La Vie En Rose (Parody)

Subject: La Vie En Rose
From: GUEST,Jim Yates
Date: 21 Jan 06 - 12:30 PM

I once heard Bob Bossin sing a song to the tune of La Vie En Rose with nonsensical French words. I think it ended with Pierre Treudeau. Are these words available anywhere?

Subject: RE: La Vie En Rose (Parody) + O Sole Mio parody
From: Genie
Date: 21 Jan 06 - 01:27 PM

I'd love to hear it, Jim!

Steve Allen wrote and sang a similar song in Spanish that was hilarious.   It was just a bunch of semi-randomly thrown together Spanish words and phrases (mostly from menus, I think) to the tune of O Sole Mio, e.g.

"Carne asada,
Dos enchiladas
Y guacamole
.... frijoles
..."

Subject: RE: La Vie En Rose (Parody)
From: Micca
Date: 21 Jan 06 - 02:04 PM

I heard this done by the Late Great Kenneth Williams, all I remembr is it was a lot of French phrases strung together with the tune, and ending "...my little Crepe Suzette"

Subject: RE: La Vie En Rose (Parody)
From: David C. Carter
Date: 21 Jan 06 - 02:36 PM

"Ma Pour favor es unwuell",we're waiting on the doctor...

Subject: Lyr Add: THE FRENCH SONG (La Vie En Rose parody)
From: alison
Date: 22 Jan 06 - 04:19 AM

Here's one by an Ozzie - Greg Champion & Divishti Rankine

tune is "La Vie en Rose"

The French Song
© piaf/louiguy (music sales/amcos)

these lyrics © Divishti Rankine & Greg Champion

Pate escargots soup de jour
cordon bleu chic coiffure
fait accompli maison
creme de menthe Marcel Marceau
meringue blancmange Bardot
gauche gay Paris garcon
gendarme agent provocateur
eau de toilette voyeur
au revoir deja vu
carte blanche bidet croissant bourgeois
c'est la vie abattoir
bon voyage coup d'etat
hors d'ouevres Peugeot faux pas
Gerard Depardieux

Lacoste penache papier mache
en suite rue morgue yoplait
Pepe La Pew soufflé
en tous cas le Guy Forget
Maurice Chevalier
le Rainbow Warrior
lingerie chocolat eclair
avant garde Frigidaire
fromage crouton Cointreau
cherchez la femme boudoir je t'aime
vol ou vent Jacques Cousteau
joie de vive Plastic Bertrand
le Coq Sportif penchant
Henri Leconte


was that the one you were after?

slainte

alison

Subject: RE: La Vie En Rose (Parody)
From: GUEST
Date: 13 Jun 12 - 04:25 PM

Are you looking for a tune that was written around 1915 and to the same tune as 'O Sole Mio'? The reason you might struggle to find it is probably because the first English lyric to that is a song called 'My Son, My Son', which Charles W. Harrison popularised and there were lots of other songs that have become more popular since. If you want the French song of the same name, that was written around 1946/7 and was first recorded by Edith Piaf.

Subject: RE: La Vie En Rose (Parody)
From: GUEST,Gerry
Date: 14 Jun 12 - 02:36 AM

The one alison posted 22 Jan 06, I've heard performed by Judy Small, and also by The Ballpoint Penguins. I heard a Russian version at the (Australian) National Folk Festival a few years back.

Subject: RE: La Vie En Rose (Parody)
From: GUEST,gaffer
Date: 18 Jun 12 - 06:59 PM

My dog Shifty thinks it's about a pink aeroplane...

Subject: RE: La Vie En Rose (Parody)
From: Bernard
Date: 19 Jun 12 - 10:31 AM

Guest, Gaffer - methinks maybe you nicked that from Flossie!! ;o)

Subject: RE: La Vie En Rose (Parody)
From: kendall
Date: 19 Jun 12 - 07:47 PM

La Vie En Rose is a restaurant in St. Martin. The only 5 star restaurant in the Caribbean. One of the best meals I ever had.

Subject: RE: La Vie En Rose (Parody)
From: Bernard
Date: 20 Jun 12 - 06:13 AM

I bet they do an amazing Jerk Chicken!!

Subject: RE: La Vie En Rose (Parody)
From: kendall
Date: 20 Jun 12 - 07:45 PM

The best jerk chicken I ever ate was in Jamaica.