This song comes in handy for the columnist. If we are talking about a great French song, here is As per usual ; if we are talking about international glory, here is My Way ; if we are talking about great success of the sixties, here is As per usual ; if we talk about the art of crooners, here is My Way…
And since we are a priori in one of the busiest weekends of the year, let’s contemplate the gold, frankincense and myrrh of show business, with one of the most beautiful transatlantic song stories …
In this episode of These crooners who make parties, you hear excerpts from:
Claude Francois, As per usual, 1967
Frank Sinatra, My Way, 1968
Lorez Alexandria, My Way, 1969
Shirley Bassey, My Way, 1970
Nina Simone, My Way, 1971
Michel Sardou, As per usual, 1977
Elli Medeiros, As per usual, 2008
M Pokora, As per usual, 2016
Eartha Kitt, My Way, 1987
Chira Civello, My Way, 2021
Frank Sinatra, My Way, 1968
You can also follow the news of this column on Twitter.
Remember: during the summer of 2019, La Playlist de Françoise Hardy was a journey through the musical baggage of an author, composer and performer considered to be the arbiter of the elegance of pop in France.
In July and August 2017, we spent Un été en Souchon, during which Alain Souchon guided us on a tasty walk through a lifetime of love for song.