Darling, Je Vous Aime Beaucoup
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"Darling, Je Vous Aime Beaucoup" is a popular
song
with words and music by Anna Sosenko
in 1935
.
It was introduced in the film Love and Hisses by Hildegarde and charted by Hildegarde at # 21 in 1943
.
The best-selling version of the song was recorded by Nat King Cole
in 1954
which reached a peak Billboard
position # 7 in 1955
.
Deep River Boys
with orchestra recorded the song in Oslo
on August 24, 1956. It was released on the extended play
Hello young lovers (HMV 7EGN 12).
The stranger on the balcony in Bob Dylan's and Jacques Levy's song "Black Diamond Bay" from the 1976 album "Desire" says “My darling, je vous aime beaucoup” to the female character.
in the title (and used as a refrain along with "Wish my French were good enough") means "Darling, I love you a lot."
Although "Je vous aime" is grammatically correct, "I love you" in French is generally said "Je t'aime," incorporating the familiar address "te" rather than the formal (or polite) address "vous."
"Je ne sais pas" in the song means "I don't know." "Compris" (or "compree" as it is sometimes phonetically spelled in printed lyrics) means "understood." "Toujours" means "always." "Chérie" means "dear." "Très très fort" means "very very strong."
Popular music
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song
Song
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with words and music by Anna Sosenko
Anna Sosenko
Anna Sosenko was a songwriter and manager who achieved great popularity in the 1930s. Born in Camden, New Jersey, she is perhaps best known as a manager and writer for Hildegarde for whom she wrote "Darling, Je Vous Aime Beaucoup". She worked with Hildegarde for twenty years and was her companion...
in 1935
1935 in music
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It was introduced in the film Love and Hisses by Hildegarde and charted by Hildegarde at # 21 in 1943
1943 in music
-Events:*January 1 - Frank Sinatra appears at The Paramount causing a mob of hysterical bobby-soxers to flood Times Square and blocking midtown New York City traffic for hours...
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The best-selling version of the song was recorded by Nat King Cole
Nat King Cole
Nathaniel Adams Coles , known professionally as Nat King Cole, was an American musician who first came to prominence as a leading jazz pianist. Although an accomplished pianist, he owes most of his popular musical fame to his soft baritone voice, which he used to perform in big band and jazz genres...
in 1954
1954 in music
-Events:*January 14 - First documented use of the abbreviated term "Rock 'n' Roll" to promote Alan Freed's Rock 'n' Roll Jubillee, held at St. Nicholas Arena in New York, New York...
which reached a peak Billboard
Billboard charts
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position # 7 in 1955
1955 in music
-Events:*January 1 – RCA Victor announces a marketing plan called "Operation TNT." The label drops the list price on LPs from $5.95 to $3.98, EPs from $4.95 to $2.98, 45 EPs from $1.58 to $1.49 and 45's from $1.16 to $.89...
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Deep River Boys
Deep River Boys
The Deep River Boys were an American gospel music group active from the mid 1930s and into the 1980s. The group performed spirituals, gospel, and R&B.-Members:...
with orchestra recorded the song in Oslo
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
on August 24, 1956. It was released on the extended play
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
Hello young lovers (HMV 7EGN 12).
The stranger on the balcony in Bob Dylan's and Jacques Levy's song "Black Diamond Bay" from the 1976 album "Desire" says “My darling, je vous aime beaucoup” to the female character.
Lyrics
The deliberately bad FrenchFrench language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
in the title (and used as a refrain along with "Wish my French were good enough") means "Darling, I love you a lot."
Although "Je vous aime" is grammatically correct, "I love you" in French is generally said "Je t'aime," incorporating the familiar address "te" rather than the formal (or polite) address "vous."
"Je ne sais pas" in the song means "I don't know." "Compris" (or "compree" as it is sometimes phonetically spelled in printed lyrics) means "understood." "Toujours" means "always." "Chérie" means "dear." "Très très fort" means "very very strong."