Francisco "Paco" Ibáñez is a Spanish singer and musician born in Valencia on November 20, 1934, before the Spanish Civil War. He went to France in 1952 during the Franco dictatorship in Spain and recorded his first album in 1964. During the events in France of May 1968, he performed in the Sorbonne and became known as a rebel artist. He never composed his own lyrics, but used famous poems, like those of Federico García Lorca, Rafael Alberti or Miguel Hernández. He also sang compositions from Georges Brassens, and here's that mythic LP.
01- Saturno (Saturne) 02- Canción para un maño (Chanson pour l'Auvergnat) 03- La mala reputación (La mauvaise réputation) 04- Juan Lanas (Bonhomme) 05- Tengo una cita con usted (J´ai rendez-vous avec vous) 06- Por una muñeaca me hice chiquitín (Je me suis fait tout petit) 07- Pobre Martín (Pauvre Martin) 08- La bella y el manantial (Dans l´eau de la claire fontaine) 09- La pata de Juana (La cane de Jeanne) 10- El testamento (Le testament)
"J'ai quitté la vi' sans rancune, j'aurai plus jamais mal aux dents, Me v'là dans la fosse commune, la fosse commune du temps."
"I've left this life with no rancour, I'll never have toothache again, Now I lie in the communal grave, the communal grave of time."
That's a quote from Brassens' song 'Le testament' ('Last will and testament'). Georges Brassens (22 October 1921, Sète, France - 29 October 1981, Saint-Gély-du-Fesc, France) is as well-known in France today as The Beatles are in England. People whistle his melodies on the streets, pass them on through generations. His bittersweet lyrics won him the French national poetry prize. He popularised French poetry in music. People respect him as “le bon maître” (the goodmaster) and regard him with affection as “tonton Georges” (uncle George) and “notre nounours nacional” (our national teddy bear). Brassens composed about 250 songs, but only 200 were recorded. The other 50 were unfinished. Georges Brassens quote: "I would like everyone to understand that they can be creators, that they are creators. The context isn't important, it's to help a world to exist, to be born."
01- Chanson Pour L'Auvergnat 02- Les Trompettes de la Renommée 03- La Non-Demande en Mariage 04- J'ai Rendez-Vous Avec Vous 05- Mourir Pour Des Idées 06- Les Amoreux Des Banc Publics 07- La Femme d'Hector 08- Auprès de Mon Arbre 09- Supplique Pour Être Enterré à la Plage de Sète 10- La Mauvaise Réputation 11- La Chasse Aux Papillons 12- Les Copains D'Abord 13- Le Pornographe 14- Fernande 15- Je Me Suis Fait Tout Petit 16- Misogynie à Part
