''Ma jeunesse fout le camp...'' is the seventh

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by French singer-songwriter

Françoise Hardy Françoise Madeleine Hardy (; born 17 January 1944) is a French former singer and songwriter. Mainly known for singing melancholic sentimental ballads, Hardy has been an important figure in French pop music since her debut, spanning a career of ...

, released in November 1967 on

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. The title is very idiomatic, but it in English its general meaning is 'My youth is slipping away'. The album was released halfway between her initial years in the

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phenomenon and her more singer-songwriter albums like ''

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'', and has been described as "her farewell to the yéyé years."

Track list

Except as noted, words and music were written by Françoise Hardy, and she is accompanied by the Charles Blackwell orchestra. # "Ma jeunesse fout le camp" – 3:05
Lyrics and music written by:

Guy Bontempelli Guy or GUY may refer to: Personal names * Guy (given name) * Guy (surname) * That Guy (...), the New Zealand street performer Leigh Hart Places * Guy, Alberta, a Canadian hamlet * Guy, Arkansas, US, a city * Guy, Indiana, US, an unincorpo ...

First performed by:

Michèle Arnaud Michèle Arnaud (, born Micheline Caré; 18 March 1919 – 30 March 1998), was a French singer, recording artist, and director. She was buried on 18 September 1998 at Montparnasse Cemetery. She is the mother of the singer Dominique Walter and ...

, 1962 # "Viens là" – 2:25 # "Mon amour adieu" – 2:20
Music written by: Hasell # "La Fin de l'été" – 2:35
Original title: "À la fin de l'été… (Tu sais)"
Lyrics by: Jean-Max Rivière
Music written by: Gérard Bourgeois
First performed by:

Brigitte Bardot Brigitte Anne-Marie Bardot ( ; ; born 28 September 1934), often referred to by her initials B.B., is a former French actress, singer and model. Famous for portraying sexually emancipated characters with hedonistic lifestyles, she was one of the ...

, 1964 # "En vous aimant bien" – 2:15
Accompanied by:

John Paul Jones John Paul Jones (born John Paul; July 6, 1747 July 18, 1792) was a Scottish-American naval captain who was the United States' first well-known naval commander in the American Revolutionary War. He made many friends among U.S political elites ( ...

# "Qui peut dire?" – 2:05
Accompanied by:

Jacques Dutronc Jacques Dutronc (born 28 April 1943) is a French singer, songwriter, guitarist, composer, and actor. He married singer Françoise Hardy on 30 March 1981 and together they have a son (manouche jazz) guitarist Thomas Dutronc, born 1973); they sep ...

# "Des ronds dans l'eau" – 2:25
Lyrics by:

Pierre Barouh Pierre Barouh (born Élie Pierre Barouh; 19 February 1934 – 28 December 2016) was a French writer-composer-singer best known for his work on Claude Lelouch's film ''A Man and a Woman'' as an actor and the lyricist/singer for Francis Lai's music ...

Music written by:

Raymond Le Sénéchal Raymond is a male given name. It was borrowed into English from French (older French spellings were Reimund and Raimund, whereas the modern English and French spellings are identical). It originated as the Germanic ᚱᚨᚷᛁᚾᛗᚢᚾᛞ ( ...

First performed by:

Nicole Croisille Nicole Croisille (born 9 October 1936 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France) is a French singer and actress. She has appeared in 24 films between 1961 and 2005, and recorded several albums since 1961. Perhaps her most heard work is on the soundtrack of 1 ...

and Annie Girardot, 1967 # "

Il n'y a pas d'amour heureux ''Il n’y a pas d’amour heureux'' () is a poem written by Louis Aragon in January 1943, and published in ' in 1944. The poem reflects on the inherent contradiction between love and the pain that it inevitably brings to those who experience it. ...

" – 2:20
Lyrics: poem by

Louis Aragon Louis Aragon (, , 3 October 1897 – 24 December 1982) was a French poet who was one of the leading voices of the surrealist movement in France. He co-founded with André Breton and Philippe Soupault the surrealist review ''Littérature''. He wa ...

Music written by:

Georges Brassens Georges Charles Brassens (; 22 October 1921 – 29 October 1981) was a French singer-songwriter and poet. As an iconic figure in France, he achieved fame through his elegant songs with their harmonically complex music for voice and guitar and a ...

First performed by: Georges Brassens, 1953 # "Il est trop loin" – 3:40
Original title: "Sorrow"
Lyrics and music written by: Peter Yarrow and Noel "Paul" Stookey
First performed by:

Peter, Paul and Mary Peter, Paul and Mary was an American folk group formed in New York City in 1961 during the American folk music revival phenomenon. The trio consisted of tenor Peter Yarrow, baritone Paul Stookey, and contralto Mary Travers. The group's repertoir ...

, 1962
French adaptation by: Daniel Hortis and

Danyel Gérard Danyel Gérard (born Gérard Daniel Kherlakian; 7 March 1939) is a French pop singer and composer. Life and work Gérard was born in Paris, France to an Armenian father and an Corsican mother, but grew up mainly in Rio de Janeiro, in Brazil. I ...

# "Mais il y a des soirs" – 2:10
Accompanied by:

# "Voilà" – 3:20
Accompanied by:

Jacques Denjean Jacques Denjean (25 May 1929 – 21 December 1995) was a French composer and arranger, active in the 1960s and 1970s. He worked with artists such as Dionne Warwick, Françoise Hardy, Nana Mouskouri, Johnny Hallyday, Barış Manço, Maria del Mar B ...

# "C'était charmant" – 1:55

Editions

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s: first editions in the
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* , 1968: ''Ma jeunesse fout le camp...'',

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(ORL 6016). * , 1968: ''Ma jeunesse fout le camp...'', Phono Vox (LPV 005). * , 1968: ''Ma jeunesse fout le camp…'',

/Vogue international industries (VC 6020). * , 1968: ''Il n’y a pas d’amour heureux'',

United Artists Records United Artists Records was an American record label founded by Max E. Youngstein of United Artists in 1957 to issue movie soundtracks. The label expanded into other genres, such as easy listening, jazz, pop, and R&B. History Genres In 1959, ...

(ULP 1191). * , 1968: ''Ma jeunesse fout le camp…'', Phono Vox (LPV 005). * , 1969: ''Mon Amour Adieu'',

Reprise Records Reprise Records is an American record label founded in 1960 by Frank Sinatra. It is owned by Warner Music Group, and operates through Warner Records, one of its flagship labels. Artists currently signed to Reprise Records include Enya, Michael ...

(RS 6345).Les titres "Qui peut dire ?" et "Voilà" sont remplacés par "Je ne sais pas ce que je veux" et "Avec des si".

Reissue on CD

* , 1995: ''Ma jeunesse fout le camp...'', Kundalini/Vogue/

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Notes and references

{{Authority control Françoise Hardy albums 1967 albums French-language albums Disques Vogue albums