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Boris Vian (French: [bɔʁis vjɑ̃]; 10 March 1920 – 23 June 1959) was a French polymath: writer, poet, musician, singer, translator, critic, actor, inventor and engineer. He is best remembered today for his novels. Those published under the pseudonym Vernon Sullivan were bizarre parodies of criminal fiction, highly controversial at the time of their release. Vian's other fiction, published under his real name, featured a highly individual writing style with numerous made-up words, subtle wordplay and surrealistic plots. His novel L'Écume des jours (literally: "The Foam of Days") is the best known of these works and one of the few translated into English, under the title of Froth on the Daydream. Vian was also an important influence on the French jazz scene. He served as liaison for Hoagy Carmichael, Duke Ellington and Miles Davis in Paris, wrote for several French jazz-reviews (Le Jazz Hot, Paris Jazz) and published numerous articles dealing with jazz both in the United States and in France. His own music and songs enjoyed popularity during his lifetime, particularly the anti-war song "Le Déserteur" (The Deserter).
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Fip, Vol. 3 [2017]
Song | Duration |
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Fais-Moi Mal Johnny | 2:21 |
La Fête de la Chanson Française 2017 [2017]
Song | Duration |
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Le Déserteur |
Nos 100 Plus Belles Chansons Francaises [2017]
Song | Duration |
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Le Déserteur | 3:31 |
Nouvelle Vague: Pop, Mambo, Cha Cha, Jazz, Bossa Nova With a French Touch [2017]
Song | Duration |
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Je Bois | 3:32 |
Salade de chansons [2017]
Song | Duration |
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La Complainte du progrès [Les arts ménagers] | 2:42 |
Superfrench Connection [Remastered] [2017]
Song | Duration |
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La Java des bombes atomiques | 2:33 |
Le Déserteur | 3:28 |
Douce France [Trama] [2016]
Song | Duration |
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Le Déserteur | 3:28 |
Les Annees Canetti: L'Esprit Chanson Francaise [2015]
Song | Duration |
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Le Petit Commerce |
Mes 50 ans de Chansons [2015]
Song | Duration |
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Le Déserteur |
Paris Jazz Club [2014]
Song | Duration |
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Le Deserteur | 3:34 |
J'Suis Snob | 2:49 |
100 Legendary French Songs [2013]
Song | Duration |
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Le Déserteur |
Chansons Realistes (Le Siècle d'Or) [2013]
Song | Duration |
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La Java des bombes atomiques | 2:37 |
Les Joyeux bouchers | 2:11 |
La Complainte du progrès | 2:46 |
Cinématographe | 2:44 |
Je bois | 3:33 |
Le Petit commerce | 3:07 |
Ça pince | 2:23 |
Tango interminable des perceurs de coffres-forts | 4:43 |
Das Deutsche Chanson Und Seine Geschichte(n): 100 Jahre Brettlkunst - Teil 1 [2013]
Song | Duration |
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Le Déserteur | 3:29 |
Keep Calm & Head to Paris [2013]
Song | Duration |
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J'suis Snob | 2:49 |
Ces Chansons Qui Nous Ressemblent [2012]
Song | Duration |
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Complainte du Progrès | 2:44 |
Chansons Éternelles: [Vol. 2] [2012]
Song | Duration |
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J'suis Snob | 2:51 |
French Anthems, Vol. Two [2012]
Song | Duration |
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J'suis snob [US] | 2:53 |
French Chansons the Very Best of, Vol. 2 [2012]
Song | Duration |
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J Suis Snob | 2:53 |
French Chansons the Very Best of, Vol. 3 [2012]
Song | Duration |
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Le Deserteur | 3:34 |
Les 100 Titres Cultes de La Chanson Francaise [2012]
Song | Duration |
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Le Déserteur |
Les Poetes de La Chanson Francaise [2012]
Song | Duration |
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Complainte Du Progrès "Les Arts Menagers" |
Chanson Française 100 Titres Inoubliables [2011]
Song | Duration |
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J'suis Snob | |
La Complainte Du Progrès |
Vive La Chanson Française [2011]
Song | Duration |
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Le Déserteur | 3:31 |
