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19 Best Songs About Paris That Will Make You Feel Closer To The City of Love

Want to listen to some cool songs about Paris? From jazz, pop, folk, to electronic, this post will give you all the famous Parisian songs that you’ll enjoy!

We’ve seen a number of things about the city of love from Quotes about Paris written by writers, and famous figures that had poetic words to describe the city, captions on Paris to make any photo stand out on Instagram to funny Paris puns that made me fall in Louvre, (see what I did there, those are the kind of puns I am talking about.)

But did you know that there are a number of songs about Paris that describe the French capital in the most beautiful way possible? Well, if you didn’t, I’ve got you covered!

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I can honestly call myself a Francophile who has a special love for Paris and anything about Paris excites me beyond reason! From its famous landmarks , architecture, cute streets to art and this includes songs!

Yes, I’ve become a little obsessed with some of these songs so I decided to share them with you too since I believe you love the city as much as I do; I mean that’s why you’re here!

Whether you’re planning a trip to Paris , want to feel closer to your favorite place, or just want to cure the Paris travel bug, these Parisian songs will transport you directly to the city of love .

Ella Fitzgerald, black and white potrait - another famous singer on the list

Of course, I admit that we may all have different tastes in music but since we have the same love for Paris, I believe you’ll love these Paris songs. All the lyrics may not be about Paris but I will try to bring out the part that relates them to Paris.

To make sure you easily find these Paris songs or Paris chansons as the French call them, I’ve included a link to Youtube on each song where you can watch and listen to them for free.

Famous Songs About Paris

There are innumerable songs about Paris but these are my favorite in no particular order.

They include a mix of Electronic, Pop, Jazz, Folk, and many others. These Paris songs are guaranteed to spark the love, passion, and hope inside you every time you think or listen to them. Pick up your speaker now and let’s jam together.

1. J’ai Deux Amours by Josephine Baker

Released: 1930 | Genre: Dance/Electronic

While the title of this song may leave you wondering if Josephine Baker is torn between two lovers, she’s actually singing about how she is torn between two cities.

On one hand, is the city she resides in and calls home, Manhattan. On the other hand, is Paris, a city she has not been to yet but dreams of visiting. She describes Paris and talks about how it has left her spellbound.

This song embodies the effect Paris has on everyone, and how it leaves one and all mesmerized by everything about it.

It also alludes to the dream most people have of visiting the City of Lights that they have only heard so many things about, at least once in their life.

2. La Vie En Rose by Édith Piaf

Released: 1946 | Genre: Pop

Édith Piaf was a French cabaret singer and was widely regarded as France’s national chanteuse.

This song is probably the most famous among Paris chansons (songs). While, in this song, Édith does not actually talk of Paris, it embodies love hence its association with the City of Love.

It is a slow, romantic, and hopeful rendition in which Édith talks about how we experience love initially through rose-colored glasses, and that’s how we should see the world as well.

She encourages everyone to see the beauty, the positive and exciting side of life, comparing it to the first few moments when you fall in love.

3. I Love Paris by Cole Porter/Ella Fitzgerald

Released: 1953 | Genre: Jazz

I Love Paris is one of the popular songs about Paris. It was first sung by Cole Porter in 1953 followed by other famous personalities like Ella Fitzgerald and Frank Sinatra, among others.

The song describes exactly that, why the singer loves Paris. He talks about how he loves everything about the city, across all seasons – like timeless love.

Whether it be a fair season or an unanticipated season, he loves Paris regardless.

4. Bonjour, Paris! By Audrey Hepburn, Fred Astaire, and Kay Thompson

Released: 1957 | Genre: Jazz

Bonjour, Paris! is a song from the 1957 rom-com musical movie, Funny Face . This song showcases all the popular spots in Paris like Champs-Élysées, Arc de Triomphe, Petit Palais, Montmartre and even the street, Rue de la Paix which is Paris’ famous shopping street.

Audrey is shown to be someone who has been longing to come to the city to see its sights, among other things.

Her dream eventually comes true when a guy from the cast influences his boss to shoot in Paris.

The picturization of this musical movie scene shows the cast going around the city admiring these places.

5. April in Paris by Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong

The first rendition/performance of April in Paris was by Freddy Martin in 1933 for the Broadway musical, Walk a Little Faster .

It became such a hit that it was covered by Sauter-Finegan Orchestra in 1952, making it even more successful.

From thereon, multiple jazz singers have covered it including Count Basie in 1955, whose performance was then inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame, and Ella and Louis two years after that.

The song talks about springtime in Paris and the feelings and visuals associated with it. It is a hopeful song that will transport you to a picturesque scenario.

6. Non, Je ne regrette rien by Édith Piaf

Released: 1960 | Genre: Jazz

This is probably the 2nd most famous song by Édith Piaf, and on this list of the best songs about Paris, after La Vie En Rose .

Like the earlier song by her, the subject of this one too isn’t Paris but, since France’s national idol is singing it, one can connect it to the city and its people.

The song’s title translates to “No, I regret nothing.” It talks about how one should be hopeful, despite the adversities faced.

In good times and bad, you have to have a positive outlook and not regret anything you did or any path that you chose.

7. Les Champs-Elysée by Joe Dassin

Released: 1969 | Genre: Jazz

As the song begins, few truly recognize it but, once it reaches the chorus, everyone sings along.

This song personifies the broadest and most beautiful avenue in Paris, Les Champs-Elysées.

The boulevard is lined with numerous restaurants, cafes, and shops attracting large crowds, thus making it the busiest street in Paris.

The singer celebrates this avenue and talks about the various kinds of people who make their way here.

Today, every year, on Bastille Day (July 14th), France’s national day, the largest military parade goes through this avenue.

Another reason why it’s famous besides housing popular fashion brands is that it’s the final stretch of France’s famous cycling race, the Tour de France.

8. Where Do You Go to (My Lovely) By Peter Sarstedt

Released: 1969 | Genre: Folk

This song has Peter Sarstedt singing to his childhood friend, Marie Claire, who grew up in poverty in Naples.

She now lives in Paris while wining and dining with the rich and famous. He asks her thoughts and feelings when she’s alone, not living a luxurious life.

Thus alluding to the fact that she might not have been as happy and content as she portrayed to the outside world.

Peter, although not French, sings about many French references like Boulevard St. Michel and Sorbonne, and personalities like Picasso, Zizi Jeanmaire, and Sacha Distel.

9. Paris by Faith Hill

Released: 2005 | Genre: Country

When you listen to Paris (which is off the album fireflies), it might seem like a love song, but in actuality, that is far from the truth.

When it was first played for her by the songwriters, Faith Hill also thought it was a love song. They let her believe that for a while.

However, the story goes that the 3 songwriters took a train to Paris from London on Bastille Day.

The anticipated celebratory day (joie de vivre) turned out to be a gruesome one when a fight broke out while the trio was waiting for a cab.

Verges, one of the 3, got knocked out cold with a broken nose and a bloody face.

When he came around, he was in an ambulance being taken to the hospital while his friends didn’t know where he was transported to and had no way of contacting him. Eventually, they returned to London and wrote this song.

10. Crazy Paris by Horny United

Released: 2008 | Genre: Electronic

Like most electronic numbers, Crazy Paris is not big on lyrics and falls short in that department.

There’s no history or story behind this 2008 number. In fact, the singer also has a pretty low social profile. I guess he lets his music do the talking.

The song has a cool head-bobbing tune with alternating segments of catchy beats and lyrics.

The only linkage to Paris is in the name and the recurring occurrence of the word in the minimal lyrics.

11. Paris (Ooh La La) By Grace Potter and the Nocturnals

Released: 2010 | Genre: Rock

This rock n’ roll number is a sexy, sassy one in which Grace practically says that she wants to get down and dirty in a lyrical manner.

The chorus is repetitive, but the guitar strums more than make up for it. The song will make you want to crank up the volume and get pumped up like a rock star.

Such is the beat and rhythm of this song that it was covered by numerous people across different talent shows like The Voice and The X Factor.

Pamela Anderson even danced to this number in Dancing with the Stars.

12. La Seine by Vanessa Paradi & M

Released: 2011 | Genre: Pop

La Seine is a chanson taken from an animated movie, Un Monstre à Paris (A Monster in Paris).

In the film, the main character, Lucille, a cabaret singer, performs on stage in a song and dance manner to the tunes of a guitar and an accompanying band.

The guitar-playing character, who eventually sings with Lucille, is the monster referenced in the movie’s title.

While the movie is set in 1910, when the main river that runs through Paris, La Seine, had flooded the streets of Paris and its surrounding towns, the song is an ode to the river itself.

13. Paris by Lana Del Ray

Released: 2012 (leaked) | Genre: Alternative Pop

This 2012 song by Lana Del Ray was actually recorded a year earlier but didn’t make it to her chart-topping 2 nd album, Born to Die. It leaked as a solo but didn’t gain as much fame as the album.

The song talks about how the monotony of life has gotten to her and her significant other.

She feels the answer is for him to take her to Paris, so that’s what she asks him to do.

She then narrates how crazy and wild their life could be there. She also references famous Parisian monuments like Sacré-Cœur and Tour Eiffel, also mentioning Yves Saint Laurent.

14. Paris by Little Dragon

Released: 2012 | Genre: Alternative Indie; Dance/Electronic

Paris by Little Dragon is a sad pop song about moving on and celebrating the departed instead of letting their loss absorb you.

The band’s lead singer, Yukimi Nagano, sings about a long-distance friendship and how it was tragically cut short by the death of her friend.

It is about going through the loss of someone close and how she decides to go to Paris, where their rendezvous was supposed to happen.

She feels somewhat weird experiencing things without the person, but ultimately, she knows she has to move on, so that’s what she strives to do.

It is probably the saddest song about Paris, at least on this list, though it doesn’t sound like that if you just listen to the music without knowing the lyrics.

15. Little French Song by Carla Bruni

Released: 2013 | Genre: Pop

This song has been sung by singer turned model, Carla Bruni, who then became the French First Lady (now former).

She sings about how when everything is going wrong, singing a little French song will make things better. This is an upbeat number, so it might genuinely work in uplifting your mood.

Through the song, she takes you around Paris – Pigalle, Saint Louis Island, Tuileries, and Bastille.

She also talks about French poets, writers, and singers, even referencing Édith Piaf. She says they may not be like Elvis Presley, Ella Fitzgerald, or Louis Armstrong, but they are famous worldwide nonetheless.

16. Paris by Night by Bénabar

Released: 2014 | Genre: Pop

As the song title suggests, Bruno Nicolini, or Bénabar as he is known, talks about Paris at night .

His French chansons often have him singing about daily life events; some funny, some cynical.

In this foot-tapping song, he describes how Paris is bustling at night. People are going out for dinner to bistros and restaurants, heading for an after-work drink to bars, and making their way to clubs to dance the night away.

His friends invite him to do the same with them. And even though he is initially hesitant, he ends up going anyway and having a lovely time.

17. Paname by Slimane

Released: 2016 | Genre: Pop

The name, Paname, is a Paris nickname given to Paris and its suburbs. In this song , Slimane sings about how he wants to go to Paris with his backpack, songs, and dreams.

He dreams of taking his mother to Paris so that she can hear him sing there.

He talks about how he thinks the Parisian people are and how their way of life is. He then goes on to relate himself in those same situations. He visualizes them (him & his mother) there and how they would go on about their day.

Paname is a song about hope, and how everyone has dreams to make it big in a city they dream of tasting success in.

18. Paris by Sabrina Carpenter

Released: 2018 | Genre: Pop

In Paris , Sabrina sings about her love for the City of Love, how it is incomparable and romantic. Could we disagree? In reality, too, Sabrina has been a fan of the city and had dreamed of visiting it for years. (I mean, can you blame her?)

Those feelings of admiration and longing have reflected in the song. But in fact, she wrote this song after her trip to Paris for her show, and successively, her 18 th birthday that she spent there.

She talks about leaving town and going to Paris to find love but eventually realizes that she already has it. To add a little Parisian charm to it, she even sings the bridge in French.

19. Bienvenue Chez Moi by Bigflo & Oli

Released: 2018 | Genre: Dance Electronic

Through Bienvenue Chez Moi , Bigflo and Oli take you not just through Paris but through the entire country of France.

They talk about the beautiful cities of Bordeaux, Normandy, Marseille, and Strasbourg, among others. It’s like taking a tour de France.

Be it the French valleys, beaches , towns, or cities , you can visualize it all and picture yourself living out the lyrics.

If you ask me, this is probably one of the best songs about Paris if you want to know about France, its wonderful places, and what each of them is famous for.

