C'est La Vie
Sunny Gale Lyrics
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(C'est la vie)
(C'est la vie)
(C'est la vie)
John's in love with Joan
Joan's in love with Jim
Jim's in love with someone who's
What was meant to be
Mocked him
C'est la vie
C'est la vie
(C'est la vie)
(C'est la vie)
Life's a funny thing
When it comes to love.
You don't always conquer
The one you're dreamin' of.
As they say in old Paris,
C'est la vie
C'est la vie
(C'est la vie)
(C'est la vie)
(C'est la vie)
Those who fall in love agree
It's the unsolved mystery.
If your big romance cannot see
You'll find someone who?
(C'est la vie)
(C'est la vie)
But there's those?
Here's the reason why
She just found a sweetheart
But no one's gonna cry.
Though she stole his love from me
C'est la vie
C'est la vie
Though she stole his love from me
C'est la vie
C'est la vie
C'est la vie
C'est la vie
The lyrics to Sunny Gale's song "C'est La Vie" talk about love and its funny nature. The first verse talks about three people, John, Joan, and Jim. John is in love with Joan, Joan is in love with Jim, but Jim is in love with someone who does not love him back. The lyrics imply that Jim's situation is one of many situations in love that were not meant to be, and that's just the way it is ("C'est la vie" meaning "that's life" in French). The chorus repeats this sentiment, mentioning that life is unpredictable when it comes to love, and you don't always end up with the one you're dreaming of.
The second verse continues the theme, saying that falling in love is an unsolved mystery, and if your big romance cannot see your worth, there will be someone else (signaled by the "you'll find someone who?" line). The last verse brings back the characters from the first verse, with a new situation where one person (possibly the singer) has lost their love to someone else who just found a sweetheart, but no one is crying about it since that's just the way life is ("C'est la vie").
Overall, the lyrics of "C'est La Vie" convey a message of acceptance and resignation towards love and its unpredictable ways, suggesting life goes on even when we don't get what or who we want.
Line by Line Meaning
(C'est la vie)
Such is life; that's how things go
(C'est la vie)
It's the way of the world; that's how things happen
(C'est la vie)
That's just how it is; there's nothing to be done about it
(C'est la vie)
Life goes on; nothing lasts forever
John's in love with Joan
John is romantically interested in Joan
Joan's in love with Jim
Joan is romantically interested in Jim
Jim's in love with someone who's
Jim is romantically interested in a person who
Not in love with him.
Doesn't feel the same way about him
What was meant to be
The thing that was supposed to happen
Mocked him
Made fun of him; didn't turn out as planned
Life's a funny thing
Life is unpredictable and strange
When it comes to love.
Especially when it comes to romantic relationships
You don't always conquer
You don't always succeed in winning over
The one you're dreamin' of.
The person you are infatuated with
As they say in old Paris,
An expression used in France
Those who fall in love agree
People who experience romantic love
It's the unsolved mystery.
It's something that cannot be completely understood
If your big romance cannot see
If your significant other cannot understand
You'll find someone who?
You'll discover someone else who can meet your needs
But there's those?
But there are people
Here's the reason why
This is the explanation for why
She just found a sweetheart
She just entered into a romantic relationship
But no one's gonna cry.
But nobody will be too upset about it
Though she stole his love from me
Although she became the object of his affection instead of me
C'est la vie
Such is life; that's how things go
C'est la vie
It's the way of the world; that's how things happen
C'est la vie
That's just how it is; there's nothing to be done about it
C'est la vie
Life goes on; nothing lasts forever
Contributed by Evelyn T. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@HowieDewitt535
I'm 15 and I hope to carry Sunny Gale along with my generation, it feels that she has been forgotten.
@felixbautista
This song became famous and heard it aired but not her version.. but she does a wonderful rendtion of it.. she's sounds full of energy in belting it. Thanks for the upload.
@cynthia6637
Everybody is in love with someone..... Great song.. for sure.
@davidwalsh3439
This lovely lady had an abundance of talent. She could sing most other singers under the table. Its a mystery to me why she didn't get properly promoted by her record label. She would have been a massive recording star. Shame on the record company. Sunny's music lives on thanks to YouTube.
@Grandduke
Great Voice đź’Żđź’Ż
@jtls8
Enjoyed it very much!!!
@charleskells6849
My favorite version of this song. I also liked theDeJohn sisters version.
@waynebrasler
A great song. Sarah Vaughan had a brilliant record with it. And big hit. But Sunny's version is every bit as outstanding as Sarah's, the difference between Mercury put much money in for promotion on each and every Vaughan release and Sunny got very limited attention from her labels.