With almost 40 years of career under her belt, we no longer need to present Mylène Farmer, icon of French song, with hits such as “Disenchanted” And “Without counterfeiting”. This December 4, 2023, a specialist in French song, Frédéric Zeitoun, who spoke on the air of South Radiorevealed how chance could have removed one of her greatest hits from the redhead’s repertoire.
A song for Annie Cordy
At the microphone of Valérie Expert and Gilles Ganzmann, the one who notably wrote for Frédéric François assured: “On Mylène Farmer, a very little anecdote. ‘Libertine’ which was one of her first successes, initially was a song which had been composed by Jean-Claude Dequéant, who may be listening to us, and which was intended for Annie Cordy, and which was called ‘Tutti-frutti love'”.
Before the title became that of Mylène Farmer, it passed into the hands of the man who wrote everything for her. Frédéric Zeitoun assures: “And they changed the text and they changed the title. Laurent Boutonnat, Mylène Farmer’s mentor put this text on top. And it became one of her first sulphurous hits with this clip on a background of a little bit of images sadomasochism.
A funny ending, which makes the man of music say: “So Annie Cordy and Mylène Farmer, there’s only one step!”
“Sunny Monday”
And this is not the first time we have learned that a hit was initially planned for another singing star. In March 2023, on the set of Jordan de Luxe, Laroche Valmont had swung at Claude François, who would have stripped Patrick Juvet of his second 45 rpm, which would become “Sunny Monday”. At the time, a young talent, he was forced to give up the title to his idol, after intimidation and pressure…
Frédéric Zeitoun shares an anecdote about #Mylène Farmer@fredzeitoun : “Little anecdote about Mylène Farmer: The song ‘Libertine’ composed by Jean-Claude Dequéant was originally intended for Annie Cordy, it was called ‘L’amour tutti-frutti’ “https://t.co/6Cn0RIXE1epic.twitter.com/1wTObC7cwZ
— Sud Radio (@SudRadio) December 4, 2023
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