A Return to France
Desmond hunts through his personal record collection of more than 250,000 tracks for songs and music on the theme 'A Return to France' - more chanson, by popular request.
Desmond shares good tunes, some unexpected ones and a few you may never have heard before from the worlds of classical music, pop standards, jazz , shows and films. All served with a sprinkling of interpretations from modern artistes who dig into the music of yesterday to make the 'music go 'round' today. This week he sorts through his personal record collection for songs and music related to the theme of 'A return to France'. More chanson by popular request.
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Bing Crosby
I LOVE YOU SAMANTHA
- HIGH SOCIETY.
- CAPITOL 0777 7 93787.
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Claude Bolling Big Band
LA MARSEILLAISE
- PARIS SWING.
- WARNER 5050466 2962.
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The King’s Singers
CHANSON D'AMOUR
- CHANSON D'AMOUR.
- RCA 09026 61427.
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JosΓ©phine Baker
C'EST SI FACILE DE VOUS AIMER
- STAR OF LES FOLIES BERGERES.
- ASV LIVING ERA CD AJA 5239.
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Charles Aznavour & Elton John
YESTERDAY WHEN I WAS YOUNG
- CHARLES AZNAVOUR - DUOS.
- EMI 50999 2436822.
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Amanda McBroom
CA VA
- CHANSON.
- GEKKO GR 007CD.
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Franck Pourcel
SOUS LES PONTS DE PARIS
- CA C'EST PARIS.
- GUILD GLCD 5207.
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Charles Trenet
BOUM
- EXTRAORDINARY GARDEN.
- EMI CDP 7 94464.
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Petula Clark
I'M NOT AFRAID
- LIVE AT THE PARIS OLYMPIA.
- SILVA SCREEN SILCD 1169.
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Django Reinhardt
NIGHT AND DAY
- ELECTRIC YEARS.
- AVID AMSC 920.
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The King’s Singers
PLAISIR D'AMOUR
- CHANSON D'MOUR.
- RCA 09026 61427.
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Yves Montand
C'EST SI BON
- CHANSONS POUR AIMER VOL 1.
- WSM 301 681-4.
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Γ‰dith Piaf
LA VIE EN ROSE
- EDITH PIAF EN ANGLAIS.
- JASMINE JASCD 257.
Broadcast
- Fri 6 Sep 2013 19:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2