Yes this has to do with Polnareff staying in the States away from France. He had some tax issues with French fiscal authorities and was sending a message....
Hi Dereck, Thank you so much for this song, Michel Polnareff was a great singer in my country in France but he live in Los Angeles in USA, its a genius of the french music, he had a wonderful instrumental music and a magnificent voice. He sing another great songs: "lettre à France", "le bal des lazes", "l'homme prehisto", "dans ma rue", "je suis un homme", "tam tam", "je t'aime", "j'ai tellement de choses à dire", "qui a tué grand maman". Its really fantastic.
Michel Polnareff a.k.a. "L'Amiral" is really classical in french song and french culture. That song is very beautiful and his voice is so incredible. It can get so high. And, since you loved that song, you should also listen to and react to : "Lettre à France" also by Michel Polnareff. That song is pretty sad but so beautiful and i'm pretty sure that you will love it.
The song refers to 'Minitel', sort of computer only french people know, with which you could literally date online, with strangers, ancestor of tinder, but you had no pictures available obviously :D it was in use in the 80's 90's
@@samuelparent1908 moins de 40 ans et connaissant davantage les titres de 2010 que du siècle dernier. Assez visible en lisant les réactions de Zazie (dont je pense les anciens titres sont plus recherchés). Ce qui est vrai pour presque tous les artistes. Je pense que Love me please love me de Polnareff est bien plus interessant pour une réaction.
@@OptLab Je sais pas trop... peut-être... M'enfin je pense aussi que love please love me aurait été meilleure, après il y a tellement de bons titres de Polnareff, ça passe très bien aussi non ?
Great choice, thanks for your listening ! He's a very great pianist and melodist, so in a lot of his songs you will hear a very good melody! He's also famous in Japan, where he has a lot of fans ! Have a nice day
Thank you for mentioning Japan as a country where there are a lot of fans. There are so many fans who have been adoring him for half a century! I am one of them.
Michel is such a genius and iconic French artist. So ahead of his time. So many masterpieces and yes, Lettre à France, should be next to your playlist!
Our best Michel, hands down ! Oh my, you got so many great songs to discover : Lettre à France, Je suis un homme, le bal de Laze, dans la maison vide, le roi des fourmis...
Polnareff, one of the greatest French singer, composer, musician and writer of the 60', 70' and 80'. I love many of his songs , and always get thrills when I listen to them 😍
I do love your reactions! Make me smile ( I'm french) - Vraiment sympa de voir et d'entendre de si belles réactions de personnes étrangères, vis à vis de nos artistes français qui savent, eux aussi, faire des titres sublimes, comme celui ci!
all polnareffs' songs r beautifull ! like bal des Laze, lettre a france, Holydays, love me please love me, tous les bateaux tous les oiseaux and more :)
Love me. One or his finest song and first songs. Michel was graduate classical Conservatoire de musique de Paris and hé was playing his songs in the streets in the '60s. Just listen one of his first songs. Love me
Trivia: this was written after long nights of "CHAT" on what was the "French network" before internet, the infamous "Minitel". So it's REALLY modern despite being more than 3 decades old. (Edit: 3 decades not 30... I was tired :) )
Qui a tué grand-maman ? Who's killed grandma ? 2.30 of pure genius talent ! Polnareff's piano touch is flawless ! A blessing. This song of 1971 was a tribute after the suicide of his producer Lucien Morisse in September of 1970.
Michel Polnareff, nicknamed "the Admiral", is a magnificent composer with a great voice. He wrote a bunch of hits from late sixties to late eighties. You can check out - "Lettre à France" - "Le bal des Lazes" - "Holidays" - "Love me" - "Tam tam" - "LNA HO" - "Âme câline"......
