NPR: Gainsbourg, not Aznavour

Gainsbourg, not Aznavour

Ned Wharton, Senior Producer

NPR Special Correspondent Susan Stamberg's audio postcard from the summer solstice in Paris included a mesmerizing singalong of the song "La Javanaise." The piece was identified as a Charles Aznavour song, but Francophile listeners correctly identified it instead as a tune by Serge Gainsbourg. We had fun doing some more research on YouTube, and found this terrific old video of Monsieur Gainsbourg performing the song.

3:44 PM ET | 12-27-2008 | permalink

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