tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7699772873889750632.post6936146026939318636..comments2023-09-13T05:52:34.223-04:00Comments on Costo: Au revoir Claudepotsochttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09497735324298117643noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7699772873889750632.post-36393799366281536532011-06-13T08:00:30.667-04:002011-06-13T08:00:30.667-04:00"...borrowed French accent and manners"...."...borrowed French accent and manners"...that's funny! I know some Americans who returned from England sounding quite unlike their former selves.<br /> <br />I'll look for the songs for Piaf. Thanks.jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10784759393587194349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7699772873889750632.post-27651887709413113202011-06-12T07:43:28.442-04:002011-06-12T07:43:28.442-04:00Jenny, Zeus, Frédéric is one of Claude's great...Jenny, Zeus, Frédéric is one of Claude's greatest song along with "les pianos mécaniques". He does have certain Brelian accents but he is as much a reflexion of Québec as Brel was of Belgium and he remained true to his roots to the very end.<br />After a stint in France under the tutelage of the great Piaf, he wrote several songs for her, he came back and was still the same guy that had left unlike some others who come back with a borrowed French accent and manners.potsochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09497735324298117643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7699772873889750632.post-35549303126273919852011-06-11T20:23:45.942-04:002011-06-11T20:23:45.942-04:00The clip that Zeus posted reminded me of Jacques B...The clip that Zeus posted reminded me of Jacques Brel. Contemporaries, right? Brel would just barely be in his early 80s, if he were still around.<br /><br />We learned French verb tenses by listening to (over and over and over!) to Madeleine:<br /><br />Ce soir j'attends Madeleine...<br />Ce soir j'attendais Madeleine...<br />Mais demain j'attendrai Madeleine...<br /><br />What a great song!jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10784759393587194349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7699772873889750632.post-66817278705750043252011-06-10T23:24:58.673-04:002011-06-10T23:24:58.673-04:00http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3I5OiyI53AU&fea...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3I5OiyI53AU&feature=relatedZeusiswatchinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02567457388638603813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7699772873889750632.post-53405646112838102082011-06-10T12:47:47.704-04:002011-06-10T12:47:47.704-04:00How right you are Rosaria, even though Claude was ...How right you are Rosaria, even though Claude was a souvenir of years past I find it difficult to see those younger than I am leave us.potsochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09497735324298117643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7699772873889750632.post-55089285263583192202011-06-10T12:08:04.022-04:002011-06-10T12:08:04.022-04:00Always sad to hear of someone you know passing on....Always sad to hear of someone you know passing on.Rosaria Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03133147851332084180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7699772873889750632.post-67328080534773236252011-06-10T07:30:49.670-04:002011-06-10T07:30:49.670-04:00Philippe, Claude was 13 at the time and I was 15, ...Philippe, Claude was 13 at the time and I was 15, it was what you would call a highschool show. Nothing worth Wikiing there. Claude was very shy at that time and getting him up there may have had some influence later on but was not a determinating factor to be sure. Just a youth time anecdote.<br />Cheri, Claude never was a friend of mine, just a school acquaintance two classes back. Still his passing away marks the end of an era in our musical history.<br />Rob, Léveillé's music was and still is wonderful and very romantic. I guess he was one of our last romantic composers and singers.potsochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09497735324298117643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7699772873889750632.post-6111095652627081842011-06-10T02:46:36.745-04:002011-06-10T02:46:36.745-04:00I had not, to my chagrin, heard of Claude Léveillé...I had not, to my chagrin, heard of Claude Léveillée. On looking him up in Wiki, I see that he was indeed a great and prolific and versatile music artist who was sufficiently elevated to be associated with such luminaries as Edith Piaf and Andre Gagnon. <br /><br />Quebec and the world-wide Francophone music milieu generally, are going to be the poorer for Claude Léveillée's passing. <br /><br />There seemed no reference to you in the Wiki entry on Claude Léveillée. Given that you may have been responsible for his first appearance on a public stage, Wiki's failure to mention you could be a serious omission, which therefore deserves to be rectified!!!Philippehttp://throughadarkglassly.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7699772873889750632.post-89269449705563261892011-06-09T22:51:02.549-04:002011-06-09T22:51:02.549-04:00Sorry to learn about Claude, Paul.Sorry to learn about Claude, Paul.Cheriehttp://www.cheriblocksabraw.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7699772873889750632.post-46198907584926179652011-06-09T21:53:44.703-04:002011-06-09T21:53:44.703-04:00Une perte triste pour chacun qui a aimé sa musique...Une perte triste pour chacun qui a aimé sa musique.Rob-bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00171692478879522588noreply@blogger.com