4: The Old Fashioned Way, by Paul French
Charles Aznavour's genius, distilled in five songs. 4: The Old Fashioned Way, by Paul French. The English version of Les plaisirs dΓ©modΓ©s was in the British charts for 15 weeks.
Charles Aznavour's genius distilled in five songs 4 The Old Fashioned Way, by Paul French. This was the English version of his Les plaisirs dΓ©modΓ©s. He sang it on his 1973 Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Special, where it was an instant hit, resonating with an audience nostalgic for times past in what was a difficult year of social strife in Britain. The Old Fashioned Way was on the British charts for 15 weeks.
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