Sachet, chantez!

[muckefuck]

Three days of rain outside and anxiety at work is doing nothing for my bad mood. Let's try a poll!

What are your favourite songs with lyrics either partially or entirely in French?


Entirement en français:

1. "Pas assez de toi" (Mano Negra)
2. "L'aventurier" (Indochine)
3. "Les nuits d'été, Op. 7: I. Villanelle" (Hector Berlioz)

Partiellement en français:

1. "Games Without Frontiers" (Peter Gabriel)
2. "Brigadier Sabary" (Alpha Blondy)

Update: I almost said "favourite pop songs" but then decided to leave out the qualifier. And I'm glad I did, because I'm really enjoying everyone's classy choices. But don't be intimidated; as bunj's answer shows, even execrable American hipster "French" qualifies!

Comments

[rollick.livejournal.com]

"Quan Vey La Lauzeta" (Mediaeval Baebes) is one of my favorite songs of all time. (The lyrics are from a 16th-century French poem; lyric sites pair each line with its translation, making it seem like it alternates between French and English lines, but it's all French.)

"Le Déserteur" runs a close second.

[snowy-owlet.livejournal.com]

Ooo, I love "Quan Vey La Lauzeta." My absolute favorite of theirs, though, is "L'Amour de Moi."