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Quelque Chose De Tennessee
"Quelque chose de Tennessee" is a 1985 song recorded by French singer Johnny Hallyday. Written and produced by Michel Berger, it was released in December 1985 as the third Single (music), single from the album ''Rock'n'Roll Attitude'', on which it appears as the third track. It is a tribute to American playwright and screenwriter Tennessee Williams, who created ''A Streetcar Named Desire'' (1947), ''Cat on a Hot Tin Roof'' (1955), ''Sweet Bird of Youth'' (1959), and ''The Night of the Iguana'' (1961), among others. The song was a top ten hit in France and became one of Hallyday's most popular songs throughout years. Composition In the song introduction, Nathalie Baye is reading (in French) Margaret's last words to Brick, two characters from ''Cat on a Hot Tin Roof'', which concludes the play by Tennessee Williams: "''Ah, you, weak and wonderful men who are so grateful to withdraw from the game! You need a hand, placed on your shoulder, to push you towards life... this tender an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny Hallyday
Jean-Philippe Léo Smet (; 15 June 1943 – 5 December 2017), better known by his stage name Johnny Hallyday, was a French rock and roll and pop singer and actor, credited for having brought rock and roll to France. During a career spanning 57 years, he released 79 albums and sold more than 110 million records worldwide, mainly in the French-speaking world, making him one of the best-selling artists in the world. He had five diamond albums, 40 golden albums, 22 platinum albums and earned ten ''Victoires de la Musique''. He sang an estimated 1,154 songs and performed 540 duets with 187 artists. Credited for his strong voice and his spectacular shows, he sometimes arrived by entering a stadium through the crowd and once by jumping from a helicopter above the Stade de France, where he performed 9 times. Among his 3,257 shows completed in 187 tours, the most memorable were at Parc des Princes in 1993, at the Stade de France in 1998, just after France's win in the 1998 FIFA World Cu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
