Sacré Charlemagne Explained
"Sacré Charlemagne" is a song by France Gall. It was released in 1964 as a single, on an EP, and on an album, credited to "France Gall et ses petits amis".[1]
According to the charts U.S. Billboard published in its "Hits of the World" section, the song reached no. 1 in France.[2]
Lyrics
The song's lyrics were written by Robert Gall, the singer's father. They are about medieval emperor Charlemagne, traditionally seen as the "inventor of school", since education became mandatory for all children during his reign. Because of this the narrator of the song blames Charlemagne for having to go to school.[3]
The song reflected contempt for studying among young people.[4]
Reception
The song was France Gall's first major success, selling over 2 million copies.[5] [6] [7] In addition to reaching #1 on the French music charts, the song enjoyed international success, becoming a hit in Japan.[8] Its popularity endures as a French schoolchildren's song.[9]
Charts
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External links
Notes and References
- Web site: ultratop.be - France Gall et ses petits amis - Sacré Charlemagne. . 2017-12-14.
- Billboard. Billboard. 23 January 1965. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.. 22–. 0006-2510.
- Book: Graham A. Loud. Martial Staub. The Making of Medieval History. 2017. Boydell & Brewer. 978-1-903153-70-3. 134–.
- Book: Jacques Vassal. Français, si vous chantiez: à la patrie, la chanson reconnaissante. 1976. A. Michel. 978-2-226-00335-5. Ici, les chansons évoquent le fameux conflit des générations (« Papa, t'es plus dans l'coup »), assorti d'un mépris de l'étude (« L'école est finie », « Sacré Charlemagne ») et d'un désir de s'amuser (« C'est ma première surprise-partie », « La ....
- Book: Céline Fontana. La chanson française. 2007. Hachette pratique. 9782012374140 .
- Book: Jean-Emmanuel Deluxe. Yé-Yé Girls of '60s French Pop. 18 November 2013. Feral House. 978-1-936239-72-6. 69–.
- Web site: Williams . Richard . France Gall obituary . The Guardian . 2 August 2018 . en . 8 January 2018.
- Book: Jean-Marie Thiébaud. La présence française au Japon: du XVIe siècle à nos jours : histoire d'une séduction et d'une passion réciproques. 2008. Harmattan. 978-2-296-05142-3.
- Book: Rehill . Anne . The Apocalypse Is Everywhere: A Popular History of America's Favorite Nightmare. 2009 . ABC-CLIO . 9780313354397 . 2 August 2018 . en.
- Web site: Tout les Titres N° 1 des 60's . InfoDisc . https://web.archive.org/web/20100107011107/http://www.infodisc.fr/Number1_60.php . 7 January 2010.
