Mon amour, mon ami

"Mon amour, mon ami"
Single by Marie Laforêt
LanguageFrench
Released1967 (1967)
LabelDisques Festival
Songwriter(s)André Popp, Eddy Marnay
Music video
"Mon amour, mon ami" (ORTF, 1967) on YouTube

"Mon amour, mon ami" is a song by French singer and actress Marie Laforêt. It originally appeared on her 1967 EP Marie Laforêt vol. XIII (also known as Mon amour, mon ami).[1]

Composition

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The song was written by André Popp and Eddy Marnay.[1]

Track listing

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7-inch EP Marie Laforêt vol. XIII (1967, Festival FX 1531 M)

A1. "Mon amour, mon ami"
A2. "Sébastien"
B1. "Je suis folle de vous"
B2. "Mon village au fond de l'eau"[1]

Charts

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"Mon amour, mon ami" / "Je suis folle de vous"[1][2]

Chart (1967) Peak
position
Argentina[3] 2
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[4] 25

Covers

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In 1968 Turkish singer Gönül Yazar covered the song in Turkish as "Çapkın Kız".

The song was notably performed by Virginie Ledoyen[5] in François Ozon's 2002 movie 8 Women and by Swedish symphonic metal band Therion in 2012.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "ultratop.be - Marie Laforêt - Mon amour, mon ami". Ultratop. Retrieved 2019-10-30.
  2. ^ "ultratop.be - Marie Laforêt - Je suis folle de vous". Ultratop. Retrieved 2019-10-30.
  3. ^ "Hits of the World" (PDF). Billboard. 26 August 1967. p. 57. ISSN 0006-2510.
  4. ^ "Marie Laforêt – Mon amour, mon ami" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 2019-10-30.
  5. ^ "ultratop.be - Virginie Ledoyen - Mon amour, mon ami". Ultratop. Retrieved 2010-10-30.
  6. ^ "Classiques français version death metal : incroyables reprises !" (in French). leparisien.fr. 2 December 2012. Retrieved 23 April 2020.