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12 Feb 08 - 08:34 AM (#2260277) Subject: Well-known French tunes 4 accordions From: Rockhen 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. |
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12 Feb 08 - 09:11 AM (#2260296) Subject: RE: Well-known French tunes 4 accordions From: Anglo Que Sera The Bridges of Paris Milord La Vie en Rose La Goualante de Pauvre Jean Those should get you going. |
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12 Feb 08 - 09:12 AM (#2260298) Subject: RE: Well-known French tunes 4 accordions From: Mr Happy Tulips from Amsterdam [has a French feel] |
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12 Feb 08 - 09:33 AM (#2260315) Subject: RE: Well-known French tunes 4 accordions From: Banjo-Flower "allo "allo theme(well someone had to suggest it so it might as well be me) Gerry |
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12 Feb 08 - 09:40 AM (#2260324) Subject: RE: Well-known French tunes 4 accordions From: Rockhen The power of mudcat!Didn't expect replies already! Thanks folks, will look for the above. Much appreciated :-) |
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12 Feb 08 - 10:37 AM (#2260374) Subject: RE: Well-known French tunes 4 accordions From: GUEST,leeneia 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 |
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12 Feb 08 - 10:45 AM (#2260377) Subject: RE: Well-known French tunes 4 accordions From: GUEST,Dazbo at Work Streets of London (was apparently originally written about Paris) :-) |
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12 Feb 08 - 10:45 AM (#2260378) Subject: RE: Well-known French tunes 4 accordions From: GUEST,Monique "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 |
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12 Feb 08 - 02:54 PM (#2260632) Subject: RE: Well-known French tunes 4 accordions From: Dave the Gnome 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 |
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12 Feb 08 - 03:08 PM (#2260653) Subject: RE: Well-known French tunes 4 accordions From: Dave the Gnome 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. |
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12 Feb 08 - 03:37 PM (#2260705) Subject: RE: Well-known French tunes 4 accordions From: Tootler Le Canal en Octobre |
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12 Feb 08 - 08:43 PM (#2260952) Subject: RE: Well-known French tunes 4 accordions From: Rockhen Thanks again, folks, will try to find some of these. |
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12 Feb 08 - 11:06 PM (#2261067) Subject: RE: Well-known French tunes 4 accordions From: GUEST,Volgadon "Where do You Go to My Lovely" Peter Sarstedt. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAyJo02RCYM |
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12 Feb 08 - 11:08 PM (#2261068) Subject: RE: Well-known French tunes 4 accordions From: GUEST Oops, Dave beat me to it |
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13 Feb 08 - 07:52 AM (#2261262) Subject: RE: Well-known French tunes 4 accordions From: GUEST,c |
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13 Feb 08 - 07:52 AM (#2261263) Subject: RE: Well-known French tunes 4 accordions From: GUEST,clockwatcher |
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13 Feb 08 - 07:53 AM (#2261265) Subject: RE: Well-known French tunes 4 accordions From: GUEST,clockwatcher Sorry, got it wrong. Saint-Saens? I thought it was Offenbach, from Orpheus in the Underworld. |
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13 Feb 08 - 08:04 AM (#2261276) Subject: RE: Well-known French tunes 4 accordions From: Micca 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 |
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13 Feb 08 - 08:08 AM (#2261278) Subject: RE: Well-known French tunes 4 accordions From: GUEST,BobL 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. |
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13 Feb 08 - 08:14 AM (#2261282) Subject: RE: Well-known French tunes 4 accordions From: manitas_at_work "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? |
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13 Feb 08 - 02:13 PM (#2261588) Subject: RE: Well-known French tunes 4 accordions From: Dave the Gnome Ahhhh - Offenbach indeed! I was confused because Monsieur Saint-Saens did indeed borrow it for 'Carnival'. Thanks D. |
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14 Feb 08 - 04:49 AM (#2262047) Subject: RE: Well-known French tunes 4 accordions From: GUEST,misty eyes For a brilliant performance on the accordian of Under Paris skies, go to EddyJay77 on YouTube. |
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14 Feb 08 - 09:05 AM (#2262199) Subject: RE: Well-known French tunes 4 accordions From: M.Ted "La Mer"-- |
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15 Feb 08 - 07:44 AM (#2262954) Subject: RE: Well-known French tunes 4 accordions From: Rockhen 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! :-) |