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L'Accordoniste
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox Song
| title = L'Accordoniste
| artist = dith Piaf
| type = single
| released = 1940
| language= French
| writer = Michel Emer (music and lyrics)
| misc =
}}
"'L'Accordoniste'" is a song made famous by dith Piaf. It was written in 1940 by Michel Emer, who then offered it to her.
Commercial performance
"L'Accordoniste" became the first million-seller in Piaf's career.
Composition
The song tells a story of a prostitute who loves an accordion player (and the music he plays, namely a dance called java). Then he has to leave for the war. She finds refuge in music, dreaming about how they will live together when he comes back.
Track listings
'10" shellac single Polydor 524 669' (France, 1940)
# "Escales"
# "L'Accordoniste"
References
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Category:1940 songs
Category:French songs
Category:dith Piaf songs
Category:Songs about prostitutes
Category:Songs about musicians
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