Final Thoughts on the Best Parisian Songs

Just like poets and writers, many singers expressed their love and admiration for Paris through what they do best; singing!

So if you were looking for that one song to listen to and envision your life in the city of lights, I hope that some of these lyrics about Paris have transported you to the city of love and put a smile on your face while imagining it.

Do you have any favorites? Let me know in the comments below which of these Parisian songs transported you or any that gave you that special connection.

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36 Songs About Paris That Will Bring You There Instantly

Are you looking for the best songs about Paris out there? Then you’ve come to the right place! Paris, also known as the city of love , is a city that has inspired many artists, so it comes as no surprise that numerous songs have been written about it.

In this list, I’ve collected some of the best and most famous songs about the French capital.

Whether you’re about to go on a trip to Paris, you’re feeling nostalgic about your last trip or you’re simply dreaming about visiting the city of love, these songs will bring you in the right mood. Some of them will even make you feel as if you were sitting in a little Parisian café instantly.

So without further ado, from Edith Piaf to Jay Z and Kanye West , here are some of the best and most famous Parisian songs.

>> Read: The Best Quotes About Paris to Inspire Your Next Trip

Best Parisian songs

Songs about Paris in English

Let’s start with some of the best songs about Paris in English. These include many oldies, some rock songs about Paris and more!

1. Eartha Kitt – Under the Bridges of Paris (1955)

Although I placed this song in the section containing English songs about Paris, it’s a bit of an exception. Under the Bridges of Paris contains both English and French lyrics.

Nevertheless, Eartha Kitt was an American jazz singer so I think her song fits this section better than the French one.

How would you like to be Down by the Seine with me Oh what I’d give for a moment or two Under the bridges of Paris with you

2. Little Dragon – Paris (2014)

The music in this beautiful song might sound upbeat but the lyrics are actually pretty sad. It speaks about losing someone you love and then moving away to Paris in an attempt to cope with the loss.

Spirit divide Drift alone I waved her goodbye I carried on Dreams pass My black dress Folded on a big mess I’m changing my next flight to Paris

3. Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong – April in Paris (1957)

This duet talks about Paris in the springtime and how beautiful it is during this time of the year. It’s one of the most famous songs about Paris by two talented American musicians.

Till April in Paris, chestnuts in blossom Holiday tables under the trees April in Paris, this is a feeling That no one can ever reprise

4. The Stranglers – Let’s Tango in Paris (1972)

Let’s Tango in Paris is a song from the 1970s that speaks exactly about what its title predicts: having a good time and tangoing in Paris.

You might find yourself with me Share your glass of vanity We’re away Every day Not so far for me to say I could take you there today Let’s tango in Paris.

5. Faith Hill – Paris (2005)

Faith Hill is one of the most successful American country singers. Her song Paris talks about how she would do everything for someone, but she can’t give them Paris.

Is I’d give this world to you Every rock and every stone every masterpiece in rome And if you asked me to I’d steel the mona lisa, tear it up in little pieces And lay them at your feet For all the world to see But tonight I can’t give you Paris

6. Carla Bruni – Little French Song (2013)

I have to admit that this is not my favourite song on this list, but it’s true that this little French song is uplifting.

Carla Bruni is the former first lady of France, she’s married to Nicolas Sarkozy, who was the president of France from 2007 to 2012.

Et quand on ne sait plus where to belong Try for a little french song French songs will take you to Paris, to Pigalle ou L’Île Saint-Louis French song are dancing sous la pluie, de Bastille aux Tuileries

7. Jonathan Richman – Give Paris One More Chance (1983)

If you’re looking for rock songs about Paris, then this might be the song for you! In this song, Jonathan Rinchman acknowledges that Paris is not all sunshine and rainbows, but he still wants to give the city one more chance.

Well now I’m calling it arrogant, calling it cruel (Give Paris one more chance) And also trop civilisé et mon dieu, c’est trop cool (Give Paris one more chance) But if you don’t think Paris was made for love Maybe your heart needs a telegram from up above If you don’t think Paris was made for love Well give Paris one more chance

8. Ella Fitzgerald – I love Paris (1953)

Back in the day, Ella Fitzgerald was one of the most popular jazz singers in the United States. Her song I Love Paris was first introduced in the musical Can-Can , which tells the story of showgirls in Montmartre at the end of the 19th century.

If you like Frank Sinatra, you’ll be happy to hear that there’s also a version of this song sung by him.

I love Paris in the springtime I love Paris in the fall I love Paris in the winter when it drizzles I love Paris in the summer when it sizzles

9. Jay-Z & Kanye West – Niggas In Paris (2011)

This song was inspired by Kanye West’s travels in Paris. It won two Grammy Awards when it was released in 2011; one for the best rap song and one for the best rap performance.

What’s Gucci, my nigga? What’s Louis, my killer? What’s drugs, my dealer? What’s that jacket, Margiela? Doctors say I’m the illest ‘Cause I’m suffering from realness Got my niggas in Paris and they going gorillas, huh

10. Fred Astaire – Paris Loves Lovers (1955)

The title of this song says it all. Paris is often dubbed the city of love and that’s exactly what this song is about.

Paris loves lovers, for lovers it’s heaven above Paris tells lovers, love is supreme, wake up your dream and make love Only in Paris one discovers the urge to merge with the splurge of the spring Paris loves lovers for lovers know that love is everything

11. Elliott Smith – Place Pigalle

I hadn’t heard about Elliott Smith before writing this post, but I’ve been listening to this song on repeat ever since discovering it, and I can’t wait to listen to more of his music.

Place Pigalle is a neighbourhood in Paris, and this song speaks about falling in love while staying there on a holiday.

From the bar they walk to Place Pigalle The taxi waved down Goodnight, sleep well Now it’s just a step to the door And he wants all the more to bring her away Out of this temporary half holiday

12. Doris Day – The River Seine (1950)

Doris Day was a famous American actress and singer, you may know her from the song Que Sere Sera , which she sang in the 1956 movie The Man Who Knew Too Much . This song, however, is about Paris’ famous river, the Seine.

The Seine, when she starts on her travels, Lazily flows from her source. Slowly, her length she unravels, Twisting and turning her course.

13. Lana Del Rey – Take Me to Paris (2012)

Take Me to Paris was written for Lana Del Rey’s album Born to Die , which came out in 2011, but it was scrapped before the album was released. One year later, however, the song leaked. That might be a good thing, though, because this song will make you dream about Paris, just like the singer is doing.

Take me to Paris Let’s go there and never look back Paris (ooh), we can be crazy like that You’re such a naughty boy Why you taking that Polaroid? Put on a show you’ll enjoy Take me to Paris (Ooh, la-la, ooh, la-la) (x2)

14. St. Vincent – Paris is Burning (2007)

Paris is Burning is a song on St. Vincent’s debut album Marry Me . It’s a beautiful, somewhat dark piece describing a revolt in the French capital.

We are waiting on a telegram To give us news of the fall I am sorry to report Dear Paris is burning after all

15. Florent Pagny – Chatelet Les Halles

This song by Florent Pagny, one of France’s most famous singers, was named after one of the largest underground train stations in the world; Chatelet Les Halles in Paris.

Entre gris et graffitis où s’enferme le quotidien Et des murs tellement petits qu’on entend tout des voisins Avec pour seul vis-à-vis des montagnes de parpaings Où déambule l’ennui et se traînent des destins Le samedi après-midi, prendre des souterrains Aller voir où ça vit de l’autre côté, ligne un

16. Grace Potter And The Nocturnals – Paris (Ooh La La) (2010)

To be honest, this one is not my favourite but a lot of people do like it. Therefore, this upbeat song cannot miss on a list of songs about Paris.

If I was a man I’d make my move If I was a blade I’d shave you smooth If I was a judge I’d break the law And if I was from Paris If I was from Paris I would say Oh la la la la la la la (x4)

17. Sabrina Carpenter – Paris (2018)

Paris by Sabrina Carpenter is a relatively new song about Paris. The singer wrote it with Brett McLaughlin and Jason Evigan after her first trip to Paris, which was for her 18th birthday.

It’s so romantic in Paris Won’t even try to compare it Thought I was sure that I’d find it But I already have love in LA

18. Audrey Hepburn, Fred Astaire, And Kay Thompson – Bonjour, Paris! (1957)

This is a song from the classic Audrey Hepburn movie Funny Face . It’s about a bookworm that becomes a model and travels to Paris with a famous photographer and a magazine editor.

I’m strictly (a) tourist But I couldn’t care less. When they parlez-vous me Then I gotta confess. That’s for me: Bonjour, Paris!

French songs about Paris

Are you looking for the best Parisian songs in the French language?

Music is one of the things France is famous for , and whether you understand the language or not, some of the following songs will make you feel as if you were in this city right now!

19. Edith Piaf – Sous le Ciel de Paris (1951)

Sous le Ciel de Paris may actually be the most famous song about Paris, and it’s also one of my favourites on this list. Over the years, it has been covered by many artists including Jacqueline François, Mireille Mathieu and Zaz.

There are also some English versions of this song with the title Under Paris Skies .

Sous le ciel de Paris Marchent des amoureux Hum, hum Leur bonheur se construit Sur un air fait pour eux

20. Maurice Chevalier – Paris je t’aime d’amour (1930)

This love song about Paris was originally performed by Maurice Chevalier in 1930 but it was covered by French singer Patrick Bruel more recently.

Paris je t’aime, je t’aime, je t’aime Avec ivresse, Comme une maîtresse ! Tu m’oublieras bien vite et pourtant Mon cœur est tout chaviré en te quittant !

21. Booba – Paname (2011)

Is rap more of your kind of music? Then this song might be the one for you! Booba is a popular French rapper who grew up in the suburbs of Paris.

Rappeurs, producteurs et quelques journalistes J’suis là pour le khalis demande à Kaaris Rien n’égale notre charisme négro ici c’est Paris à risque C’est la guerre chez nous c’est pas Peace, Bagdad c’est la isme Le rap français, ma target-practice Neuf-deux tout est vrai, rien n’est factice

22. Charles Trenet – Les Oiseaux De Paris (1939)

Les Oiseaux De Paris talks about someone who left Paris to go live in America, Africa and other places around the world. He misses his home town though and talks to a bird from Paris who built a nest at his hotel.

Les oiseaux de Paris Me réveillent la nuit Par leurs chants et leurs cris Ils font bien plus de bruit Qu’les autos

23. Léo Marjane – Sur les Pavés de Paris

If you like Edith Piaf’s music, you may like Léo Marjane too. Together with Piaf, Marjane was one of France’s most famous female singers in the 1940s.

Refrain d’amour fleuri Sur les pavés de Paris Chanson des jours dorés Que l’on a tous murmuré Dans tous les cœurs épris C’est le bonheur qui sourit Tout le long des faubourgs Et malgré le ciel gris

24. Charles Aznavour – La Bohême (1965)

This beautiful piece tells the story of bohemian artists living in the Parisian Montmartre quarter. It’s a nostalgic song by Charles Aznavour, one of France’s most famous singers.

Je vous parle d’un temps Que les moins de vingt ans Ne peuvent pas connaître Montmartre en ce temps-là Accrochait ses lilas Jusque sous nos fenêtres

25. Louise Attaque – Les Nuits Parisiennes (1997)

Louise Attaque is one of my favourite French bands! In their song Les Nuits Parisiennes, they talk about Parisian nights and how they’d like to see what nights are like in other places too.

J’vis toujours des soirées parisiennes Et j’voudrais vivre des soirées belles à Sienne Et vivre au vent, à feu, à sang M’ouvrir aux sentiments

26. Jacques Brel – Les Prénoms de Paris (1962)

Belgian singer Jacques Brel didn’t only sing about Brussels and Amsterdam but he also sang about Paris. His song Les Prénoms de Paris has been described as “a kind of romantic tourist guide about Paris”.

Le soleil qui se lève et caresse les toits Et c’est Paris le jour La Seine qui se promène et me guide du doigt Et c’est Paris toujours Et mon cœur qui s’arrête sur ton cœur qui sourit C’est Paris bonjour Ta main dans ma main qui me dit déjà oui C’est Paris l’amour

27. Joe Dassin – Champs Elysées (1969)

This cheerful song is one of the most famous and iconic French songs out there. It’s about a man who’s taking a stroll along the famous Champs-Elysées in Paris.

Aux Champs-Elysées, aux Champs-Elysées Au soleil, sous la pluie, à midi ou à minuit Il y a tout ce que vous voulez aux Champs-Elysées

28. Yves Montand – A Paris (1948)

A Paris is a famous song that was composed by Francis Lemarque, who was born in Paris. Lemarque composed many songs for Yves Montand after the two met in 1946.

