Frères Sourires (6): Georges Brassens

Second guestpost in the Month of Male here on Filles Sourires is by Gerwin, on one of his alltime heroes Georges Brassens:

Georges Brassens (1921 - 1981) is one of the great chansonniers of the 20th century. Although canonized in the prestigious series Poètes d'Aujourd'hui (Editions Seghers), he did not consider himself as a poet, he wrote his texts to be sung, which has been put in practice by various artists such as Barbara, Carla Bruni, Paco Ibanez, Renaud, Noir Désir, Damien Saez, Lofofora, Sinsemilia and many others. Several of his songs were banned from the radio for many years, for instance Le Gorille for overtly criticizing the death penalty that was still executed at the time (by guillotine!). For an indepth analysis of his texts, see Analyse Brassens (french only). For Brassens aficionados living in the Benelux, the Ferme Madelonne jazzcafe, in the small village of Gouvy has a yearly Brassens festival.
La Mauvaise Réputation sums up most of Brassens recurring themes (non-conformism, anti-militarism and anti-clericalism) and in Les Trompettes de la Renommée he complains about the obsession of the general public with his private life (one of the rare songs where you can hear a light irritation in his voice).

Georges Brassens - Le Gorille
Georges Brassens - La Mauvaise Réputation
Georges Brassens - Les Trompettes de la Renommée