Help: French 'S'wonderful' song

Subject: French 'S]wonderful' song
From: JTT
Date: 24 Oct 00 - 05:44 AM

I'm going crazy for months now looking for a recording of a French song with the chorus "S'wonderful, s'wondeful..."

It's *not* the Gershwin "S'wonderful, s'marvellous" one. This is a different song, with a fast talky bit and then the great chorus. They keep using it on car ads - currently Toyota - on this side of the Atlantic, which is driving me even crazier.

What is it? Please!

Subject: RE: Help: French 'S]wonderful' song
From: Callie
Date: 24 Oct 00 - 05:48 AM

I heard a couple of local musos sing it - I know the song you mean, but I don't know the name or artist!! When they got to the 'wonderful' bit they put on european accents. I've never heard it otherwise but I'm bursting with curiosity now!

Callie

Subject: RE: Help: French 'S]wonderful' song
From: Wolfgang
Date: 24 Oct 00 - 05:52 AM

My guess is that you actually look for an Italian song by Paolo Conte. Possible or do you know it's French?

Wolfgang

Subject: RE: Help: French 'S]wonderful' song
From: Wolfgang
Date: 24 Oct 00 - 05:55 AM

Maybe these lyrics help you to decide.

Wolfgang

Subject: RE: Help: French 'S]wonderful' song
From: M. Ted (inactive)
Date: 24 Oct 00 - 10:01 AM

I vaguely recollect hearing something like this--perhaps it is the Maurice Chevalier song--

Anyway, Toyota's Advertising Agency is Saatchi and Saatchi, Los Angeles, and if you go to the Toyota website, and enter "advertising" into their search engine, you can get as much information as you want about all of their ads, including who wrote and produced them--if you make a few calls, I'll bet that you could even find out what record they got it off of--

Subject: RE: Help: French 'S]wonderful' song
From: JTT
Date: 24 Oct 00 - 05:12 PM

Yeah! That's the one! Thanks! Now I can go and look for Paolo Conte.

Subject: RE: Help: French 'S]wonderful' song
From: GUEST,Moi
Date: 07 Oct 08 - 12:25 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5IaFoXe-QU here it is on utube :) I love it too :)

Subject: RE: Help: French 'S]wonderful' song
From: Callie
Date: 07 Oct 08 - 06:14 AM

Bizarre thing is that whenever I've heard the song sung by others they copy the Italian accent. Weird stuff.

Subject: RE: Help: French 'S'wonderful' song
From: GUEST
Date: 31 Jan 09 - 02:14 PM

I am sure that you are talking about "Via con me" by Paolo Conte

Subject: RE: Help: French 'S'wonderful' song
From: GUEST,me
Date: 17 Jul 09 - 01:24 PM

It's on the "Best of Paolo Conte" album, "Via con me"

Subject: RE: Help: French 'S'wonderful' song
From: GUEST,Anja
Date: 29 Jul 10 - 12:26 PM

Strange... was looking for the same song and was also thinking about a french-one. But actually it is the conte-one. thanks :)

Subject: RE: Help: French 'S'wonderful' song
From: GUEST
Date: 17 Aug 10 - 08:07 AM

It's off the soundtrack of French Kiss, with Meg Ryan. Via Con Me, Paola Conte.