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 : Julien Clerc, at his piano, tells us about the genesis of one of his most famous songs.
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So we were with Julien Clerc, who had sat down at his piano. We were talking about how we compose, and he was talking about harmonic sequences. We asked him, because it’s not necessarily clear to everyone, to show us a harmonic suite and a song that stems from it. We did not come across a B side.
In this episode of behind our voicesyou hear excerpts from:
Julien Clerc, My preference, 1978
Julien Clerc sings to us My preference, 2021
Julien Clerc, Women, I love you, 1982
Julien Clerc, My preference, 1978
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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.