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La Bohme (Charles Aznavour song)

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Wikipedia article




'La Bohme' is a song written by French lyricist Jacques Plante and Armenian-French musician Charles Aznavour. It is Aznavour's signature song, as well as one of the most popular French-language songs and a staple of French chanson.

Lyrics



A painter, recalling his younger years in Montmartre, remembers his artistic life and the years when he was hungry but happy. According to Aznavour, this song is a farewell to the last days of bohemian Montmartre.[https://books.google.com/books?id=hK5s6hi9UMEC&pg=PT224&dq=aznavour+la+boheme&hl=en&sa=X&ei=QVlDUfPvC43EtAaqnIGACA&redir_esc=y Paris Sights: A Travel Guide to the Top 45 Attractions in Paris, France] He also recorded Italian, Spanish, English, and German versions, as well as a rare Portuguese recording. It was performed at virtually every one of his concerts.

International charts



The song was first recorded by Aznavour in 1965. It became an international hit song in 1965[http://www.songwritershalloffame.org/timeline/C61 Aznavour] at Songwriters Hall of Fame and was in TOP10 charts of Argentina (No. 3), Brazil (especially Rio de Janeiro (No. 5)),[https://books.google.com/books?id=0ygEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA36&dq=aznavour+la+boheme&hl=en&sa=X&ei=D1lDUZbAI8TFswaL34CQAQ&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=aznavour%20la%20boheme&f=false Hits of the World / Billboard 14 May 1966] France (No. 1) and other countries.[http://tsort.info/music/cw8ahr.htm Song artist 689 - Charles Aznavour, TSORT]

Cover versions



Gigliola Cinquetti recorded a version of the song in Italian in 1966.

The Greek Cypriot singer Anna Vissi recorded a version of the song in Greek for her 1981 self-titled album. The song was called "Kshas me" (' ', Forget me); Greek lyrics by Yiannis Parios.

It was later done in English by Dubstar, who included their version as a filler track for the release of their single "No More Talk".

In 1983, serbian singer Dragan Stojnic recorded a version of La Bohme in Serbian on his album 'C' est la vie'. [https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=i_-3yUaiz7g]

In 2004, Jason Kouchak recorded a version of this song for Aznavour's 80th birthday .

In 2005, Mafalda Arnauth, a Portuguese fado singer recorded a version of this song for her fourth album Dirio.

A re-interpretation was also done by electronic musician Nicolas Jaar, who used it in many of his live sets.

Kendji Girac's interpretation of the song, heavily influenced by Spanish and Romani culture, appeared on the 2014 tribute album 'Aznavour, sa jeunesse'. It reached number 61 on the French SNEP singles chart.[http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Kendji+Girac&titel=La+boh%E8me&cat=s Lescharts.com: kendji Girac - "La bohme" page]

The African-Spanish singer Buika recorded a version of the song in Spanish, called "La Bohemia," for her 2008 album, 'Nia de Fuego'.

Angelina Jordan recorded an English version of the song on her 2018 album 'It's Magic'.

Armenian jazz singer Elvina Makarian covered the song on her album 'International'.

See also



*'La bohme' (album)

References





Category:Songs about nostalgia

Category:Songs about Paris

Category:Charles Aznavour songs

Category:French songs

Category:Songs written by Charles Aznavour

Category:1965 songs

Category:1965 singles

Category:Barclay (record label) singles

Category:Montmartre

Category:Bohemianism

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