Behind our voices. Bénabar, composer for the lyricist Bénabar

All summer in “Behind our voices we meet eight major artists of French song who, at home, and their instrument in hand, reveal to us the secrets of their creations. Today, Bénabar, at his piano, explains to us to what extent his compositions are subordinated to his texts – with some exceptions.

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So we were at Bénabar’s and he was sitting at his piano. We asked him a very simple question: how does he compose songs?

In this episode of behind our voicesyou hear excerpts from:

Benabar, The forest, 2014

Benabar, dinner, 2005

Benabar, Butterfly Effect, 2008

Benabar, We don’t give up, 2021

Bénabar sings to us The forest, 2022

Benabar, The forest, 2014

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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.


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