Unblushing Brassiness [Import]

unblushing brassiness [import]

Track Listings
1. Washington At Valley Forge
2. Sweet Sue
3. Overseas Stomp
4. Coney Island Washboard
5. Wild About My Loving
6. Mobile Line
7. I'm Satisfied With My Gal
8. Newport News
9. My Gal
10. Borneo
11. Hawaii
12. Beedle Um Bum
13. Going To Germany
14. Boodle Am Shake

Unblushing Brassiness,Jim Kweskin,Jug Band,Vivid Sound,Rock

Unblushing Brassiness [Import]
Complete Flanders & Swann
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  • Return to Sanity
  • Have Some Madeira
  • British humour at its best
  • If you haven't heard this...
  • Gentle Satire
 Complete Flanders & Swann

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ASIN: B000006T4S
Release Date: 1997-04-30

Tracks:

  1. Warthog, The (The Hog Beneath The Skin)
  2. The Sea Horse
  3. The Chameleon
  4. Whale, The (Mopy Dick)
  5. Je Suis Le Tenebreux
  6. Songs For Our Time
  7. A Song Of The Weather - Flanders & Swann
  8. The Reluctant Cannibal
  9. Greensleeves
  10. Misalliance
  11. Kokoraki
  12. Madeira M'Dear?
  13. Too Many Cookers
  14. Built Up Area
  15. In The Bath (From 'At The Drop Of A Hat')
  16. Sea Fever
  17. The Hippopotamus Song

Tracks:

  1. The Gas Man Cometh
  2. Sounding Brass
  3. Los Olividados
  4. In The Desert
  5. The Sloth
  6. The Rhinoceros
  7. Kangaroo Tango
  8. Jaguar
  9. Dead Ducks
  10. The Elephant
  11. By Air
  12. Slow Train
  13. A Song Of Patriotic Prejudice - Flanders & Swann
  14. The Humming Bird
  15. The Portuguese Man-Of-War
  16. Sea Fever
  17. The Hippopotamus Song

Tracks:

  1. The Gas Man Cometh
  2. Sounding Brass
  3. Los Olividados
  4. In The Desert
  5. The Sloth
  6. The Rhinoceros
  7. Kangaroo Tango
  8. Jaguar
  9. Dead Ducks
  10. The Elephant
  11. By Air
  12. Slow Train
  13. A Song Of Patriotic Prejudice - Flanders & Swann
  14. The Humming Bird
  15. The Portuguese Man-Of-War
  16. The Wild Boar
  17. The Ostrich
  18. The Wompom
  19. Twice Shy
  20. Commonwealth Fair
  21. P** P* B**** B** D******
  22. Paris
  23. Eine Kleine Nacht Musik Cha Cha Cha
  24. The Hundred Song
  25. Food For Thought

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Fantastic Triple CD Box Set of the Recorded Works of One of Britain's Most Popular Comedy Duos. Their Keen Observations of Everyday British Life and Abilities to Exemplify them in Song Made them the Darlings of the UK. Cleverness, Wit and Absoute Hilarity were the Order of the Day, in Just About Any Style of Music. Pure Comic Genius on Three Discs!

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Return to Sanity.......2005-07-27

Before Monty Python, before the Beatles, before "'Enery the Aigth Oi Am" there was the subtle, sweet, insdious humor of Flanders and Swann, and their lyrics remain part of the recognition rituals of Ivy Leaguers of the sixties. For any aging hippies or yuppies who find life WAY more stressful than we ever expected, and for whom the down side of alcohol, sex, and drugs has become apparent, I recommend listening several times to "In the Bath". It raises a cry for peace among the nations by inviting all the leaders to sit congenially steaming in a communal bathtub. And they reminding us of our essential self-interest when they add the proviso "as long as Swann and Flanders get the end without the taps." On those nights when we suspect that there isn't any point to it all, reach for the Flanders and Swann. They won't convince you there is any meaning to life, but they'll make it a lot easier to bear. Don't even try to do without it.

5 out of 5 stars Have Some Madeira.......2005-07-06

Not every line in Flanders and Swann has become part of our 37-year marriage, but many have. As our turntables fail, we are pleased that we can relive all the fun stuff we used to collect. Nothing is like this duo, especially what you usually hear as French horn by Mozart converted into "I found that horn go(r)ne." And, of course,
"Have some Madeira, m'dear" is an all-time favorite.