À Paris Quand un amour fleurit Ça fait pendant des semaines Deux coeurs qui se sourient Tout ça parce qu’ils s’aiment À Paris

29. Josephine Baker – J’ai Deux Amours (1930)

In this song, Josephine Baker celebrates her two loves (which is the title of the song) as an American expat in Paris. It’s known that Baker distanced herself from the U.S.A., where she was born, after moving to the French capital.

J’ai deux amours Mon pays et Paris Par eux toujours Mon cœur est ravi Manhattan est belle Mais à quoi bon le nier C’qui m’ensorcelle, c’est Paris C’est Paris tout entier

30. Vanessa Paradis & Matthieu Chedid – La Seine (2011)

This song from Vanessa Paradis is from the French animated movie Un Monstre à Paris . There’s also an English version of the song that was recorded for the English version of the movie ( A Monster in Paris )

Je ne sais, ne sais, ne sais pas pourquoi On s’aime comme ça, la Seine et moi Je ne sais, ne sais, ne sais pas pourquoi On s’aime comme ça, la Seine et moi

31. Maurice Chevalier – Ca c’est Paris

Maurice Chevalier (you can find another of his songs on #20 of this list) was born in Paris and often sang about the city. Back in the day, he was a famous French actor and singer.

Paris… reine du monde Paris… c’est une blonde Le nez retroussé, l’air moqueur Les yeux toujours rieurs Tous ceux qui te connaissent Grisés par tes caresses S’en vont mais revienn’nt toujours Paris… à tes amours !

32. Claude Nougaro – Paris Mai (1968)

Claude Nougaro wrote his song Paris Mai after the civil unrest taking place in France in May 1968. This month was marked by demonstrations, strikes and the occupation of universities and factories. It got to a point where political leaders feared civil war or a revolution.

Nougaro lived in Paris at that time and he was profoundly touched by the events that took place.

J’aime Paris au mois de mai Quand les bourgeons renaissent Qu’une nouvelle jeunesse S’empare de la vieille cité Qui se met à rayonner

33. Édith Piaf – Les Amants de Paris (1948)

Les Amants de Paris is another beautiful song by Edith Piaf, one of the most famous French singers (you may know her from La Vie en Rose ). This song speaks about Parisian lovers.

Les amants de Paris couchent sur ma chanson. A Paris, les amants s’aiment à leur façon. Les refrains que je leur dis, C’est plus beau que les beaux jours. Ça fait des tas de printemps et le printemps fait l’amour.

34. Mireille Mathieu – Paris en Colère (1966)

This song celebrates the Resistance movement and the liberty of France. It portrays Paris as a human being who is both angry and courageous.

Paris se réveille Et il ouvre ses prisons Paris a la fièvre Il la soigne à sa façon

35. Bénabar – Paris by Night (2014)

As its name predicts, Paris by Night is a song about all the things you can do at night in the French capital. It talks about going out for dinner, going to the bar and clubbing.

Paris by night Au hasard de la nuit qui nous prend par la main et nous laisse au matin Paris by night Ce qui me réjouit c’est qu’on regrettera demain que ce dont on se souvient

36. Jacques Dutronc – Paris s’éveille (1968)

Paris s’eveille is one of the most famous French songs about Paris. In 1991, this song was even voted the best French-language single of all time!

Il est cinq heures Paris s’éveille Paris s’éveille Le café est dans les tasses Les cafés nettoient leurs glaces Et sur le boulevard Montparnasse La gare n’est plus qu’une carcasse

Songs about Paris – Final thoughts

And voila! These were 36 of the best and most famous songs about Paris. I hope you found exactly what you were looking for.

What’s your favourite song about Paris? Or do you think a Parisian song is missing from this list? Let me know in the comments! I’m keeping this list updated and am keeping an eye open for new songs about Paris coming out as well.

Did you enjoy this post and would you like to discover more music? You may also like this article with some of the best songs about travelling .

Laura Meyers

Laura Meyers is the founder of Laure Wanders. She was born in Belgium and has travelled to over 40 countries, many of them solo. She currently spends most of her time between Belgium and South Asia and loves helping other travellers plan their adventures abroad.

The 20 best songs about Paris

Gearing up for a trip to the City of Light? Get in the mood with our run-down of the absolute best songs about Paris

Paris has been a go-to subject for artists of all stripes, across every medium for generations – just check out these films where the City of Light very much gets top billing. So it’s no surprise there have been so many thousands of pop and jazz songs written about the French capital, too. From nostalgic and subversive locals who capture the real essence of life in this miraculous city to wide-eyed foreign visitors riffing about what it is that makes it such a magnet for outsiders, these are the absolute best songs about Paris according to us. Bonne écoute!

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20. ‘La Bohème’ – Charles Aznavour 

First recorded in 1965, this classic of the chanson genre is both a tribute to the Armenian-French singer’s upbringing in Montmartre and a lament to the changing face of his beloved neighbourhood. Aznavour’s signature song – which would become an international hit, thanks to Italian , Spanish , English and German re-recordings – is an adieu to the long-gone days of real, villagey, bohemian Montmartre. In it, he remembers a hungry yet contented childhood spent toiling away at artworks in this northern area of Paris, which has today, in parts, become a victim of its own success. Although it has nothing on the original, also check out this 9-minute rework from Chilean composer-producer Nicolas Jaar, which does a decent job of transposing Aznavour’s nostalgia and melancholy to the dance floor.

19. ‘Give Paris One More Chance’ – Jonathan Richman

‘The home of Piaf and Charles Aznavour must have done something right,’ chants legendary singer-songwriter Jonathan Richman in this typically wide-eyed ode to the City of Love and the pioneering chanteurs and chanteuses it gave us. ‘And if you doubt that Paris was made for love,’ he muses in the refrain, ‘give Paris one more chance.’ A pivotal turning point in Richman’s impressive and prolific career, 1983 album ‘Jonathan Sings!’ was the musician’s first solo outing after he effectively ditched proto-punk outfit the Modern Lovers in 1979, and this stripped-back tribute is its centrepiece. Haters will say it’s overly simple and naïve, fans will call it rock ‘n’ roll songwriting at its best.

18. ‘Paris Sous les Bombes’ – Suprême NTM

The hip-hop duo comprising JoeyStarr and Kool Shen – who some consider the godfathers of French rap – showed real signs of genius on their third album, the provocatively titled ‘Paris Sous les Bombes’ (‘bombes’ being a reference to the Aerosol cans used by the duo’s graffiti artist friends). Notorious for rubbing the authorities up the wrong way, the two rappers tackle gang life in the Seine-Saint-Denis banlieues . On the title track, they reminisce about adrenaline-fuelled nights spent spray-painting their neighbourhood walls, with plenty of shout-outs to graffiti gangs like the Funky COP and the 93 crew. Working in an ingenious sample of Eric B and Rakim’s ‘My Melody’ , renowned hip-hop producer Lucien lays down a sinister, infectious funk of a beat, while Starr and Shen fire creepy whispered rhymes over the top.

17. ‘J’ai Deux Amours’ – Josephine Baker

In what has become a pseudo-anthem for the American expat in Paris, ‘J’ai Deux Amours’ plays on Josephine Baker’s dual status as both foreigner and adopted resident of the capital. Celebrating her two cultural loves (the literal translation of the title is ‘I have two loves’), the lyrics from Géo Koger and Henri Varna may also serve – some have suggested – as a metaphor for Baker’s bisexuality, which was subject to much attention during her pre-WWII heyday. During the war, the singer/dancer/cabaret artist retrained as a counter-espionage agent, before working for the Croix-Rouge and later in intelligence for the Résistance movement. By 1945, she’d very much distanced herself from her native USA, to such an extent that she would eventually change the second verse of the refrain from ‘J’ai deux amours, mon pays et Paris’ (‘I have two loves, my country and Paris’) to ‘J’ai deux amours, mon pays, c’est Paris’ (‘I have two loves, my country is Paris’).

16. ‘Under the Bridges of Paris’ – Eartha Kitt

Vincent Cotto and Jean Rodor wrote the original ‘Sous les Ponts de Paris’ way back in 1913, but the song only really came into its own when English verses were added by lyricist Dorcas Cochran four decades later. Although recordings were subsequently taped with the likes of Dean Martin and Vera Lynn (among others), it’s Eartha Kitt’s exquisitely recorded version that really stands out. Set to a backing of accordion-mimicking orchestral flourishes and a swaying nursery-rhyme lilt, Kitt’s quirky yet soulful voice is at its most striking. Lyrically, couplets like ‘How would you like to be / down by the Seine with me’ are timeless, and have no doubt inspired countless real-life lovers to head to the quais .

15. ‘Paris is Burning’ – St. Vincent

In 2006, American musician Annie Clark was busy leading a double life as touring guitarist extraordinaire for the likes of Sufjan Stevens and the Polyphonic Spree and as mysterious solo artist under the moniker St. Vincent, making dark indie-pop out of her bedroom on rudimentary DIY software. A good six or seven years before she became the critical art-rock darling and massive crossover star she is today, debut album ‘Marry Me’ was a dark, brave and ornately composed work that contained many of the hallmarks of her later material but that was largely overlooked at the time. At its centre lies ‘Paris is Burning’, a downbeat waltz with a martial vibe and a dizzying array of guitar sounds that describes an underclass revolt in the city – perhaps in reference to the Paris Commune of 1871. The image of such a wondrous city in flames also works as a metaphor for something more relatable, like struggling to get out of a destructive relationship.

14. ‘Place Pigalle’ – Elliott Smith

Following his lengthy 1999 world tour, the late, great Elliott Smith settled down in Paris for a few months. Every so often, B-sides and ‘lost songs’ of Smith’s seem to appear out of nowhere – most likely stored away on personal four-track recorders or in mysterious record label vaults – and one of the best of these forgotten demos stems from his time spent in Paris. The 9th arrondissement square at the foot of Montmartre – the ‘Place Pigalle’ – provides the charming setting and the subject is a fleeting relationship he had with a French girl on this ‘temporary half-holiday’. Recorded just before the release of his final and most successful album ‘Figure 8’, the track is a tender, string-laden rumination on love in a foreign city.

13. ‘Paname’ – Booba

‘Je rappe so easily,’ he says in a fluid Franglais. It’s exactly the kind of self-aggrandising remark we’ve come to expect from the biggest star in contemporary French rap, who in this song imagines himself watching over the sprawling city and its western suburbs. Referred to familiarly as ‘Paname’, Paris is Booba’s dominion, and on this track he exalts the city, himself and his lifestyle, while also not forgetting to ridicule his critics. With bits of Arabic and Senegalese dropped in here and there, the profoundly dark lyrics are shot through with braggadocio, comparing his flow to a gunshot and boasting that he’s so rich you’d think he's a narco-trafficker. But it’s not just a personal display of power – the chorus, after all, contains a very explicit political message. For him, Front National leader Marine Le Pen represents the scourge-like ‘racaille’ (‘trash’ or ‘vermin’) of the French state, which is his response to a heinous comment the politician once made about immigrants.

12. ‘I Love Paris’ – Ella Fitzgerald

This straightforwardly-named songbook standard was written by famed songwriter Cole Porter in 1953 and later performed by names as diverse as Bing Crosby , Screamin’ Jay Hawkins and Frank Sinatra . But nothing tops Ella Fitzgerald’s magical take, which appears on her 1956 album ‘Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Songbook’. The song is as simple as homages go, with Paris simply a symbol of enduring beauty: ‘I love Paris every moment / every moment of the year / I love Paris, why oh why do I love Paris / because my love is near’. Fitzgerald’s brilliantly produced session puts her impeccable phrasing and clarity of tone at the fore, while the between-verse big band passages are as sweet as they are stately.

11. ‘Free Man in Paris’ (Live) – Joni Mitchell

Though never mentioned by name, entertainment mogul David Geffen is the subject of this highlight from Mitchell’s jazzy ‘Court and Spark’ album. A friend of hers in the early 1970s, ‘free man’ Geffen was the top dog at Asylum Records at the time and he had made his thoughts and feelings about the job perfectly clear when the pair holidayed together in Paris. It was only when travelling around the French capital that he felt free from the constraints and demands of his role, as Mitchell’s trilling refrain describes: ‘I’m a free man in Paris / I felt unfettered and alive / there was nobody calling me up for favours / and no one’s future to decide’. Sung from Mitchell’s lips but from Geffen’s perspective, many consider the song to convey a strong message of empowerment for young women. The best version is this live rendition from the ‘Shadows and Light’ show, which has Jaco Pastorius doing his mesmerising jazz bass thing in the background.

