Happy birthday to France’s national chanteuse, Edith Piaf, born on this day in 1915. Many of her songs were autobiographical in nature, and she specialized in Chanson réaliste and torch songs. This performance of “Th Poor People Of Paris” is from the September 23, 1956 of The Ed Sullivan Show.
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Edith “disappeared” from American Pop Culture for so long and then suddenly…BOOM….her music and message is center stage in the TV show; Star Trek Picard!! That’s respect! Zulu Delta
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That is, and she deserves it.
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Had not seen that clip, she’s a treasure for sure.
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That she is…
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Hi John – Edith Piaf certainly has a voice one doesn’t forget … unique too … cheers Hilary
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She was unique. In fact, she was uniquely unique.
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I love her voice and her life was not an easy one, to put it mildly. Funny that Maria Riva, Marlene Dietrich’s daughter hated her guts with a passion. Edith and Marlene had an affair in the early 50s….who didn’t have an affair with Marlene. LOL
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Or Talullah Bankhead… wonder if she and Marlene ever had something going?
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