When you love the sea, sailors and warships, you necessarily know Le Galipétant. This song recorded in 1938 by Nadia Dauty has become the symbol of all possible boasts when you want to prove that your boat is the biggest, the most beautiful, the strongest.
The sinking of the Russian cruiser Moskva on Wednesday made this song resonate in many memories. Even if we don’t have all the details about this naval disaster, we can’t help but think back to the infinite confidence that the Russian authorities had in the ability of their army to defeat Ukraine in a few days, which is classically the comedy part of many military tragedies.
In the first episode of These songs that make the news this weekend, you hear excerpts from:
Nadia Dauty, The Galipetant1938
Jean Ferrat, Potemkin1965
Bernard Haillant, It doesn’t go round in the squares1975
Couch, Harangue1997
Guy Godin and the crews of the Paris fleet, Fleet of France1957
Michel Sardo, France1975
Stan Hughill, The Drunken Sailor1989
Jean Ferrat, Potemkin1965
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Remember: during the summer of 2019, La Playlist de Françoise Hardy was a crossing of the musical baggage of an author, composer and performer considered as the arbiter of the elegance of pop in France.
In July and August 2017, we spent A Summer in Souchon, during which Alain Souchon guided us on a tasty walk through a lifetime of love for song.
All summer 2016, in the company of Vincent Delerm, we wandered around in La Playlist Amoureuse de la Chanson, truant exploration of popular heritage. You can also extend the delicacies of this summer chronicle with the French song lovers dictionary, co-published by Plon and franceinfo.