Tout est bon chez Michel Polnareff nostalgie souvenirs mes années folles et je l'aime tellement sa voix sa musique son style les paroles de ses magnifiques chansons merci Dereck 👍🎶💖🙏😍
Hi ! You should react to Étienne Daho, it's a french singer from the 80s', who sang "Le premier jour (du reste de ta vie)" or "Des attractions désastre" and "Week end à Rome" , great songs
Qu'est ce que j'ai pu en inviter des filles et danser passionnément sur ce morceau pendant la série de slow. Malgré le bruit on tentait de discuter. Mais peu importe les mots, on se regardait dans les yeux, l'un tentait de séduire l'autre. On se sentait bien. J'ai vraiment la nostalgie de cette époque.
So happy you reacts to Michel's song and especially this one ! Michel is a true legend ! Hope you'll discover other songs like "Lettre à France", "Dans la rue", "Love me please love me", "Ame caline", "Holidays"... Michel is a true musician, a pianist who learn that instrument at the age of 3 !!! LOVE
This song was written in 1989 when internet was still an hypothesis and yet, he imagined this digital love story receiving and sending messages through a screen device....
One of the best and most underrated French composers. Glad you liked it. His masterpiece is probably "Lettre à France", especially when you know the story behind its subtext.
@@goldnwar Meh. Un homme heureux is a masterpiece, but I never could get into the rest of his stuff. Songs like le carnet à spirale sound to "easy" to my composing ears. I don't think it's bad, just... kinda formulaic.
@@desenquisse excalibur (surtout la version live) le nouveau monde... decouvrir l'album univers ça à était ma second plus grosse claque musical ( apres fisrt uterrance de comus)
Nice discovery Dereck 😀. Polna is a Must in France. Please please try to react to " Lettre à France" , a very sad song also, but what an emotional one. A very classic here 😁
Song from June 1989 ! See all the famous French models from fashion magazines like Laurence Treil and the model from the Loulou perfume ad by Cacharel 👀 What memories 🥲
Yes !!! Michel Polnareff is a famous pianist. It is worth listening to him live. "Live at the Roxy" recorded live in LA in ths 90's is very good. Marylou is so modern talking about numeric relations with the ancester of Internet. As many people say, try without doubt : Lettre à France Love me, please love me Je suis un homme On ira tous au Paradis Âme câline Tam Tam Qui a tué grand maman ? Le bal des Laze And so on...
I am french and he is a kind of "monument of the music in France " since the 60's 😉 he wrote this song before internet came around he was a visionnaire. He wrote this song at the royal Monceau hotel in Paris back then he stayed at this place for month in the dark because he discovered he couldn't to see anymore. And he had a sugery and came back to the light again .😌😉
Ah you found Michel Polnareff! Very cool! He first made it big with Ame Celine in 1967- a wonderful song, covered worldwide as an instrumental called Soul Coaxing. He’s lived quite an interesting life. Some struggles here and there but an amazing talent.
Thank you Derek ! So, you must discover all his work, he made so many fantastic songs. He was the youngest graduate pupil as piano player at Paris national music school ! A genious
That guy is liked a lot by mangakas in japan with numerous references in huge mangas such as One Piece (Doflamingo) and Jojo's Bizarre Adventure (Polnareff) - The inspiration for characters such as Paul in Tekken or Benimaru in KOF
I think this one is worth a review among his repertoire. Instrumentally and voice ahead of his decade. Michel Polnareff - Love me please love me (1966) from \/im3o /246668694
@dereckreacts well you finally got to the French Legends ! Cloclo, Michel Polnareff, Gainsbourg, Nougaro, Sardou, Goldman, and so on... Still missing Serge Lama (the original singer of "Je suis malade"). Thanks ! I'm 20 again !
@@patrickcaradec6174 Mon Dieu! Mais vous êtes tous vieux dans vos têtes ou quoi??? Dereck a 35 ans pas 60 ou 70 ans! Arrêtez de lui faire faire des beauferies et ringardises! On approche de la Chance Aux Chansons avec Pascal Sevran là! Bientôt la chaîne de la maison de retraite! Sérieux!
@@jevousemmerdetouslesthunde2391 Bonne suggestion la Chance aux chansons, comme ça Dereck pourrait apprécier plusieurs chanteurs vintage à la fois. :-)))
Un des meilleur chanteur français, même le meilleur , en avance sur son temps ,bravo à POLNAREFF
@JFApangue
Pas le meilleur
Polnareff, also a legend in Japan!
