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Philosophy in pop songs

“Sous le pont de Bercy, un philosophe assis”. From Jacqueline François, “Sous le ciel de Paris” (1953; Anthologie de la chanson française 1953). I haven’t managed to track down the lyricist or composer of this song. [Update: from the French Wikipedia, I now have: lyrics, Jean Dréjac; music, Hubert Giraud; from a film of the same name (1951) directed by Julien Duvivier.] Yves Montand, Édith Piaf, and Juliette Gréco also recorded it.

LinkJuly 6, 2009 in Music