TABLEAU DE PARIS A CINQ HEURES DU MATIN
Created on 22/12/2004Latest update on 21/11/2023
Artist: Renée Jean
Author: Marc-Antoine Desaugiers
Year: 1930s
Live au Lapin Agile, Montmartre's oldest café-cabaret. Written in 1802 to the tune of the 18th century contra-danse La Rosière. Dutronc's cover is a totally different song, apart from the subject and the last line: "Tout Paris s'éveille, allons nous coucher".
Covers:
- 1960:
Marc Et André [on Pacific; were specialized in traditional French repertoire like Frère Jacques, J'ai du bon tabac, Dans les prisons de Nantes, Ah! Vous dirai-je Maman and such]
- 1968:
Jacques Dutronc [more than just a few lyrical similarities in Il est cinq heures, Paris s'éveille; lyricists Jacques Lanzmann and Anne Segalen were indeed inspired by some of Desangiers' toponymes (La Vilette), while his "épiciers, fruitières, écaillères et ramoneurs" made room for more up-to-date night people as "travestis, stripteaseuses, ouvriers déprimés et banlieusards"; flute: Roger Bourdin; released in May while Paris' streets were on fire, day and night]
- 2004:
An Pierlé [idem]
- 2008:
Rob de Nijs [as Parijs Ontwaakt]
Marc-Antoine Desaugiers was a royalist who fled to America during the French Revolution. Once back in Paris he became one of the first stars in vaudeville. None of his songs outlived him, apart from (part of) this title.
