Serge Reggiani: ''La complainte du tabac'' (C. Lemesle, P. Delanoe/ A. Dona), 1982

[boggggggdan]

the music of this song reminds me of marty robbins's feleena. I ve listened to both of them and they look pretty much the same. I wonder if this is a cover, bacause it looks much like one.

[musicadicuore]

@boggggggdan

As far as I'm concerned, I don't find any similarity between this song and Marty Robbins's ''Feleena''. Except, maybe, for a certain ''beat'', ...a bit unexpected from Mr. Reggiani, whose songs are usually very romantic. This one is not romantic, but still very melodic and funny. Moreover, ''Feleena'' is a typical country song, while ''La complainte'' is very French. A cover is out of question, since the song has got its own authors, who, incidentally, wrote a lot for S. Reggiani.

[Memale2009]

J'ai suivi avec très grand intérêt la discussionn précédente. Quoiqu'il en soit, le tabac, l'alcool, n'importe quelle drogue est bien apte à former et finir le destin de l'artiste. Malheureusement il y en a tant d'exemples.

[musicadicuore]

@Memale2009

Je repondrai en anglais, puisque je suis plus a' l'aise dans cette langue. You're right: drugs can kill not just the artist, but the human being, too (less metaphorically). S. Reggiani was lucky enough to live till the age of 82, but, hadn't he smoked so much, he might have lived more. Or less! One never knows. Yet, I don't think he has CHOSEN to live 'less, but better'. Remember 'mon pays c'est la vie' ou 'vivre, c'est ma derniere volonte'?

Thank you for a very interesting comment.

[LordMgls]

"l sauva ses pulmons/ Mais en compensation/ Il devient alcoolique!..."

HILARIOUS!!! -- still very true :-), like FTSINT says... :-(

[musicadicuore]

@LordMgls

As usual, there is always plenty of room for the worse. Here's the proof...

I decided to post this video the very moment you told me Mr. Reggiani used to smoke too much. As one can see, he was very conscious of the bad effects this addiction might have, but I assume he just couldn't help it.

[LordMgls]

@LordMgls @musicadicuore

Some people just can't deal live without 'that' support. As smoking really makes people's lives easier, they decide they prefer to live less time -- but 'better'. Well, I do not censore them...

For instance, even if Reggiani continued to live further through his 80s, he wouldn't be able to sing. And smoking gave his voice that 'touch'. One life sacrified by one's thought-to-be pleasure and many others' delight.

smoked only few years: /watch?v=RBo6TuUoz7Q&feature=r­elated

[musicadicuore]

@LordMgls

I disagree with you about the fact that he wouldn't have been able to sing, had he lived further through his 80s. (Such a pity he hadn't!). But, if this had happened, it wouldn't have been because of his long-term addiction to smoking. Yes, his voice changed with age, perhaps influenced by his heart problems, too. But, even in his late 70s and early 80s he used to sing MUCH better than many other younger 'stars'. If I knew I could sing like him, I would take up smoking. I was joking.

[LordMgls]

@musicadicuore LOL

A thing that I consider as addictively outstandingly beautiful is his Le Temps Qui Reste. What an outburst of feelings. Wow. Re-genie

[LordMgls]

@musicadicuore LOL

A thing that I consider as addictively outstandingly beautiful is his Le Temps Qui Reste. What an outburst of feelings. Wow. Re-genie

[musicadicuore]

@LordMgls

If I'm not wrong, this was his last song, written by J.L Dabadie and A. Goraguer in 2002, when he was 80. I cannot help crying whenever I listen to it...

In my opinion, J.L. Dabadie wrote the most beautiful texts for him (although he prefered C. Lemesle). Suffice it for me to think of 'Le petit garcon' (Dabadie's first text ever).

In their turn, 'Mr. Baudelaire', 'Jean Des Brumes', 'Le vieux', 'Michele' and other songs he used to sing while in his mid 70s aren't bad at all. Re-genie!

[FTSINT]

Beautifull song!!! We tend to develop many addictions in life, and not necessarily to a substance. Once one habit is removed, something else must take its place. It almost seems as though an addiction of some kind must exist at all times. The most common universal addiction known to mankind, is the need to give and receive love.  In case there is a void and this need is not met, we tend to find other addictions to substitite for what's lacking. Smoking is only one example!!

[musicadicuore]

@FTSINT

You're right, my friend: the theory of compensation seems to be working quite well. As far as I'm concerned, I developped an addiction to the music of Mr. Reggiani. This is smth. I could label as ''reggianitis''. However, no complaints about that. On the contrary...

Thanks for your very interesting comment.

[sd35ful1]

Foarte frumos ..din nou :)

[musicadicuore]

@sd35ful1

Probabil, mai mult haios, decat frumos. De unde rezulta ca multumirile mele pt. comentariul postat de dv. sunt cu atat mai justificate.