5 out of 5 stars British humour at its best.......2003-03-15

When I started out as a teacher of English, I had the most wonderful colleague as a mentor -- when she retired she gave me three LPs with much of what is on these CDs, and it must be one of the best gifts I have ever been given. Practically all of it makes me smile or laugh out loud (although I must admit that some, like The Armadillo and Slow Train, make me so melancholy that I can just feel my lower lip tremble and my eyes fill up). How can you beat lines like "Hail to thee, blithe Wompom", or "The English are moral, the English are good / And clever, and modest, and misunderstood"? I find they make great listening exercises for my teenaged students as well -- they consider it ancient, but incredibly funny!

5 out of 5 stars If you haven't heard this..........2003-01-16

The great comedic pairing of the late Michael Flanders (vocals) and Donald Swann (piano and occasional vocals) must surely rank among the hall of fame of comic singers and songwriters. Descended from the British music hall tradition, these two men wrote and performed music which still sparkles with wit today, some 40 or more years since it was recorded.

After being told to take up singing as a means of strengthening his polio-weakened lungs, the wheelchair-bound Flanders teamed up with pianist Swann and proceeded to write such classic songs as "The Hippo Song (Mud Mud Glorious Mud)", "The Gasman Cometh", "The Gnu Song", "A Transport of Delight" and many others. As well as a gently satirical spirit, all these songs feature the sublime wordplay and interplay of both men.

The first two discs of this box set are actual concerts - "At The Drop Of A Hat" and its successor "At The Drop Of Another Hat". Recorded at the height of the duo's popularity and form, the sound quality is surprisingly good for recordings this old.

"At The Drop Of A Hat" opens with three of the Flanders and Swann classics. "Transport Of Delight", a song in praise of the "97 horsepower omnibus" features the wonderful harmonies of the duo on lines like "any more fares" and Flanders' dead-on impression of a London busdriver "Geddardait, we're full right up inside". "Song of Reproduction" deals with the new, as it was then, stereo technology and features Flanders delivering an incredible monologue using every conceivable piece of audiophile jargon. "The Gnu Song" (in which "gnu" is pronounced phonetically) is a real treat. The audience's reaction to the reappearance of the gnu is superb.
As well as this opening trio, the disc features Flanders' snippets of "Songs For Our Time" (in which he experiments with conventions of hit songs), "Song of the Weather" (a rundown of English weather throughout the year), "The Reluctant Cannibal" (featuring Swann in the tititular role and the chorus "I can't eat people/I won't eat people/eatin' people is wrong"), Swann's foray into Greek folksong "Kokraki" and the justifiably famous "Madeira M'Dear". The performance ends with a rousing version of "The Hippo Song".
Flanders is in fine voice throughout and his comments introducing each song are delivered with deadpan accuracy. The story behind "The Gnu Song" is an absolute masterpiece. Flanders' monologue about the creation of "Greensleeves" is also superb - "'Greenfleeves'. That's an interesting name for a fong" (referencing old English script) being just a taste.

"Another Hat" begins in equally fine form with "Gasman Cometh" and "Ill Wind". "Gasman", presaged as "a tale of unending domestic upheaval", is sure to have most people who've ever dealt with unreliable tradesmen nodding in agreement, while "Ill Wind" is Flanders' attempt at setting words to a French horn concerto featuring the immortal lines "I lost that horn/lost that horn/lost that horn/found that horn/gorn". The performance continues with Swann's Russian/English song "In The Desert", the ending of which is truly side-splitting. "All Gall" (a reinterpretation of "This Old Man" to fit then-French President Charles de Gaulle) is a little dated but very cleverly done. "Song of Patriotic Prejudice", with its introduction and opening lines grabbing the audience's attention is another triumph, while the "Hippo Encore" is a great end to the performance.
Again Flanders is at his peak. His loving description of the Spanish olive-stuffers ("Olividados") and his superb story about flying ("By Air") are both brilliant examples of the shaggy dog story.
My favourite from both of these discs would have to be "First and Second Law". Flanders decides to educate Swann in elementary science and picks on the first and second laws of thermodynamics ("heat is work and work is heat" and "heat cannot of itself pass from one body to a hotter body") and the repetition of these phrases in time to Swann's barely-there piano accompaniment is one of the finest moments in British comedy.