10. ‘Paris’ – Little Dragon

Nobody does sad pop music quite like the Swedes, and this 2014 track from Gothenburg four-piece Little Dragon must surely be one of the saddest songs ever written – however tangentially – about the French capital. Taking the city as a hypothetical future rendezvous for a long-distance friendship that’s already been tragically cut short, lead singer Yukimi Nagano tells of how Paris was the marvellous location she and her departed friend had at last decided to meet. They never would, alas, and the song is really about feeling alone, while moving forward and leaving sadness behind: ‘It’s that time to transform / to come around, I’m changing,’ sings Nagano. It was on this song that her smooth and adaptable voice would really come in its own, both in the RnB-inflected verses and the breathy, Jane Birkin-style French interlude, in which she marvels at the vivacity of the City of Light: ‘La Suède est où je vis / Mais c’est à Paris que je me sens en vie’ (‘I live in Sweden / but Paris is where I feel alive’).

9. ‘Ménilmontant’ – Charles Trenet

If you’ve never dipped into Charles Trenet’s imposing back catalogue of nearly 1,000 songs, ‘Ménilmontant’ is one of the best places to start. Rare among his contemporaries for having written most of his own material, Trenet always drew great inspiration from Paris and this song is a poignant personal homage to the north-eastern neighbourhood. Beautifully structured, wittily delivered and packed with poetic detail, he sweetly recalls the beaux jours of his upbringing spent hopping on and off trains, at church, on the streets and enjoying live music. Arriving in 1938, a year before he was called up to serve in the French army, these nostalgic ruminations on his ‘souvenirs jamais perdus’ (‘memories never to be forgotten’) are infused with both fondness and a creeping sense of pathos.

8. ‘1901’ – Phoenix

It can be difficult to interpret the lyrics of Versailles band Phoenix. ‘1901’ – a sleeper hit from 2009’s breakthrough fourth album ‘Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix’ – was the song that would introduce the band to a vast throng of new fans, and yet, frontman Thomas Mars’s accented sing-song English didn’t really make a whole deal of sense. Fortunately, the singer would eventually spill the beans about the song’s deeper meaning in a live session , stating that ‘1901’ was a ‘fantasy about Paris’ before and during the Belle Époque – which is when he reckons the city was at its cultural and artistic zenith. Previously unclear references to 1855 (the year of France’s first international exhibition) and a certain ‘material tower’ suddenly made much more sense. In any case, the song is an aptly bouncy tribute to the city and it would set the blueprint for Phoenix’s now-classic pop-rock sound: pristine production, tight arrangements and clean guitar lines that ring around your head for hours afterwards.

7. ‘Sous le Ciel de Paris’ – Edith Piaf

With music written by Hubert Giraud and lyrics from Jean Dréjac, ‘Sous le Ciel de Paris’ is the lead song from the little-known 1951 film of the same title. First performed by Jean Bretonnière but transformed into something altogether more powerful by Edith Piaf in 1954, the song once again pays homage to the enduring beauty and magical fairy-tale quality of the city. In this rendition, France’s famed national chanteuse applies her throaty Belleville twang to lines like ‘Sous le ciel de paris / coule un fleuve joyeux’ (‘under the sky of Paris / runs a joyous river’) with such emotion and charisma you can’t but help believe her when she claims that deep down, Parisians are ‘un peuple épris de sa vieille cité’ (‘a people enamoured with their old city’). Piaf often sang about the hilly north-eastern alleys she grew up on, and this song – although written by someone else – overflows with similar such homey descriptions of street musicians and thoughtful flâneurs . It finishes brilliantly, with the image of a rainbow glimmering up above.

6. ‘Paris 1919’ – John Cale

Back in 1973, following turns as a producer for the likes of the Stooges and Nico, a couple of iffy solo albums, and having just co-founded one of the world’s most important ever rock bands in the Velvet Underground, legendary avant-gardist John Cale put out possibly the most accessible album of his career. Met with shamefully little fanfare, ‘Paris 1919’ was the classically trained musician’s first and only foray into sweetly melodic baroque pop, packed full with luscious horns, strings and simple piano phrasings. In stark contrast to the upbeat feel of the arrangements, his playful, Dada-inspired lyrics were far from straightforward, with the whole album being described by many as a bizarre reimagining of the Paris Peace Conference of 1919. Kicking off side B, the astonishing title track is best read as merely impressionistic, Cale’s musings intended to evoke an atmosphere and not to be taken at face value.

5. ‘Niggas in Paris’ – Jay-Z & Kanye West

Not only did it bring the phrase ‘that shit cray’ into popular ironic parlance, it was also the tune that cemented Kanye’s reputation as ever-so-slightly ridiculous hip-hop great. Inspired by his luxurious travels in Paris (where he was trying to make his name on the fashion scene), ‘Niggas in Paris’ was recorded by West with equally massive rap pal Mr Shawn Carter at the five-star Hôtel Meurice , opposite the Tuileries gardens. Over a slow, clattering drumbeat, booming sub-bass and an icy synth line, the two rappers acknowledge the long line of African-American artists who have sought cultural acceptance in Paris (from Josephine Baker to Nina Simone), all the while looking back at childhood friends who haven’t escaped poverty. Bellows Jay-Z: ‘If you escaped what I’ve escaped / You’d be in Paris getting fucked up too / Let’s get faded, Le Meurice for like five days’. It was a strange moment when a song so bombastic, and completely unrelated to French politics, was later used in a viral video as part of François Hollande’s 2012 election bid – but it clearly worked.

4. ‘Le Poinçonneur des Lilas’ – Serge Gainsbourg

Before the days of ugly grey machines and electromagnetic tickets, every Parisian Métro train had a ticket inspector (a ‘poinçonneur’), whose lonely and repetitive job it was to stamp holes in passengers’ tickets, stuck in a dull and lightless underground limbo. In 1958, getting his career off to a typically morbid and subversive start, Serge Gainsbourg would compose and release debut single ‘Le Poinçonneur des Lilas’, which minutely describes the dark inner workings of the job. Describing the Métro as a ‘drôle de croisière’ (a ‘funny kind of cruise’) and a ‘cloaque’ (‘cesspit’), Gainsbourg’s poinçonneur explains how his daily activities are so dreary and demoralising that he even considers punching a hole in his own head. The provocative musician would later have a crack at yé-yé, funk, rock and reggae, but this song is firmly rooted in the chanson tradition, with the silly, echoing chorus of ‘J’fais des trous, des p’tits trous, encore des p’tits trous’ (‘I make holes, little holes, more little holes’) totally at odds with the bleak yet consolatory message that surrounds it. In 2010, in tribute to this brilliant, career-launching song, the ultra-modern Jardin Serge-Gainsbourg was inaugurated near the Porte des Lilas, and in 2020 a new station on the line 11 will also bear Gainsbourg’s name.

3. ‘April in Paris’ – Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong

The 1930s jazz standard ‘April in Paris’ first became a hit thanks to a debut 1934 rendition by Freddy Martin , but it wasn’t until its timely revival in 1952 as the title hit for a Doris Day musical film that the song was properly welcomed into the jazz canon. During this period, the likes of Count Basie , Frank Sinatra , Charlie Parker , Billie Holiday , Thelonious Monk and Shirley Bassey would all give it a whirl, but nothing compares to this tear-jerking joint interpretation by Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong, which appears on influential 1956 album ‘Ella & Louis’. Accompanied by the reliable Oscar Peterson trio and Buddy Rich on drums, the pair flaunt perfectly complementary voices, Fitzgerald’s buttery vocal a flawless match for Armstrong’s gruff delivery and mellifluous trumpeting. Given its subject matter and how romantically the pair appear to perform it, it’s no surprise the song is now a staple of the Parisian jazz café.

2. ‘I’ve Seen That Face Before (Libertango)’ – Grace Jones

Describing one of the more sinister aspects of Parisian nightlife (namely, the fact that the same creepy man seemingly lurks on every shady street corner), Grace Jones’s signature hit ‘I’ve Seen That Face Before (Libertango)’ is a chilling account of the musician’s time spent partying in the city. Taken from her fantastic 1981 album ‘Nightclubbing’, the song is a pulsing reggae twist on Astor Piazzola’s Argentine tango classic ‘Libertango’ , with added lyrics written by Jones and Barry Reynolds, along with wobbly Jamaican riddims from the legendary Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare. Jones’s immaculate recording is most haunting when the singer addresses this dodgy mystery man with a series of direct French questions: ‘Tu cherches quoi? À rencontrer la mort? Tu te prends pour qui? Toi aussi tu détestes la vie…’ (What are you looking for? Death? Who do you think you are? You hate life, as well…’). Now just as famous for its iconic music video and artwork by French designer Jean-Paul Goude, the song captures the ambiguous feel of Paris’s ’70s clubbing scene with a great deal of originality and flair.

1. ‘L'Accordéoniste’ – Edith Piaf

The Little Sparrow strikes again. This song – recorded a good fifteen years before ‘Sous le Ciel de Paris’ , above – was composed and proposed to Piaf in 1940 by composer Michel Emer, just as he was about to go and serve in the French army. Immediately struck by the song’s potent evocation of life in the city and Emer’s clear intention to say au revoir to all that he loves, Piaf would go on to perform the song at legendary Bobino concert hall a few days later and make it one of her first big smashes. Telling the tale of a roaming prostitute, her waltz-playing accordionist boyfriend and their apparently hopeless dreams of reuniting after the war, the song veers from happy to sad at lightning pace: at one moment Piaf declares ‘que la vie sera belle’ (‘how beautiful life will be’) on his return, at another she states fatalistically, ‘Adieux tous les beaux rêves / sa vie elle est foutue’ (‘Adieu to all the good dreams / her life is fucked’). In the end, all the poor woman can do is sing and dance and forget all that’s been said before. Looking at a video like this , the way Piaf would perform so capricious a song so effortlessly – as though a natural stream of consciousness – is really quite magical.

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20 Best Songs About Paris to Capture the City of Love

The French capital of Paris is renowned as the City of Love, and its beguiling atmosphere has long inspired musicians, poets, and artists. This post highlights 20 marvelous songs illustrating why this city captivates so many hearts. From classics to contemporary tunes, each track will evoke the romance, beauty and history associated with Paris for a truly immersive experience.

Short Summary

Celebrate the City of Love with 20 iconic songs about Paris, from Edith Piaf’s “La Vie En Rose” to Yael Naim’s “Paris.”
Enjoy romantic odes and joyous anthems that capture the beauty and enchantment of this timeless city.
Let these classic tunes take you on a journey through its vibrant streets, inspiring cafés, and creative underground culture.

1. La Vie En Rose – Edith Piaf

“La Vie En Rose,” a timeless classic, was created by the legendary French singer Edith Piaf. This beloved tune captures the essence of Paris with its enchanting melody and Piaf’s captivating voice.

The song celebrates the joy of life in the iconic French capital, evoking images of strolls along Rue de la Paix. With passionate lyrics that inspire listeners to embrace each moment joyfully, “La Vie En Rose” has become one of France’s favorite cultural treasures, leaving a lasting impression and creating warm memories for all who encounter its magic.

2. J’ai Deux Amours – Josephine Baker

The remarkable Josephine Baker’s song “J’ai Deux Amours” is one of the most popular French tunes about Paris. The American singer, who chose France as her home and supported its resistance during wartime, expresses delight in loving two cities, including Paris, a destination she looks forward to revisiting. Her admiration for this city has created the anthem that ex-pats sing when they find solace in their new home country.

Another hit tune from Suprême NTM called “Paris sous les bombes” also reflects the love many have for Paris – ultimately making it into one of France’s beloved songs on this topic.

3. Les Down Champs-Elysées – Joe Dassin

Joe Dassin’s “Les Champs-Elysées” is a delightful tribute to the illustrious boulevard of Paris. The tune speaks about an enjoyable journey along the route and finding love in its romantic atmosphere, accentuating its loveliness.

As you listen to Joe Dassin’s enchanting sound, one can almost feel alive with all that happens on this iconic avenue (from high-end boutiques to the Arc de Triomphe located at the very edge), proving again how grand it is. This beautiful piece serves as a reminder of eternal splendor from within each corner of our enchanting city.

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4. I Love Paris – Ella Fitzgerald

“I Love Paris” is a timeless and enchanting song composed by Cole Porter in 1953. Initially featured in the musical Can-Can, it gained widespread popularity through its captivating melody and heartfelt lyrics.

