I'm a French school teacher. Every year, I let my pupils discover some of his songs such as Chanson pour l'Auvergnat (beautiful !) or Les copains d'abord (classic !) Please do Le gorille ! ⚠️🦍🍆 I can't wait for your reaction of this peculiar one. 😇
your analyse is totally correct. Tonton Georges, tells us serious things/facts with lovely words and great humour. And all respecting poetology rules. His not only a poet or singer, he is a philosophy of life
I have always loved Brassens since I was a little girl, I even cried when I learned of his death (I was very young) because he was like the grandfather I didn't have, with his good face, his mustache, his pipe, his wisdom, the laughter in his eyes... Later I understood his songs and I loved him even more. He's one of the greatest, I still listen to him, I know his songs by heart. He comes from the south of France, hence the accent. He was an anarchist, anti-clerical, anti-death penalty, anti many things. but he loved his wife and his group of friends, whom he often talks about in his songs. A very wise and very human character. Who was not afraid to say his opinion and who had great poetry in his words.
You've just opened Pandora's box... This immense singer has so many songs, poems and creations. A very rich repertoire despite the minimalist aspect of orchestration ( 2 guitars, 1 basse most of the time)... And yeah so many songs still relevant today. I advice "Mourir pour des idées", "Les passantes", "Les oiseaux de passage", "Quand les cons sont braves", "Trompettes de la Renommée", "Supplique pour etre enterré à la plage de Sète"... And the humoristiques ones : "Le gorille", "La fessée", "A l'ombre des maris", "Mysoginie à part", "Le bulletin de santé".... you have content for several years.
@@hasturx1 True enough. Subtle since it's the morale of the song no but yeah I could have subtitued by "Tempete dans un bénitier ", "l'hecatombe", " La file indienne" even though these song have like a lot of Brassens song anti-clerical and anti-militarism (or just anti-establishement) themes. But Seriously, if we want to advice someone to listen to Brassens... Almost all his song are phenomenal by their text and composition ( He could only sing on 2 octaves but arrived to have such a variety of melodies).... It's impossible to narrow it to just a few!
Brassens, in addition to be an exceptionnal singer and music maker, was a simple man with a big heart that thought politics, police and rich people shouldn't exist. He was an incredible human being that some can call an "anarchist" in the "No state needed" form of the term (like Henry David Thoreau)
Bon travail. En plus du travail sur les mots et de sa musique qui n'est pas si simpliste qu'il peut le sembler. J'aime beaucoup le regard et le sourire de cet homme.
You might want to look into Coluche. He was a comedian known for his politically-engaged opinions, which eventually led him to run for presidency in the early 80s in France. Most of what he criticized back in the days is still up to date (although some names, dates and references might be hard for you to understand). He's also the founder of Les Restos du Coeur, a food bank that is still running (and sadly more required year after year) ever since he died in a bike accident in the mid-80s. If you're looking for one of the most iconic French celebrity, I'd say Coluche is on par with Brassens, Desproges, Brel, or Cabrel. They mastered using words like weapons, each in their own way!
