Je ne regrette rien - Edith Piaf - 1962 - Live at Nimegue - with English Subtitles

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This song is part of a playlist: Best French Songs with English Subtitles -1960s https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQfF6iPRHOyyuYtKhZM3_-YbxFakXTcGA

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The info below is from Wikipedia:
NON, JE NE REGRETTE RIEN Michel Vaucaire's original title was "Non, je ne trouverai rien" (No, I will not find anything) and that the song was meant for the popular French singer Rosalie Dubois. But, thinking of Édith, he changed the title to "Non, je ne regrette rien" (No, I Regret Nothing). According to journalist Jean Noli, in his book Édith (Éditions Stock 1973), when Charles Dumont and Michel Vaucaire visited Piaf's home at Boulevard Lannes in Paris, on 24 October 1960, she received them in a very impolite and unfriendly manner. Dumont had several times tried to offer Piaf his compositions, but she disliked them and had refused them – the standard was too low, according to her. On that day she was furious that her housekeeper Danielle had arranged a meeting with the two men without informing her. So she let them wait an hour in her living room before she appeared. "As you can see I am extremely tired", she said to them, very irritated. "Hurry up, only one song! Quick to the piano, go ahead!" she commanded. Nervous and perspiring, Dumont sang the song in a low voice. When he finished there was a big silence, as they waited for Piaf's verdict. "Will you sing it again?" asked Piaf in a sharp voice. When he was hardly halfway through, she interrupted him. "Formidable! [Fantastic!]" she exclaimed. "Formidable. This is the song I have been waiting for. It will be my biggest success! I want it for my coming performance at L'Olympia!" Vaucaire, delighted, replied, "Of course, Édith, the song is yours". Piaf dedicated her recording of the song to the Foreign Legion. The song, has now become part of the Foreign Legion heritage and is sung when they are on parade.
EDITH PIAF: Born in poverty, Edith Piaf was a child whose ancestors belonged to the entertainment world for two generations. She grew up shoved around from mother to father, grand-mother to aunts, and lived among prostitutes who were the ones who showed her some affection. Edith believed her weakness for men came from mixing with prostitutes in her grandmother's brothel. She sang from the age of five in the streets and cabaret. In 1935, Piaf was discovered in the Pigalle area of Paris by nightclub owner Louis Leplée who gave her the nickname that would stay with her for the rest of her life and serve as her stage name, La Môme Piaf (Paris slang meaning "The Little Sparrow").Leplée taught her the basics of stage presence and told her to wear a black dress, which became her trademark apparel. Leplée ran an intense publicity campaign leading up to her opening night, attracting the presence of many celebrities, including actor and singer Maurice Chevalier. Her nightclub gigs led to her first two records produced that same year. Piaf's career and fame gained momentum during the German occupation of France. She performed in various nightclubs and brothels, which flourished during the 1940–1945. "L'Accordéoniste" became the first million-seller in Piaf's career. https://youtu.be/ZWYptUvhwLI By 1947, she was in great demand and very successful in Paris as France's most popular entertainer. After a glowing review in the New York Herald, her popularity grew to the point where she eventually appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show eight times, and at Carnegie Hall twice (1956 and 1957). On October 10, 1963, Edith Piaf died at the age of 47 from a ruptured aneurysm due to liver failure. She is worn down by excess, alcohol, morphine, rheumatoid arthritis and the suffering of a lifetime. Her last words: "Every fucking thing we do in this life, we have to pay for it."