The word is melancholy.
He’s a wonderful melodist, pianist and great lyricist
Can’t wait for more Polnareff ♡
"Lettre à France" should be one of the best song you ever heard Dereck. It's a pure masterpierce. Keep it up !
Lettre à France
Definitely !!!
Pareil... "lettre à France" est ma préférée de Michel Polnareff
And "Love me please love me" Pleeaase 🙏....
Oh la la la oui!!!!
I agree with you ! One of the greatest song from Polnareff !
Merci pour rendre hommage à la chanson Française. J'adore continue, bravo 🙂
One of the greatest French melodist ever ! Fantastic masterpieces to discover. Can't wait !
Listen "LETTRE À FRANCE" of Michel Polnareff. For me, one the best french songs. 🥰
Yes this has to do with Polnareff staying in the States away from France. He had some tax issues with French fiscal authorities and was sending a message....
Absolutely, I agree with you !
Idem. Gosse, j'écoutais en boucle ce magnifique morceau. Notre génération était chanceuse et gâtée musicalement, et pas que...
Je confirme, as french...
my favorite song of Michel Polnareff always remained "lettre à France" 😊
Clearly. So beautiful. His best song, in my opinion.
It's my favorite too
@@sebastienotaku1317 😊
@@fanette1966 😊
Ma préférée...y'en a t'il une ? Peut etre "ça n'arrive qu'aux aitres"
Hi Dereck,
Thank you so much for this song, Michel Polnareff was a great singer in my country in France but he live in Los Angeles in USA, its a genius of the french music, he had a wonderful instrumental music and a magnificent voice.
He sing another great songs:
"lettre à France", "le bal des lazes", "l'homme prehisto", "dans ma rue", "je suis un homme", "tam tam", "je t'aime", "j'ai tellement de choses à dire", "qui a tué grand maman". Its really fantastic.
Too happy that Dereck compares the vibes of Polnareff with those of the immense Elton John. I love both artists. Too good Dereck.
Michel Polnareff a.k.a. "L'Amiral" is really classical in french song and french culture. That song is very beautiful and his voice is so incredible. It can get so high. And, since you loved that song, you should also listen to and react to : "Lettre à France" also by Michel Polnareff. That song is pretty sad but so beautiful and i'm pretty sure that you will love it.
Of course "Lettre à France" the only one...
Also « Tam-tam » and « Dans la rue ».
Polnareff ♥️ the best french singer for me
Michel Polnareff is one of the extraordinary classics of French song. Thanks for him
Next Polnareff'ssong has to be "lettre à France"!!!!
Clearly. So beautiful. His best song, in my opinion.
Lettre à France or le bal des Lazes? BOTH amazing songs !!
@@pjasp3155 And also Qui a tué Grand-Maman.
@@legios07 Yes!
One of genius , good choice, 👍 every songs are fabulous !!
The song refers to 'Minitel', sort of computer only french people know, with which you could literally date online, with strangers, ancestor of tinder, but you had no pictures available obviously :D it was in use in the 80's 90's
Plus je prend de l'âge et plus je me dis que c'est le meilleur chanteur du monde...
Toute ma jeunesse, Michel Polnareff for ever 💝
Oui
punaise que c'est beau..quel tallent, j'adore..
Next time Polnareff : "Le bal des Laze" please
Yes, my favorite aswell !
c'est là où l'on voit l'age des gens ici... 27 likes pour ce titre...
@@OptLab C'est à dire ? quel âge en fait...?
@@samuelparent1908 moins de 40 ans et connaissant davantage les titres de 2010 que du siècle dernier. Assez visible en lisant les réactions de Zazie (dont je pense les anciens titres sont plus recherchés). Ce qui est vrai pour presque tous les artistes. Je pense que Love me please love me de Polnareff est bien plus interessant pour une réaction.
