How to turn the kitchen into a happy place? One of the ideas we tried while living in France was to play music-originally a collection of songs I called our “Slow/Happy Mix”. As I explained in French Kids Eat Everything, it worked wonders!
Many readers have written in asking about some of the songs we play. They keep changing, but here are a few favourites we keep coming back to, again and again. Enjoy! 🙂
ps Some of these songs are in the classic parlé-chanté (speaking-singing) style. The singer’s voice has a small melodic range, and the lyrics are clever and full of emotion — sometimes intense, sometimes playful. They have a kind of lulling effect…
Ça ira – Joyce Jonathan
Quelqu’un m’a dit – Carla Bruni
T’es beau – Pauline Croze
La liste – Rose
Je veux – Zaz
Tout va de travers – Juliette Katz
La Dispute - Yann Tiersen
Amelie - Yann Tiersen
(He’s from Brittany, so I couldn’t resist including two of his songs! 🙂 )
Partons vite – Kaolin
La maigrelette – Amelie les Crayons
Je suis pas d’ici – Thomas Dutronc
Sympathique – Pink Martini
Duet Tacet – La Patère Rose
Classics
Your grandparents might have listened to these, but they have stood the test of time!
La foule – Edith Piaf
La Mer – Charles Trénet
C’est Si Bon – Yves Montand
La vie en rose – Edith Piaf
La bohème – Charles Aznavour
Champs Elysées – Joe Dassin
Enjoy! 🙂
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