He unfortunately died in 1981 if I remember correctly. As Pierre Desproges, one of his friends, said: "When Georges Brassens died, I cried. When Tino Rossi (another singer) died, I had two more noodles."😢
@@morphilou Il a écouté Les trompettes il y a peu; il a aimé. La Sètoise que je suis voudrait voir sa réaction à La Supplique, d'autant que celle ci et Les Copains d'abord sont faciles à trouver avec les sous titres
@@marjofrance83 pour moi brassens est un genie je n'aime pas sa composante anti flic mais je sais reconnaitre le talent meme lorsque le mec ne pense pas comme moi car je suis de droite dc pas reac ni sectaire le probleme ici c'est que je ne suis pas sur que la traduction soit assez bonne pour rendre toue la pensse de l'auteur et la langue francaise et peut trop subtile est impossible a traduire en anglais sans la denaturer
@@morphilou Bien évidemment, traduire, c'est trahir, et le verbe de Brassens n'est pas l"exercice le plus facile, voire il est impossible. Tu vois, nous sommes un peu pareil, je penche plus à gauche ( pas les gauchistes débiles que l"on voit trop, avec leur QI à deux chiffres ) er mon chanteur préféré, je connais tout par coeur, c'est Sardou.....et j'adore Je Suis Pour, J'accuse et toutes ses chansons polémiques ou pas. J"adore sa voix, son timbre....ses opinions politiques.....pas mon problème
un des plus grandes chanteurs français c'est une de ces meilleurs chansons la mauvaise réputation. il y a une autre que j'aime c'est celle ci "Georges Brassens - La mauvais herbe " j'aimerais bien ta reaction 🙂👍
It seems that there was an inversion in the order of reactions. For this one you say that you don't know anything about this singer, and in the previous one that you do. Anyway it doesn't matter at all, the main thing is that you like him 👍
good choice !! one of the best anti-system songs "mauvaise ' as in bad reputation the name Brassens is to be pronounced with the s at the end (Brassensse) He was from Italian descent
When I was a young boy, I used to listen George Brassens when I tried to sleep. It was late 90's. My parents did the same in the 60's. And I'll probably put my kids to bed listening to George Brassens. George really been through the ages. If you see this, I suggest you to listen "Boby Lapointe - J'ai fantaisie". It's another French monument, sadly falling into oblivion. "J'ai fantaisie" is not the best-known song from Boby Lapointe, but he's used to playing with words and singing fast, so I think it's the one you'll understand most easily. Edit: "Framboise" from Boby Lapointe, is another masterpiece. Some puns, but with slower diction.
Hi I was born in sète in the south of France like Georges Brassens and he has so many great songs, some of them quite controversial for his time. Le gorille, les Copains d'abord ( mates first) but one that is absolutely brilliant for me is "Supplique pour être enterré sur la plage de Sète" I believe you'll like that one, funny and controversial . Over 7 minutes long, enjoy !
Hello "D"! Always happy to see your reactions by hearing the songs of this fabulous poet. Here's a short excerpt from an other song which also caused a scandal at the time : "Quand je pense à Fernande Je bande, je bande, Quand j'pense à Félicie Je bande aussi. Mais quand je pense à Lulu, Là, je ne bande plus, La bandaison Papa, Ça ne se commande pas !" "When I think of Fernande, I get a hard on, I get a hard on, When I think of Felicie I get a hard on too, But when I think of Lulu, then I don't get a hard on anymore, The "Hard-on-ness" Dad, you can't control it !" (Sorry for the last expression, but "Bandaison" is not easy do translate in English... 🤗)
nice reaction. for pronunciation you can use the Google Translate listening icon, same for Daniel Balavoine (by the way, pronunciation in French and English are quite similar).
Brassens is internationally well know there is Italians, Spanish, english.. etc covers, you should check "Joe Flood : The Bad Reputation (La Mauvaise Réputation)". Same song adapted by an US Brassens's fan guy, really nice cover. "Pomplamoose" made some cover too, There was an US Brassens's cover band too but i can't find them anymore on youtube..Anyway the Joe Flood covers are my favorites.
il avait écrit cette chanson suite a une condamnation quand il etait adolescent, a du sursis suite un vol de bijoux...c'est pour ça qu'il est parti a paris
For once, you actually pronounce the S at the end of Brassens. Yeah French is made to annoy English speakers on purpose 😂😂. He was a very close friend to Jacques Brel, it goes without saying.
![jacques brel - [1966] - ces gens là - [english subtitles on screen] - REACTION - a normal family!](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/B06I07Z8Rd0/mqdefault.jpg)
This is perhaps his greatest song. Well done reacting to this.
sans compter le gorille les copains d'abord chanson pour l'auvergnat
I'm a French school teacher. Every year, I let my pupils discover some of his songs such as Chanson pour l'Auvergnat (beautiful !) or Les copains d'abord (classic !)