The third disc is largely forgettable. It begins with a series of animal-related songs performed in a studio and without much of Flanders' rambling introductions. "Warthog" has its moments, while the others were clearly not performed in front of an audience for a reason. "Wompom" is also mildly diverting, presenting a story about a made-up substance which is the answer to everything.
The rest of the disc is then filled out with much earlier material in a rather poorly-recorded concert. "20 Tons of TNT" (related to the calculation the pair had done which gave that as the amount of TNT per person on the planet at the time) provides food for thought, but little more.

Is this box set for everyone? No. Much of the humour both within and without the songs does require a bit of background knowledge to what was going on in Britain and Europe at the time (1960s), John Profumo is referenced a few times as well as Charles de Gaulle and the Common Market, while a smattering of classical music knowledge can help out a bit with Swann's work and "Ill Wind". The fact that my grandfather (who's in his late 70s) recalls hearing these songs and laughing may give an indication as to the age of some of the subject matter. Equally the fact that "First and Second Law" references an awful lot of physics might do the same.

Nevertheless, for anyone who loves British humour done in a gentle manner or who is interested in the source of "mud mud glorious mud/nothing quite like it for cooling the blood", give these CDs some serious consideration.

5 out of 5 stars Gentle Satire.......2002-04-03

I've been singing Flanders and Swann every day In the Bath since I first heard them in 1964. If you don't know them, think Gilbert and Sullivan by way of English music hall and Noel Coward, with a bit of Tom Lehrer musical satire and classic Bob Newhart or Charlie Manna monologues. F&S commented gently on their times: "The purpose of satire, it has been rightly said, is to strip away the veneer of comfortable illusion and cozy half-truth. And our job, as I see it, is to put it back again." Quite simply the best comic songs and patter of the 20th century. Michael died in 1975, Donald in 1994. Goodnight, Mabel Figworthy, wherever you are.

Here are some samples of Michael's verbal wit.

Wordplay:
- "A Transport of Delight," their song of the pleasures of the double-decker bus "has recently been adopted as the theme song of the Underground resistance movement."
- Speculating that Henry VIII wrote Greensleeves: "and the royalties go to royalty."
- About a tennis referee late in the day: "the umpire upon whom the sun never sets."
- Explaining how he was hoisted in his wheelchair onto airliners by a fork lift: "Why they need a great machine like that to lift forks I do not know. Well, they're only plastic, now, aren't they?"
- On status symbols: "The object is to Gunga Din your neighbor: 'I'm a better man than you' is the acid test," and, "let's bang our status cymbals with the best."
- To a disenchanted cannibal: "You used to be a regular anthropophagi."
- Of a lecher: "And he said as he hastened to put out the cat, the wine, his cigar, and the lamps," while the girl "lowered her standards by raising her glass, her courage, her eyes, and his hopes."
- At the corrida d'olivas (the Andorran festival of olive stuffing, not to be confused with the Spanish corrida de toros, or bullfight): "And a great cry goes up of Ole! He has made an 'ol."
- "It's no good going up to a scientist and saying to him like you would to anybody else, 'Good morning, how are you, lend me a quid, and so on.' He'll just glare at you, or make a rude retort."

Throw-aways
- During the height of the cold war the Soviet Union sent the Moscow Ballet on a world tour. Donald sang one chorus of the Hippopotamus Song "mud, mud, glorious mud - nothing quite like it for cooling the blood" in Russian. Michael: "That should improve our cultural relations."
- During the 1963 Mandy Rice-Davies and Christine Keeler scandal: "None of that going around saying no smoke without fire. Nil cumbustibus, Profumo." Also, from "Friendly Duet," "such models of friendship are precious and rare, while the friendship of models is not."
- "Now if you're writing a musical, as I'm sure practically all of you are, . . ."
- Of Donald: "You know that no one has a higher regard for your music . . . than you do yourself. I merely meant that you are not great because you are not dead. If you wish to be great you must stop composing and start decomposing."
- "We never found a rhyme for (Soviet Premier Nikita) "Kruschev" until he was dead: Did he die or was he "pushed off"?"
- "We spent two dreadful, uh, delightful years, entertaining the Americans whose need, let's face it, is greater even than yours. Of course, when we're over there we say that the other way 'round."
- "No matter what you may say about the Germans, and who doesn't . . ."
- "Some of the songs that have made our names a household word, like slop-bucket . . ."
- "They've started testing cars now. They started at 10 years, then 5, now three. There's even some talk of having them tested before they leave the factory."

