Rien dans les mains, rien dans les poches
| "Rien dans les mains, rien dans les poches" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Yves Montand | |
| Released | 1948 |
| Format | 10-inch 78 rpm reocrd |
| Recorded | 14 December 1948 |
| Genre | Foxtrot |
| Length | 3:05 |
| Label | Odeon |
| Songwriter(s) | Henri Betti (music), André Hornez (lyrics) |
Rien dans les mains, rien dans les poches is a French popular song composed in 1948 by Henri Betti with the lyrics by André Hornez.
On December 14, 1948, Yves Montand recorded the song with Bob Castella and his Orchestra. The same day, he recorded an another song composed by Henri Betti : Maître Pierre (lyrics by Jacques Plante) but with an orchestra conducted by Henri Betti himself.
In the same month, the Sœurs Étienne recorded the song with Raymond Legrand and his Orchestra.
In February 1949, Pierre Mingand recorded the song with Émile Stern and his Orchestra.
On December 20, 1949, Luc Barney recorded the song with Daniel White and his Orchestra.
In 1953, the melody of the song is played by a Barrel organ in the movie Soyez les bienvenus in which the melodies of C'est si bon, Mais qu'est-ce que j'ai ? and Maître Pierre are also played. These four songs were composed by Henri Betti and sung by Yves Montand.
On June 9, 1985, Dominique Val sang the song with Robert Quibel and his Orchestra at the TV show Thé Dansant where the songs Mais qu'est-ce que j'ai ? and Maître Pierre are also sung.
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