Please do Le gorille ! ⚠️🦍🍆 I can't wait for your reaction of this peculiar one. 😇
the best ==> les trompettes de la renomee
le text est hallucinant
il arrive a dire des choses sans vulgarité
Il l'a traitée dans une vidéo plus récente.
your analyse is totally correct. Tonton Georges, tells us serious things/facts with lovely words and great humour. And all respecting poetology rules. His not only a poet or singer, he is a philosophy of life
Tonton Georges. The boss !
I have always loved Brassens since I was a little girl, I even cried when I learned of his death (I was very young) because he was like the grandfather I didn't have, with his good face, his mustache, his pipe, his wisdom, the laughter in his eyes... Later I understood his songs and I loved him even more. He's one of the greatest, I still listen to him, I know his songs by heart. He comes from the south of France, hence the accent. He was an anarchist, anti-clerical, anti-death penalty, anti many things. but he loved his wife and his group of friends, whom he often talks about in his songs. A very wise and very human character. Who was not afraid to say his opinion and who had great poetry in his words.
Mr Brassens is a singer who is part of the French heritage. short songs but which say so much
La référence
J’ai étudié ses textes au lycée
Toutes ses chansons sont des poèmes modernes toujours d’actualité
So much so today !!! You are tight
You've just opened Pandora's box... This immense singer has so many songs, poems and creations. A very rich repertoire despite the minimalist aspect of orchestration ( 2 guitars, 1 basse most of the time)... And yeah so many songs still relevant today. I advice "Mourir pour des idées", "Les passantes", "Les oiseaux de passage", "Quand les cons sont braves", "Trompettes de la Renommée", "Supplique pour etre enterré à la plage de Sète"... And the humoristiques ones : "Le gorille", "La fessée", "A l'ombre des maris", "Mysoginie à part", "Le bulletin de santé".... you have content for several years.
Agreed but "le gorille" isn"t so humorous, it has in subtitle a pamphlet against the death penalty.
@@hasturx1 True enough. Subtle since it's the morale of the song no but yeah I could have subtitued by "Tempete dans un bénitier ", "l'hecatombe", " La file indienne" even though these song have like a lot of Brassens song anti-clerical and anti-militarism (or just anti-establishement) themes. But Seriously, if we want to advice someone to listen to Brassens... Almost all his song are phenomenal by their text and composition ( He could only sing on 2 octaves but arrived to have such a variety of melodies).... It's impossible to narrow it to just a few!
Yes les passantes another side of Georges like B dylan! Lyrics by Jean Richepin I presume?
Brassens !! Selon ton humeur tu fredonnes forcément une de ses œuvres... même en apercevant un banc dans un parc tu as cet air qui te viens en tête 😊
Brassens, in addition to be an exceptionnal singer and music maker, was a simple man with a big heart that thought politics, police and rich people shouldn't exist. He was an incredible human being that some can call an "anarchist" in the "No state needed" form of the term (like Henry David Thoreau)
Bon travail. En plus du travail sur les mots et de sa musique qui n'est pas si simpliste qu'il peut le sembler. J'aime beaucoup le regard et le sourire de cet homme.
So happy to see our american friends listening Georges and his beautiful texte!!!!! Merci l'ami.....
Indeed , c’est magnifique
La complainte des filles de joie, my fav
Georges Brassens, un génie de la poésie française. il mélangeait la philosophie et l'humour.
Georges Brassens « le Gorille »
Georges Brassens is one of the greatest songwriter in France. In the France of 60's... But still ... Check out Charles Trenet.
U gonna have a lot of work with Georges!😀Greetings from Belgium, from municipality of J.Brel lol🍀🍀🍀
You may react to "supplique pour être enterré à la plage de Sète".
This is MHO one of the most beautiful French song. Language used is gorgeous.
