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Who sang La Montagne?

Jean Ferrat released the song La Montagne.

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The meaning of the song 'La Montagne ', based on the lyrics

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🎶 La Montagne song analysis

This song laments the massive migration of young people from the countryside to the cities in search of work.

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Jean Ferrat - Short Biography

- Jean Tenenbaum, better known as Jean Ferrat, is a French singer-songwriter born in 1930.
- He wrote songs with sentimental, poetic and political messages.
- He was censored for some of his messages.
- He was known for his melodic talent.
- He put to music many poems of Louis Aragon with his approval.

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- La Montagne is a French song written and performed by Jean Ferrat.
- It was released in 1964 as part of his eponymous album.
- It is his most famous song.
- It was written in the late summer of 1964, during a stay in Antraigues-sur-Volane, where Ferrat would finally settle in 1973.
- The song is inspired by the Ardèche region.
- The inhabitants of Antraigues-sur-Volane adopted the song, calling it "our song".
- In an interview published in 1965, Ferrat claimed to have written the song for his wife Christine Sèvres, which he later denied.
- Ferrat claimed to have written the song very quickly.

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