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Ron Obvious

(6,261 posts) Sun Apr 22, 2018, 10:16 PM Apr 2018

Charles Aznavour

For some reason I thought of Charles Aznavour (sometimes dubbed the French Sinatra) today. I was pleased to learn that he was still alive and about to turn 94 in a month.

A wonderful voice that took me right back to my childhood. Listening to him now makes me a little melancholy:

La Boheme:

Yesterday when I was young:

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Charles Aznavour (Original Post) Ron Obvious Apr 2018 OP

Charles Trenet, Charles Aznavour, Jacques Brel, Georges Moustaki. guillaumeb Apr 2018 #1

Thank you! elleng Apr 2018 #2

Merci! Then, theres this ... Mme. Defarge Apr 2018 #3

Liza would praise him (and all of her many, heavy duty mentors) to the skies!1 UTUSN Apr 2018 #4

Oh, I so love this man! Thank you, thank you for posting this!!!!!! secondwind Apr 2018 #5

Aznavour Also Played Lead Role In Truffaut's "Shoot The Piano Player". TheMastersNemesis Apr 2018 #6

My two favourites are OnDoutside Apr 2018 #7

I love She TuxedoKat Apr 2018 #9

I've seen him in concert three times! TuxedoKat Apr 2018 #8

guillaumeb

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1. Charles Trenet, Charles Aznavour, Jacques Brel, Georges Moustaki.

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Sun Apr 22, 2018, 10:21 PM

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4 incredible male singers from that era.

elleng

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2. Thank you!

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Sun Apr 22, 2018, 10:25 PM

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Mme. Defarge

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3. Merci! Then, theres this ...

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Sun Apr 22, 2018, 10:42 PM

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UTUSN

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4. Liza would praise him (and all of her many, heavy duty mentors) to the skies!1

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Sun Apr 22, 2018, 11:03 PM

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secondwind

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5. Oh, I so love this man! Thank you, thank you for posting this!!!!!!

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Sun Apr 22, 2018, 11:55 PM

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TheMastersNemesis

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6. Aznavour Also Played Lead Role In Truffaut's "Shoot The Piano Player".

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Mon Apr 23, 2018, 12:21 AM

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OnDoutside

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7. My two favourites are

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Mon Apr 23, 2018, 01:51 AM

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And

TuxedoKat

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9. I love She

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Mon Apr 23, 2018, 08:13 AM

Apr 2018

and it sounds great in Italian too, love this version of it by Francesco Renga:

TuxedoKat

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8. I've seen him in concert three times!

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Mon Apr 23, 2018, 08:11 AM

Apr 2018

The first time was when I was 15. My mom has always been a HUGE fan as am I now. I didn't appreciate him as much when I was 10-11 and my mom was blasting his music throughout our house. But, it sure helped my French studies in a few years later in middle and high school! All those hours of enforced listening, one day something just clicked in my brain comprehension wise. Four years ago we took her to see him in NYC, then two years ago again in Boston. Great shows all three times. Here are some of my favorites below. The first time I heard the first one, Comme Ils Disent, the lyrics just blew me away as a young teenager.

Edited to add:

Just looked at his concert dates for 2018, all in Europe so far but he has a gap from early August to November so he may add some US tour dates then in the fall for September and October, which is what happened the last two times he came to the US, they added some US and Canadian tour dates.

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