1st April 2013: Bilingual '60's and '70's songs

This is a blog I wrote for my old job:



It's far from accurate to translate "runaway" as "Vanina," or "comme d'habitude" as "my way." There have been a number of bizarre transpositions like that in pop history, where a singer from abroad like a song and have just hung their own lyrics on it.
I recommend looking up the lyrics, and also comparing the visuals.

ONE

Runaway, Del Shannon, 1961.


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Vanina, Dave, 1974.


TWO

Comme D'Habitude, Claude François, 1967.


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My Way, Frank Sinatra, 1971.


THREE

The LocoMotion, Little Eva, 1962.

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Locomotion, Sylvie Vartan, 1962.


FOUR

Laisse Tomber les Filles, France Gall, 1964.


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Chick Habit, April March, 1995.


I'm putting aside single artists who decided to translate their songs to make themselves more marketable abroad.