French Songs?

Question

name some good ones

Answer 1

What genre are you looking for?

Here are some of my favorites:
"En Apesanteur" - Calogero
"Safe Sex" - Calogero
"Face à la Mer" - Calogero
"Jeune Demoiselle" - Diam's
"La Boulette" - Diam's
"Serre Moi" - Tryo
"France Telecom" - Tryo
"Ballade en Foret" - Tryo
"Des mots qui résonnent" - Jenifer
"Maintenant" - Jenifer
"Au Soleil" - Jenifer
"Pas Sans Toi" - Matt Pokora
"Nos Rêves" - Amel Bent
"Cesse la Pluie" - Angunn
"Parce Qu'on Vient de Loin" - Corneille
"Plus Mal que de Bien" - Cylia
"Là où je t'emmenerai" - Florent Pagny
"La Corrida" - Francis Cabrel
"Je n'ai qu'une seule vie" - de Palmas
"Sur la Route" - de Palmas
"Alice et June" - Indochine
"Pour Etre Libre" - Laam
"Soledad" - Luke
"De Retour" - Matt Pokora
"Je pense à toi" - Saya
"Ma Vie" - Amine
"La Maison de Disque" - Kinito
"Vivons Pour Demain" - Leslie
"J'voulais" - Amine

soo that's some of my faves... hope that helps.

Answer 2

Personally my favorite is Jacques Brel, and some of his best tunes are "Amsterdam," "Ne me Quitte Pas," "Mathilde," "Quand on n'a que L'amour," and "Au Suivant." For English versions of some of his better known songs, look for the musical revue "Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris," although some of the translations are dubious.

Also check out Emilie Simon's "Fleur de Saison," and "Le Vieil Amant." I also recommend Francis Cabrel's "Le Monde est Sourd," and "Depuis Toujours," as well as Thomas Fersen's "Ne Pleure Pas," and "Au Cafe de la Paix."

Ecoutez-bien.

Answer 3

'c'est comme ca' by les rita mitsouko (actually, most songs by them)
'living room' by paris combo
'toi mon amour' by marc lavoine
'caravanne' by raphael
'rodeo' by zazie
lots of things by rachid taha
lots of things by cheb mami (both those are often in arabic, because they're algerian, but a lot is also in french)
'parisien du nord' by cheb mami, etc. (one of the best rap songs i've ever heard, really beautiful)