In fact, the rolled "r" was oftener seen in french countryside... my grand-parents and many other old people in Corrèze were rolling their r that way, it was in the 70's to the 90's... And in Limousin, when I speak with 80+ y.o people, most of them roll their r... It's absolutely not a parisian... the "titi parisien" the most representative of Parisian style had in horror the rolled r that was making "paysan", plouc, (peasant)...
@@laurentchabas8076 J'pense q'y'a de plusieurs plus, une chanson, que j'aime bien, c'est "Mon légionnaire,, je la vous recommande, c'est une très belle chanson !
My Mothers family are French so whenever I heard Edith playing at home I could be assured my Mother would be sitting there thinking of her own Mother, her loss of her and she would be crying. My Mother had a very tragic history with her Mother and I think she related to the tragic life of Edith yet found comfort in her voice. Im an old man now and went through my own tragedies with my Mother and her suicide at a young age and whenever I want to think back and remember her I only have to put Edith on and it all comes flooding back to me. Sometimes I still have a tear in my eye while listening but mostly I try to find the happier times and find comfort in Ediths warm voice and try so hard to have "No Regrets". We ALL have a story to tell;.
@@BethRoars yay! Ne me quitte pas and Mathilde would be perfect choices :) especially Ne me quitte pas, cause almost nobody knows that it was HE who wrote this song, and the original lyrics are so gut-wrenchingly beautiful! Keep up the good work Beth, your content is amazing!
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@@BethRoars Marion Cotillard played Edith in La Vie En Rose. She was on Graham Norton show and spoke on, and showed, how she relentlessly practiced to perfect jet lip syncing. She's flawless.
j'etais enfant quand Edith est morte et je me souviens de l'émotion qui est tombée sur la France entière ce jour-là. Le pays s'est presque arrêté de vivre et l'a pleuré pendant des années. Sa voix me rappelle tellement de souvenirs ... quelques fois je me dis que cette chanson ferait un hymne magnifique pour la France....
Beth, This is one of my favorite songs. Thanks for your review of it. The expressions on your face as Edith was singing show the admiration you have for her. I was getting a little misty watching you, watching her. That was a magic spell you cast. Cheers.
I like the story line on the artist. Makes you miles above anyone else that critiques and explains songs and singers. As Americans would say... You are the Cadillac in your field! Thank you for adding something profound in our lives!
I really love her! She was a very powerful yet silky performer, and had a unique way of conveying emotion. Is more than just a good voice, is an incredible and raw talent. That´s what makes her so different, and, yet easy to mimic, almost impossible to match. Thanks for this video, Beth. Love your job. Keep them coming. :)
I recently suggested you do this video,thank you, I don't know if you had the idea before my suggestion but my wish was granted anyway..,Edith has been my idol since childhood ...I love your channel, you're well versed,articulate lovely young lady.
Congrats from Brazil. You are just amazing! From heavy metal to Piaf, to pop...always with the best analysis. Such a pleasure to watch your videos. Thanks Beth. (Btw, thanks for that tribute video to Andre from Shaman.)
Piaf is extraordinary. The 'vibrato' that Beth speaks of is not comparable with consciously produced violin vibrato. It is the vibration of life itself. All the great voices have it - on the popular side, John Denver, Judith Durham et al - and that is why they touch us so deeply . . .
She is the best female singer and performer of all time. My favorite voice in the world. I know movies aren't always accurate but the movie based on her life always reduces me to tears. She was such an amazing and remarkable woman and I hope she is still remembered for decades to come.
The love of her life was Marcel Cerdan a former world champion boxer, he died in a airplane crash in 1949 when he traveled to USA for regain his world champion title. She never forgot him. This song "La vie en rose" was about her love for him
I am french and I love Edith Piaf. For more info keep reading. Edith died of liver cancer at just the age of 47 and one of her husbands died in a plane crash the other in a car crash and the next one died of a non-communicable disease.
Bonjour Beth, une très bonne idée de nous présenter cette icône incontestée de la chanson française, merci et très belle réaction de ta part. Quelle belle façon de commencer une journée, je vois la vie en rose...
