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Songs About the Eiffel Tower

Are you an Eiffel Tower fan? Feeling nostalgic about Paris? Our teams have combed through entire databases of "la chanson française", or French chanson classics, to find the songs that immortalize Gustave Eiffel ’s masterpiece.

Not only has this historic and symbolic monument known throughout the world attracted artists to perform at the foot of its towering structure but it has also inspired countless artists to compose songs . The following song list, in chronological order, is a glimpse onto just how much the Eiffel Tower has influenced the music world .

• In 1902 Félix Morteuil wrote, « Chant d’ballons , » (Balloon Seller) and along with his balloons flies up to the Eiffel Tower: « Here’s the Eiffel Tower...I’m going to Heaven...up there to see my idol again.”
• In 1917 Robert Dieudonné and Roger Myra paid homage to the Tower with their song « Tu l’reverras Paname » (You’ll see Panama again): « You’ll see Panama, Panama, Panama, the Eiffel Tower, the White Square, Boulevard Notre Dame, and beautiful women...”
• One of the most well-known French songs about the Tower was written by Charles Trenet in 1938, « Y’a de la joie » (There’s Joy): « There’s joy, the Eiffel Tower’s going on a walk, like a crazy gal who’ll jump feet first into the Seine...”
• Mistinguett interpreted « La Tour Eiffel est toujours là » (The Eiffel Tower is Still There), a hymn to the Tower, symbol of a nation following the end of WWII.
• In a very poetic tone, artist Michel Emer wrote, « Paris Tour Eiffel , » in 1946 that was sung by Jacques Elian. Rendering homage to the Tower: « Paris is the Eiffel Tower...Paris would never be Paris without it...”
• In 1963 Cyrus Bassiak sang « Adieu ma vie » (Goodbye My Life): « Goodbye my life all dressed up in lace, under the shadow of the Eiffel Tower...Goodbye my life, I’ll never go back, I don’t regret anything...”
• Jacques Dutronc’s 1968 single, « Il est 5 heures, Paris s’éveille » (It’s 5 am, Paris is Waking Up) also cited the Eiffel Tower: « The Eiffel Tower has got cold feet.”
• Pierre-André Dousset and Pierre Porte composed « Lève-toi, chante avec moi » (Get Up, Sing with Me) in 1974: « It’s a new, lovely day and sunny...get up, sing with me...a day to paint the colors of the Eiffel Tower...get up, sing with me...a day to go up to seventh heaven...get up, sing with me.”
• In 1974, Claude Lesmesle and Gilles Marchal imagined the capital without the Eiffel Tower in their title: « On a volé la Tour Eiffel » (Someone Stole the Eiffel Tower).
• Nicolas Peyrac’s 1978 song « La Tour Eiffel » evokes nostalgia and memories: « The Eiffel Tower has existed for nearly 30 years...the Eiffel Tower has sometimes diffused the radio...the Eiffel Tower has been standing for nearly 100 years.”
• In her 1990 hit, « L’Europe s’ennuyait » (Europe Was Getting Bored), Léo Ferré sang, « Paris carried her big golden cross forged by millions of goldsmiths...the Eiffel Tower gambled its ridiculous nostalgia.”
• In 1994 Pascal Obispo sang « Je suis tombé pour elle , » (I Fell for Her), declaring his eternal love for the « Iron Lady”: « I fell for her, I’ve only eyes for her, my home, my Eiffel Tower, when my lovers have troubles...”
• In 1997, Arthur H. imagines the Eiffel Tower taking off with his song « Tour Eiffel Sidérale » (Celestial Eiffel Tower).
• Fabien Martin wrote, « Ma femme est plus grande que moi » (My Woman is Bigger Than Me) -- but what exactly was he talking about when he sang: « Oh you, Eiffel Tower...who hoisted me up...oh you, my grand lady, this immense love...it’s our last chance, it’s the soul’s greatness...”

Now you know what music to listen to when you'll visit the Iron Lady! Enjoy Paris Eiffel Tower  with Paris City Vision : book your tickets to discover this special feeling that has inspired so many artists to write songs about this architectural wonder...

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Paris and France by Oliver Gee

A French song for every Paris arrondissement

What is the soundtrack of Paris? Perhaps it’s the sound of the Seine river flowing, a crisp croissant getting bitten into or the sound of an espresso cup hitting a saucer on a sprawling Paris cafe terrace. Those are the sounds of Paris that we all know and love but when it comes to the soundtrack of Paris, there’s a more definite answer and it has been captured by our house musician Pres Maxson.

