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La chanson "Douliou Douliou Saint-Tropez"
Bonjour mes amis,
Does anyone know if there was an English version of this song? It's from the 1964 movie "Le Gendarme de Saint-Tropez." I know that I never saw this movie before, but the refrain "Douliou Douliou Saint-Tropez" is very familiar. I'm wondering if it was used in a commercial or in a "beach party" movie? Des idées mes amis?
Does anyone know if there was an English version of this song? It's from the 1964 movie "Le Gendarme de Saint-Tropez." I know that I never saw this movie before, but the refrain "Douliou Douliou Saint-Tropez" is very familiar. I'm wondering if it was used in a commercial or in a "beach party" movie? Des idées mes amis?
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Re: La chanson "Douliou Douliou Saint-Tropez"
Your question got me thinking of another beach (surf?) song which I don't know the name of. Thanks to my google fu, I managed to figure out the exact day I last heard the song - not the one you're asking about (I've never heard it).
When? On Swedish TV, 24th of May, 1997.
When? On Swedish TV, 24th of May, 1997.
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jeff_lindqvist wrote:Your question got me thinking of another beach (surf?) song which I don't know the name of. Thanks to my google fu, I managed to figure out the exact day I last heard the song - not the one you're asking about (I've never heard it).
When? On Swedish TV, 24th of May, 1997.
What was the name of the song?
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Re: La chanson "Douliou Douliou Saint-Tropez"
tomgosse wrote:What was the name of the song?
No idea! I only found the name of the documentary. No more info, people involved, soundtrack, nothing. Another fifteen years earlier (early 1980s?), the song was featured in a movie trailer - I don't remember what movie it was either, but immediately recognized the melody when I heard it again in 1997 (and now another twenty have gone...). Anyway, it's not the French song you're talking about (it's not even in French). Apologies for hijacking your thread.
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Ar an seastán oíche:
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You might have heard it elsewhere. It was quite popular.
La chanson Douliou-douliou Saint-Tropez, dont les paroles ont été écrites par André Pascal, est réellement chantée par Geneviève Grad. Elle eut beaucoup de succès. D'ailleurs, le pianiste qui donnait le rythme pour la chanson (la musique n'était pas encore enregistrée) ayant fait des fautes de mesures lors du tournage de la scène où Nicole chante dans le bar, Raymond Lefèvre a été obligé de faire des fautes de mesures lorsqu'il a enregistré la musique, pour que le son colle à l'image. Lors d'un interview, le compositeur en rira en commentant : « Ça, c'est la seule fois de ma vie où il m'est arrivé de faire un truc pareil ! »
Le thème musical du film, la fameuse Marche des Gendarmes, est une idée de Jean Girault : celui-ci insista auprès de Raymond Lefèvre pour qu'il fasse un thème proche de la chanson Colonel Bogey March, rendue populaire en France par le film Le Pont de la rivière Kwai de David Lean9. Cette musique (comme la chanson Douliou-douliou Saint-Tropez), a beaucoup plu au public : elle est ainsi réutilisée dans chaque film de la série (sauf Le gendarme se marie mais, l'absence de cette musique durant tout le film ayant fortement vexé Louis de Funès, elle a à nouveau été utilisée dans les films suivants). Raymond Lefèvre ré-orchestre deux fois cette musique : en 1970 pour Le Gendarme en balade et en 1982 pour Le Gendarme et les Gendarmettes.
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Re: La chanson "Douliou Douliou Saint-Tropez"
tomgosse wrote: Des idées mes amis?
FWIW, Shazam correctly id's this song playing from my desktop, but it gives no other info.
I've never heard of it or of the movie or of the series of movies.
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For those people planning to be in Paris july-august:
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For any of those with thoughts of taking a Delf exam:
I'm sure she'll cover B2, and the C levels soon.
I'm sure she'll cover B2, and the C levels soon.
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I have been watching those. She is very good.
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