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Tu t'laisses aller
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Wikipedia article
"'Tu t'laisses aller'" (English: "You Let Yourself Go") is a song written in 1960 by Armenian-French artist Charles Aznavour.
History
For the first time it was released as a single in 1960 by Barclay Records (with "J'ai perdu la tte" on the B-side). In 1974 a new edition was re-released as a single.
The husband drinks alcohol to have the strength to tell his wife everything he thinks about her. He says the worst possible things to her,Alcohol and Temperance in Modern History: Jack S. Blocker, Jr., David M. Fahey, Ian R. Tyrrell, 2003 p. 428-429 but then he adds, that a little effort and a smiling face, and things could be just as before. In the end he calls her: "Come close to me. Let yourself go".[http://www.lyricsty.com/charles-aznavour-youve-let-yourself-go-lyrics.html Charles Aznavour You've Let Yourself Go lyrics]
It was a no. 1 hit in France in 1960, a best-selling record in Belgium in 1960, and returned to the charts in 1962.
In Jean-Luc Godard's film 'A Woman Is a Woman', the song plays on a jukebox during a tense encounter between Anna Karina and Jean-Paul Belmondo.
In 1995 Aznavour recorded a version of "Tu t'laisses aller" in duet with Liza Minnelli (Paris Palais des Congrs: Intgrale du spectacle).
Adaptations
*German: "Du lt dich gehn", written by Ernst Bader
*English: "You've Let Yourself Go", written by Marcel Stellman
*English: "You've Let Yourself Go", adaptation by Fred Ebb for 'Liza with a Z' (1972 NBC-TV)[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0256153/soundtrack?ref_=tt_ql_sm imdb.com - Liza with a Z soundtracks]
*Dutch: "Mijn ideaal", written by Jip Feldman, song by Corry Brokken
Cover versions
*Annie Cordy
*Jacques Desrosiers (parody)
*Dieter Thomas Kuhn & Band (1998)[http://www.secondhandsongs.com/work/126416 Tu te laisses aller, SHS]
See also
*'40 chansons d'or'
References
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