@@OptLab Je sais pas trop... peut-être... M'enfin je pense aussi que love please love me aurait été meilleure, après il y a tellement de bons titres de Polnareff, ça passe très bien aussi non ?
One of the best French song
This one is beautiful and MP plays with the words and the dual meaning ... :)
Michel Polnareff est un des plus grands melodistes français...
Great choice, thanks for your listening ! He's a very great pianist and melodist, so in a lot of his songs you will hear a very good melody! He's also famous in Japan, where he has a lot of fans ! Have a nice day
Thank you for mentioning Japan as a country where there are a lot of fans. There are so many fans who have been adoring him for half a century! I am one of them.
Michel is such a genius and iconic French artist. So ahead of his time. So many masterpieces and yes, Lettre à France, should be next to your playlist!
I also like his "Love Me, Please Love Me"
Personne n'a jamais réussi ni à l'imiter, ni à l'égaler. Je l'adore !
My favorite ❤️ with "Lettre à France"
Vive la France 🇫🇷 🙌 🙌 ❤️
He surely Plays the piano...he masters it almost to perfection
Our best Michel, hands down ! Oh my, you got so many great songs to discover : Lettre à France, Je suis un homme, le bal de Laze, dans la maison vide, le roi des fourmis...
"Le roi des fourmis"
Quelle superbe revanche cette chanson trop peu connue.
Merci pour le rappel ^^
Thank you for reacting to this song. What a beautiful song by Polnareff.
Polnareff, one of the greatest French singer, composer, musician and writer of the 60', 70' and 80'. I love many of his songs , and always get thrills when I listen to them 😍
« Message électrique quand elle m’électronique » il va pas comprendre 🤣
I do love your reactions! Make me smile ( I'm french) - Vraiment sympa de voir et d'entendre de si belles réactions de personnes étrangères, vis à vis de nos artistes français qui savent, eux aussi, faire des titres sublimes, comme celui ci!
Glad you like this great artist !! I encourage you to continue to discover his work :)
He is the best of all probably the most iconic complete french artists !
This song is one of my favorites all times. Magnifique. I love Michel Polnareff's songs. Thanks for your video. Regards from Mexico.
Great french singer a lot of good songs to discover!
all polnareffs' songs r beautifull ! like bal des Laze, lettre a france, Holydays, love me please love me, tous les bateaux tous les oiseaux and more :)
Great choice of songs !
Love me. One or his finest song and first songs. Michel was graduate classical Conservatoire de musique de Paris and hé was playing his songs in the streets in the '60s. Just listen one of his first songs. Love me
You will ADORE "Lettre À France" from him.
Believe me. 😉😊
Trivia: this was written after long nights of "CHAT" on what was the "French network" before internet, the infamous "Minitel". So it's REALLY modern despite being more than 3 decades old. (Edit: 3 decades not 30... I was tired :) )
Images also had a song on that same topic in their album called « sur le réseau » IIRC.
@@olivierbordereau1896 I only knew Les Demons de la nuit, from Images when they were just Images... And I stopped with Goldfinger at "Calicoba"...
c'est + que du chat, c'est du minitel rose.
@@cuiff62 D'ailleurs, les paroles sont pleines de double-sens. 😅
And this guy have a special story in france.
Polnareff, the best!
Famous in Japan too.
Polnareff is a legend here. The best of the best.
Comme Christophe.....c'est tellement beau...
"La Mouche" , "Holidays" two of his best songs that deserve a check
La liste est longue j'adore Michel un vrai artiste
Qui a tué grand-maman ? Who's killed grandma ? 2.30 of pure genius talent ! Polnareff's piano touch is flawless ! A blessing. This song of 1971 was a tribute after the suicide of his producer Lucien Morisse in September of 1970.
Oui top !!
I miss hearing those songs at the radio when classics were the default... Feels like a hot summer in a BX listening to kissFM
What a lovely reaction to the amazing song!
Michel Polnareff, nicknamed "the Admiral", is a magnificent composer with a great voice.
