Georges Brassens 'Georges Brassens et sa Guitare'
I've been to France twice, and don't know a lick of French, but somehow derive a lot of enjoyment from listening to 50s/60s French pop/folk without having a clue what is being said. Singer-songwriter and poet Brassens has 12 solo vocal & guitar tracks here, and provides a paragraph explanation for each track's meaning on the back of the LP, providing a fair bit of reading to accompany the listening experience. He's a well-respected post-war poet and apparently led quite the eccentric private-life. A bio on the rear of the LP states that he had something of a home zoo including ducks, cats, a raven, rats, and parrots. I've listened to this 1958 Epic comp many times since I purchased it from eBay about 6 months back. My favorites: 'Le Vent,' 'Pauvre Martin,' 'Le Gorille' and 'La Mauvaise Reputation.'
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