"Mon amie la rose" is a poem written by Cécile Caulier and Jacques Lacome, originally performed in song by French singer
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 o ...
in 1964. It became one of Hardy's most popular songs, and was collected on her album ''
Mon amie la rose''.
Background
The song was written in response to the death of actress
Sylvia Lopez
Sylvia Lopez (November 10, 1933 – November 20, 1959) was a French model and actress.
Career as a model
Born Tatjana Bernt, she was raised in Paris, where she began a career in modelling. Eventually she modeled for couturier Jacques Fath, ...
from leukemia in 1959. It was first presented by Cécile Caulier on the French variety series ''Le Petit Conservatoire de la chanson''. Françoise Hardy then contacted Caulier and offered to record the song for her 1964 album.
Formats and track listings
French SP
*
Disques Vogue (V.45-1252), 1964.
**A-side: "Mon amie la rose" (lyrics: Cécile Caulier / music: Cécile Caulier and Jacques Lacome) – 2:17
**B-side: "Je n’attends plus personne" ("Non aspetto nessuno"), (ad. lyrics from G. Meccia: F. Hardy / music: E. Ciacci) – 3:09
French EP
*Disques Vogue] (EPL. 8291), 1964.
**A1: "Je veux qu'il revienne" ("Only You Can Do It"), (ad. lyrics from B. Well alias Charles Blackwell: F. Hardy / music: B. Well) – 2:41
**A2: "Mon amie la rose" (lyrics: Cécile Caulier / music: Cécile Caulier and Jacques Lacome) – 2:17
**B1: "La nuit est sur la ville" (F. Hardy) – 2:17
**B2: "Nous étions amies" ("eravamo amici"), (F. Hardy, ad. lyrics from Rossi: F. Hardy / music: C. Combo) – 2:35
English EP
*''Mon amie la rose'',
Disques Vogue, Disques Vogue/Vogue International Industries (VRE 5017), 1966.
**A1: "Je n’attends plus personne" ("Non aspetto nessuno"), (ad. lyrics from G. Meccia: F. Hardy / music: E. Ciacci) – 3:09
**A2: "Pourtant tu m'aimes" (F. Hardy) – 2:21
**B2: "Mon amie la rose" (lyrics: Cécile Caulier / music: Cécile Caulier and Jacques Lacome) – 2:17
**B3: "Je veux qu'il revienne" ("Only You Can Do It"), (ad. lyrics from B. Well alias Charles Blackwell: F. Hardy / music: B. Well) – 2:41
Natacha Atlas cover
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world music version performed by British-Belgian singer
Natacha Atlas
Natacha Atlas ( ar, نتاشا أطلس}; born 20 March 1964) is an Egyptian-Belgian singer known for her fusion of Arabic and Western music, particularly hip-hop. She once termed her music "'' cha'abi moderne''" (modern popular music). Her mu ...
was released in 1999. The song was produced by
Transglobal Underground
Transglobal Underground (sometimes written as Trans-Global Underground) is an English electro-world music group, specializing in a fusion of western, Asian and African music styles (sometimes labelled world fusion and ethno techno). Their f ...
for Atlas' third album ''
Gedida'' (1999).
Formats and track listings
These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Mon Amie La Rose" by Natacha Atlas.
*French CD single
# "Mon amie la rose"
# "Mon amie la rose" (French Radio remix)
*Belgian CD single
# "Mon amie la rose"
# "Mon amie la rose" (French Radio remix)
# "Bastet"
*Promotional CD single
# "Mon amie la rose" (Radio edit remix)
# "Mon amie la rose"
Charts
Jarvis Cocker cover
In 2021,
Jarvis Cocker
Jarvis Branson Cocker (born 19 September 1963) is an English musician and radio presenter. As the founder, frontman, lyricist and only consistent member of the band Pulp, he became a figurehead of the Britpop genre of the mid-1990s. Following P ...
released a cover version on his album ''
Chansons d'Ennui Tip-Top''.
References
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1964 singles
1999 singles
French-language songs
Françoise Hardy songs
Natacha Atlas songs
1964 songs
Disques Vogue singles