Diego libre dans sa tête
"Diego libre dans sa tête" | ||||
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Single by Johnny Hallyday | ||||
from the album Dans la chaleur de Bercy | ||||
B-side | "Mon P'tit Loup (Ça va faire mal) Betty Lou Is Going Out Tonight (Bercy 90)" | |||
Released | 18 March 1991 | |||
Recorded | 1990 | |||
Studio | Bercy, Paris | |||
Genre | Rock, chanson | |||
Length | 4:02 | |||
Label | Philips | |||
Songwriter(s) | Michel Berger | |||
Producer(s) | Jean-Pierre Janiaud | |||
Johnny Hallyday singles chronology | ||||
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"Diego libre dans sa tête" is a 1981 song written by Michel Berger for his wife France Gall for her studio album Tout pour la musique, on which it is the eighth track. Two years later, Berger himself recorded his own version of the song. In 1991, it gained popularity when Johnny Hallyday released a live cover which became a top ten hit in France.
Background and versions
"Diego libre dans sa tête" was originally written by Berger for Gall. Lyrically, it denounces the repression exerted by dictators like Augusto Pinochet in Latin America; "Diego" is the fictional name of a political opponent imprisoned only "for a few words that he thought so strong". The song presents this situation as unfair compared to that of the narrator who is free to danse, sing or laugh. In June 1984, Gall performed the song with guitarist Kamil Rustam in the French television show Champs-Élysées, in the presence of a former political prisoner, Argentine pianist Miguel Ángel Estrella.[1][2] She also performed the song during many of her concert tours, available in live versions on France Gall / Palais des sports (1982), France Gall au Zénith (1985), Concert public Olympia / Concert acoustique M6 (1997), and Pleyel (released in 2005, but recorded in 1994). In 1983, Berger himself recorded his own version of "Diego libre dans sa tête" for his album Voyou; a live version was included on Michel Berger au Zénith in 1986, and in 2012, the studio version charted at number 169 on the French Singles Chart.[3]
Johnny Hallyday version
In 1990, Johnny Hallyday covered the song during his concert at the
Chart performance
In France, the 1990 live version of "Diego libre dans sa tête" debuted at number 29 on the chart edition of 20 April 1991 and climbed to number ten in its sixth week, and remained on the top 50 for a total of 16 weeks.
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Legacy
A number of cover versions has been recorded throughout years and clearly presented as tributes to Berger, Gall or Hallyday. In 1999,
References
- ^ "France Gall, "Diego libre dans sa tête"". Institut national de l'audiovisuel. 9 June 1984.
- ^ "Miguel Angel Estrella joue au piano". Institut national de l'audiovisuel. 9 June 1984.
- ^ "Michel Berger - "Diego libre dans sa tête"" (in French). Les classements single. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
- ^ Lesueur, Daniel (2003). L'Argus Johnny Hallyday discographie mondiale et cotations (in French). Alternatives. p. 155.
- ^ Quinonero, Frédéric (2012). Johnny live 50 ans de scènes (in French). Éditions L'Archipel. p. 267.
- ^ Les classement single. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
- ^ OCLC 29800226. Retrieved 20 October 2021 – via World Radio History.
- ^ a b "Johnny Hallyday – Diego libre dans sa tête (live)". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
- ^ "Diego libre dans sa tête" at Discogs, 7" single France (Johnny Hallyday – "Diego libre dans sa tête" (Bercy 90)) (accessdate: 20 October 2021).
- ^ "Diego libre dans sa tête" at Discogs, Cassette France (Johnny Hallyday – "Diego libre dans sa tête" (Bercy 90)) (accessdate: 20 October 2021).
- ^ "Diego libre dans sa tête" at Discogs, CD maxi France (Johnny Hallyday – "Diego libre dans sa tête" (Bercy 90)) (accessdate: 20 October 2021).
- Les classement single. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
- ^ "Jenifer avec Chjami Aghjalesi - "Diego libre dans sa tête"" (in French). Les classements single. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
- ^ "La prestation bluffante de Michaël Gregorio en hommage à Johnny Hallyday - Télé Star". Télé Star (in French). 6 December 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ^ "Michaël Gregorio reprend Diego libre dans sa tête et bluffe tout le monde". La Libre Belgique (in French). 7 December 1917. Retrieved 21 October 2021.