La Vie en rose

For the Gundam ship, see La Vie en Rose (Gundam).

"La vie en rose" (French for "life through rose-coloured glasses", literally, "life in pink"), was the signature song of French singer, Édith Piaf.

Piaf first popularized the song in 1946. The lyrics were written by Piaf and the melody of the song by "Louiguy" (Louis Gugliemi). Initially, Piaf's peers and her songwriting team did not think the song would be successful, but it became a favorite with audiences.^[1] An English version of the lyrics was written later by Mack David. Owing to its popularity, the song appeared on most of Piaf's subsequent albums. A 1998 documentary about Edith Piaf was called, La Vie en Rose.

The song has become a standard and has been performed by many artists. It was given a Grammy Hall of Fame Award in 1998.

Artists who have performed "La Vie en Rose"

Ali Project Africando Herb Alpert Louis Armstrong Shirley Bassey Tony Bennett (with k.d. lang) Bola de Nieve Michael Bublé Petula Clark Dalida Marlene Dietrich Céline Dion Plácido Domingo Ella Fitzgerald Connie Francis Kaori Iida In-Grid Grace Jones Patricia Kaas Diana Krall Martinique (singer) Cyndi Lauper Ute Lemper

Mireille Mathieu Yves Montand Dean Martin Tony Martin Bette Midler Sophie Milman Milva Jack Nicholson Elaine Paige Madeleine Peyroux Edith Piaf Amália Rodrigues Émilie Simon Jo Stafford Donna Summer Thalía Two-Mix Youssra Zazie

Films that feature "La vie en rose"

• Stage Fright (1950)
• Sabrina (1954) & (1995) as Sabrina Fairchild's song
• Bull Durham (1988)
• Christo in Paris (1990)
• Prêt-à-Porter (1994)
• French Kiss (1995)
• A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries (1998)
• Summer of Sam (1999)
• Amélie (2001)
• Something's Gotta Give (2003)
• Jeux d'enfants (2003)
• Lord of War (2005)
• View From The Top (2003)
• The Yacoubian Building (2006)
• Modigliani (2004)
• Valiant (2005)

Books

"'La Vie en Rose?'" is the title of the thirteenth chapter of Ian Fleming's novel, Casino Royale. The song also is mentioned in his novels You Only Live Twice and Diamonds Are Forever, in which it is mentioned as James Bond's favorite song.

References

1. ^ Edith Piaf biography from Radio France International

External links

• Template:Fr icon Lyrics in French
• Template:En icon Lyrics in French with a very literal English translation
• Template:En icon Mack David's lyrics in English