Charles Aznavour And Friends [2009]
Song | Duration |
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J'Suis Snob | 2:51 |
L' Esprit de Mai 68 [2008]
Song | Duration |
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La Java des Bombes Atomiques | 2:41 |
St. Germain des Pres: A Story In Songs [2008]
Song | Duration |
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Le Petit Commerce | 3:06 |
Trilogie Francaise: La Belle Musique [2008]
Song | Duration |
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J'Suis Snob | 2:49 |
Triple Best of Les Intemporelles de La Chanson [2008]
Song | Duration |
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Le Déserteur | 3:32 |
100 Franse Klassiekers [2007]
Song | Duration |
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Le Déserteur | 3:32 |
Grandes Voix de la Chanson Française [4 Discs] [2007]
Song | Duration |
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Le Déserteur | 3:32 |
J'Suis Snob | 2:50 |
Jazz and Trompinette [2007]
Song | Duration |
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Whisperin (Ah! Si J'Avais un Franc Cinquante) | 1:02 |
Rose Room | 4:13 |
When You're Smiling | 3:17 |
Riverboat Shuffle | 3:27 |
Basin Street Blues | 4:52 |
Paris: Montmartre [2007]
Song | Duration |
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Complainte du Progrès | 2:46 |
Sous le Ciel de Paris [2007]
Song | Duration |
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Le Déserteur | 3:29 |
Tour De France En Chansons: 1948-1957 [2007]
Song | Duration |
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Le Déserteur | 3:29 |
Douce France: Une Anthologie De La Chanson Française De 1900 À 1955 [2006]
Song | Duration |
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Le Déserteur | 3:27 |
J'Suis Snob [2006]
Song | Duration |
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J'Suis Snob | 2:49 |
Le Deserteur | 3:35 |
Cinematographe | 2:40 |
Java des Bombes Atomiques | 2:37 |
Fais-Moi Mal Johnny | 2:21 |
Je Bois | 3:29 |
Complainte du Progres | 2:45 |
Strip-Rock | 2:16 |
Honeysuckle Rose | 2:39 |
Le Petit Commerce | 3:03 |
Le Déserteur [2006]
Song | Duration |
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Le deserteur | 3:30 |
Complainte du progres | 2:44 |
Les Compilation: Les Plus Grands Succes des Annees 50, Vol. 2 [2006]
Song | Duration |
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J'Suis Snob | 2:49 |
Boris Vian et Ses Interpretes [2005]
Duos a Montmartre [2003]
Song | Duration |
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Fais-Moi Mal Johnny | 2:23 |
Boris Vian [Mercury] [2001]
Song | Duration |
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Joyeux Bouchers | |
Java des Bombes Atomiques | |
Petit Commerce | |
Deserteur | |
Cinematographe | |
Complainte du Progres "Les Arts Menagers" | |
J'Suis Snob | |
Tango Interminable des Perceurs de Coffres-Forts |
Boris Vian [Polygram] [1999]
Song | Duration |
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Les Joyeux Bouchers | 2:09 |
Cinématographe | 2:38 |
Fais-Moi Mal Johnny | 2:23 |
La Java des Bombes Atomiques | 2:35 |
Je Bois | 3:32 |
Le Déserteur | 3:29 |
Le Petit Commerce | 3:05 |
Complainte du Progrés | 2:44 |
Boris Vian Chante Boris Vian [1998]
Song | Duration |
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Les Joyeux Bouchers | |
Le Déserteur | |
La Java des Bombes Atomiques | |
La Petit Commerce | |
Complainte du Progrès | |
Cinématographe | |
J'Suis Snob | |
Je Bois | |
Le Petit Commerce |
Jazz a Saint Germain [1998]
Song | Duration |
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J'Suis Snob [#] | 0:56 |
Volume 1 [1988]
Song | Duration |
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Cinématographe | 2:41 |
La Java des Bombes Atomiques | 2:35 |
Les Joyeux Bouchers | 2:10 |
Le Petit Commerce | 3:05 |
Le Déserteur | 2:45 |
Boris Vian [1987] [1987]
Song | Duration |
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Je Bois | |
Les Joyeux Bouchers | |
La Complainte du Progres | |
Le Deserteur | |
Cinematographe | |
La Java des Bombes Atomiques | |
Le Petit Commerce |
Chanson Française
Song | Duration |
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Les Joyeux Bouchers | 2:08 |
Cinématographe | 2:37 |
Le Cinématographe | 2:37 |
La Java des Bombes Atomiques | 2:34 |
Je Bois | 3:30 |
Le Petit Commerce | 3:06 |
J'Suis Snob | 2:50 |
Complainte du Progrès | 2:44 |
Complainte Du Progrès (Les Arts Ménagers) | 2:44 |
Le Déserteur | 3:29 |
Echoes of France
Song | Duration |
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Le Deserteur |
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