Learn Chords - Where do you go to my lovely (Peter Sarstedt)

"Where do you go to my lovely" Peter Eardley Sarstedt (born 12 December 1943) Delhi, is an Anglo-Indian singer-songwriter.
The song is about a fictional girl named Marie-Claire who grows up to become a member of the Jet Set, and lives in Paris. The lyrics describe her from the perspective of a childhood friend; it is left unclear whether they have remained close. The rhetorical question of the title suggests that her glamorous lifestyle may not have brought Marie-Claire happiness or contentment.

Sarstedt himself was not French, but the song may have benefited from the contemporary awareness in Britain of such singers as Serge Gainsbourg and Jacques Brel.
The lyrics contain a large number of contemporary and other references: * Marlene Dietrich: husky-voiced German actress and singer * Zizi Jeanmaire: French ballerina * Balmain: French designer of elegant fashions * Boulevard Saint-Michel: street in the Latin Quarter famous for bookshops * Rolling Stones: popular English rock and roll band * Sacha Distel: French singer * Sorbonne: University of Paris * Picasso: Spanish pioneer of modern art * Juan-les-Pins: fashionable beach resort on the French Riviera * Saint Moritz: fashionable ski resort in the Swiss Alps * Napoleon brandy: especially fine aged brandy * Aga Khan: World-travelling Islamic leader and racehorse owner
There is also a slightly longer version (5.20 as opposed to 4.42) with two extra verses that was apparently banned from radio play due to (then) questionable lyrical content.

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[scotrail1]

Lovew that song, peter Sarstedt. Brings back lots of memories of the 60's in the UK

[bengarrion]

Thanks for the chords hun. Love this tune,

But think it sounds better as 'C Em Dm G'. Tell me what ya think ? xxx Ben xx

[elvis69rules]

Very good.