You might want to look into Coluche. He was a comedian known for his politically-engaged opinions, which eventually led him to run for presidency in the early 80s in France. Most of what he criticized back in the days is still up to date (although some names, dates and references might be hard for you to understand). He's also the founder of Les Restos du Coeur, a food bank that is still running (and sadly more required year after year) ever since he died in a bike accident in the mid-80s. If you're looking for one of the most iconic French celebrity, I'd say Coluche is on par with Brassens, Desproges, Brel, or Cabrel. They mastered using words like weapons, each in their own way!
He unfortunately died in 1981 if I remember correctly. As Pierre Desproges, one of his friends, said: "When Georges Brassens died, I cried. When Tino Rossi (another singer) died, I had two more noodles."😢
Brassens (you need to prononce the s at the end of the name). So much George"s songs to discover
"who was that man?" 😅 Thank you for your vidéos, you made my night.
95 fois sur 100 , c'est celle là qu il faut qu il écoute, après il pourra écouter toutes ls autres sans etre choqué !
Les bancs publics aussi
les trompettes de la renommée ^^
@@morphilou Il a écouté Les trompettes il y a peu; il a aimé.
La Sètoise que je suis voudrait voir sa réaction à La Supplique, d'autant que celle ci et Les Copains d'abord sont faciles à trouver avec les sous titres
@@marjofrance83 pour moi brassens est un genie
je n'aime pas sa composante anti flic mais je sais reconnaitre le talent meme lorsque le mec ne pense pas comme moi car je suis de droite dc pas reac ni sectaire
le probleme ici c'est que je ne suis pas sur que la traduction soit assez bonne pour rendre toue la pensse de l'auteur et la langue francaise et peut trop subtile est impossible a traduire en anglais sans la denaturer
@@morphilou Bien évidemment, traduire, c'est trahir, et le verbe de Brassens n'est pas l"exercice le plus facile, voire il est impossible.
Tu vois, nous sommes un peu pareil, je penche plus à gauche ( pas les gauchistes débiles que l"on voit trop, avec leur QI à deux chiffres ) er mon chanteur préféré, je connais tout par coeur, c'est Sardou.....et j'adore Je Suis Pour, J'accuse et toutes ses chansons polémiques ou pas. J"adore sa voix, son timbre....ses opinions politiques.....pas mon problème
un des plus grandes chanteurs français c'est une de ces meilleurs chansons la mauvaise réputation. il y a une autre que j'aime c'est celle ci "Georges Brassens - La mauvais herbe " j'aimerais bien ta reaction 🙂👍
comme brel, deux genies...
Un autre grand monument de la chanson Française. Comme Brell, Renaud...
It seems that there was an inversion in the order of reactions. For this one you say that you don't know anything about this singer, and in the previous one that you do.
Anyway it doesn't matter at all, the main thing is that you like him 👍
You should listen to "chanson pour l'Auvergnat" by Brassens
good choice !! one of the best anti-system songs
"mauvaise ' as in bad reputation
the name Brassens is to be pronounced with the s at the end (Brassensse) He was from Italian descent
the best is hécatombe brassens
Reaction by D, le Georges Brassens américain de youtube ! 😁👍
When I was a young boy, I used to listen George Brassens when I tried to sleep. It was late 90's. My parents did the same in the 60's. And I'll probably put my kids to bed listening to George Brassens. George really been through the ages.
If you see this, I suggest you to listen "Boby Lapointe - J'ai fantaisie". It's another French monument, sadly falling into oblivion.
"J'ai fantaisie" is not the best-known song from Boby Lapointe, but he's used to playing with words and singing fast, so I think it's the one you'll understand most easily.
Edit: "Framboise" from Boby Lapointe, is another masterpiece. Some puns, but with slower diction.
and Brassens 's friend
Hi
I was born in sète in the south of France like Georges Brassens and he has so many great songs, some of them quite controversial for his time.
Le gorille, les Copains d'abord ( mates first) but one that is absolutely brilliant for me is "Supplique pour être enterré sur la plage de Sète" I believe you'll like that one, funny and controversial .
