Well-known French tunes 4 accordions

Subject: Well-known French tunes 4 accordions
From: Rockhen
Date: 12 Feb 08 - 08:34 AM

Hi. Anyone got any good suggestions for well-known tunes, either French or with a French 'feel', which can be played on accordion/guitar? We have been asked to play music for a French-themed awards ceremony. The music will be played in the background rather than as a performance. Anyone got any good ideas for tunes which would be appropriate? Tunes which are well-known and which would be seen by the general public as being French, required more than being strictly French. We are aiming for an atmosphere rather than an exact performance. Thanks.

Subject: RE: Well-known French tunes 4 accordions
From: Anglo
Date: 12 Feb 08 - 09:11 AM

Que Sera
The Bridges of Paris
Milord
La Vie en Rose
La Goualante de Pauvre Jean

Those should get you going.

Subject: RE: Well-known French tunes 4 accordions
From: Mr Happy
Date: 12 Feb 08 - 09:12 AM

Tulips from Amsterdam [has a French feel]

Subject: RE: Well-known French tunes 4 accordions
From: Banjo-Flower
Date: 12 Feb 08 - 09:33 AM

"allo "allo theme(well someone had to suggest it so it might as well be me)

Gerry

Subject: RE: Well-known French tunes 4 accordions
From: Rockhen
Date: 12 Feb 08 - 09:40 AM

The power of mudcat!Didn't expect replies already! Thanks folks, will look for the above. Much appreciated :-)

Subject: RE: Well-known French tunes 4 accordions
From: GUEST,leeneia
Date: 12 Feb 08 - 10:37 AM

Stranger, beware, for love's in the air under Paris skies

Poor People of Paris

Autumn Leaves (is it French or not?)

Plaisir d'amour

Subject: RE: Well-known French tunes 4 accordions
From: GUEST,Dazbo at Work
Date: 12 Feb 08 - 10:45 AM

Streets of London (was apparently originally written about Paris) :-)

Subject: RE: Well-known French tunes 4 accordions
From: GUEST,Monique
Date: 12 Feb 08 - 10:45 AM

"La java bleue", "Mon amant de St Jean" "Un gamin d'Paris" and/or "Ah le petit vin blanc" would be perfect on accordions. If you wouldn't know them, put the titles into Google and click the bmarcore.club.fr site, they have mp3 samples. The 3 first are "valses-musettes" and they really make you feel like walzing at full speed -well, it's what they do to me!- they're from the early 40's, the last one from 1951

Subject: RE: Well-known French tunes 4 accordions
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 12 Feb 08 - 02:54 PM

Where do you go to my lovely

The tune they play on the Stella adverts (Which I think is a German tune and the beer is Belgian but what the hell!)

No regrets

Thank heaven for little girls (played with a Maurice Chevalier accent of course)

Cheers

Dave

Subject: RE: Well-known French tunes 4 accordions
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 12 Feb 08 - 03:08 PM

Oh - and the Can-Can (or Can't-Can't for those of us past our prime...)

What did Saint-Sens call it originaly btw?

D.

Subject: RE: Well-known French tunes 4 accordions
From: Tootler
Date: 12 Feb 08 - 03:37 PM

Le Canal en Octobre

Subject: RE: Well-known French tunes 4 accordions
From: Rockhen
Date: 12 Feb 08 - 08:43 PM

Thanks again, folks, will try to find some of these.

Subject: RE: Well-known French tunes 4 accordions
From: GUEST,Volgadon
Date: 12 Feb 08 - 11:06 PM

"Where do You Go to My Lovely" Peter Sarstedt. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAyJo02RCYM

Subject: RE: Well-known French tunes 4 accordions
From: GUEST
Date: 12 Feb 08 - 11:08 PM

Oops, Dave beat me to it

Subject: RE: Well-known French tunes 4 accordions
From: GUEST,c
Date: 13 Feb 08 - 07:52 AM

Subject: RE: Well-known French tunes 4 accordions
From: GUEST,clockwatcher
Date: 13 Feb 08 - 07:52 AM

Subject: RE: Well-known French tunes 4 accordions
From: GUEST,clockwatcher
Date: 13 Feb 08 - 07:53 AM

Sorry, got it wrong.

Saint-Saens? I thought it was Offenbach, from Orpheus in the Underworld.

Subject: RE: Well-known French tunes 4 accordions
From: Micca
Date: 13 Feb 08 - 08:04 AM

Can-can is Offenbach, from "Orpheus in his underwear"
"Le Canal en Octobre" is on the Mudcat Blue plate special CD, it was refferred to as "Le canard in Octobre" during the recording , at Portaferry some years ago

Subject: RE: Well-known French tunes 4 accordions
From: GUEST,BobL
Date: 13 Feb 08 - 08:08 AM

Originally by Offenbach in "Orpheus".

Quoted by Saint-Saens in "Carnival of the Animals". Slowly. Good illustration of the dictum that you can do anything to a good tune without damaging it.

Subject: RE: Well-known French tunes 4 accordions
From: manitas_at_work
Date: 13 Feb 08 - 08:14 AM

"The tune they play on the Stella adverts (Which I think is a German tune and the beer is Belgian but what the hell!)"

Verdi's Force of Destiny?

Subject: RE: Well-known French tunes 4 accordions
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 13 Feb 08 - 02:13 PM

Ahhhh - Offenbach indeed! I was confused because Monsieur Saint-Saens did indeed borrow it for 'Carnival'.

Thanks

D.

Subject: RE: Well-known French tunes 4 accordions
From: GUEST,misty eyes
Date: 14 Feb 08 - 04:49 AM

For a brilliant performance on the accordian of Under Paris skies, go to EddyJay77 on YouTube.

Subject: RE: Well-known French tunes 4 accordions
From: M.Ted
Date: 14 Feb 08 - 09:05 AM

"La Mer"--

Subject: RE: Well-known French tunes 4 accordions
From: Rockhen
Date: 15 Feb 08 - 07:44 AM

Already collected a few of the tunes for these. Thank you so much to all who have sent ideas...and very grateful thanks to the lovely gent who emailed me music to a few. It was greatly appreciated. Had a go at a few of them with my partner in crime, (two accordions playing at once...scary, eh?!) yesterday and could smell the baguettes! Will have a look for the music for some more of the above. Mudcat at its best, ta everyone!
:-)