Ella Fitzgerald, renowned for her mesmerizing vocals, included a remarkable rendition of the song on her 1956 album Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Songbook. With her signature style and impeccable phrasing, Fitzgerald’s version of “I Love Paris” beautifully captures the romantic essence of the city, transporting listeners to the enchanting streets and embracing them with a nostalgic longing.

5. La Bohème – Charles Aznavour

Charles Aznavour’s “La Bohème” is a song that nostalgically reminisces his upbringing in northern Paris and his longing for those past times spent outside town. Its heartful lyrics and catchy tune perfectly capture Montmartre’s free-spiritedness, where artists roamed around creating masterpieces with great enthusiasm. It is an important reminder of this beautiful city’s heritage, rich in artistry and its undying attraction.

6. Paris, Texas – Lana Del Rey

“Paris, Texas” is a captivating song by Lana Del Rey featuring SYML from her ninth studio album titled “Did you know that there’s a tunnel under Ocean Blvd.” The song’s title pays homage to the renowned 1984 drama film “Paris, Texas,” directed by Wim Wenders.

Initially leaked as part of the “March 1st Side A Leak,” this track beautifully explores Del Rey’s journey from Paris to Alabama, symbolizing her detachment from a faltering relationship. By mentioning American cities like Paris, Texas, Florence, Alabama, and Venice, California, the song emphasizes Del Rey’s appreciation for the lesser-known towns that hold personal significance.

7. Paris Le Flore – Etienne Daho

Etienne Daho’s captivating tune “Paris Le Flore” whisks the listener away to Pigalle and Ile Saint-Louis, painting a vivid picture of Paris’ beauty. His graceful music is accompanied by meaningful lyrics that capture all the sights, smells and sounds of its world-renowned café culture, from freshly brewed coffee aromas wafting through picturesque streetscapes filled with people chatting over warm croissants.

The song affectionately celebrates this timeless tradition as it transports listeners right into the heart of Paris, remembering how these cafes make ordinary moments seem extraordinary again.

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8. Little French Song – Carla Bruni

“Little French Song,” sung by Carla Bruni, is a delightful journey of discovering how music can brighten one’s life. Her sweet voice and cheerful melody transport listeners to Paris, with all its iconic sites and romantic atmosphere. The charm of this classic city shines through in every note as it affirms that sometimes happiness can be found just from singing a “little French song.” This heart-warming musical experience proves again why France will always have a special place in people’s hearts.

9. La Seine and I – Vanessa Paradis

“La Seine and I” is a delightful song performed by Vanessa Paradis, featured in the soundtrack of the animated film “A Monster In Paris.” The lyrics portray a sense of enchantment and admiration for the Seine River. Paradis expresses her fascination with the river’s beauty and the captivating atmosphere it creates.

The song’s uplifting melody and Paradis’ heartfelt vocals bring the listener a feeling of being alive and in the presence of something extraordinary. The lyrics also hint at a connection between the narrator and the river, as they mysteriously and magically intertwined.

10. Paris – Little Dragon

“Paris” by Little Dragon, a Swedish electro-pop band, offers a glimpse into their synthetic world with ethereal synths and a steady beat. The song, featured on their fourth album, “Nabuma Rubberband,” captures a sense of melancholy as lead singer Yukimi Nagano sings about transformation and moving on after a breakup.

The lyrics reflect a longing for a connection lost, referencing Paris and the feeling of drifting away. Despite the somber tone, the track maintains momentum through ticking hi-hats and layered instrumentation. “Paris” showcases Little Dragon’s ability to create a captivating sonic landscape that evokes introspection and a desire for change.

11. Paris – Marc Lavoine & Souad Massi

“Paris” is a poignant and evocative song performed by Marc Lavoine and Souad Massi. The song captures the essence of wandering through the streets of Paris with heartfelt lyrics. It portrays the love-hate relationship one can have with the city—enchanted and overwhelmed by its bustling energy.

The lyrics vividly depict strolling along the sidewalks, sipping coffee in cafés, and contemplating life’s ups and downs in the city’s nooks and crannies. The song reflects the emotional connection one can develop with Paris, experiencing its joys and sorrows and ultimately captivated by its timeless allure.

12. Free Man in Paris – Joni Mitchell

“Free Man in Paris” is a soulful song by Joni Mitchell that pays tribute to her close friend and music agent/promoter, David Geffen, during their trip to Paris in the early 1970s. Although Geffen is not directly mentioned by name, Mitchell beautifully captures his essence as a hardworking individual responsible for creating hits and shaping careers.

The song highlights the contrast between Geffen’s hectic professional life and the sense of liberation and tranquility he finds while vacationing in Paris. Mitchell’s heartfelt lyrics express the freedom and joy Geffen experiences in the city, unburdened by obligations and decision-making. It is a poetic homage to the moments of respite and self-discovery that Paris offers.

13. Bonjour, Paris! – Audrey Hepburn, Fred Astaire & Kay Thompson

Fred Astaire, Kay Thompson and Audrey Hepburn came together to create the musical romantic comedy film Funny Face in 1957. This lighthearted work includes a song entitled “Bonjour, Paris!” perfectly capturing Paris’s captivating atmosphere through its lively melody and impactful lyrics.

As they waltz along charming streets singing together, these three individuals bring life to this City of Love. Reminding viewers why it will always remain an alluring destination for so many people worldwide.

14. April in Paris – Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong

Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong’s “April in Paris” is a jazzy rendition that recalls springtime memories in the city. The captivating melody and lyrics depict blooming flowers, radiant sunshine, and a cheerful atmosphere, capturing the essence of the beloved capital in April: warmth, color, and liveliness.

The song has stood firm as a reverence of what people find enchanting about Paris. Something magnetic surrounds its ability to capture emotion timelessly within one’s heart through romance or admiration for history.

15. Paris – The Chainsmokers

“Paris” by The Chainsmokers takes listeners on a metaphorical and literal journey of a millennial relationship. It explores the ups and downs, from youthful naivety to heartbreak and mistakes, as the couple remains committed to enduring the challenges together.

The lyrics vividly portray their stay in Paris, seeking an escape from parental influences. Amidst the struggles, they strive to prove themselves, to show that they are better. With a catchy melody and relatable themes, the song captures the essence of a modern love story and the determination to overcome obstacles as a team.

16. Il est cinq heures, Paris s’éveille – Jacques Dutronc

“Il est cinq heures, Paris s’éveille” is a timeless song by Jacques Dutronc, released in 1968. It has become an iconic French-language single, hailed as one of the best. The song was born from a dinner conversation between Jacques Dutronc, Jacques Lanzmann, and Jacques Wolfsohn, where the idea of capturing the essence of Paris in the morning was discussed.

The lyrics present a modernized portrayal of the city awakening at 5 AM, replacing idyllic scenes with a vibrant and energetic atmosphere of trucks, cars, and strippers. Dutronc’s words also criticize urban development, referencing the demolition of Gare Montparnasse for the Tour Montparnasse skyscraper.

17. I Love Paris – Frank Sinatra

Frank Sinatra’s “I Love Paris” is a love anthem for the smitten city. The catchy music and passionate lyrics capture Paris’ romantic energy that inspires admirers globally.

This timeless masterpiece still resonates with fans everywhere today as a reminder of how enchanting this City Of Light truly is, able to bring lovers together in celebration.

18. Paris – Yael Naim

“Paris” is a heartfelt song by Yael Naim that captures the emotions and experiences of being in the city. The lyrics depict a sense of displacement and longing as the singer finds herself in Paris, away from her home and loved ones. She describes the city with dim lights, grayness, and fog, yet she finds happiness in its midst.

Naim’s beautiful voice expresses the enchantment and melancholy that Paris evokes. Throughout the song, she yearns for her loved ones and contemplates the meaning of her happiness in this foreign place. As the song concludes, the singer bids Paris farewell, anticipating her return to her true home.

19. Paris – Taylor Swift

“Paris” by Taylor Swift is a captivating track from her album “Midnights.” Released as part of the surprise drop of the 3 AM edition, the song explores the theme of being deeply in love and the ability to escape from the outside world.

Swift’s lyrics depict a sense of devotion and obsession, where the protagonist is so consumed by their love that they block out distractions and create imaginary adventures with their partner. The reference to Paris symbolizes romanticism and a place where they can be transported to another realm. It’s a heartfelt ode to love’s ability to transcend reality and create a world of its own.

20. Paris – Sabrina Carpenter

Sabrina Carpenter’s “Paris” is a heartfelt song about searching for love elsewhere, only to realize it was always nearby. With a steady guitar riff, cinematic percussion, and pulsating synths, the track stands out on her album “Singular: Act I.”

The lyrics portray the journey of self-discovery and the realization that love can be found in unexpected places. Despite the allure of Paris, the singer acknowledges that her heart already belongs to someone in Los Angeles. “Paris” beautifully captures the bittersweet emotions of longing and self-realization.

These 20 songs transport you to Paris, showcasing its timeless beauty and influence on artists. From classic tunes like “La Vie En Rose” to modern hits like Taylor Swift’s “Paris,” they capture the city’s uniqueness. Let them ignite your curiosity and experience the city’s wonders of love. Bon voyage!

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the song associated with paris.

The song most commonly associated with Paris is La Vie En Rose by Edith Piaf. This chanson is a romantic and passionate tribute to love, capturing the essence of the renowned City of Love. An iconic tune for a stunning city!

What is a very famous French song?

With a vast selection of French songs, the timeless and ever-popular “La Vie en Rose” by Edith Piaf stands out. It has been enjoyed for many years and is guaranteed to bring cheer with its classic charm!

What is the old French song about Paris?

The iconic song Sous le Ciel de Paris, by Hubert Giraud and Jean Dréjac for the 1951 movie of the same name, portrays an affectionate story about a love affair with Paris under its night sky. Singers like Edith Piaf and Yves Montand have reimagined their versions of this timeless masterpiece dedicated to Paris’ beauty.

What is the typical music in Paris?

Paris offers music fans a variety of genres and styles from which to choose. Classical romantic pieces by Debussy are among the offerings, and more modern-day electronic sounds that people can enjoy. This world-renowned city also boasts an exciting jazz scene with traditional French tunes and cutting-edge compositions regularly performed here. No matter what type of sound you’re looking for, Paris will surely have something that will please your ears!

13 Best Songs About Paris

By: Author Christine Rogador

Posted on September 1, 2023

Bask in the charm of the City of Love with our handpicked selection of the best songs about Paris.

Beautifully capturing the allure of the city that has inspired so many composers, poets, and artists, these 13 songs do Paris justice.

Each song, from oldies to newer releases depicts the romance, beauty, and rich history of this bewitching city. Listening to these songs will surely put you in the mood to fall in love with Paris.

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1. Paris sera toujours Paris by Maurice Chevalier (1939)

2. revoir paris’ by charles trenet (1947), 3. sous le ciel de paris by édith piaf (1954), 4. les prénoms de paris by jacques brel (1961), 5. j’aime paris au mois de mai by charles aznavour (1964), 6. le temps de l’amour by françoise hardy (1962), 7. les champs-elysées by joe dassin (1969), 8. bonjour, paris’ by audrey hepburn, fred astaire & kay thompson (1957), 9. j’ai deux amours’ by josephine baker (1953), 10. april in paris by ella fitzgerald & louis amstrong (1956), 11. i love paris by frank sinatra (1962), 12. free man in paris by joni mitchell (1974), 13. paris by taylor swift (2022).

25 Songs About Paris That’ll Take You Right There

Last Updated on March 17, 2023

Whether you’ve planned a trip to France or are simply dreaming of being there, music is a powerful and visceral way to virtually travel. From chanson française classics to dreamy piano concertos and Afro-European pop, songs about Paris (or ones that evoke the city and its culture in some way) can transport and inspire.

Even if you have no trip to the capital on the horizon, there are a few ways you can still get your Parisian fix, right from your couch or while attempting a soufflé in your kitchen (hint: don’t open that oven to check on its progress!) Keep reading for my carefully curated playlist of music– both French and otherwise– that takes you there.

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Jacques Brel appears on the Paris Unlocked compilation of songs about Paris that'll transport you straight to the capital.

I’ve put together a compilation of over 25 songs that, at least when I’m in the right frame of mind, bring me straight to Paris. Hopefully, they’ll do the trick for you too.

They’re not all necessarily about the city, but they’re permeated with it, in ways that are both subtle and obvious. Some of these “Paris songs” are linked to personal memories and experiences, while others are pure classics that most of you will recognize.