He wrote a bunch of hits from late sixties to late eighties.
You can check out
- "Lettre à France"
- "Le bal des Lazes"
- "Holidays"
- "Love me"
- "Tam tam"
- "LNA HO"
- "Âme câline"......
Ainsi que "Une simple mélodie et SURTOUT "Radio" !
GCDGCDOLNA
Le bal des Laze is certainly a wonder, with some Villon inspiration in there:-) And you forgot Qui a tué Grand-Maman, one of my personal favs;-)
Le bal des lazes is so underrated ❤️
Michel polnareff - holidays. A beautifull masterpiece
AGAIN and again a thanks,, simple.
so nice to se that you appreciate the french tutch
thanks once more Dereck
Tout est bon chez Michel Polnareff nostalgie souvenirs mes années folles et je l'aime tellement sa voix sa musique son style les paroles de ses magnifiques chansons merci Dereck 👍🎶💖🙏😍
High level 👍👍👍👍
Pfuu que de nostalgie!
listen to the titles "radio" and "tam tam"
Michel is my favorite composer and singer from my youth ! I'm so glad you discover him with this song. You'll have a lot more to come !
Hi ! You should react to Étienne Daho, it's a french singer from the 80s', who sang "Le premier jour (du reste de ta vie)" or "Des attractions désastre" and "Week end à Rome" , great songs
Qu'est ce que j'ai pu en inviter des filles et danser passionnément sur ce morceau pendant la série de slow. Malgré le bruit on tentait de discuter. Mais peu importe les mots, on se regardait dans les yeux, l'un tentait de séduire l'autre. On se sentait bien.
J'ai vraiment la nostalgie de cette époque.
Polnareff 😍😍😍 the best!!
thanks for your job. finally the amazing Polnareff.
A great composer, musician and singer with Amazing voice. I love All his songs. Thank you so much Derek
Dereck you are ready for "Lettre à France" we all claim you to discover this amazing French masterpiece
I was waiting 👏👏👏
So happy you reacts to Michel's song and especially this one ! Michel is a true legend ! Hope you'll discover other songs like "Lettre à France", "Dans la rue", "Love me please love me", "Ame caline", "Holidays"... Michel is a true musician, a pianist who learn that instrument at the age of 3 !!! LOVE
I recommend : "lettre à France", "le bal des Laze", "la michetonneuse", "holidays", "dans la maison vide". I'm a great fan of Michel Polnareff!
And "Love me please love me"
Et " mes regrets", "Ame câline", "Gloria", "Je t'aime", "Bulle de savon", "Tam tam", "Holidays", "Radio", "Dans la maison vide".
The Champ is here !!
Eargasm voice
Great ! "Holydays" should be his next song to listen
very good song from this artist is appreciated in england !
This song was written in 1989 when internet was still an hypothesis and yet, he imagined this digital love story receiving and sending messages through a screen device....
Two songs to listen to: "Love me please love me", and "Lettre à France"
Et le bal des Lazes. Superbe !
One of the best and most underrated French composers. Glad you liked it. His masterpiece is probably "Lettre à France", especially when you know the story behind its subtext.
the best and most underrated french composers is william sheller
@@goldnwar Meh. Un homme heureux is a masterpiece, but I never could get into the rest of his stuff. Songs like le carnet à spirale sound to "easy" to my composing ears. I don't think it's bad, just... kinda formulaic.
@@desenquisse excalibur (surtout la version live) le nouveau monde...
decouvrir l'album univers ça à était ma second plus grosse claque musical ( apres fisrt uterrance de comus)
Nice discovery Dereck 😀. Polna is a Must in France. Please please try to react to " Lettre à France" , a very sad song also, but what an emotional one. A very classic here 😁
Song from June 1989 ! See all the famous French models from fashion magazines like Laurence Treil and the model from the Loulou perfume ad by Cacharel 👀 What memories 🥲
The best artiste french
Approved for me too!
My favorit song of M. Polnaref, big, big, big composer and singer!!
