Georges Brassens

Georges Brassens is an icon in the world of French music, yet he is largely unknown in the States. Brassens, who performed from the nineteen-fifties into the late nineteen-seventies, was revered in France for his complex, witty, and shocking poetry. His songs, which weaved hilarious tales of love, sex, and everyday life while condemning the hypocrisies of society, contained rich poetry and explicit imagery. They were banned on the radio when he first appeared, but Brassens quickly became a best-selling star of the French musical tradition.