You can listen to the playlist for free here, on Spotify . And below, I offer a few brief comments on what makes the first songs I chose worthy of the cut (in my humble opinion, anyway). I’ll then aim to expand it in the coming months until I cover all the songs on the original playlist.

But I certainly don’t intend for it to be static. Feel free to add suggestions for how I can expand the list in your comments– then watch as it grows and evolves with your input.

Enjoy– and remember, we’ll always have Paris.

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1. Paris Combo: On n’a Pas Besoin

Paris Combo tops our list of Paris songs. Why? Parce que.

The opening song from Paris Combo’s eponymous debut album sets the mood for a virtual Parisian evening, with jazzy strings and smooth, gradually intensifying vocals from Belle du Berry.

The French group’s sound echoes numerous influences, from Django Reinhardt to big-band swing, cabaret tunes and Afro-Cuban rhythms.

This track inevitably shuttles me back to a Paris of the early 2000s, when I first moved to the city as a bright-eyed, aspiring writer.

It evokes muggy summer evenings with windows flung open, looking out over the rooftops and marveling at a city that remained mostly unknown to me.

Lines to remember: “On n’a pas besoin de chercher si loin/On trouve ce qu’on veut, à côté d’chez soi ( You don’t need to look far/One finds what one wants close to home ).

The chorus is ironic, since the song in fact castigates those with unadventurous, closed minds who fear anything or anyone different. But as a “quarantune”, you have to admit that it’s somewhat fitting.

2. Amadou & Mariam: Je Pense à Toi

This is probably one of the most haunting and simple love songs composed in French over the past few decades. It skyrocketed up the charts in France upon its release in 1998.

Written by Malian duo Amadou & Mariam , the song features the former’s earnest, lilting vocals paired with simple percussion and violin. It’s the ballad of anxious, devoted lovers everywhere; those who fear they may have too little to offer and far too much to lose.

It’s Parisian because it conquered the city to become a timeless ballad. It remains played (and drunkenly belted) in melancholy lounges and moody bars, alongside standards like Brel’s “Ne me quitte pas” (see further down).

Lines to remember: “Certains t’ont promis la terre/D’autres promettent le ciel/Il y en a qui t’ont promis la lune/Et moi je n’ai rien que ma pauvre guitare ( Some have promised you the earth/Others have promised the sky/Some have promised you the moon/And I’ve nothing [to offer] but my poor guitar )

3. Joni Mitchell: Free Man in Paris

All-around genius Joni Mitchell wrote this song, the story goes, for her producer and friend David Geffen. The second track on her 1974 double-platinum album Court and Spark , the song tells the story of a frayed, overworked executive who can’t get away from the demands of aspiring stars.

But he finds freedom, of course, in the anonymous streets of the French capital.

This is one of Mitchell’s lighter, more playful tracks, perhaps because she’s putting herself in someone else’s shoes and is clearly having fun with it.

It features catchy guitars and jazzy refrain centered around woodwinds. Graham Nash and David Crosby are on background vocals.

Lines to remember: “If I had my way, I’d just walk through those doors/And wander down the Champs-Elysées/Goin’ café to cabaret/Wonderin’ how I’ll feel when I find/That very good friend of mine…

On a side note, I prefer imagining Joni herself wandering down the “Champs”. But I’d also like to tell her that it’s really not the most interesting place to be if you hope to get an even remotely local experience of the city…

4. Yann Tiersen: Monochrome

Yann Tiersen rose to fame by composing numerous songs from the Amelie soundtrack (and one is featured further down in this playlist, by the way). But it’s his third studio album Le Phare (1998) that I’ve always found the most compelling. Incidentally, three songs from the album were added to the aforementioned soundtrack.

“Monochrome”, track number three, is the only song on the album with lyrics in (a charmingly pronounced and syntactically poetic) English.

It features vocals from French songwriter and Tiersen collaborator Dominique A, as well as swelling violin, a small, tinkling bell, and accordions that (for once) don’t irritate the s&!@t out of me.

Lines to remember: “I am piling up some unread books under my bed/ and I really think I’ll never read again/No concentration, just a white disorder everywhere around me, you know I’m so tired now/Don’t worry, I often go to dinners and parties/ with some old friends who care for me, take me back home and stay/Monochrome floors, monochrome walls, only absence near me/nothing but silence around me…”

During some of my moodier and darker days in Paris (and there were a few), Tiersen’s song seemed a fitting anthem indeed.

Paris is known as the ville grisatre (grey city) par excellence, especially in the eyes of French people who live outside the capital. And on a rainy, short November day, this is the mood that tends to reign there.

5. Jeff Buckley covering Edith Piaf: Je n’en connais pas la fin (live)

This is probably my favorite cover from the late, great Jeff Buckley: a brilliant, haunted version of Edith Piaf’s “Je n’en connais pas la fin”, appearing on Buckley’s powerful Live at Siné album.

Lines to remember: “I can’t forget my little square/Even though I’m so far away/I can’t forget my little fair/Maybe she’s still there, still there today/I sometimes hear that little tune/Playing in a dream of long ago…/And in my brain/runs the refrain/that old French refrain/I used to know…/Oh mon amour…”

This hits the nostalgic spot in my own brain, on so many levels. I discovered Buckley during my first year living in France– in Lyon, rather than in Paris. His albums were a constant presence in the years that followed.

And this song in particular creates an aching sense of homesickness for a city where I no longer live in (save a few precious weeks a year.) It particularly makes me think of Belleville , the quartier Piaf is likely referencing in her original song , and where I lived for many years.

I also am inevitably moved by the respect and indebtedness with which Buckley takes up Piaf’s legacy. It’s rare for a male musician to cover female artists with such reverence, but when Buckley breaks out into a falsetto on the chorus, singing O mon amour…. , there’s something eerie about how he almost channels his predecessor.

It’s one of the many reasons why I will always lament that the world lost Buckley so early, and far too soon.

6. Marc Lavoine & Souad Massi: Paris

Marc Lavoine and Souad Massi, "Paris", a song about the cruelty of the city for some of the most vulnerable residents

This stirring duet from French songwriter Marc Lavoine and native Algerian/now-Parisian musician Souad Massi has stayed with me ever since it featured in an ad for a city-wide cinema event years ago. It’s an adaptation of the original song written by Lavoine , and his collaboration with Massi makes it even more powerful.

With moving vocals, Spanish-style guitar and percussion that draws on North African traditions, the song imagines the city as a sort of cruel suitor.

This is a Paris that heartlessly discards and stamps on vulnerable residents, who remain devoted to the city and plead that they’ll do anything for it, as they drift from cafes to cinemas, hotels to boulevards.

Lines to remember: “Paris Paris combien?/Paris tu ce que tu veux/Boulevards des bouleversés/Paris tu m’as renversé/Paris tu m’as laissé ” ( Paris, Paris, how much?/Paris, anything you want/Boulevards of the devastated/Paris, you ran me over/Paris, you left me behind)

This is one of several songs on the playlist that cast the French capital as an unforgiving object of love. Listen to it alongside “Paris Nous Nourrit, Paris Nous Affame” by La Rumeur (track 18).

7. Françoise Hardy: Le Temps de l’Amour

Video from Francoise Hardy, "Le Temps de l'Amour"

Switching to a more relaxed and nostalgic mode, let’s turn now to a classic track from Françoise Hardy, the genuine darling of 1960s France. (You may think it’s Brigitte Bardot, but Hardy has a more positive legacy, not least since Bardot is now a vocal racist and xenophobe who campaigns for the far-right in France.)

Opening with surf-style guitar, the track is pure summer insouciance and youthful nostalgia. Hardy, with her deep yet effortlessly poppy voice, announces that “this is the time of love, friends and adventure”– and we’re off.

If this track doesn’t make you think of lazy, dusky evenings along the Seine or the Canal St-Martin, sipping rosé and kisses, I’m not sure what would.

Lines to remember: “Car le temps de l’amour/C’est long et c’est court/Ca dure toujours, on s’en souvient/On se dit qu’ a vingt ans on est le roi du monde/Et qu’ éternellement il y aura dans nos yeux/Tout le ciel bleu.”( Because the time of love/Is long and short/It lasts forever, we’ll remember/At 20 you think you’re the king of the world/And that eternally/the whole blue sky/will be in our eyes”)

Part of the charm of the song is that it implicitly either looks back on youth’s belief in its own eternity, or shows a rare moment when youth becomes conscious of its fleeting nature.

But screw the ponderous analysis. It’s fun. C’est tout.

8. Edith Piaf: C’était une Histoire d’Amour

You may have guessed that at least one classic track performed by the legendary Edith Piaf would make it into the top 10– and you were correct. While “La Vie en Rose” is probably her most-recognized song (see the cover from Dalida further down on the playlist), “ C’était une histoire d’amour” (It Was a Love Story) is probably my favorite.

It admittedly helps that accordions are refreshingly absent from this 1943 song. It’s a relatively pared-back composition whose semi-muted, jazzy strings complement Piaf’s robust vocals.

The song tells the story of a love affair come and gone, with the present-day “chagrin” worth the joys of the past.

It’s a wistful, deeply moving portrait of someone surveying the ashes of un amour perdu , but proving the truism that “It’s better to have loved and lost…”

Lines to remember: “Mais quand les histoires sont trop jolies/Ça ne peut pas durer toujours…/C’était une histoire d’amour/Ma part de joie ma part de fête/Il a bien fallu qu’elle s’achète/Pour me faire un chagrin d’amour.” (But when {love} stories are too pretty/They can ‘t last forever/It was a love story/My share of joy, my share of celebration/It had to spend itself/To give me heartache)

After listening to the track, consider taking a self-guided tour of Edith Piaf’s Paris. It works well as a virtual exploration, too.

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Courtney Traub is the Founder and Editor of Paris Unlocked. She’s a longtime Paris resident who now divides her time (as well as she can manage) between the French capital and Norwich, UK. Co-author of the 2012 Michelin Green Guide to Northern France & the Paris Region, she has been interviewed as an expert on Paris and France by the BBC, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Le Figaro, Matador Network and other publications. Courtney has also written and reported stories for media outlets including Radio France Internationale, The Christian Science Monitor, Women’s Wear Daily and The Associated Press. In addition to going down various rabbit holes of curiosity when it comes to French culture, history, food and art, Courtney is a scholar of literature and cultural history whose essays and reviews have appeared in various forums.

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Popular love songs inspired by Paris

Paris is known as the city of love, and has long evoked an air of fantasy and romance.

Couples travel from all over the world to share a kiss in front of the Eiffel Tower, walk hand in hand down intimate cobblestone streets, and picnic under the bridges that span the Seine.

It’s understandable then, that many a popular love song has been inspired by the city of Paris; over the centuries many poets, writers, and lyricists have traveled here, and the city has a way of bringing out a song writer’s passionate, flirty, and seductive side.

Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong - 04/in Paris

While it’s been covered by many of the world’s greatest Jazz and pop musicians since first released in 1932 (like Count Basie, Billie Holiday, Frank Sinatra, and Doris Day), the most popular rendition of this iconic duet was by Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong.

Composed for the Broadway musical ‘Walk a Little Faster’, and written by the same lyricist who wrote “Over the Rainbow” for The Wizard of Oz, ‘04/in Paris’ is a smooth jazz ballad, and literal love letter to Paris in the Spring.

“I never knew my heart could sing / Never missed a warm embrace / Till 04/in Paris / Whom can I run to / What have you done to my heart.”

Dean Martin - Under the Bridges of Paris

“How would you like to be / Down by the Seine with me / Oh, what I'd give for a moment or two / Under the bridges of Paris with you”.

Listening to the rich tones of Dean Martin’s cooing voice is enough to make any woman fall in love; Under the Bridges of Paris was released in 1913 in French as ‘Sous les Ponts de Paris’, though it didn’t become immortalized as a timeless love song until Dorcas Cochran released English verses in 1952.

There have been many covers since, most notably Dean Martin’s 1955 rendition that topped the UK charts. Though many argue that it’s even more romantic in French; whether or not you understand the language.

Elton John & Bernie Taupin - Your Song

In possibly one of the most romantic films of all time, Moulin Rouge! has quite the iconic soundtrack.

But one of the most heart stopping moments is when Ewan McGregor dances across the rooftop, with Paris glittering in the background, singing ‘Your Song’ to Nicole Kidman.

He sings: “I hope you don't mind / I hope you don't mind / That I put down in words / How wonderful life is while you're in the world”.

