"Tu t'laisses aller" ( English: "You Let Yourself Go") is a song written in 1960 by

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- French artist

Charles Aznavour Charles Aznavour ( ; ; ; born Shahnur Vaghinak Aznavourian; 22 May 1924 – 1 October 2018) was a Armenians in France, French singer and songwriter of Armenian descent. Aznavour was known for his distinctive vibrato tenor voice: clear and ringi ...

History

For the first time it was released as a single in 1960 by

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(with "J'ai perdu la tête" on the B-side). In 1974 a new edition was re-released as a single. The husband drinks alcohol to have the strength to tell his wife everything he thinks about her. He says the worst possible things to her, but then he adds, that a little effort and a smiling face, and things could be just as before. In the end he calls her: "Come close to me. Let yourself go". It was a no. 1 hit in France in 1960, a best-selling record in Belgium in 1960, and returned to the charts in 1962. In

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's film ''

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'', the song plays on a jukebox during a tense encounter between

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and

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. In 1995 Aznavour recorded a version of "Tu t'laisses aller" in duet with

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( Paris — Palais des Congrès: Intégrale du spectacle).

Adaptations

*German: "Du läßt dich geh'n", written by Ernst Bader *German: "Alkohol", a new interpretation of "Du läßt dich geh'n" (the German version of the song) by

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*English: "You've Let Yourself Go", written by Marcel Stellman *English: "You've Let Yourself Go", adaptation by

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for ''

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'' (1972 NBC-TV) *Dutch: "Mijn ideaal", written by Jip Feldman, song by

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Cover versions

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* Jacques Desrosiers (parody) *Dieter Thomas Kuhn & Band (1998)Tu te laisses aller, SHS
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28/08/2021.

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Tu t'laisses aller (live)
Songs about alcohol Charles Aznavour songs French songs Songs written by Charles Aznavour 1960 songs 1960 singles Barclay (record label) singles Songs with lyrics by Ernst Bader Songs with lyrics by Fred Ebb {{1960s-pop-song-stub

History

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