Difficulty: Intermediate
France
"Tomber dans ses yeux" (To Fall into Her Eyes) is a song from the musical Les Amants de la Bastille (The Lovers of the Bastille), a love story set during the leadup to the storming of the Bastille in 1789. This video gives you a sneak peek of the musical as well as some behind-the-scenes footage.
Difficulty: Intermediate
France
"Pour la peine" (For the Pain) is a song from the musical 1789: The Lovers of the Bastille that tells the story of two lovers during the turmoil of the French Revolution.
Difficulty: Intermediate
France
Inspired by the French national anthem, "Je veux le monde" (I Want the World) is a song from the musical 1789: Les Amants de la Bastille (The Lovers of the Bastille). The music video features beautiful period costumes and superb choreography.
Difficulty: Intermediate
France
This very emotional song by Aldebert is a conversation between a dad and his daughter. You might want to grab some tissues for this one!
Difficulty: Intermediate
France
Alizée sings her hit single "Moi... Lolita" (Me... Lolita) from her debut album Gourmandises (Delicacies). The song is based on the novel Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov.
Difficulty: Intermediate
France
German metal band Rammstein has no shortage of fans. Listen to devotees describe just what it is that makes the band compelling enough to sell out ten thousand tickets in just two days.
Difficulty: Beginner
France
Colonel Reyel professes his love for his "one and only" in a lovely song, his single "Toi et Moi" (You and Me) from his album Soldat de l'Amour, (Love Soldier). Enjoy this live acoustic session!
Difficulty: Beginner
Senegal
Amadou Bagayoko and Mariam Doumbia are joined together by their love for music and each other. The pair met at the Institute for Young Blind People in Bamako, the capital of Mali.
Difficulty: Beginner
Senegal
Amadou and Mariam share singing duties with co-producer Manu Chao on a song with themes of migration and dislocation.
Difficulty: Beginner
Senegal
Amadou and Mariam reference a number of West African musical instruments, like djembes, dununs, balans, and tamas, in “Beaux dimanches”—a song about Sundays in Bamako.
Difficulty: Beginner
France
In "Rétine" (Retina), Amir declares his love to his girlfriend, who is definitely the apple of his eye!
Difficulty: Intermediate
Belgium
Belgian singer Angèle invites us inside her head as she shares her deepest longings and imaginings in "Je veux tes yeux" (I Want Your Eyes). Starting from a photograph, she drifts into a daydream of love illustrated by a beautiful sequences of images.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Canada
From dreams to reality, putting forth “a little bit of energy each day,” Annie Chartrand, a vocalist who debuted singing behind her bathroom door, burst onto the music scene in 2006. Here is an interview with the singer of Ma blonde est une chanteuse [My Girlfriend Is a Singer]—a group that's actually part of a love story…
Difficulty: Intermediate
France, Mali
French-Malian pop singer Aya Nakamura performs "Copines" (Girlfriends), her 2018 single that reached the top of the charts with over 272 million views on YouTube.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
France
Babylon Circus, a ska band from Lyon, sings in this song about romantic regrets, missed cues, and lost opportunities. “J’aurais bien voulu” could well be translated as “Woulda, coulda, shoulda.”
Difficulty: Intermediate
France
In "J'ai plongé dans le bruit" (I Dove into the Noise), the French trio Baden-Baden depicts a relationship through impressionistic imagery and poetic language. The video's water-themed visuals might be a reference to the group's namesake, the German spa town Baden-Baden.
Difficulty: Intermediate
France
In this song, Baden Baden describes the process of saying farewell to a romantic relationship and softening the blows of separation. Despite the melancholy lyrics, the melody of this "soft descent" is catchy and uptempo.
Difficulty: Newbie
France
Mellow musician Bertrand Pierre sets the poignant poetry of French grand écrivain Victor Hugo to slow and soulful musical compositions. A man of many talents, Bertrand Pierre is also quite a performer live and acoustically.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
France
Rapper Black M sings "Sur ma route" ("On My Way" or "On My Road"). As a former member of the band Sexion D'Assaut, Black M sang with Maître Gims, but he has since released singles of his own. Enjoy this on-the-road adventure song!
Difficulty: Intermediate
France
The French singer Bertrand Boulbar takes Las Vegas in this music video for his song "De paquebots en épaves" (From Liners to Wrecks). His smoky, deep voice is reminiscent of one of France's most iconic singers, Serge Gainsbourg.
Difficulty: Intermediate
France
Moving further westward, Bertrand Boulbar takes us through the deserts of Nevada in this video for his melancholy song "Je cherche ta voix" (I Seek Your Voice).
Difficulty: Beginner
France
In "Dernier jour à San Francisco" (Last Day in San Francisco), the French singer Bertrand Boulbar shares his impressions of the "city by the bay."
Difficulty: Intermediate
France
Bertrand Boulbar has been spending a lot of time in his car lately, traveling across the United States. In "Motor Hotel," he gives us some impressions of the highway: gas stations, truckers, power lines, bad coffee....
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