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on their 1969 album ''The Street Giveth... And The Street Taketh Away''. In the same year it was released on the B-side of the single "Can You Dance to It?". Soon it was adapted into French (under the title "C'est la vie, Lily") by

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. The French version was released in 1970 by

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Background and writing

The original was produced by

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and

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Commercial performance

According to the charts, courtesy of the Centre d'Information et de Documentation du Disque, that U.S. ''

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'' published in its "Hits of the World" section), the song "C'est la vie Lily" by Joe Dassin reached at least the top 6 in France (in the national .e. domesticsingles chart).

Track listings

Joe Dassin version

7" single "C'est la vie, Lily / Billy Le Bordelais" CBS 4736 :A. "C'est la vie, Lily" (3:03) :B. "Billy le Bordelais" (4:02)

References

External links

Joe Dassin – "C'est la vie, Lily / Billy le Bordelais" (single)
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