Absurdities
- "I'm delirious about our new oven fitted with the eye-level grill. This means that without my having to bend down the hot fat can squirt straight into my eye."
- A spectator during the construction of Stonehenge: "So, it's not going to be lived in. Well, that's something anyway. So what is it, then? It's a what?! A calendar?! A bit big for a calendar isn't it? You'd look pretty foolish with that on your desk."
- "Donald knocked himself out this morning. Got one of those new pop-up toasters. Nasty things."

Incredible multiple rhymes:
- "The fair hippoptama he aimed to entice from her seat on her hilltop above, as she hadn't got a ma to give her advice, went tip-toeing down to her love."
- Of Josephine: "Nonsense, said Bonaparte. She lives on her own, apart, in her own apartment."
- "Oh let us be married if our parents don't mind. We'd be happy and inseparable. Inextricably entwined. We'd live happily every after, said the Honeysuckle to the Bindweed."
- "And you'll always see a single lace-less left-hand leather boot. A bootless British river bank's a shock. We leave them there at midnight, you can track a member's route by the alternating print of boot and sock."
Georges Brassens - Master Series Volume 1
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    Georges Brassens
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    ASIN: B000006RJ6
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    2. Les Trompettes De La Renommee
    3. La Non-Demande En Mariage
    4. J'ai Rendez-Vous Avec Vous
    5. Mourir Pour Des Idees
    6. Les Amoureux Des Bancs Publics
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    15. Je Me Suis Fait Tout Petit
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    Compil. Vol 1. Of France's Favourite Folk Singer in the 50's: G. brassens And his Accoustic Guitar.
    Les 100 Plus Belles Chansons
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      Georges Brassens
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      3. Fossoyeur
      4. Gorille
      5. Corne d'Aurochs
      6. Chasse aux Papillons
      7. Htombe
      8. Vent
      9. J'Ai Rendez-Vous Avec Vous
      10. Croquants
      11. Ballade des Dames du Temps Jadis
      12. Comme Hier
      13. Pauvre Martin
      14. Brave Margot
      15. Suffit de Passer le Pont
      16. Cane de Jeanne
      17. Marine
      18. Parapluie
      19. Colombine
      20. N'Y a Pas d'Amour Heureux
      21. Gastibelza (L'Homme a Carabine)
      22. Amoureux des Bancs Publics

      Tracks:

      1. Sabots d'Hne
      2. Celui Qui a Mal Tourn
      3. Premi Fille
      4. Pri
      5. Mauvaise Herbe
      6. Jolie Fleur (Dans une Peau d'Vache)
      7. Je Suis un Voyou
      8. Mauvais Sujet Repenti
      9. P... de Toi
      10. Je Me Suis Fait Tout Petit
      11. Auprde Mon Arbre
      12. Marinette (J'Avais l'Air d'Un Con)
      13. Testament
      14. Lnde de La Nonne
      15. Oncle Archibald
      16. Marche Nuptiale
      17. Bois de Mon Cur
      18. Bonhomme
      19. Chanson Pour l'Auvergnat

      Tracks:

      1. Funilles d'Antan
      2. Vieux L
      3. Cocu
      4. Ronde des Jurons
      5. Femme d'Hector
      6. Pornographe
      7. Mt
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      9. P Noet La Petite Fille
      10. Bistrot
      11. Orage
      12. Plope
      13. Verger du Roi Louis
      14. Temps Pass
      15. Dans l'Eau de La Claire Fontaine
      16. Traesse
      17. Ballade des Cimetis
      18. Complainte des Filles de Joie
      19. Temps Ne Fait Rien 'Affaire
      20. Petit Joueur de Fl
      21. Saturne

      Tracks:

      1. Trompettes de La Ronomm
      2. Jeanne
      3. Marquise
      4. Guerre de 14-18
      5. Amours d'Antan
      6. Marguerite
      7. Grand Ch
      8. Tondue
      9. 22 Septembre
      10. Deux Oncles
      11. Route aux Quatre Chansons
      12. Supplique Pour re Enterr La Plage de S
      13. Fant
      14. Pluriel
      15. Bulletin de Sant
      16. Non-Demande en Mariage
      17. Misogynie art
      18. Copains d'Abord
      19. Ance
      20. Rien eter

