There are notable exceptions to this, of course, and generally they crop close on their subject, or as in the case of Je t'aime: The Story of French Song, focus on an area that has been long neglected ...

In 1969, 'Top of the Pops' banned a song so suggestive that it resulted in an excommunication by the Vatican City.

Jane Birkin has died. The singer and actress inspired a generation (and a designer handbag), not least for her infamous banned song Je t'aime... mois non plus with Serge Gainsbourg. But did they ...

'I want to make people cry even when they don't understand my words.' - Edith Piaf This unique film explores the story of the lyric-driven French chanson and looks at some of the greatest artists and ...

This story is part of Sunday Life’s most popular cover stories of 2022.See all 10 stories. Jane Birkin has been performing since 1969, when she and her then partner ...