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"L'Accordéoniste" is a song made famous by Édith Piaf. It was written in 1940 by Michel Emer, who then offered it to her.

"L'Accordéoniste"
Single by Édith Piaf
LanguageFrench
Released1940
Songwriter(s)Michel Emer (music and lyrics)[1]
Music video
"L'Accordéoniste" (French TV, 1954) on YouTube

Commercial performance


"L'Accordéoniste" became the first million-seller in Piaf's career.[2]


Composition


The song tells a story of a prostitute who loves an accordion player (and the music he plays, namely a dance called java). Then he has to leave for the war. She finds refuge in music, dreaming about how they will live together when he comes back.[3][4][5]


Track listings


10" shellac single Polydor 524 669 (France, 1940)

  1. "Escales"
  2. "L'Accordéoniste"[6]

References


  1. Humberto Quiroga Lavie. Secretos y Misterios de Hombres y Mujeres de la Ciencia, el Arte y el Deporte. Humberto Quiroga Lavié. pp. 267–. GGKEY:5KU0RFH8HH9.
  2. David Bret (2000). Marlene Dietrich, My Friend: An Intimate Biography. Robson. ISBN 978-1-86105-319-0.
  3. Megan Romer (2017-05-04). "Edith Piaf's 10 Best Songs". Thought Co. Retrieved 2017-11-07.
  4. Lars Nyre (2 June 2009). Sound Media: From Live Journalism to Music Recording. Routledge. pp. 154–. ISBN 978-1-135-25377-6.
  5. Hugh Dauncey (5 July 2017). Popular Music in France from Chanson to Techno: "Culture, Identity and Society ". Taylor & Francis. pp. 215–. ISBN 978-1-351-55369-8.
  6. "spanishcharts.com - Edith Piaf - Escales". Retrieved 2017-11-07.


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