"Les Mômes de la cloche" is a song which became the first studio recording made by

Édith Piaf Édith Piaf (, , ; born Édith Giovanna Gassion, ; December 19, 1915– October 10, 1963) was a French singer, lyricist and actress. Noted as France's national chanteuse, she was one of the country's most widely known international stars. Pia ...

. It was written by

Vincent Scotto Vincent Scotto (21 April 1874 – 15 November 1952) was a French composer. Biography Early life Vincent Scotto was born on 21 April 1874 in Marseille to Pasquale Scotto d'Aniello and Antonia Intartaglia, from the island of Procida, north of th ...

(music) and André Decaye (lyrics).

History

recorded the song "Les Mômes de la cloche" on 18 December 1935 at

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's Studio 2. The song was released as her first commercial record (a 78 RPM

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) in 1936. The other side of the record was "L'étranger". (Actually, Piaf re-recorded both songs later, "L'étranger" on 13 January 1936 and "Les Mômes de la cloche" on 24 March 1936, and some pressings of the single used the new versions.) The 78 RPM record with the song became a big success.

Track listings

10" shellac single "Les mômes de la cloche / L’étranger" Polydor 524 157 (January 1936, France) : A. "Les mômes de la cloche" :: (Vincent Scotto – Decaye) : B. "L’étranger" :: (Juel – Monnot – Malleron)

References

* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Momes De La Cloche 1936 songs French songs Édith Piaf songs Songs with music by Vincent Scotto