"L'Accordéoniste" is a song made famous by Édith Piaf. It was written in 1940 by Michel Emer, who then offered it to her.
| "L'Accordéoniste" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Édith Piaf | |
| Language | French |
| Released | 1940 |
| Songwriter(s) | Michel Emer (music and lyrics)[1] |
| Music video | |
| "L'Accordéoniste" (French TV, 1954) on YouTube | |
Commercial performance
edit"L'Accordéoniste" became the first million-seller in Piaf's career.[2]
Composition
editThe song tells a story of a prostitute who loves an accordion player (and the music he plays, namely a dance called java). Then he has to leave for the war. She finds refuge in music, dreaming about how they will live together when he comes back.[3][4][5]
Track listings
edit10" shellac single Polydor 524 669 (France, 1940)
- "Escales"
- "L'Accordéoniste"[6]
References
edit- ^ Humberto Quiroga Lavie. Secretos y Misterios de Hombres y Mujeres de la Ciencia, el Arte y el Deporte. Humberto Quiroga Lavié. pp. 267–. GGKEY:5KU0RFH8HH9.
- ^ David Bret (2000). Marlene Dietrich, My Friend: An Intimate Biography. Robson. ISBN 978-1-86105-319-0.
- ^ Megan Romer (2017-05-04). "Edith Piaf's 10 Best Songs". Thought Co. Retrieved 2017-11-07.
- ^ Lars Nyre (2 June 2009). Sound Media: From Live Journalism to Music Recording. Routledge. pp. 154–. ISBN 978-1-135-25377-6.
- ^ Hugh Dauncey (5 July 2017). Popular Music in France from Chanson to Techno: "Culture, Identity and Society ". Taylor & Francis. pp. 215–. ISBN 978-1-351-55369-8.
- ^ "spanishcharts.com - Edith Piaf - Escales". Retrieved 2017-11-07.
- Anne Sebba (14 July 2016). Les Parisiennes: How the Women of Paris Lived, Loved and Died in the 1940s. Orion. pp. 156–. ISBN 978-0-297-87099-9.