Marie (Cat Mother and the All Night Newsboys song) explained

Marie
Type:single
Artist:Cat Mother and the All Night Newsboys
Album:The Street Giveth... And The Street Taketh Away
A-Side:Can You Dance To It?
B-Side:Marie
Label:Polydor
C'est la vie, Lily
Type:single
Artist:Joe Dassin
Language:French
Label:CBS Disques
Prev Title:Les Champs-Élysées
Prev Year:1969
Title2:Billy le Bordelais
Next Title:L'Amérique
Next Title2:Cécilia
Next Year:1970

"Marie" is a song, originally recorded by Cat Mother and the All Night Newsboys on their 1969 album The Street Giveth... And The Street Taketh Away. In the same year it was released on the B-side of the single "Can You Dance to It?".

Soon it was adapted into French (under the title "C'est la vie, Lily") by Pierre Delanoë. The French version was released in 1970 by Joe Dassin.[1] [2]

Background and writing

The original was produced by Jimi Hendrix and Cat Mother.[3]

Commercial performance

According to the charts, courtesy of the Centre d'Information et de Documentation du Disque, that U.S. Billboard published in its "Hits of the World" section), the song "C'est la vie Lily" by Joe Dassin reached at least the top 6 in France (in the national [i.e. domestic] singles chart).[4]

Track listings

Joe Dassin version

7" single "C'est la vie, Lily / Billy Le Bordelais" CBS 4736

A. "C'est la vie, Lily" (3:03)

B. "Billy le Bordelais" (4:02)[5] [6]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Marie by Cat Mother and The All-Night Newsboys. WhoSampled. 2017-11-28.
  2. Web site: ultratop.be - Joe Dassin - C'est la vie Lily. . 2017-11-28.
  3. Web site: ultratop.be - Cat Mother And The All Night Newsboys - Marie. . 2017-11-28.
  4. Book: Nielsen Business Media, Inc.. Billboard. Joe Dassin C'EST LA VIE LILY.. 1970-02-28. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.. 64–. 0006-2510.
  5. Web site: ultratop.be - Joe Dassin - C'est la vie Lily. . 2017-12-01.
  6. Web site: Joe Dassin - C'est La Vie, Lily / Billy Le Bordelais at Discogs. . 1970 . 2017-12-01.