Alain Bashung

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Alain Bashung (real name Alain Baschung) is a French singer, songwriter, and actor, born on December 1, 1947 in Paris; he is the son of a Brittany born mother and a Kabyle father he never knew.

When Alain Bashung was one year old he was sent to the Strasbourg area, in Wingersheim, to stay with his grandparents. He spent his childhood in the country in a conservative environment. When he was five years old he discovered Music most notably Kurt Weill, as he played harmonica. He was also a Choirboy in the church at Wingersheim and played basket-ball. At School he was regarded serious child.

He returned to Paris in 1959, where he discovered the great names of Chanson Française, the radio, American Rock with Gene Vincent, Buddy Holly and Elvis Presley. Whilst studying to become an accountant, he started a short lived Band with friends “les Dunces” who’s style swong between Folk and Rockabilly. He quickly droped his studies.

Bashung started a band with musicians met in Royan, a new band playing in Restaurants, Hotels and most of all the American bases. his career started with some difficulties with the release of his first single at 19 years of age “Pourquoi rêvez-vous des États-Unis ?” in 1966. He released a dozen singles, one using the pseudonym David Bergen, and two others. In 1971/1972 under the pseudonym ‘Hendrick Darmen’ compositor and singer of the band “Monkey Bizness”. He wrote a number of songs for stars of the time like Noël Deschamps, but doesn’t appear to have reached success.

In 1973, he played Robespierre in the Musical “La Révolution française” written by Claude-Michel Schönberg. He meet Dick Rivers the singer of “Chats Sauvages”, for whom he composes and produce music.

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Top Tracks

1	La nuit je mens full track	299
2	Je T'ai Manqué	210
3	Résidents De La République	189
4	Tant De Nuits	168
5	Sur Un Trapèze	149
6	Vertige De L'amour full track	141
7	Suzanne	135
8	Le Secret Des Banquises	127
9	Je Tuerai La Pianiste	117
10	Comme un lego	103
11	Faites monter full track	101
12	Il Voyage En Solitaire	98
13	Malaxe full track	93
14	Fantaisie militaire full track	90
15	Ma petite entreprise full track	88

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Vinylsa wrote:
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sublime

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lawrencefelt wrote:
last week

the_flava must be joking... So, the_flava has to clean its (!) ears !

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Parisblues wrote:
last month

hep salut y'a des yé yé yééé par là ?

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the_flava wrote:
last month

sounds like a french version of Sting... only cheesier

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PARHAL wrote:
last month

Parhal un poète qui balance son ame est aussi un chanteur atypique proche de la chanson française

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Fantaisie Militaire is amazing

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Prayermad wrote:
July 2008

newest album is great!

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lemerou78 wrote:
July 2008

sagaesse égal sagesse pour les aficionados de la langue française tout comme trèe, cela est très, à bon entendeur salut et vive Desproges et le cancer !

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lemerou78 wrote:
July 2008

biolay je vais te bioler trèe dröle... sinon bleu pétrole est bien mais l'album phare de Bashung restera à jamais l'imprudence sagaesse et maturité... à méditer... du vécu en barre...

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jorge-molinero wrote:
July 2008

schene muuussiiccc

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samarkand2004 wrote:
June 2008

BB = Benjamin Biolay ) aucun rapport avec l'univers de Bashung à priori.. mais j'avais été frappé la dernière fois par sa similitude avec celui de.. Murat.. sur dernier album en tout cas, même type de thèmatiques (sexuel à tous les étages)) ) et phrasé..)) enfin bref, après écoute rapide, j'avais trouvé (musicalement parlant) le dernier Bashung plus intéressant pour un éventuel achat d'impulsion que le Murat par contre (+varié).. à voir. bon, désolé pour les HS, je redécouvre juste avec un certain plaisir certains frenchies ces derniers temps..cela faisait un certain temps..))

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Vrinks wrote:
June 2008

en ce qui concerne le B.B. euh

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samarkand2004 wrote:
May 2008

nihilisme chantant.. belle expression. :) en tout cas, j'ai pu juste écouter quelque extraits de BP, je m'attendais franchement à pire!! Je dirais même que cela m'a assez donné envie de l'essayer!.. faut dire que juste avant dans le style lugubre politiquement correct je venais d'écouter les extraits de JL Murat/B.B (bon pas mal eux, hors du temps on va dire..toujours dans leurs styles obsessionnels susurrés..mais uniques aussi:) ), Aaron, Raphaël ou Cali.. et bien, j'avais le plus aimé les secondes de Bashung.. avec même de vrais morceaux d'envolées romanesques dedans apparemment -forcément cela doit moins plaire à un certain public aussi, cela dit!.. to try to try soon then.. va bien y avoir des occasions à la pelle bientôt amha.. ça aussi c'est positif. :-)

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lemerou78 wrote:
May 2008

nihilisme chantant hors du temps

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HugoMe wrote:
April 2008

En boucle sur Hier à Sousse

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Solvant wrote:
April 2008

Bleu Pétrole est médiocre. Désolé.

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Judge_Gabranth wrote:
April 2008

oula il à l'air mal en point en ce moment le père alain.....

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FreakyFreaks wrote:
March 2008

L'imprudence m'a tué...

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Vrinks wrote:
March 2008

Mince alors! Bashung au ras des pâquerettes... Excellentissime!

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