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      2. Oiseaux de Passage
      3. Religieuse
      4. Pens des Morts
      5. Rose, La Bouteille et La Poignde Main
      6. Bssine
      7. Ballade des Gens Qui Song NQuelque Part
      8. Princesse et le Croque-Notes
      9. Mourir Pour des Id
      10. Quatre-Vignt-Quinze Pour Cent
      11. Passantes
      12. Roi
      13. l'Ombre des Maris
      14. Ricochets
      15. Temp dans un Btier
      16. Cupidon S'En Fout
      17. Don Juan
      18. Fernande

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      5cd Box Set, featuring the Greatest Recordings from the Legendary French Singer - George Brassens. All Tracks have Been Digitally Remastered. Including 12 Pages Booklet with Artist Biography and Numerous Pictures.
      Master Serie, Vol. 2
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        Compil. Vol Two of France's Favourite Folk 50's Singer: G. brassens And his Accoustic Guitar.
        34 Titres Originaux
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          Georges Brassens
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          Release Date: 2006-11-07
          La Mauvaise Reputation
          Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
          • Fun French Music
          • HERE COMES BIG GEORGES BRASSENS
          		 La Mauvaise Reputation
          Georges Brassens
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          Release Date: 2001-10-02

          Tracks:

          1. Mauvaise Rtation
          2. Fossoyeur
          3. Gorille
          4. Petit Cheval
          5. Ballade des Dames du Temps Jadis
          6. Htombe
          7. Chasse aux Papillons
          8. Parapluie
          9. Marine
          10. Corne d'Aurochs
          11. Suffit de Passer le Pont
          12. Comme Hier
          13. Maman, Papa [*] - Georges Brassens, Patachou
          14. Mauvais Sujet Repenti (Version 78 T) [*]

          Customer Reviews:

          4 out of 5 stars Fun French Music.......2005-10-24

          Heard this in an Olive shop on Rue Cler (in Paris) and loved it. Found it on Amazon and like it even better at home. Sounds classically 1940s or 50s to me. Great background music for dinner or cocktail hour.

          5 out of 5 stars HERE COMES BIG GEORGES BRASSENS.......2002-06-06

          This is where it all started for BRASSENS.His whole universe is allready there.Originally,most of these songs were first released in 78(the lp era had not started yet in FRANCE).It is hard today to imagine the commotion caused by LE GORILLE which was of course intented as a joke.The radios used to say:who is this guy and where does he come from?he doesn't sing,he mumbles.Well know fifty years have gone buy,and this guy from the south of FRANCE has become a legend;dozen of books have been written about him.For the record here,four songs were poetry put to music;3 were by PAUL FORT(BRASSENS'S favorite poet;he actually knew him well).CORNE D'AUROCHS was a friend of the singer.PATACHOU who sings MAMAN,PAPA with him is the woman who gave him his first chance to sing in her cabaret;she actually pushed him on the stage,because she could not sing some of his songs.This is a true story.SETE,the birthplace of BRASSENS is also PAUL VALERY's birthplace.
          Le Gorille
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            Georges Brassens
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            Release Date: 1998-10-07

            Tracks:

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            5. Grand-P
            6. Pornographe
            7. Trompettes de la Renomm- Georges Brassens, Barthelemy Rosso
            8. P...De Toi
            9. Bulletin de Sant
            10. Temps Ne Fait Rien a l'Affaire
            11. 4 Z'arts - Georges Brassens, Barthelemy Rosso
            12. Mt - Georges Brassens, Pierre Nicolas

            Album Details

            L'original Series. Reissue of the Classic Album from Brassens. Digitally Remastered. Digipack.
            Georges Brassens
            Average customer rating: Not rated
              		Georges Brassens
              Georges Brassens
              Manufacturer: Epm Musique
              ProductGroup: Music
              Binding: Audio CD

              FranceFrance | Continental Europe | Europe | International | Styles | Music
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              ASIN: B000266M90
              Release Date: 2005-05-10

              Tracks:

