He composes music for film and television, and writes, records and performs in the us and abroad with new york bands bad reputation and open kimono. And bad reputation continues to enlighten and surprise a worldweary, sophisticated audience with the mad, gorgeous, subversive songs of french anarchist poet georges brassens. Georges brassens was a french singersongwriter, sort of jacques brel before there was brel, serge gainsbourg before gainsbourg existed. Listing for 260 records from 2010 selected by release date, sorted by grade. This is the song i sing for you humble man of the country who gave m. Like a modern troubadour, he has translated and sings georges brassens in english. Ninetyfive percent, the pornographer, don juan, bad reputation, the princess and the troubadour, monthly listeners.
Listen to free internet radio, sports, music, news, talk and podcasts. As a singing star he is as popular in france as the beatles in england. Pierre went on to play in american indie bands he moved to ny and played bass with the morning glories, played guitar with vic chestnut and toured russia with his own band. Any cd, album, or download on this website is 25% off now until. With bad reputation, he attempts to translate the beloved french songwriterpoet georges brassens and make his songs available for an english.
The parisborn, californiaraised singer, musician, composer, and translator found a kindred spirit in the pioneering pop star, ubiquitous in france but sadly neglected in america. New and old records for sale from local and no so local labels, retailers and collectors. From the 1950s through the late 70s, the late george brassens redefined french chanson. George brassens went on to become one the most emblematic french singer of the 20th. French singersongwriter george brassens was a cultural icon in his homeland. Pierre has been featured on nprs the world with scott simon, as well as french tv station tv5, and the project has been featured in countless publications and radio programs in france, spain, and the us. Never had i once taken off my hat for any cause now i creep around a. Live in america songs with all due respect finds the narrator telling his listener, speak to me of love and id put my fist in your face. Absent brassens vocal brass and the actual phonemes he set his music to, you might expect a passable revivalist facsimile. George brassens went on to become one the most emblematic french singer of the.
Its difficult for anglophones to imagine the importance of georges brassens in french culture during the last few decades. Dj sets throughout the day by little dynasty, olivier conan and. He graduated from the university of california at san diego with a bachelor of arts in visual arts and media in 1993, and studied film theory and production at the sorbonne and the centre detudes critique in paris, france in 1991. Long before a garden stood on this site this was the district that thrives in. That made me sing for joy when i realized our dog had already pulled.
Humble farmhands who dig their own graves, and holy womanizers out to save the unlovable. New york dec 17 george brassens stock photo edit now. Anarchic, and blessed with a devastating, deflating wit, his music never traveled like the others. Georges brassens was one of the bestknown singers and. So you can imagine how pleased i am to welcome the release of a cd of brassens sung in english.
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