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Georges Poubennec (17 July 1930 – 16 March 2012), better known under the name Georges Aber, was a French singer-songwriter.
Poubennec was born in Brest. During the 1960s, he adapted the lyrics of many popular songs from English into French.[1] He died in Plougastel, aged 81.
Selected discography
[edit | edit source]As singer
[edit | edit source]- "Mes frères" / "Mon cœur bat" / "Rue de la solitude" / "Plus grand" – EP, 1959, Véga V 45 P 1994[2]
- "Qu'il fait bon vivre" / "Oh oh, Madeleine!" / "J’ai rêvé" / "Je sais"- EP, 1959, Véga V 45 P 2019[3]
- "Monsieur Seguin" / "Jericho" / "Pourquoi (Ya ya)" / "Comme un tigre (Tiger)" – EP, 1960, Véga V 45 P 2068[4]
- "Je ris quand j’ai le blues" / "Des ya ya, des yé yé" / "Bravo au héros!" / "Quelquefois j’ai…" – EP, 1963, Polydor 27016[5]
As songwriter or adapter
[edit | edit source]- For Johnny Hallyday : over fifty songs in all[6] including: "Madison Twist" (1962; also covered by Sylvie Vartan), "Les Coups", French adaptation of "Uptight (Everything's Alright) (1966),[1] "Noir c'est noir" (1966),[1] "Amour d'été" (1967),[1] "San Francisco" (1967),[1] "Aussi dur que du bois" (1967),[1] "À tout casser" (1968),[1] "Mal" (1968),[1] "Tant pis, c'est la vie" (1977),[1] "Rien à personne" (1984).[1]
- For Sylvie Vartan : "Panne d'essence" (1961),[1] "Le Loco-motion" (1962),[1] "ll revient" (1963),[1] "Dum di la" (1964),[7] "Sha La La" (1964),[1] "Mister John B." (1966),[8] "Irrésistiblement" (1968),[1] "Bye bye love" (also performed by Danny Boy), "Un p'tit je ne sais quoi" (also recorded by Les Chats sauvages), "Chance", "Moi, je pense encore à toi" (also performed by Claude François), "Quand le film est triste", "Oui c'est lui", "Moi (je ne suis plus rien)"[9]
- For Petula Clark : "Cœur blessé" (1962),[1] "Mon bonheur danse" (1963),[1] "Entre nous, il est fou" (1963),[1] "Prends garde à toi" (1964),[1] "Dans le temps" (1964),[1] "Viens avec moi" (1965),[1] "Mon amour" (1966),[1] "Tout le monde veut aller au ciel mais personne ne veut mourir" (1966),[10] "Va toujours plus loin",[1] "Ya Ya Twist",[1] "Partir, il nous faut",[1] "Les gens diront", "Claquez vos doigts"
- For Frank Alamo : "Le chef de la bande", "Pas de larmes", "Reviens vite et oublie" (also performed by Les Surfs), "Je me bats pour gagner", "Non, ne dis pas adieu"
- For Richard Anthony : "Le p'tit clown de mon coeur", "Roly Poly", "Fich' le camp Jack", "Belle-maman" (also performed by Frankie Jordan), "Quand tu me diras oui"[11]
- For Les Chaussettes Noires : "Tu parles trop",[12] "Le Twist",[13] "ll revient", "Peppermint twist"
- For Danyel Gérard : "Le Marsupilami", "lmprovisez le "Shout"", "Youpi ya Tamouré"
- For Noël Deschamps : "On joue avec son coeur", "Aujourd'hui tout va vite", "À quoi ça tient", "Souviens-toi que moi je t'aime", "La vie est un combat", "Tu n'es plus dans l'coup", "Cherche encore"
also:
- "Jericho" (John William[14]-Colette Deréal-Caterina Valente)
- "L'orage" (John William)
- "J’ai rêvé"[15] & "Je l'attends" (Dalida)
- "Mes Frères" (Dalida-Maria Candido-Anny Gould-John William-Dominique)
- "Cri de ma vie" (Richard Anthony-Sylvie Vartan-Les Pirates-Bob Azzam)
- "Cœur brisé à prendre" & "Papa Liszt twist" (Henri Salvador)
- "Venus en blue-jeans" (Claude François)
- "Toute ma vie" (Michel Sydney)
- "Qu'il fait bon vivre" (Annie Cordy-Les Compagnons de la chanson-Claude Robin)
- "Chéri chéri, je reviens" (Maya Casabianca)
- "Joue papa" (Jean Bretonnière)[16]
- "Jamais je n'oublierai" (Orlando)
- "Bye, bye" (Nancy Holloway)
- "Bien trop court" (Dick Rivers)
- "J'irai n'importe où", "Personne comme toi", "Belle maman" & "Toi toi toi toujours toi" (Rocky Volcano)
- "Bang bang", "Quand une fille aime un garçon" & "Petite fille de français moyen" (Sheila)
- "Parc'que j'ai revu François" & "Cœur"[17] (Ria Bartok)
- "Bientôt les vacances" (Monty)
- "Mais tu l'aimes" (Sandie Shaw)
- "Les secondes" (Alain Bashung)
- "Sur les vingt" (Pia Colombo)
- "Je ne peux l'acheter" (Les Lionceaux)
- "Quatre garçons dans le vent" (Les Lionceaux)
- "Ils font pleurer les filles" (Christine Lebail)
- "Je croyais" (Michèle Arnaud)
- "Ne mets pas de bleu" (French version of the Beatles's song Yes It Is) (Olivier Despax)
- "Ne Fais Pas La Tête" (French version of Nancy Sinatra's song How Does That Grab You?) (Katty Line)
References
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