              1. La Mauvaise Reputation
              2. Les Amoureux Des Bancs Publics
              3. Brave Margot
              4. J'Ai Rendez-vous Avec Vous
              5. Il N'Y A Pas D'Amour Heureux
              6. Le Gorille
              7. La Cane De Jeanne
              8. La Chasse Aux Papillons
              9. Corne D'Aurochs
              10. Le Fossoyeur
              11. Le Parapluie
              12. Le Petit Cheval
              13. Le Mauvais Sujet Repenti
              14. Hecatombe
              15. Comme Hier
              16. La Marine
              17. Ballade Des Dames/Du Temps Jadis
              18. Il Suffit De Passer Le Pont
              19. Le Vent
              Giants of Jazz Play Brassens
              Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
              • a rare, honest performance
              		 Giants of Jazz Play Brassens
              Various Artists
              Manufacturer: Polygram Int'l
              ProductGroup: Music
              Binding: Audio CD

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              ASIN: B000007WZR
              Release Date: 1987-08-17

              Tracks:

              1. Elegie A Un Rat De Cave
              2. Au Bois De Mon Coeur
              3. P De Toi
              4. Femme D'hector
              5. Marche Nuptiale
              6. Temps Ne Fait Rien A L'af
              7. Temps Passe
              8. Chanson Pour L'auvergnat
              9. Chasse Aux Papillons
              10. Porngraphe
              11. Priere
              12. Les Copains D'abord
              13. Histoire De Faussaire
              14. Embrasse-Les Tous
              15. Maman Papa
              16. Non-Demande En Mariage
              17. Je Me Suis Fait Tout Peti
              18. J'ai Rendez-Vous Avec Vou
              19. Bonhomme
              20. Vent
              21. Ballade Des Cimetieres
              22. Ronde Des Jurons
              23. Cupidon S'en Fout

              Customer Reviews:

              5 out of 5 stars a rare, honest performance.......2001-02-14

              To those of you who think they know Brassens's songs and can hum them any time from shower to shower, this CD is more than a resfresher. Brassens brings his own guitar talent to a band of highly-skilled jazz musicians - the piano, trumpet and guitar sounds are just breathtaking. Rythms are revisited to make you dance on Brassens now, and to the jazz lovers this CD will be a passionate illumination on what a genial and bizarre song-writer could do in jazz too. This CD will never leave my home!
              Brassens
              Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
              • THE MATURE BRASSENS
              		 Brassens
              Georges Brassens
              Manufacturer: Polygram Int'l
              ProductGroup: Music
              Binding: Audio CD

              GeneralGeneral | Rock | Styles | Music
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              French PopFrench Pop | Euro Pop | Pop | Styles | Music
              GeneralGeneral | Continental Europe | Europe | International | Styles | Music
              ASIN: B00000885Q
              Release Date: 1999-12-28

              Tracks:

              1. Les Copains D'abord
              2. Les 4 Z'arts
              3. Le Petit Joueur De Flutea
              4. La Tondue
              5. Le 22 Septembre
              6. Les Deux Oncles
              7. Venus Callipyge
              8. Le Mouton De Panurge
              9. La Route Aux 4 Chansons
              10. Saturne
              11. Le Grand Pan

              Album Details

              L'original Series. Reissue of the Original Album. Rediscover G. brassens's Folks Songs from the 50's/60's, Digitally Remastered on a Digipack CD.

              Customer Reviews:

              5 out of 5 stars THE MATURE BRASSENS.......2000-10-19

              This is a fine original album released in 1964 in which BRASSENS is in full command of his mastery for playing with words. The title tune was used for a movie of the same name. Many songs here do not appear in usual collection of greatest hits :LA TONDUE,VENUS CALLIPYGE,LE GRAND PAN.GEORGE BRASSENS has now a well deserved cult following. He is one of few artists who remained himself without compromise from the beginning to the end,and in showbusiness that's really something.

              Music:

              1. Under the Ragtime Moon [Import]
              2. Unrequited Lovers
              3. Up Close
              4. Verona Ep [CD-single] [Import]
              5. Very Best of David Hasselhoff
              6. We Are the Octagonists [Import]
              7. Who Killed the Zutons? [Import]
              8. You'll Be in My Heart [Box set]
              9. Across the Concrete Sky
              10. Afternoon Tea Classics, Vol. 2

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