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What are they singing at the fetes?


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Please, could someone list some titles of the most popular French songs that folk love to sing to at the fetes.

I am hooked on Spotify.com so my idea would be to listen to "whats on your list" after spotify finding it and hopefully learn the words so I dont just mime at the fetes!! Thanks loads- Milkey
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Just what comes to my mind now;..

( will probably complete later..)

Older people would sing

- " le petit vin blanc "

- " la chenille "

- " Boire un petit coup c'est agréable "

- " la danse des canards "

- " On n'a pas tous les jours 20 ans "

Depending in which region you are, there are popular local songs

In Provence -" le petit cabanon "

In the north " le petit quinquin "

Then, popular at all ages , Claude François " Alexandrie, alexandra ", etc ..

I'm sure Clair and Odile, etc, will complete ..    

 

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Brilliant Frenchie , thank you . There is one tune particular that their arms get swinging over their heads , I have a feeling it sounds like a Rugby song!! we are in the SW region.Milkey

OOps edited, as I have just pasted petit vin blanc in Spotify and its come up as a Toulouse Rugby song Album!!
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"Le temps des cerises" is certainly a favourite around here.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayYKtriID80&feature=fvst

But "Se Canto" even more so, as it is the occitan anthem:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujU9mYTVcek&feature=PlayList&p=88226A422478965A&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=8

Arrggggrrrrrrr - dead links again!!!![:@]

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A typical programme:

Tibe Paoem

Rossignolet (Chant Occitan )

 Prendre un

enfant par la main (Yves Duteil)

Le

vigneron monte à sa vigne
  (Claude Boller)

Chez Laurette

Mon mari va à la taverne

La Part à Dieu

Chorus des champs Elysées  (Orphée de

Gluck) 

Canon de la Paix (Rolland/Terral)

Trois

Cloches (Compagnons de la Chanson )

Il n'y a pas amour (texte Louis Aragon, 

Brassens a) 

Les Tisserands (Poulenc Chansons Françaises)

La Fiera del Belcaire  (Chant Occitan ) 3'23

Magali et Se Canto

Coupo Santo

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