BWL Posted December 17, 2015 Report Share Posted December 17, 2015 One of the most effective ways to learn a language is through music. For me, while I was learning French by myself as a teenager, one of the first songs I heard was the incredibly beautiful "La Corrida" by Francis Cabrel (which also has lyrics in Spanish, by the way). What French songs have you listened to that were useful to you while learning the language? innovativecat 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
innovativecat Posted January 18, 2016 Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 I love listening to French songs and I'm slowly learning new words and their proper pronunciation. I love listening to Celine Dion and Emmanuel Moire. I remember the first french song that I listened to was Mon Essentiel. The melody was so calming and it inspired me to learn French. anna3101 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anna3101 Posted January 18, 2016 Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 On 1/18/2016 at 12:51 PM, amazingpolygot said: I love listening to French songs and I'm slowly learning new words and their proper pronunciation. I love listening to Celine Dion and Emmanuel Moire. I remember the first french song that I listened to was Mon Essentiel. The melody was so calming and it inspired me to learn French. Expand Oooh. Mon Essentiel, I love it too! And 'être à la hauter'. The musical was quite fun, a lot of nice songs there. innovativecat 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anna3101 Posted January 18, 2016 Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 I love listening to French songs, from old ones to the latest pop-hits. And also musicals. I also have a huge collection of songs dedicated to Paris, I've been gathering them for years and I really enjoy listening to those Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
innovativecat Posted January 18, 2016 Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 On 1/18/2016 at 2:02 PM, anna3101 said: Oooh. Mon Essentiel, I love it too! And 'être à la hauter'. The musical was quite fun, a lot of nice songs there. Expand Have you heard Moi + Toi by Gregoire? It's a very nice song too. I love Etre a la hauter too and Le sourire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anna3101 Posted January 20, 2016 Report Share Posted January 20, 2016 On 1/18/2016 at 4:55 PM, innovativecat said: Have you heard Moi + Toi by Gregoire? Expand No, haven't heard that one - will definitely check it out, thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ogada Posted February 7, 2016 Report Share Posted February 7, 2016 I can give you a few songs that are classic rock if you would like :). Matmata - l'apologie Telephone - Un autre monde Noir desir - l'homme pressé. These are some of my all time favorite french songs. Not the most recent ones but still really beloved. anna3101 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anna3101 Posted February 8, 2016 Report Share Posted February 8, 2016 @Ogada Thanks a lot, I'll listen to those. I actually like older songs a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ogada Posted February 8, 2016 Report Share Posted February 8, 2016 Yeah I don't really like the newer french song. Something was lost along the way i think. You could look into anything by Jean jacques goldman as well, the man is a genius. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anna3101 Posted February 11, 2016 Report Share Posted February 11, 2016 On 2/8/2016 at 4:09 PM, Ogada said: Yeah I don't really like the newer french song. Something was lost along the way i think. You could look into anything by Jean jacques goldman as well, the man is a genius. Expand That's interesting - I've met a French girl who said exactly the opposite "There are plenty of good French songs", she said. "I really prefer old ones. But please do not listen to Goldman - it's a disaster. Horror". I guess tastes differ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinutile Posted February 18, 2016 Report Share Posted February 18, 2016 Though I'm not currently learning French, there are songs that make this language highly fascinating to me. They are the songs by Les Petits Chanteurs de Saint-Marc. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-Fj0f_gsXM&list=PL3D2DB0F45606E866&index=1 Music has always been one of the strongest motives for me to learn another language, and I was so motivated to start learning Japanese by songs in Hayao Miyazaki's anime films. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BWL Posted March 30, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2016 I studied the lyrics of this song by Jacques Dutronc for my DELF B1 and amazingly, while living in Paris I discovered that after all these decades...... Paris at 5 am is still exactly as he described and sang about way back in the 60's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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