Over 7 minutes long, enjoy !
The story of my life 😅!
Hello "D"! Always happy to see your reactions by hearing the songs of this fabulous poet.
Here's a short excerpt from an other song which also caused a scandal at the time :
"Quand je pense à Fernande
Je bande, je bande,
Quand j'pense à Félicie
Je bande aussi.
Mais quand je pense à Lulu,
Là, je ne bande plus,
La bandaison Papa,
Ça ne se commande pas !"
"When I think of Fernande, I get a hard on, I get a hard on,
When I think of Felicie I get a hard on too,
But when I think of Lulu, then I don't get a hard on anymore,
The "Hard-on-ness" Dad, you can't control it !" (Sorry for the last expression, but "Bandaison" is not easy do translate in English... 🤗)
Please do Le gorille ! I can't wait for your reaction of this peculiar one.
Maybe "Hécatombes" , another poetic title from georges !
nice reaction. for pronunciation you can use the Google Translate listening icon, same for Daniel Balavoine (by the way, pronunciation in French and English are quite similar).
Please react to "Le gorille" and " les copains d'abord" just fire 🔥
Song "Fernande"
Surprise😂
❤❤❤
Brassens is internationally well know there is Italians, Spanish, english.. etc covers, you should check "Joe Flood : The Bad Reputation (La Mauvaise Réputation)". Same song adapted by an US Brassens's fan guy, really nice cover. "Pomplamoose" made some cover too, There was an US Brassens's cover band too but i can't find them anymore on youtube..Anyway the Joe Flood covers are my favorites.
Iggy pop les passantes
very classical singer in france
Il y a un rythme guitare qu'il a inventé et qu'on appelle la pompe Brassens un monument de la culture française !
il avait écrit cette chanson suite a une condamnation quand il etait adolescent, a du sursis suite un vol de bijoux...c'est pour ça qu'il est parti a paris
😃😃
Incroyable, j'aimerai te voir réagir à "Charles Trenet - La mer (Officiel) [Live Version]", cet homme est la France
C'est un peu pompé sur Le petit âne gris d'Hugues Aufray. Dans le même genre, Brassens avait quand même était plus subtil avec Le roi des cons
You have to listen the english cover by Joe Flood : The Bad Reputation, it's on YT and it's really good.
Everyone in France knows Brassens
@@golgotisme pas sur pour les lacoste tn
please try one day , to my opinion , his masterpiece , incredible song about death "supplique pour etre enterré sur la plage de Séte"
Well, he is not around anymore since 1980.
For once, you actually pronounce the S at the end of Brassens. Yeah French is made to annoy English speakers on purpose 😂😂.
He was a very close friend to Jacques Brel, it goes without saying.
Gare au gorille à écouter 👍
listen to " les passantes " u will enjoy it
No, sadly he is no longer with us, he left us in '81.
Listen "mourir pour des idées"
it was a big genious but if you don't understand the french 0 interest
I prefer that song of the gorilla song :)
Quand je vois Fernande, je....
Dsl, c'est juste quand il pense à Fernande 😁 même pas besoin de la voir !
listen ==> les trompettes de la renommee
the best for the text ==> 10x better that bob dylan
Je te conseille tout le répertoire de Brassens, mais particulièrement :
Le temps ne fait rien à l’affaire
Le gorille
Les passantes
Je rajouterais :
Saturne
Complainte pour être enterré sur la plage de Sète.
Brave Margot
La non demande en mariage ...
et tellement d'autres .
@@Miroul25 supplique pour être enterré à la plage de Sète 😉
Brassens was inspired by Félix Leclerc and in turn inspired Leonard Cohen. So he's that French guy who connected two Canadian singer songwriters.
Et celle-là ,❤ : ruclips.net/video/IhgFxiVmONs/видео.htmlsi=pYqx1RG-j87N5MAj
Approximative translation, too bad