Mon amie la rose

"Mon amie la rose"
Single by Françoise Hardy
from the album Mon amie la rose
B-side"Je n’attends plus personne (Non aspetto nessuno)"
Released1964
RecordedStudio Pye, London, England
GenreFrench pop
Length5:26
LabelDisques Vogue
Songwriter(s)Cécile Caulier, Jacques Lacome
Producer(s)Jacques Wolfsohn
Music video
"Mon amie la rose" (French TV, 1965) on YouTube
Françoise
French edition
EP by
Françoise Hardy
Released1964
RecordedStudio Pye, London, England
GenreFrench pop
Length9:12
LabelDisques Vogue
ProducerJacques Wolfsohn
Alternative cover 1966
English edition's front cover
Alternative cover
English edition's label of side 2 [1]

"Mon amie la rose" is a poem written by Cécile Caulier and Jacques Lacome, originally performed in song by French singer Françoise Hardy 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 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.[2][3]

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/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

"Mon amie la rose"
Single by Natacha Atlas
from the album Gedida
B-side"Bastet"
Released1999
GenreElectronica, world music
Length3:29
LabelMantra
Songwriter(s)Cécile Caulier, Jacques Lacome
Producer(s)Transglobal Underground
Natacha Atlas singles chronology
"L'Égyptienne"
(1998) 		"Mon amie la rose"
(1999) 		"Mistaneek"
(1999)

An electronic–world music version performed by British-Belgian singer Natacha Atlas was released in 1999. The song was produced by Transglobal Underground 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
  1. "Mon amie la rose"
  2. "Mon amie la rose" (French Radio remix)
  • Belgian CD single
  1. "Mon amie la rose"
  2. "Mon amie la rose" (French Radio remix)
  3. "Bastet"
  • Promotional CD single
  1. "Mon amie la rose" (Radio edit remix)
  2. "Mon amie la rose"

Charts

Chart (1999) Peak
position
French Singles Chart[4] 16

Jarvis Cocker cover

In 2021, Jarvis Cocker released a cover version on his album Chansons d'Ennui Tip-Top.[5]

References

  1. ^ On this label there is a mistake in the name of one of the authors of the song; it should read Lacome instead of Lacombe.
  2. ^ Hartuch, Mireille (14 August 1965). Françoise Hardy à propos Mon amie la rose [Françoise Hardy about "Mon amie la rose"] (Television). Office de Radiodiffusion Télévision Française.
  3. ^ Bouteiller, Pierre (30 July 1971). Françoise Hardy sur la chanson Mon amie la rose [Françoise Hardy on "Mon amie la rose"] (Television) (in French). Office de Radiodiffusion Télévision Française.
  4. ^ "Discography Natacha Atlas". LesCharts.com. Retrieved October 20, 2007.
  5. ^ Olsen, Mark (22 October 2021). "Defining 'Andersonian': Inside the music of Wes Anderson's 'The French Dispatch'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 23 October 2021.