Composed by the King of pop, Elton John, with lyrics by Bernie Taupin, since 1970 ‘Your Song’ has been covered by modern artists like Lady Gaga and Ellie Goulding, has been immortalized in the Grammy Hall of Fame, and been named by Rolling Stone Magazine as one of the greatest songs of all time.

Andy Williams - Under Paris Skies

“Stranger beware, there's love in the air under Paris skies / Try to be smart and don't let your heart catch on fire / Love becomes king the moment it's Spring under Paris skies / Lonely hearts meet somewhere on the street of desire.”

Under Paris Skies is the English version of the original 1951 ballad ‘Sous le ciel de Paris’. It was written for the French film of the same name, though released in English by Andy Williams in 1960, with an American jazz / swing twist.

The most famous version in French is sung by Yves Montand, backed by an accordian, and has become deeply cemented as a symbol of Paris.

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Love Trip: Paris — release date, cast, plot and everything to know about the reality dating show

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CAROLINE RENNER, JOSIELYN AGUILERA, LACY HARTSELLE & ROSE ZILLA-BA in Love Trip: Paris

With the runaway success of Emily in Paris , it was only a matter of time before a reality competition placed Americans in the City of Love so that they can, well, fall in love. That's exactly what you get with Love Trip: Paris , a reality dating show coming to Freeform and Hulu.

In a refreshing development to the reality dating show scene, some of the women heading to Paris to find love aren't just looking for French men. The LGBTQ+ friendly series is sure to delight fans of all orientations who want to cheer for people finding their people.

Here's everything we know about Love Trip: Paris .

Love Trip: Paris release date

Love Trip: Paris premieres on Valentine's Day, Tuesday, February 14, on Freeform and Hulu. The first two two episodes are being released on the premiere day, beginning at 9 pm ET/PT.

After the premiere, episodes will air weekly on Freeform and Hulu on Tuesdays at 10 pm ET/PT.

The first episode is titled "New Country, Same Mistake." Here is the description: "Four American girls unlucky in love in the US move to Paris to find their soulmates. Afraid of repeating mistakes from back home, Lacy, Rose, Caroline and Josielyn are ready for a change of scenery… but old habits are tough to break!"

The second episode is titled "Love Blooms." Here's the description: "Two new suitors catch Josielyn's interest. Rose takes a shot with another man. Caroline turns up the heat. Lacy reveals a shocking secret from her past."

As of this writing there is no release date for UK audiences, but we will provide an update here as soon as updates are available.

Love Trip: Paris plot

Here's the Love Trip: Paris plot from Freeform: "Follows four American women as they move into a penthouse in the middle of Paris with French suitors waiting to date them. Is this love trip their one-way ticket to romance, or to a heartbreak in another language?"

Love Trip: Paris cast

Thanks to Teen Vogue , we know a little bit more about the contestants in Love Trip: Paris and what they’re looking for in an ideal mate.

Caroline is a New Yorker and a personal trainer who is looking for the ideal girlfriend in Paris.

Rose, a Boston realtor, is looking for a "passionate Frenchman."

Lacey, a Nashville-based mental health podcaster, learned French during the pandemic and hopes to find the right girl or guy in Paris.

Josielyn, a model based in Los Angeles, thinks that she'll find her soulmate in Paris.

Love Trip: Paris trailer

The trailer for Love Trip: Paris tells you everything you need to know about the new series. Take a look below:

How to watch Love Trip: Paris

Freeform is available with most cable packages, so if you have cable you probably already have Freeform. If you've cut the cord, you can find Freefrom in the channel lineup for several streaming services like FuboTV , Hulu with Live TV , Sling TV and YouTube TV .

You can also watch the show on Hulu , but you need a subscription if you're looking to watch Love Trip: Paris on the streaming platform.

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10 Songs That Capture The Soul Of Paris

Paris has inspired untold numbers of musicians and songwriters over the years. We’ve looked beyond the clichés and rose-colored glasses to the honest, gritty, and real songs that defined the last century in the City of Lights.

1920s – georgius, ‘la plus bath des javas’.

Here comes a love story just as good as any of Emile Zola’s dramas, filled with humor and typical Parisian argot. Julot meets Nana at a bal musette , they fall in love and start ‘working’ to earn money for their home. So, as you would, Nana becomes a prostitute and Julot ends up in jail for killing a policeman while getting caught stealing in the métro. A few months later, while on her way home, Nana walks past the prison and realizes that Julot has been sentenced to death. The song ends with Julot’s head rolling down the guillotine.

‘Ah, écoutez ça si c’est chouette ! Ah, c’est la plus bath des javas !’

1930s – Josephine Baker, ‘J’ai Deux Amours’

The most Parisian of all American performers – or perhaps the most American of all Parisians – confesses her love of Paris in this 1930 song that revealed her to the public scene. She was then performing in an exotic cabaret show held during the Colonial Exhibition , an event during which indigenous people and cultures of the French colonies were presented to the Parisian public. Baker , an African-American woman born in St. Louis, Missouri, became a muse to the Parisian artistic scene throughout the 1930s and was naturalized a French citizen in 1937.

‘J’ai deux amours, mon pays et Paris.’

‘My two loves are my country and Paris.’

1940s – Maurice Chevalier, ‘Fleur de Paris’

Released just after the Liberation of Paris from Nazi occupation in 1944, this cheerful song soon became the anthem of renewed times in the French capital. The combo of joyful rhythms, happy tunes, spring metaphors, and a lot of patriotism made it an immediate success. It also probably helped Maurice Chevalier clear his name of collaboration accusations during the Occupation. Oh, and if Chevalier’s voice sounds familiar, it’s probably because you have heard it in the opening song of Disney’s 1971 feature film The Aristocats .

‘Pendant quatre ans dans nos cœurs elle a gardé ses couleurs : bleu, blanc, rouge, avec l’espoir elle a fleuri, fleur de Paris !’

‘During four years in our hearts, it has kept its colors: blue, white, and red, and with hope it bloomed, the flower of Paris!’

1950s – Cora Vaucaire, ‘La Complainte de la Butte’

You may remember this one from Baz Luhrmann’s flamboyant Moulin Rouge . But long before that, the song was composed by the Montmartre-born film director Jean Renoir (son of famous painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir) for another movie, French Cancan in 1954. The song tells the story of a heartbroken poet who has fallen in love with a street urchin in Montmartre and lost her. He then composes the song in the hopes of meeting her again.

‘Les escaliers de la Butte sont durs aux miséreux ; les ailes des moulins protègent les amoureux.’

‘The stairs up the hill are painful to the poorest; the windmills’ wings give shelter to the lovers.’

If you’ve ever made the climb to Montmartre, you will undoubtedly understand the struggle.

1960s – Jacques Dutronc, ‘Il Est Cinq Heures, Paris S’Éveille’

From bakers ploughing bread dough to workers in the Villette slaughterhouse, from the first trains in Montparnasse station to a foggy Eiffel Tower… Jacques Dutronc’s song is like a living picture of Paris in the wee hours of the morning, moving to the notes of an amazing flute soloist. A true 1960s idol, Dutronc has always had a playboy image and this song is no exception: while everyone else is waking up to go to work, he is going home after a long night out.

‘Il est cinq heures, Paris se lève ; il est cinq heures, je n’ai pas sommeil…’

‘It’s 5am, Paris is getting up; it’s 5am, I’m not feeling sleepy…’

1970s – Renaud, ‘Amoureux de Paname’

Renaud has been a household name in France for about four decades. His songs can be poetic, light and funny, as well as cruel, dark, and deep. A true heir of the May 1968 student protests , he often tells the stories of working-class characters struggling to survive in Paris and the suburbs. Using one of the most famous May-68 slogans, Renaud ironically but genuinely claims his love for asphalt-clad Paris (nicknamed Paname by Parisians) and shuts the mouths of anyone who would rather live in the countryside.

‘Moi j’suis amoureux de Paname, du béton et du macadam. Sous les pavés, ouais, c’est la plage!’

‘I’m in love with Paname, with concrete and macadam. Under the cobblestone lies the beach!’

1980s – Taxi Girl, ‘Paris’

From the 1980s onwards, songs about Paris become more critical. Paris failed to fascinate the Parisians and no longer appeared as the capital of love and romance. French duo Taxi Girl sing their disillusion of a filthy, smelly, and polluted city where nothing happens. The song and the video clip have this 1980s vibe and explore new wave themes: tortured minds roaming with no sense of purpose in a city that is too big, too full to welcome the new generation. Taxi girl members Daniel Darc and Mirwais Stass both have had successful solo careers in later years. The latter notably produced three of Madonna’s albums at the turn of the 21st century.

‘C’est Paris. On ne sait pas ce qu’on attend, mais ça n’a pas d’importance parce que ça ne viendra pas.’

‘This is Paris. We don’t know what we are waiting for , but it doesn’t matter because it’s never going to happen.’

1990s – Doc Gynéco, ‘Dans Ma Rue’

The key word of 1990s French hip-hop is undoubtedly ‘multiculturalism.’ While many bands were rapping about their lives in the suburbs, where children of immigrants were dealing with poverty, racism, and crime, Doc Gynéco brings it within Paris’s walls. He gives a genuine portrayal of the 18th arrondissement , one of the poorest in Paris, plagued with petty crime and drug trafficking, but also where friendly people from all walks of life have developed a certain sense of community to live together and help each other.

‘Dans ma rue pour communiquer il faut être trilingue et faire attention quand on marche sur des seringues.’

‘In my street to communicate you have to be trilingual and be careful not to step on syringes.’

2000s – Florent Pagny, ‘Châtelet Les Halles’

How to escape life when all you can afford is a metro ticket? Florent Pagny’s song takes place within the claustrophobic corridors of one of Paris’s biggest and busiest metro stations: Châtelet Les Halles. It becomes a sort of paradise for those who will never have the chance to see beautiful beaches other than on the ads posted on the station’s walls.

‘Le samedi après-midi prendre des souterrains. Aller voir où ça vit de l’autre côté, ligne 1.’

‘ On Saturday afternoon, walk the underground corridors to go where life happens on the other side, line 1.’

2010s – Oxmo Puccino, ‘Pam Pa Nam’

Oxmo Puccino’s ‘Pam Pa Nam’ is a contemporary ode to the French capital. This song tells Paris as it is, plain and simple, the good and the bad. The title of the song reminds of the waltz-like three-beat signature and hides Paris’ nickname, Paname. Oxmo Puccino is well known in the rap scene for his poetic writing, strong metaphors, and deep voice. Here, Paris is like a gentle but terrifying monster in a metaphor in which the metro network becomes the city’s bloodstream and the commuters its fuel.

‘Des globules métissés circulent dans les artères bouchées du cannibale aux mille-pattes métalliques roulant dans ses bouches qui à l’aube crachent des gens qui baillent, et les mangent aux heures de pointe.’

‘Mixed-race corpuscles flow in the cannibal’s blocked arteries filled with mechanical centipedes; its mouths throw up yawning people at dawn, and eat them at rush hour.’

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Love Trip Paris Season 1: Where Are the Participants Now?

Freeform’s ‘Love Trip Paris’ is a dating reality TV show that follows four singles who are prepared to uproot their life and leave everything behind in search of true love beyond the borders but in the fashion capital. The individuals go on a journey to find love and participate in a daring social experiment for people who have failed to find love in the country.

Each of them takes an amazing trip to Paris, where they meet their perfect life partner and stay in a penthouse in the middle of Paris with French suitors waiting to date them. Season 1 introduced four free-spirited personalities who embarked on a journey to find “the one.” So it is natural for fans of the show to wonder what happened to the singles in the show.

Josielyn Aguilera is Thriving as an Artist Today

Josielyn Aguilera is a determined and aspirational young woman in ‘Love Trip: Paris’ who is searching for love but won’t accept anything less than perfection. She swiftly wins the group over with her charismatic demeanor and endearing smile. Josielyn made her acting debut in 2022 in the movie ‘Jacked’ as Amira. She has since made appearances on the TV shows ‘Quantum Leap’ and ‘Not so Straight in Silver Lake.’

The camera-friendly artist frequently posts sizzling, high-fashion photographs on Instagram, proving why she also chose to model as a career. The model is currently based in LA and has been associated with Slay Models. It doesn’t seem that Josielyn might have a partner at the moment, but the gorgeous Latino-American actress is slaying every day. A not-so-known fact about Josielyn is that she is a brilliant artist, and though making cute sketches is just a hobby, the actress is great at it.