Her technique is really impeccable. I really want to sing like this. Edith Piaf, Barbra Streisand, Mariah Carey, Whitney Houston and Kate Bush. I want to learn how to sing like these ladies.
Huge fan “la môme piaf,” I study so many artists n their life story. Her story is fascinating, sad yet moments of splendor during the worst time of war, which I study. Her beauty was breathtaking and as she aged, her smile still lighted a room like a midnight sky of sparkling stars ✨
The rolling R is not that frequent nowadays... our grandparents were using it more than us (French)... also there are mainly 2 different R in France, because there are 2 languages (Occitan from the south, langue d'Oïl from the North) in one (french)... French is a very mixed language and very evolutive. For example Quebecers speak a very old french version (they were obliged to resist the "anglo-speakers'oppression", the reflexe was to defend the french language and then they tried to not move it too much compared to the metropolitan french). french has a latin base but it's a mix with some celtic, lots of Frank, a great part of occitan, an even greater part of Oïl language etc...
Wow...I always knew who she was, but this is actually the first time I've ever listened to this song. The emotion in it was amazing, and I can see why so many people adored/adore her singing to this day! I'm still holding my breath for you to look into David Vincent when he was in Morbid Angel to hear one of America's best death metal growlers in his prime on "God of Emptiness"!
Most beautiful french song . What a woman Edith . You have a reaction about Johnny Hallyday, most famous french singer with an incredible powerful voice (he's died, RIP) ?
You also have to remember her songs were recorded decades ago, records were not fully showing what it must have been to hear her live. Food for thought!
I don't even remember how I ever heard of Edith Piaf, but I bought a CD of her songs in the late 80's, early 90's. I'm a metalhead from the USA. Go figure 🤷♂️ Maybe from my watching old B&W movies with my mom? I still remember her name.
Its even more heartbreaking when you realise her husband died in a plane crash the day before she had to sing the song L'Hymne à l'Amour (The Anthem of Love) in NYC and she almost cried while singing
Dear Beth , if Edith Piaf moves you with this song so NEVER listen to her " Hymne à l'amour " which is a tearful tribute to her only true love: Marcel Cerdan ( famous French boxer killed in a plane crash in 1949 ) she also died on that day " Dieu réunit ceux qui s'aiment " ( God Gathers those who love )
♥️ Indeed "piaf" is a word for a little noisy bird 🐥... And we use it also as a verb, related to doing a lot of little noises, sometimes in the meaning of excitement 😉
Nice video :) It's called a uvular trill, made with the uvula, as opposed to an alveolar trill as you said with Italian etc. (the alveolar ridge) I know much of your advice and coaching relies on subjective qualities such as 'height' but it might be helpful to make clear some physical differences.
Beth will you please react to “Deep Purple” song “Child in time” there is a great 1970 Live BBC version on RU-vid. You just might like Ian Gillan’s vocals.
THE Chantreuse. The One and Only Chantreuse. Listening to The Little Sparrow makes me wish I was in a cafe/nightclub on the Left Bank of the Seine in Paris...
Only a French can truly analyze his voice in concrete terms (although I don't question your discernment) Edith has a slight Parisian accent when she speaks, but when she sings, her voice is a vocal instrument in its own right which she knows how to take advantage of wonderfully by modulating it. She rolls the "R's" and so it's her personal gimmick. It should be noted that when she began on stage in cabarets, she often sang without a microphone, which could explain the fact of accentuating the syllables at the end of her sentences to always be in the rhythm of the music. Whether you are from the north (Picard), the east (Alsace), the south (Provence) or from the west (Brittany), in France we recognize the location of people by their accents when they speak but not when they sing. They are equal at this level of interpretation, even in Paris ... A typical example? Her worthy successor is Mireille Mathieu and yet she is from the city of Avignon (speaking with a strong southern accent) and a way of singing very characteristic of what Piaf was doing. Another icon from the olden days, which was very popular but in a different style was Dalida (Iolanda Gigliotti 1933-1987) with Egyptian and Italian origins; had in addition a spectacle worthy of American musical choreographies. PS: When in Spain, no relation with the French language, in their country the "J" is pronounced "R" (are). Spanish has more similarity with the Italian language.
