'Comme une chanson de Bruant': marginality, nostalgia and protest during the 1968 years. Issue 1 (February 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Cannon, James
• Is Part Of: Popular music. Volume 40:Issue 1(2021)
• Page Start: 139
• Page End: 157
• Publication Date: 2021-02
• Subjects: Popular music -- Periodicals; 780.4205
• DOI: 10.1017/S0261143021000052
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0261-1430

Abstract

Abstract: The '1968 years' (1968–1981) witnessed a resurgence of interest in the late 19th-century singer-songwriter and cabaret performer Aristide Bruant (1851–1925). This article explores the social and cultural origins of this Bruant 'moment', arguing that it was linked both to a culture of marginality that emerged during the events of May–June 1968 and to a culture of nostalgia ('la mode rétro') first identified in 1973. It focuses on five performers who revived or renewed Bruant's legacy during the 1968 years: Mouloudji, Francesca Solleville, Marc Ogeret, François Béranger and Renaud.