Elton John - J'veux d'la Tendresse (1981) With French Lyrics! video free download
Elton singing in French! This was the original version of "Nobody Wins", a song on Elton's 1981 album "The Fox". Written by Jean-Paul Dreau, the title means "I Want Tenderness". Elton had heard Janic Prevost sing it on the radio in France, and wanted to do an English version of it. Gary Osborne wrote the lyrics "Nobody Wins" for Elton to sing in English. You can hear it here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LZ4sKKKLdI
Elton then recorded this French version to appear on copies of The Fox released in France. It was also a Rocket Records single in France.
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9 years ago
Aldo Bettini
Super9 years ago
paulnewmanbest
Génial beaucoup d émotion9 years ago
Mercuryous ·
Il a un très bon accent ce Elton !!10 years ago
trfesok
This version was also released on "The Fox" in Quebec, although I'm not sure if it was a single there. Osborne's lyrics are not a translation of Jean-Paul Dreau's original, but have an entirely different storyline. Thanks for once again posting an EJ song neve available in the USA.10 years ago
atanta169
Perfect French perfect Sir Elton John11 years ago
Dominique Neuhofer
He wants tenderness children 's full house he no longer wants to be hurt..11 years ago
llschnitz
Would love to hear this translated!11 years ago
llschnitz
Love this so much better than the English version, even though I have no idea what he's singing. I know its "I want tenderness" or something like that. Dramatic and powerful. Raw emotion.11 years ago
Simplyguys
beautiful.11 years ago
Cooper Manson
It depends on what part of France your talking about when it comes to pronunciation. Besides, I could understand it almost perfectly...... The French version WAS written by a French guy after all....12 years ago
1caninelover
Better than anything I could pull off but French is my husbands' 1st language, not mine.12 years ago
mizofan
Actually his French accent is far better than most British efforts12 years ago
Michèle GABURRI
30 ans déjà ..... et toujours vrai !!!! Et ça ... la tendresse c'est gratuit .... on s'en fout de la crise !!!12 years ago
Scott R
He sounds like he is trying to Edith Piaf - you go, Elton12 years ago
FinalFrontier
@Rocketman2396 Hear, hear!!! :D12 years ago
Emilee S.
He sounds hot in french.12 years ago
1caninelover
Thank you for posting! I can't understand a word of it but my Montreal-born & raised husband can :)13 years ago
MsBubu
It actually sounds like Plastic Bertrand!13 years ago
Pandemonium Lig
it is sad for me to write that ^^ but he speak french better than more current French or French-speaking singers thus a fu***r rare case for an English ^^13 years ago
terryclary
Fabulous track......... Thank you for sharing Nath....... TerryRelated Videos
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