Piaf is of course gorgeous. The hammering vibrato style is take it or leave it, but it seems pretty damn French now. Still I wonder if she listened to some old Italian or Portuguese men singing in their front yards to pick up on that dramatic way of singing.
Can you listen to Queen “somebody to love” live in Montreal from 1980. And something from electric light Orchestra since they have a new album coming out next month.
You should also listen to the Olympia 1958 recording of La Foule and contrasting it with the Nimegue (sp?), NL recording of late 1962, when she was failing. The ways she tried to cover for her increasing limitations, some worked and some didn't, would be interesting to see your take on this.
Every react video you do is so informative and your breaking down of mouth shape and tongue position is fantastic. I would love to see/hear you react to the Everly Brothers, "Unchained Melody". The live version is just so unbelievable and Bobby Hadffelds voice was unbelievable. Anywho, love your work all the way down here in New Zealand.
Thanks this is my favorite song ever. And I grew up on punk rock and metal. I love your reviews. Have you ever thought of reviewing some punk bands ie. T.S.O.L, The Germs, A.F.I.
I realize this is out of left field but actress Cristin Milioti actually did a really lovely version with just her and a ukulele on "How I Met Your Mother". It's simplicity and emotion make it worth a watch (listen). Cheers.
Also, while we're in this Cabaret style, will you think about reacting to Liza Minnelli? Can be "New York" or "Cabaret" performance from the movie. Not a lot of people react to older stuff, so seeing this on your channel is a real treat.
The was a cool movie called La vie en Rose that did a decent job depicting her life. I mean, of course, it wasn’t perfect but I highly recommend it. I love Edith so much. She is incredible. I love it when a singer can truly bring the talent and emotion to a song. Her crazy life made her one of the best singers of all time.
If you watch her biopic movie, they show why she is singing that way. Her vocal teacher wanted her to live the lyrics. So listeners would feel every emotions.
@@mchobbit2951 could be. I know you can still find "emotinal" french singers in both France and Québec right now (probably elsewhere too, but i really dont know), but def not that many that can charmingly sing like Piaf
@@marcorock101 Piaf most certainly was in a class of her own. I did not at all mean to take away from her by pointing this out. There are still emotional singers, sure, but it's less common and for me, there's just nothing like the French singers up until the 60s or 70s, especially Piaf. And not one single person mastered that r like she did. She's the only person where I seriously thought it was part of natural accent.
@@mchobbit2951 Marjo, Marie-Chantal Toupin & Gerry Boulet come to mind about rolling R's, but they def dont use it like Piaf. Check out Ayoye from Offenbach, Gerry's singing is quite something, or even Cette Voix
All my respect for this, Beth. La vie en rose is one of the last hit of her life. The only thing who kept her alive at this moment is singing. She barely can stay stand up. They place her on the stage before the show, and they took her in their arms after the show because she's too tired for walking.. This woman have suffer so much in her life. It brake my heart..
what has not been said is his relationship with MARcel Cerdan, the world boxing champion. While he was training in a camp in the United States to prepare his fight, she hid in the trunk of a car to go and see him secretly in the evening, because he was married and they wanted to remain discreet. I recommend that you see the wonderful film "La Mome" which earned Marion Cotillard the Oscar in Holywood. This is the exact life of Edith....
I love Edith Piaf!! And I also love you! Your videos are amazing! Please react to Lila Downs, she is a mexican singer, very beloved here, she sings folklore songs, please react to either “cucurrucucu paloma”, “paloma negra” or “fallaste corazón”, keep making videos
Please please PLEASE react to "Uneasy hearts weigh the most" by Dance Gavin Dance Live with Tilian, Jonny Craig, and Kurt Travis. You will honestly love it with their 3 voices coming together to sing this master piece!
Edith Piaf is the only one who can make me cry with her voice, next to Whitney Houston. Her voice is so beautiful and powerful, a symbol of torch ballads.
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