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Le Fou Chantant
Charles Trenet
Le Fou Chantant
Genres: International Music, Special Interest, Pop
 
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Charles Trenet captivated the French public as a very young man and, like Edith Piaf, buoyed his listeners through some of the darkest days of modern French history. A prolific and highly literate wordsmith, he was also ah...  more »

     
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All Artists: Charles Trenet
Title: Le Fou Chantant
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Label: Phantom Sound & Vision
Release Date: 12/4/2007
Album Type: Import
Genres: International Music, Special Interest, Pop
Styles: Europe, Continental Europe, Nostalgia, Easy Listening, Oldies, Vocal Pop, Euro Pop, French Pop
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1

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Charles Trenet captivated the French public as a very young man and, like Edith Piaf, buoyed his listeners through some of the darkest days of modern French history. A prolific and highly literate wordsmith, he was also ahead of his time musically, employing advanced harmonies in his dozens of compositions. Proud of his reputation as a singing fool, Trenet attacked every performance with a lighthearted intensity that conveyed a sense of wild abandon. "Le Soleil a Rendez-Vous Avec le Lune" on this disc is a characteristic example of this "swinging troubadour" approach. "Que Reste-t-il de Nos Amours," in contrast, shows his ability to employ modern chord progressions to evoke a more sentimental mood. Even here, however, Trenet's natural exuberance breaks into the pensive mood of his nostalgia over a lost love. "La Mer," "Bon Soir, Jolie Madame," and the other tunes on this single disc expose other facets of his wide-ranging repertoire. --Ed Killham