At age 16, Distel became a professional jazz guitarist. Over his career he worked alongside Dizzy Gillespie and Tony Bennett and appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show in the late 1950s after establishing himself as a French crooner.
Sacha Distel had a much publicized relationship with actress Brigitte Bardot but in 1963 he married skier Francine Bréaud. He reputedly broke off the relationship with Bardot after discovering her with another man.
In the 1960s, he composed 'La Belle Vie', a tune that made its way across the Atlantic as 'The Good Life', and most famously performed by Tony Bennett. French lyrics were added in the 1970s and it became Distel's signature tune. During the 1960s, he had his own variety show on French television.
During the 1970s, he became popular outside France, and once hosted the Miss World contest in London. In this decade, he spent more time in the UK than in France. Considered a Gallic heart throb in Britain he was a regular on British TV
Distel remained reasonably popular in France in the 1980s and 1990s, including a new show named after his song 'La Belle Vie'.
In 2001, Distel had a part as lawyer Billy Flynn in the London production of the musical Chicago. He did have an ambition to make a musical about the life of Maurice Chevalier, but this remained unfulfilled at the time of his death.
Sacha Distel died on 22 July 2004 near St Tropez,after a long battle with cancer.
His name was used in Peter Sarstedt's song "Where Do You Go To My Lovely".
Chanson Bleue
Sacha Distel Lyrics
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Chanson jeu des grands feux de l'hiver
Chante-la elle est pour toi
Le bleu te va bien
C'est le bleu de tes yeux des jours heureux
Le bleu des nuits de juin
Le bleu des nuits de juin
Quand il pleut fait comme un arc-en-ciel
La couleur dépend de l'heure
Elle dépend surtout de toi
Selon que tu viens, selon que tu t'en vas
L'amour est bleu ou pas
Oui chante-la elle est pour toi
Le bleu te va bien
C'est le bleu de tes yeux des jours heureux
Le bleu des nuits de juin
Chanson bleue qui me tombe du ciel
Chanson bleue est comme un arc-en-ciel
La couleur dépend de l'heure
Elle dépend surtout de toi
Selon que tu viens, selon que tu t'en vas
L'amour est bleu ou pas
Chanson bleue, chanson bleue, chanson bleue
In Sacha Distel's "Chanson Bleue", the lyrics describe the color blue and its connection to different moments in life. The song speaks about a blue song that is for the listener and goes well with them, as it is the color of their happy days, beautiful eyes, and June nights. The song also explains how the color blue is influenced by time and one's own actions, as love can either be blue or not, depending on whether they come or go. The lyrics highlight the versatility of the color blue and how it can represent a range of emotions and experiences.
Overall, the song emphasizes the power of music as a source of comfort and reflection, as it connects to a variety of feelings and memories. The color blue serves as a symbol of these emotions, representing the highs and lows of life, as well as the unpredictability of love. Through the lyrics, the listener is invited to be introspective and explore their own relationship with the color and the emotions it brings up.
Line by Line Meaning
Chanson bleue des matins sur la mer
A song of blue mornings on the sea
Chanson jeu des grands feux de l'hiver
A song playing with the big fires of winter
Chante-la elle est pour toi
Sing it, it's for you
Le bleu te va bien
Blue suits you well
C'est le bleu de tes yeux des jours heureux
It's the blue of your eyes from the happy days
Le bleu des nuits de juin
The blue of the June nights
Chanson bleue qui me tombe du ciel
A blue song falling from the sky
Quand il pleut fait comme un arc-en-ciel
When it rains, it becomes like a rainbow
La couleur dépend de l'heure
The color depends on the time
Elle dépend surtout de toi
It mostly depends on you
Selon que tu viens, selon que tu t'en vas
Depending on whether you come or go
L'amour est bleu ou pas
Love is either blue or not
Chanson bleue, chanson bleue, chanson bleue
Blue song, blue song, blue song
Contributed by Joshua H. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Marijo Ferrari
Quelle belle chanson et quel séduisant chanteur ! Que de souvenirs !
Yvette 55
quel magnifique chanteur quelle voix et quel artiste qu etait sacha beaucoup de regret qu il ne soit plus la une grande fan
peri lobo
Sucesso no Brasil com Neil Diamond, mas ficou lindo em frances na voz do formidavel
Sasha Distel.
Saphir Bleu
Il n'y a plus, HÉLAS, de vrais chanteurs comme lui
Que de beaux moments, qui à présent nous rendent tristes
Kelly.
TIKITI13
Entièrement de votre avis !...
Yvette 55
J ADORE!!! SUPER GENIAL...
Alain MARTIN
Contrairement à Claude François, les reprises de succès essentiellement anglo-américain, celles de Sacha Distel étaient d'une grande qualité. Souvent meilleures que les versions originales !
Yvette 55
Tres tres jolie chanson Moi j adore et quelle voix SUPER CE SACHA Bisou a tous
Ayse
chanson bleu sublimeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee merci sacha pour ttes tes chansons on taime ........................
Angelikka X
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