George Brassens was one of the great French chansonniers, as you can read on the Allmusic-site, he was a gifted poet and wordsmith. Brassens passed away in 1981, and twenty years after his death some contemporary French artists like Miossec, Tarmac and Benabar paid tribute via the album Les Oiseaux de Passage. There's two beautiful duets on this album, one by Keren Ann and Tanger-singer Philippe Pigeard. Atmospheric rockband Tanger made three albums, the most recent dates from 2003. You can read an interview with Philippe here.
I really love the song they chose to do, you might know it in the very dramatic version by Françoise Hardy (from the album Comment te dire adieu). Keren Ann and Philippe are more lighthearted about it, although persons who recently had their heart broken ánd have sharp objects around them: be advised.
Keren Ann & Philippe Pigeard - Il n'y a pas d'amour heureux
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