Tu t'laisses aller
| "Tu t'laisses aller" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Charles Aznavour | |
| from the album Je m'voyais déjà | |
| B-side | "J'ai perdu la tête" |
| Released | 1960 |
| Genre | Chanson |
| Length | 3:43 |
| Label | Barclay Records |
| Songwriter(s) | Charles Aznavour |
"Tu t'laisses aller" (English: "You Let Yourself Go") is a song written in 1960 by Armenian-French artist Charles Aznavour.
History[edit]
For the first time it was released as a single in 1960 by Barclay Records (with "J'ai perdu la tête" on the B-side). In 1974 a new edition was re-released as a single.
The husband drinks alcohol to have the strength to tell his wife everything he thinks about her. He says the worst possible things to her,[1] but then he adds, that a little effort and a smiling face, and things could be just as before. In the end he calls her: "Come close to me. Let yourself go".[2]
It was a no. 1 hit in France in 1960, a best-selling record in Belgium in 1960,[3] and returned to the charts in 1962.[4]
In Jean-Luc Godard's film A Woman Is a Woman, the song plays on a jukebox during a tense encounter between Anna Karina and Jean-Paul Belmondo.
In 1995 Aznavour recorded a version of "Tu t'laisses aller" in duet with Liza Minnelli (Paris — Palais des Congrès: Intégrale du spectacle).
Adaptations[edit]
- German: "Du läßt dich geh'n", written by Ernst Bader
- German: "Alkohol", a new interpretation of "Du läßt dich geh'n" (the German version of the song) by Abwärts
- English: "You've Let Yourself Go", written by Marcel Stellman
- English: "You've Let Yourself Go", adaptation by Fred Ebb for Liza with a Z (1972 NBC-TV)[5]
- Dutch: "Mijn ideaal", written by Jip Feldman, song by Corry Brokken
Cover versions[edit]
- Annie Cordy
- Jacques Desrosiers (parody)
- Dieter Thomas Kuhn & Band (1998)[6]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Alcohol and Temperance in Modern History: Jack S. Blocker, Jr., David M. Fahey, Ian R. Tyrrell, 2003 p. 428-429
- ^ Charles Aznavour — You've Let Yourself Go lyrics
- ^ Torfs, Jan (1960-10-24). "Belgium Newsnotes". Billboard Music Week: 6.
- ^ "Hits of the World". Billboard Music Week: 14. 1962-02-03.
- ^ imdb.com - Liza with a Z soundtracks
- ^ Tu te laisses aller, SHS Archived 2013-04-11 at archive.today
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