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Les Feuilles Mortes

Les Feuilles Mortes is a popular French song known in English as “Autumn Leaves”.  The song is by Joseph Kosma with lyrics by French poet Jacques Prévert.  A chart hit in both Europe and America, it was featured in the movie “Les Portes de la Nuit” (1946) starring Yves Montand. However, it was first recorded by Cora Vaucaire and subsequently recorded more than 1,000 times. Continue reading Les Feuilles Mortes