http://www.metafilter.com/tags/piaf Posts tagged with 'piaf' at MetaFilter. Wed, 13 Feb 2008 20:31:22 -0800 Wed, 13 Feb 2008 20:31:22 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/69065/Jacques%2DBrel%2Det%2Dcompagnie YouTube user <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/lightning49">lightning49</a> has <a href="http://www.youtube.com/profile_videos?user=lightning49">160 of videos of French singers</a> which she has subtitled with her translations. Her biggest collection is of <a href="http://www.youtube.com/profile_videos?user=lightning49&search_query=jacques+brel&search=Search">Jacques Brel videos</a> but there are also songs performed by <a href="http://www.youtube.com/profile_videos?user=lightning49&search_query=george+brassens&search=Search">George Brassens</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/profile_videos?user=lightning49&search_query=charles+aznavour&search=Search">Charles Aznavour</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/profile_videos?user=lightning49&search_query=edith+piaf&search=Search">Edith Piaf</a> as well as a smattering of other stuff. To start you off with a few songs here are three of my favorite songs by Brel, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZ_nvDBGnwU">Je suis un soir d'&#0233;te</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Irxe_YQABqM">Le moribond</a> and <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBDjN5A0emI">La valse &#0224; mille temp</a> along with Charles Aznavour's <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1nuvMm3pPo">La boheme</a>, Edith Piaf's <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGV1el-v50o">Milord</a> and Georges Brassens' <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXt6nd4CwVE">Les passantes</a>. tag:metafilter.com,2008:site.69065 Wed, 13 Feb 2008 20:31:22 -0800 Aznavour Brassens Brel brokenlink chanson CharlesAznavour EdithPiaf France French GeorgesBrassens JacquesBrel music Piaf translation youtube Kattullus http://www.metafilter.com/54539/A%2Dquoi%2D0231a%2Dsert%2Dl%3Famour%2DLive%2Daction%2Dversion <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EURF2PlIqtE">"A quoi &#0231;a sert l’amour?"</a> <small>(<a href="http://www.metafilter.com/mefi/46048">previously</a>) </small> is an adorable cartoon set to a fantastic old song by Edith Piaf; recently, students at USC Film School set out to act out a live version of the cartoon, <a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=Yu9D7qhQswM">results here</a>. tag:metafilter.com,2006:site.54539 Tue, 05 Sep 2006 18:59:57 -0800 animation cute film piaf usc youtube jonson