of the war. He has seen more horrors than wonders, and the men around him have become insane. The line "Les hommes sont devenus fous à lier" (Men have become crazed) showcases this fact. The singer yearns for an escape from the violence, wishing he could forget everything he has seen and done. His anguish is palpable as he sings "Je donnerais tout pour oublier" (I would give anything to forget).
As the song progresses, the singer talks about battling against the odds and surviving through the ordeal. He hints at the possibility of an imminent danger, and he needs Marie to offer him reassurance and hope. He sings "Demain ce sera le grand jour / Il faudra faire preuve de bravoure" (Tomorrow will be the big day / We must be brave). He describes the chaos and confusion of war, despite running through the smoke and noise without knowing where he's headed. The last verse follows a time lapse that depicts the singer lying on the grass, woken up to the sight of death. With his last breaths, he imagines Marie awaiting him in heaven, where they can finally reunite and rest in peace.
Line by Line Meaning
Oh, Marie, si tu savais
The singer is addressing Marie and expressing that he wishes she knew what he is going through.
Tout le mal que l'on me fait
He wishes Marie knew the amount of pain and suffering he is dealing with.
Oh, Marie, si je pouvais
The singer wishes he could be in Marie's arms.
Dans tes bras nus me reposer
He wishes to rest and find comfort in Marie's bare arms.
Évanouie, mon innocence
The artist feels like he has lost his innocence.
Tu étais pour moi ma dernière chance
Marie is the singer's last hope.
Peu à peu, tu disparais
Marie is slowly slipping away from the singer's life.
Malgré mes efforts désespérés
Even though the artist is trying his best to keep Marie, she seems to be slipping away.
Et rien ne sera jamais plus pareil
The artist feels like his life will never be the same again.
J'ai vu plus d'horreurs que de merveilles
The artist has experienced more horrors than wonders in his life.
Les hommes sont devenus fous à lier
The singer believes that men have become insane.
Je donnerais tout pour oublier
The artist wants to forget all his troubles and problems.
Oh, oh, oh, oh
This is a chant-like repetition of the phrase in the previous line.
Et je cours toute la journée
The singer is running around all day without a clear direction or purpose in life.
Sans savoir où je vais
He does not know where he is headed in life.
Dans le bruit, dans la fumée
The artist is lost in a cacophony of noises and confusion.
Je vois des ombres s'entretuer
Amidst all the chaos, the artist sees shadows fighting and killing each other.
Demain ce sera le grand jour
Tomorrow is a significant day for the singer.
Il faudra faire preuve de bravoure
The singer knows he will need to be brave.
Monter au front en première ligne
He knows he has to lead the way into battle.
Oh, Marie, je t'en prie, fais-moi un signe
The artist is calling out to Marie for some form of encouragement or sign of support.
Allongé dans l'herbe, je m'éveille
The artist is lying down in the grass as he awakens from a daze or dream-like state.
J'ai vu la mort dans son plus simple appareil
He has seen death in its pure form, perhaps referring to the horrors of war.
Elle m'a promis des vacances
Death has promised the artist a respite from life's struggles.
Oui, la mort m'a promis sa dernière danse
The singer knows that death will be his final dance and he is ready for it.
Oh, Marie, j'attendrais
The singer will wait for Marie.
Qu'au ciel tu viennes me retrouver
He hopes that Marie will come to him in heaven.
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Written by: Gerald De Palmas
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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Oh Marie si tu savais
Tout le mal que l'on me fait
Oh Marie si je pouvais
Dans tes bras nus
Me reposer
Est venue mon innocence
Tu étais pour moi ma dernière chance
Peu à peu tu disparais
Malgré mes efforts désespérés
Et rien ne sera jamais plus pareil
J'ai vu plus d'horreurs que de merveilles
Les hommes sont devenus fous à lier
Je donnerais tout pour oublier
Oh Marie si tu savais
Tout le mal que l'on me fait
Oh Marie si je pouvais
Dans tes bras nus,
Me reposer
Et je cours toute la journée
Sans savoir où je vais
Dans le bruit dans la fumée
Je vois des ombres s'entretuer
Demain ce sera le grand jour
Il faudra faire preuve de bravoure
Pour monter au front en première ligne
Oh marie je t'en prie fais moi un signe
Allongé dans l'herbe, je m'éveille
J'ai vu la mort dans son plus simple appareil
Elle m'a promis des vacances
Oui la mort m'a promis sa dernière danse
Oh Marie si tu savais
Tout le mal que l'on m'a fait
Oh Marie j'attendrai
Qu'au ciel tu viennes
Me retrouver
Oh Marie j'attendrai
Qu'au ciel tu viennes
Me retrouver
@ceceouai9220
Repose en paix.
Jean Philippe est parti 🙁
JOHNNY LUI EST ÉTERNEL.
Soutien a sa famille ses proches, et ses fans ...
💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗
@pameladamour5040
Bonsoir Comment ça va Madame Désolé pour le désagrément en fait je ne pense pas vous connaître mais j'aimerais qu'ont apprend a ce connaître si cela ne vous dérange pas, laisse moi un message pas Gmail homesfrancois@gmail.com
@user-sq9yh9tt7s
La chanson immortelle de Johnny ma préférée 2024 je suis toujours là ❤❤❤
@messiniserme7039
J'ai toujours les larmes aux yeux en écoutant ce morceau. Repose en paix l'artiste. God bless tout nos soldats...
@durandkamdem7129
2023 qui est encore là ??
@patrickkhaddar9764
💕🌐❤️🇨🇵❤️🌐💕 Je Suis Heureux,car j' aime une Femme extraordinaire, elle est exactement ce que j'espère dans la PAIX ☮️☮️
@leonieklein6775
J étais fan de toi à l âge de 14 ans,aujourd'hui j ai 72ans et je connais toutes des chansons ,des paroles magnifiques ,tu seras toujours le plus grand ,merci pour toutes ces années de bonheur à t écouter, on ne t oubliera jamais ,repose en paix❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
@saidakhaitar8915
SALAMTODOLOVE?TOT
@ahmedaitali1326
Pour moi Marie symbolise la mère de jesus bravo johny reposes en paix AHMED
@saidakhaitar8915
SALAMTODOLOVE