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Who sang Si j'étais un homme?

Diane Tell released the song Si j'étais un homme. Date of release: 1980.

Release date: 1980
Duration: 04:49

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The meaning of the song 'Si j'étais un homme ', based on the lyrics
What is Si j’étais un homme about?
🎶 Si j’étais un homme song analysis

- The song is about how the woman wishes she was a man, so she could treat her loved one better.

- Some of the things she would do if she were a man are to be more romantic, take him on a trip to see the world and buy him nice things.

- She talks about how society has changed and how people are now more focused on themselves than on love.

- At the end, she says that if only men weren't so quick to find mistresses, there might be more chance for love in the world.

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This explanation is based on the lyrics of ‘Si j’étais un homme’. The meaning is of course subject to interpretation.
The meaning of the song lyrics, in a few words...
The song talks about how the woman wishes she was a man so she could treat her loved one better; in particular, she would be more romantic, take him on trips to see the world and buy him nice things.
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Diane Tell - Short Biography


- Diane Fortin is a Quebec singer and musician, born on December 24, 1959 in Quebec City.

- She is a guitarist and singer, and is known for her hits Gilberto, Les Cinémas-Bars, Si J'étais Un Homme, Marie-Jeanne, Claire et Sophie, Souvent, Longtemps, Énormément, and also the theme song of the musical by Luc Plamondon and Michel Berger, La Légende de Jimmy.
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