“The Poor People of Paris” is the English name of a famous melody from France.
The first French language melody was “La goualante du pauvre Jean” (“The Ballad of Poor John”), with music by Marguerite Monnot and words by RenĂ© Rouzaud.[1] Edith Piaf had probably the greatest hit with the first French form.
The melody was adjusted by American musician Jack Lawrence in 1954, and he composed English verses, which are extensively not quite the same as the French. The English-language title emerges to some extent from a confusion of the French title, as “pauvre Jean” was taken for the equivalent sounding “pauvres gens,” which interprets as “poor people.”[2][3]
Lawrence’s verses, which articulate Paris in the French style, as “PaREE,” are only occasionally heard. A large portion of the famous accounts of the tune in the English-talking world have been instrumentals.
Substance
Les Baxter versionEdit
“The Poor People of Paris”
“The Poor People of Paris” by Les Baxter and His Orchestra on Capitol 3336
“The Poor People of Paris” by Les Baxter and His Orchestra on Capitol 3336
Single by Les Baxter and His Orchestra
B-side
Topic from “Helen of Troy”
Mark
State house
Songwriter(s)
Marguerite Monnot
A chronicle of the tune by Les Baxter’s ensemble (Capitol Records inventory number 3336, with the other side “Topic from ‘Helen of Troy'”) was a main hit on the Billboard graph in the US in 1956: for about a month on the Best Sellers in Stores chart,[4][5] for about a month and a half on the Most Played by Jockeys and Hot 100 diagrams, and for three weeks on the Most Played on Jukeboxes outline. This chronicle was likewise delivered in Australia by Capitol under inventory number CP-1044.[6] This adaptation of the tune was additionally the last tune to arrive at number one preceding Elvis Presley’s “Awfulness Hotel” beat the graph.
Baxter’s form highlighted strings, metal, a silent ensemble, tinkling percussion, finger snapping, and a gathering of whistlers.
Winifred Atwell versionEdit
In the exact year, the piano form by Winifred Atwell (Decca Records inventory number F10681)[7] was number one in the UK Singles Chart for three weeks.[3] In Australia, it was delivered as Decca Catalog number Y 6783.[8]