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Various Artists, Edith Piaf, Charles Trenet
Les Chansons Sous L'Occupation: French Songs of WWll
Genres: International Music, Jazz, Special Interest, Pop, Broadway & Vocalists

Track Listings (19) - Disc #1
1. Ça Sent Si Bon la France - Maurice Chevalier
2. On Ira Pendre Notre Linge Sur la Lingne Siegfried - Ray Ventura
3. Faut Pas Francine, Encouter des Racontars - Fernandel
4. Bel Ami - Tino Rossi
5. Nuages - Django Reinhardt
6. Où Sont-Ils Mes Petits Copains? - Edith Piaf
7. Romance de Paris - Charles Trénet
8. Je Suis Seule Ce Soir - Leo Marjane
9. Marechal Nous Voila - Andre Dassary
10. Lili Marlene
11. Irene de Treber Sur le Chemin du Retour [Vocal Version]
12. J'Ai Chante Sur Ma Peine - Lucienne Delyle
13. On M'Appelle Robin des Bois - Georges Guetary
14. Quand un Facteur S'Envole - Charles Trénet
15. Tiens, Tiens, Tiens - Ray Ventura
16. Lorsque Demain Tu Reviendras Dans Ton Village
17. Chant des Partisans
18. Zappy Max- Paris Tour Eiffel [Vocal Version] - Jacques Helian
19. Fleur de Paris - Maurice Chevalier

This Brilliant collection of classic and period pieces, sung by France's greatest and most legendary stars of the 1940s, brings together the best and most representative of the songs sung by the French to lift up their spi... more »

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All Artists: Various Artists, Edith Piaf, Charles Trenet
Title: Les Chansons Sous L'Occupation: French Songs of WWll
Members Wishing: 2
Total Copies: 0
Label: Arkadia Chansons
Original Release Date: 7/13/1999
Re-Release Date: 6/15/1999
Genres: International Music, Jazz, Special Interest, Pop, Broadway & Vocalists
Styles: Europe, Continental Europe, Vocal Jazz, Nostalgia, Easy Listening, Oldies, Vocal Pop, Euro Pop, French Pop, Cabaret, Traditional Vocal Pop
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 602267511024

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Les Chansons Sous L'occupation

jqr | Brooklyn | 07/29/2005

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Les Chansons Sous L'Occupation offers a nice selection of French pop music from the war era. Many of the songs don't reference the war at all; others make direct reference. It's a little unsettling to think of Nazi officers in occupied Paris sitting and listening to some of these same songs, but if you didn't know what the compilation was called, it wouldn't be the first picture that came to mind.

The blurb is 100% on the mark when it comes to the sound quality: all the tunes sound great. The vocalists sound beautiful, especially Edith Piaf and Lucienne Delyle. I think this disc is a great introduction to some of those classic French singers: Yves Montand, Maurice Chevalier, Piaf, Delyle, and Charles Trénet. The Django Reinhardt instrumental, "Nuages" ("Clouds") is pretty spectacular also.

If you like French chanson, you won't be disappointed, but this disc is probably most valuable to the novice like me."