Georges Brassens

Georges Brassens was a French singersongwriter and poet.

Brassens was born in the town of Ste, a town in southern France near Montpellier. Now an iconic figure in France, he achieved fame through his elegant songs with their harmonically complex music for voice and guitar and articulate, diverse lyrics indeed, he is considered one of Frances most accomplished postwar poets. He has also set to music poems by both wellknown and relatively obscure poets, including Louis Aragon , Victor Hugo , Jean Richepin, Franois Villon , and Antoine Pol .

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