✨ 👍😍👌✨
Yes !!! Michel Polnareff is a famous pianist. It is worth listening to him live.
"Live at the Roxy" recorded live in LA in ths 90's is very good.
Marylou is so modern talking about numeric relations with the ancester of Internet.
As many people say, try without doubt :
Lettre à France
Love me, please love me
Je suis un homme
On ira tous au Paradis
Âme câline
Tam Tam
Qui a tué grand maman ?
Le bal des Laze
And so on...
I am french and he is a kind of "monument of the music in France " since the 60's 😉 he wrote this song before internet came around he was a visionnaire.
He wrote this song at the royal Monceau hotel in Paris back then he stayed at this place for month in the dark because he discovered he couldn't to see anymore. And he had a sugery and came back to the light again .😌😉
"Lettre à France" (inspired from Haendel Minuet in G minor) is amazing, should be next
Genius french composer. Lots of awesome tunes
"Âme câline", "Holidays" & "Lettre à France", My 3 favorite Polnareff songs.
Ah you found Michel Polnareff! Very cool! He first made it big with Ame Celine in 1967- a wonderful song, covered worldwide as an instrumental called Soul Coaxing. He’s lived quite an interesting life. Some struggles here and there but an amazing talent.
Thank you Derek ! So, you must discover all his work, he made so many fantastic songs. He was the youngest graduate pupil as piano player at Paris national music school ! A genious
That guy is liked a lot by mangakas in japan with numerous references in huge mangas such as One Piece (Doflamingo) and Jojo's Bizarre Adventure (Polnareff) - The inspiration for characters such as Paul in Tekken or Benimaru in KOF
Très belle musique de Polnareff 👍👍
Song ...holidays... ist magnifique the guitare ist fantastique
Good choice!
@@emmalaparisienne4752 thank you
Oh I'm so happy you did this one....I was called after this song 😊 so yeah...kind of proud.
I love this song ! tank you bro'
Bonjour, avez-vous déjà écouté le titre "la maison vide" de Michel Polnareff
Masterpiece, there is no other word to describe it , thank you
Great Dereck! You are ready for Pascal Obispo « L’île aux oiseaux » now that you heard Polnareff :)
i'm a huge fan of this song, and of...you ! ;D
I think this one is worth a review among his repertoire. Instrumentally and voice ahead of his decade.
Michel Polnareff - Love me please love me (1966)
from \/im3o /246668694
@dereckreacts well you finally got to the French Legends ! Cloclo, Michel Polnareff, Gainsbourg, Nougaro, Sardou, Goldman, and so on...
Still missing Serge Lama (the original singer of "Je suis malade"). Thanks ! I'm 20 again !
It's true that he reacted to "Je suis malade" covered by Lara Fabian but not to the original by Serge Lama. He has to do it, obviously.
Stop with these cheesy and old fashioned singers, please!
+ 1 pour Serge Lama, tellement.
@@patrickcaradec6174 Mon Dieu! Mais vous êtes tous vieux dans vos têtes ou quoi??? Dereck a 35 ans pas 60 ou 70 ans! Arrêtez de lui faire faire des beauferies et ringardises! On approche de la Chance Aux Chansons avec Pascal Sevran là! Bientôt la chaîne de la maison de retraite! Sérieux!
@@jevousemmerdetouslesthunde2391 Bonne suggestion la Chance aux chansons, comme ça Dereck pourrait apprécier plusieurs chanteurs vintage à la fois. :-)))
Magistral Michel !
I suggest you Bernard Lavilliers & Nicoletta - " Idées Noires ".
Bonne idée, super titre. Je rajouterai "Noir et blanc"
@@louis_bla Oui la meilleure! Noir Et Blanc (1986).
M/V link : ua-cam.com/video/v5orwNa1zG4/v-deo.html
Grood choice Dereck!! A huge french artist!
"Dans la rue" !
"LETTRE À FRANCE" it's a very very beautiful song !
" ça n'arrive qu'aux autres" by Polnareff too
"Lettre à France"and" Le bal des Laze"are two really good songs too