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Georges Brassens was a French singer-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.
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.
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Kordianelli wrote:
Lubię jego muzykę.
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Nyyckaulhas wrote:
@Parisblues: Quel est ton problème avec le tabac franchement? Tu as peur du tabagisme passif? Tu sais, cela n'arrivera uniquement si tu es à coté d'une personne réelle, pas face à une photo. Est-ce que Brassens serait Brassens sans sa guitare, sa moustache ET SA PIPE? Les artistes (pas uniquement Georges, j'ai vu tes commentaires chez Gainsbourg et chez Django) ne te forcent pas à fumer. Simplement ils l’apprécient et je ne vois pas ce qu'il y a de dérangeant ici. Heureusement il n'y a pas de loi hors de France pour interdire la diffusion d'image de tabac (et encore cette loi ne s'applique pas à internet en France il me semble) ou pour priver Georges Brassens, Sherlock Holmes ou Jacques Tati de leurs pipes!
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asblpromania wrote:
Génial ! Notre label adore la chanson à texte ! Tonton Georges a jamais dans nos mémoires...
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Galaxiestarwars wrote:
The French Genius
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warrenzevon wrote:
Georges Brassens est dans la mémoire et l’âme des Français (sans compter tous les amis de la France) Il aurait eu 90 ans cette année, mail il est parti il y a 30 ans. Tous les cinq ans, ses disques sont remastérisés. Money first. Les tiroirs des maisons de disque ont toujours des bandes magnétiques encore non utilisées. Noel est proche. C'est le temps des rééditions. Alors si vous aimez ! Moi, j'adore.
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kobushi_ wrote:
He's not telling you to smoke tobacco.
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Parisblues wrote:
there's a large choice of pictures without doing tabacco incitation.
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estoesinutil-7 wrote:
"Non les brav's gens n'aiment pas que L'on suive une autre route qu'eux" ♪
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Bolle_B wrote:
La musique et les paroles sont extraordinaire. Chansons comme "le fossoyeur", "Je m'suis fait tout petit" et "La mauvaise herbe" sont eternel. merci monsieur brassens pour votre vision de l' art
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torresmi wrote:
la meilleure découverte que j'ai fait en France! :o) ses paroles sont géniales!
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diabel_kulawy wrote:
piękne
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Amathev wrote:
This guy has some really cool lyrics based on what I've read from translations
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francisbrands wrote:
"Georges Brassens fut l'hote de ce moulin de 1958 a 1971."
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Colorful_Vibes wrote:
Blog musical: http://colorfulvibes.wordpress.com
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Jozzsdorowsky wrote:
Gare au gorille!
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Vineonsmogon wrote:
Margot, donne-moi la goutte..
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boozec wrote:
pretty sweet.
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tresoldi wrote:
La chanson française n'aurait pas été la même sans lui!
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AnaKorete wrote:
Un poète comme il s'en fait peu...
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JazzyUh_ wrote:
nice one
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