As part of our Paris Countdown series, we’ve made 20 podcast episodes and 20 short videos around Paris, one for every arrondissement. And Pres Maxson made all of the music to go with it. He joins the podcast this week to talk about how he remade 20 classic French songs, and played ALL the instruments for each piece.

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This podcast was recorded live online with Patreon members in the audience. You can become a member here to watch the replay of the audience Q&A that followed the podcast recording.

The full soundtrack: The originals

In no particular order, here are the 30 original songs sampled in the podcast season. Yes, 30. Sometimes there were two or three songs mixed together for the soundtrack by Pres. Note: These are all the original songs. Currently, if you want to hear the re-imaginings by Pres you’ll have to go through all the podcast episodes and YouTube videos. We are working on a CD that we will be gifting to Patreon members in time for Christmas.

The French song for each arrondissement

Here’s the full list, in order. Note: As mentioned above, some arrondissements featured a medley of several songs. And to understand why each song “fits” with each arrondissement, some are quite obvious. The Notre Dame is in the fourth district, of course. The Champs-Elysées is in the eighth. But to understand them all, you’ll have to listen to the 20 podcast episodes, or of course read the liner notes in our upcoming CD. Three examples of the song/arrondissement connections are listed further down.

Pres’ Top 3 arrondissement soundtracks

When asked for his favourite songs for the season, Pres chose the following three. This is a good glimpse into how deep he sometimes went! (And don’t forget to follow Pres on Instagram, below).

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The 5th: Historic Paris soundtrack

In third place is the soundtrack for the 5th arrondissement. In the words of Pres:

“For the fifth, it’s “Place de la Contrescarpe,” by Jacques Brel. And on a personal note, this was my favorite arrondissement as a teenager visiting Paris, and my first CD of French music was Johnny Hallyday, so I give a little nod to his “Souvenir, Souvenir” in the middle of the full version. Then I may have gotten carried away on the “memories” theme and included a bit from of Zaz’s “si jamais j’oublie” before coming back to the “fifth” theme with a short quote from Dave Brubeck’s “Take Five” and Jacques Dutronc’s “il est cinq heures paris s’éveille.” 

You can hear much of the song by clicking on the video below.

More to find in the 5th arrondissement.

The 7th: Paris When it Glitters soundtrack

In second place comes the 7th arrondissement soundtrack. In the words of Pres:

“The song is “La Tour Eiffel est Toujours Là” by Mistinguett. For the 7th arrondissement, I added an opening piano chord that is… you guessed it, an arpeggiated 7th. Then, the piano intro is actually the song “The Girl Who Stole the Eiffel Tower,” a super short tune by Frank Sinatra as heard in the movie Paris When it Sizzles. And since this is the current home arrondissement of the Gees, in the middle I added a little section featuring the chord progression G major 7th, and then two E minor 9ths, essentially baking ‘Gee’ right into the music, in case there was any doubt about which arrondissement the Gees currently call home.”

You can listen to it by clicking on the video below.

More to find in the 7th arrondissement.

1. The 1st arrondissement: The Best of Paris soundtrack

And finally, his overall favourite soundtrack across the entire season is … the first arrondissement. In the words of Pres:

“An epic finale needs an epic soundtrack, so I mashed up a series of legendary Paris songs by an inarguable list of legendary performers and composers. We started way back on episode one of the countdown in the twentieth with Edith Piaf, so it’s only fitting that she kicks off our finale with my take on her song, “Paris,” followed by Charles Trenet’s “La Romance de Paris,” Charles Aznavour’s “J’ai Vu Paris,” Cole Porter’s “I Love Paris,” and finishing off with Maurice Chevalier’s “Paris Sera Toujours Paris.” It’s a veritable Mount Olympus of songs about the city if there ever was one, where the musical gods of Paris sit side by side, smiling down on every sidewalk café table, every person strolling the seine, or picnicking in a park.”

More to find in the 1st arrondissement.

That’s all for now! If you’d like to find more from Pres, you can check out his Instagram  here , and his books are on Amazon  here . To listen to all of his Paris Countdown soundtracks, you can watch the rest of the arrondissement videos on our YouTube channel . For all the podcast episodes of the season, scroll around below (or search The Earful Tower wherever you get podcasts).

And to listen to the full songs by Pres, be sure to be a Patreon member where we’ll be sending actual old-school CDs to you soon.

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If you want more French songs for the 18th, for Montmartre specifically, you can just tune in to Radio Montmartre! https://www.radiomontmartre.fr

They do repeat most of the songs, but it still really fun to hear what might have been played live in Montmarte and Pigalle…

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