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Lacy Hartselle preaches the phrase, “Jack of all trades.” Lucy is a big personality and has made appearances in multiple productions. Lacy most recently starred in ‘All Those Small Things.’ She stars in ‘Ouija Craftm’ ‘Christmas in July,’ ‘Curse of the Nun,’ ‘American Hunt,’ ‘Death Cast,’ ‘Novitiate,’ and ‘The Gods of Summer.’ In television, Lacy most recently appears in ‘The Purge,’ ‘Nashville,’ and ‘#killerpost.’ Lacy may be seen in national advertisements alongside Dierks Bentley for Dodge, Walgreens, Geico, ESPN, Jolly Rancher, Chick-Fil-A, Papa John’s, Firestone, and 5 Hour Energy outside of television and movies.

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Lacy also stars in the music videos for a number of country musicians, including Luke Bryan, Hunter Hayes, Easton Corbin, and Dan + Shay. Lacy is a multi-talented star since she can sing mezzo-soprano and dance with skill. She speaks basic French and is fluent in several dialects of the US, including Brooklyn/Jersey, Southern, Trans-Atlantic, and Standard American. ‘This Is Temporary,’ a podcast that de-stigmatizes mental health, was also founded and is hosted by Lacy. It’s a relatable, uncensored mental health podcast about finding meaning in suffering.

Caroline Renner is Thriving Today

Caroline Renner is a beautiful woman who is not shy to express herself with confidence. The reality Tv star has made another appearance onscreen in a short film called ‘Medium Rare.’ The talented star is a Fitness Trainer by profession and also a strength & nutrition coach who helps people holistically lose weight, get into shape, or simply lead a healthier lifestyle.

The fitness trainer identifies herself as she/they and is an active member of the LGBT community. Caroline appeared on the show to find love, and she indeed found a loving partner, Lisa Déborah, with whom the star is madly in love. We wish the happy couple good luck and hope they cherish each other forever and a day more.

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Rose Zilla-Ba hasn’t had much experience on screen as she is currently pursuing her degree in Architecture from the Boston Architectural College. She is an extremely talented person whose singing notes are just perfect. You can check out her music and more on her YouTube channel and get to know Rose a little better. The 25-year-old reality Tv star is currently residing in Boston and is living her best life with her friends and family.

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Follows four American women as they move into a penthouse in the middle of Paris with French suitors waiting to date them. Is this love trip their one-way ticket to romance, or to a heartbre... Read all Follows four American women as they move into a penthouse in the middle of Paris with French suitors waiting to date them. Is this love trip their one-way ticket to romance, or to a heartbreak in another language? Follows four American women as they move into a penthouse in the middle of Paris with French suitors waiting to date them. Is this love trip their one-way ticket to romance, or to a heartbreak in another language?

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The soundtrack to the hit 2017 Tiffany Haddish comedy Girls Trip features a wide roster of songs that largely promote female empowerment.

The Girls Trip soundtrack contains more than two dozen songs.
The soundtrack is filled with songs by female artists, emphasizing themes of female empowerment and adding to the movie's lively atmosphere.
Key songs like "Treat 'Em Right", "Good Times Roll", and "Lovely Day" set the party mood in the film and enhance crucial scenes.

The Girls Trip soundtrack contains a huge roster of recognizable songs. The 2017 movie, which was directed by Malcolm D. Lee from a screenplay by Kenya Barris and Tracy Oliver, starred Regina Hall, Tiffany Haddish, Jada Pinkett Smith, and Queen Latifah. Although Haddish had played many characters in film and television before then, the movie provided her with her breakthrough role, allowing her further opportunities down the line including announcing that year's Oscar nominees, hosting Saturday Night Live (a gig that won her her first Emmy), writing a memoir, and starring in future projects including Night School and The Afterparty .

The movie was a smash success, grossing $140.9 million against a budget of $11 million and earning the upcoming sequel Girls Trip 2 , which is in active development. Every element of the movie worked in tandem to help drive this success, from the cast to the screenplay to the music. Like many movies about dancing and parties, Girls Trip features a robust soundtrack filled with many different songs . On top of helping fuel the movie's lively atmosphere, the majority of the tracks featured on the soundtrack are either sung by female artists, feature themes of female empowerment, or both.

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When every song plays in girls trip, the girls trip soundtrack features more than two dozen songs.

"Treat 'Em Right" by Chubb Rock - This is the first track to play in the Tiffany Haddish movie . It interrupts the music playing over the production logos and leads into the introduction of the Flossy Posse. In addition to the 1991 song setting the time period of the flashback and being introduced in-universe as the song guaranteed to get the group onto the dance floor, it kicks off the movie with a party mood right from the beginning.

"Good Times Roll" by GRiZ and Big Gigantic - This party tune is played over the title card of the movie and continues playing when the movie catches up with the modern-day lives of the Flossy Posse. Once again, it emphasizes the partygoing spirit of the movie in addition to cutting the tension of the scene where Ryan laments that she has lost touch with her friends. The song plays later on in the movie as well, when the girls are using a swing to cross Bourbon Street.

"I'm Every Woman" by Chaka Khan - This iconic 1978 track is the song that Dina begins to perform while passing out drinks on the plane, eventually leading to a singalong with all the passengers.

"Lovely Day" by The Soul Rebels - This jazzy cover of the 1977 Bill Withers song of the same name is performed live as part of a montage when the Flossy Posse arrives in New Orleans.

"Rebel on That Level" by The Soul Rebels - This song plays in the background while the Flossy Posse are exploring New Orleans.

"Let Your Mind Be Free" by The Soul Rebels - This is another track that plays in the background when the Flossy Posse are first exploring New Orleans, providing a jazz flavor to their first encounter with the city.

The Soul Rebels are a brass band based out of New Orleans, which explains their recurring presence in Girls Trip .

"Addiction" by FYIAH T - This track plays quietly in the background while the Flossy Posse are in their motel room preparing to go out for the night.

"If It Isn't Love" by New Edition - This song is performed live by New Edition themselves at the Essence Music Festival, which is attended by the Flossy Posse.

"Ascension (Don't Ever Wonder)" by Maxwell - This smooth 1996 track is also performed live as part of the Essence Music Festival.

"The Light" by Common - This is the third song seen performed live during the Essence Music Festival.

"Feel So Good" by Mase - This is the fourth song performed live at the Essence Music Festival, featuring a guest performance by P. Diddy.

"Love Like This" by Faith Evans - This is the fifth song performed live at the Essence Music Festival.

Girls Trip was filmed at the real-life Essence Music Festival in 2016.

"Worship" by Lizzo - This song from the "Good as Hell" and "About Damn Time" hitmaker plays during a montage where the Flossy Posse explores the convention floor while Ryan conducts a book signing with her estranged husband.

"Nights (feat. W. Darling)" by Snow Tha Product - This is the song playing at the party where the Flossy Posse are dancing before the absinthe that Dina spiked their drinks with kicks in. The song then becomes distorted and slows down as they experience the effects of the drink.

"Woman" by Diana Gordon - This is the second song that plays while the Flossy Posse are on absinthe and attempting to prevent Ryan from embarrassing herself during a business meeting.

"Bling Bling" by B.G. - This is the song playing in the club when the Flossy Posse are going incognito in wigs and sunglasses and attempting to dance the effects of the absinthe away.

"Bad Bitches" by Lil Jon and Kronic feat. Keno - This is the song that plays during the dance-off at the club when Simone and her own posse perform.

"She's a Bitch" by Missy Elliott - This is the second song that plays during the club dance-off, while the Flossy Posse themselves are dancing.

"Get Down" by Amplify Dot - This song plays later in the evening at the same club, when the Flossy Posse gets in a physical altercation with Simone and her friends some time after the dance-off.

"Close the Door" by Teddy Pendergrass - This sensual song plays when Lisa's love interest appears carrying a single red rose.

"Because of You (Girls Trip Remix)" by Ne-Yo - Ne-Yo performs this new version of his 2007 song during a live set at the House of Blues.

"Ain't No Way" by Aretha Franklin - This classic downtempo song plays during a montage showing the split-up Flossy Posse following their blowout fight.

"It's Like That" by Mariah Carey - This song is performed live after the Flossy Posse have made up, with the lyrics like " no stress, no fights, I'm leaving it all behind, " perfectly mirroring the journey of the central characters.

"Do Whatcha Wanna, Pt. 2" by Rebirth Brass Band - This is the song that is played during the New Orleans street parade seen at the end of the movie, which leads into the closing credits.

"Thank You" by Kehlani - This is the song that plays during the credits once they begin to roll over a black screen rather than scrolling next to footage of the cast.

Where To Listen To Girls Trip's Soundtrack & Score

The girls trip soundtrack doesn't feature every song from the movie.

The official Girls Trip soundtrack, which features 11 of the songs that play over the course of the movie, can be streamed on Spotify, as seen below. The album also features one piece of the movie's instrumental score by David Newman , which is otherwise not available to stream in full. Additionally, the tracks "If It Isn't Love" and "Bling Bling" are not available to stream off the Spotify tracklist at the time of writing. Similarly, part of the soundtrack album is available to stream on Amazon Music. The full album is available for purchase via Apple Music.

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19 Best Songs About Paris That Will Make You Feel Closer To The City of Love

Famous Songs About Paris

1. J’ai Deux Amours by Josephine Baker

2. La Vie En Rose by Édith Piaf

3. I Love Paris by Cole Porter/Ella Fitzgerald

4. Bonjour, Paris! By Audrey Hepburn, Fred Astaire, and Kay Thompson

5. April in Paris by Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong

6. Non, Je ne regrette rien by Édith Piaf

7. Les Champs-Elysée by Joe Dassin

8. Where Do You Go to (My Lovely) By Peter Sarstedt

9. Paris by Faith Hill

10. Crazy Paris by Horny United

11. Paris (Ooh La La) By Grace Potter and the Nocturnals

12. La Seine by Vanessa Paradi & M

13. Paris by Lana Del Ray

14. Paris by Little Dragon

15. Little French Song by Carla Bruni

16. Paris by Night by Bénabar

17. Paname by Slimane

18. Paris by Sabrina Carpenter

19. Bienvenue Chez Moi by Bigflo & Oli

Final Thoughts on the Best Parisian Songs

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36 Songs About Paris That Will Bring You There Instantly

Best Parisian songs

Songs about Paris in English

1. Eartha Kitt – Under the Bridges of Paris (1955)

2. Little Dragon – Paris (2014)

3. Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong – April in Paris (1957)

4. The Stranglers – Let’s Tango in Paris (1972)

5. Faith Hill – Paris (2005)

6. Carla Bruni – Little French Song (2013)

7. Jonathan Richman – Give Paris One More Chance (1983)

8. Ella Fitzgerald – I love Paris (1953)

9. Jay-Z & Kanye West – Niggas In Paris (2011)

10. Fred Astaire – Paris Loves Lovers (1955)

11. Elliott Smith – Place Pigalle

12. Doris Day – The River Seine (1950)

13. Lana Del Rey – Take Me to Paris (2012)

14. St. Vincent – Paris is Burning (2007)

15. Florent Pagny – Chatelet Les Halles

16. Grace Potter And The Nocturnals – Paris (Ooh La La) (2010)

17. Sabrina Carpenter – Paris (2018)

18. Audrey Hepburn, Fred Astaire, And Kay Thompson – Bonjour, Paris! (1957)

French songs about Paris

19. Edith Piaf – Sous le Ciel de Paris (1951)

20. Maurice Chevalier – Paris je t’aime d’amour (1930)

21. Booba – Paname (2011)

22. Charles Trenet – Les Oiseaux De Paris (1939)

23. Léo Marjane – Sur les Pavés de Paris

24. Charles Aznavour – La Bohême (1965)

25. Louise Attaque – Les Nuits Parisiennes (1997)

26. Jacques Brel – Les Prénoms de Paris (1962)

27. Joe Dassin – Champs Elysées (1969)

28. Yves Montand – A Paris (1948)

29. Josephine Baker – J’ai Deux Amours (1930)

30. Vanessa Paradis & Matthieu Chedid – La Seine (2011)

31. Maurice Chevalier – Ca c’est Paris

32. Claude Nougaro – Paris Mai (1968)

33. Édith Piaf – Les Amants de Paris (1948)

34. Mireille Mathieu – Paris en Colère (1966)

35. Bénabar – Paris by Night (2014)

36. Jacques Dutronc – Paris s’éveille (1968)

Songs about Paris – Final thoughts

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The 20 best songs about Paris

Best songs about Paris

20. ‘La Bohème’ – Charles Aznavour

19. ‘Give Paris One More Chance’ – Jonathan Richman

18. ‘Paris Sous les Bombes’ – Suprême NTM

20. ‘La Bohème’ – Charles Aznavour 