L'amore va - Françoise Hardy

French star Françoise Hardy represented Monaco at the Eurovision Song Contest with 'L'amour s'en va' in 1963. Although she didn't win the contest, the song still became a bit of a standard. She also recorded the song in German as 'Die Liebe geht' and in Italian - which is the version I bought last weekend. 

'L'amore va' comes in an entirely different sleeve and I bought it from the same dealer from whom I bought the German version a year ago. That's why I love record fairs: sometimes you find people you can count on, and they always come up with the best goods.

My collection: 7" single no. 7402
Found: Record fair, Den Bosch, 9 November 2024
Tracks: 'L'amore va' / 'Il tuo migliore amico'

Die Liebe geht - Françoise Hardy

Françoise Hardy represented Monaco at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1963 with 'L'amour s'en va', and I was already aware that she recorded that song in Italian and German eight years ago when I bought that single. However, getting them was quite difficult.

I was happy to come across a copy during the record fair last Saturday. This was no coincidence: the dealer had a big Eurovision collection and that's why I checked out his stand first. 

My collection: 7" single no. 7051
Found: Record fair, Den Bosch, 11 November 2023
Tracks: 'Die Liebe geht' / 'Ich sag' ja'

L'amour s'en va - Françoise Hardy

Françoise Hardy was born on January 17, 1944. She grew up in Paris. She had her breakthrough when she was just 18 years old with the hit 'Tous les garçons et les filles', which sold 700,000 copies in France alone.

She represented Monaco during the 1963 edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. 'L'amour s'en va' is a chanson, popular in the early years of the Contest. Hardy sings about a relationship which is conducted in the knowledge that love is a fleeting thing - however this does not seem to matter to either of the lovers involved, as they 'chase after it'. Hardy also recorded the song in Italian and German. She finished 5th in a field of 16 competitors.

My collection: 7" single no. 5808
Found: Record fair, Utrecht, November 21, 2015
Cost: 5 euro
Tracks: 'L'amour s'en va', 'Je pense a lui' / 'Comme tant d'autres', 'L'amour d'un garçon'

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