He was at the same time an incredible wordsmith and an incredible musician
He was also raffine, an esthete, which can surprise some
His small house rue de Verneuil in St Germain des Pres had as much art work as Yves St Laurent
Too much is made of Brigitte Bardot who sang badly, not enough credit given to Jane Birkin. The French were gaga over Birkin
Beside Je t'aime and Histoire de Melody Nelson I particularly like
Je suis venu te dire
La Decadance
Yesterday yes a day (Madame Claude movie)
Ex-fan des sixties
Ballade de Johnny Jane
Aux enfants de la chance
Sea sex and sun

All on youtube