109 tours and more than a century of history…the second most viewed event in the international sporting calendar with a viewership of close to 4 billion, the Tour de France is a formidable cultural window through which the entire world rediscovers each year the astonishing diversity of the French landscape: a universally popular event not without a strong hint of nostalgia. Carried along by “manouche swing” guitars and cinematic strings, this “Tour de France Nostalgia” playlist is a selection of tracks sometimes breezy, redolent of summertime, sometimes tense, evoking the spirit of competition. A journey through different places, different times, from the Tourmalet Pass to the Champs Elysées, From Lucien Petit-Breton to Christopher Froome…
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L'Air de Montmartre [CEZ4044 - 3] |
0 | 1'43 | Alice Guerlot Kourouklis | Nostalgic & tender. Sweet & moving waltz. Remembering old Paris. ... | romantic France urban landscape Paris ... | Em | 93 |
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Tour de France 55 [CEZ4075 - 9] |
0 | 2'14 | André Charlier, Benoît Sourisse | French ballroom. Lively & cheerful. Vibes & rhythm. | jazz guitar march (dance) 1950 chromatic accordion ... | G | 140 |
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Les Bords de Marne [CEZ4207 - 21] |
1 | 2'26 | Alain Bernard Denis | Valse musette. Peaceful & dancing. Accordion, piano, strings & rhythm. | bal musette France waltz musette 1940 ... | G | 86 |
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Les Bords de Marne 2 [CEZ4207 - 32] |
0 | 1'55 | Alain Bernard Denis | Peaceful & confident. String ensemble with pizz. | 1930 old-fashioned France string orchestra ... | Cm | 166 |
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Swinging Gérard [CEZ4030 - 21] |
0 | 2'23 | Pierre-André Athané | Jazzy. Tender & gentle. Jazz guitar, accordion & rhythm. | Paris jazz guitar relaxed everyday life ... | Cm | 150 |
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French Riviera [EOS28 - 7] |
0 | 2'14 | Stephane Bularz | Gypsy jazz / swing / french retro comedy. Carefree, lively & rural. ... | gypsy jazz interiors & cooking carefree everyday life ... | D | 128 |
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Les Parisiennes [CEZ4075 - 6] |
0 | 2'09 | André Charlier, Benoît Sourisse | Parisian swing. Lively & casual. Jazz guitar, accordion @ 0'59 & ... | French cinema romantic comedy happy & joyful 1960 ... | Dm | 133 |
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Maillot Jaune 54 [CEZ4063 - 13] |
0 | 2'40 | Pierre-André Athané | Humorous & determined. Clarinet, trombone, strings, vibes & ... | circus music march (dance) French retro comedy ironical & mischievous ... | C | 140 |
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Tour de France 3 [CEO2022 - 21] |
1 | 0'54 | Bruno Alexiu | Old-fashioned & nostalgic. Orchestra with accordion. | oom-pah Paris waltz musette chromatic accordion ... | Bm | 89 |
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Tour de France [CEO2022 - 1] |
0 | 0'49 | Bruno Alexiu | Confident & togetherness. Orchestra with choir. | newsreel 1950 1960 horn ... | Db | 119 |
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La Marseillaise Paris-Province [CEO2029 - 15] |
1 | 0'52 | Arnaud de Boisfleury, Public Domain | The French hymn plaid simply at the guitar. | French retro comedy funny French cinema French TV serie ... | Gm | 115 |
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La Marseillaise ...
[CEO2029 - 26] |
0 | 0'30 | Arnaud de Boisfleury from P.D. | The French hymn simply whistled. | whistling French cinema simple funny ... | A | 132 |
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Villa Arpel [CEZ4075 - 7] |
0 | 1'50 | André Charlier, Benoît Sourisse | Romantic swing. Hommage to Jacques Tati. Jazz guitar, accordion & ... | confident 1950 country & garden carefree ... | Ebm | 92 |
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Sunday Morning [CEZ4030 - 19] |
0 | 1'59 | Pierre-André Athané | Valse musette. Light & carefree. Accordion & jazz guitar. | Paris everyday life 1950 chromatic accordion ... | A | 162 |
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Flandria [CCB1003 - 22] |
0 | 2'21 | Line Adam | Light & joyful. Small ensemble with marimba @ 0'42. | arts & crafts country & garden confident naive ... | D | 135 |
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Time is Money [CEZ4074 - 29] |
0 | 1'56 | Elisabeth Skornik, Guy Skornik | Determined & punctuated. | fx heartbeat suspense sport drama spy ... | Fm | 111 |
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Race Against the Clock [CEO2022 - 13] |
0 | 2'43 | Bruno Alexiu | Combative & percussive. Orchestra with horn & drums. Progression & ... | relentless cavalcade swashbuckler epic ... | Bb | 123 |
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The Question of Doping [CEO2022 - 6] |
0 | 1'30 | Bruno Alexiu | Mechanical & grave. Slowing down @ 0'47. Orchestra & electronic. | jerky sport drama contemporary history investigation ... | Gm | 123 |
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Cassis-Saint-Trop' [CEZ4095 - 3] |
0 | 2'41 | Manuel Galvin | Gypsy swing. Cheerful & determined. Acoustic guitar & bass. | France happy & joyful open air 1940 ... | A | 155 |
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Entente Cordiale [CEZ4220 - 2] |
0 | 2'11 | David Chiron, Philippe Cuillerier, Pierre Blanchard, Samson Schmitt | Swing. Joyful & carefree. Gypsy guitar, swing violin & rhythm section. | gypsy guitar gypsy jazz jazz violin swing ... | Bm | 120 |
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Swing Mam'zelle [CEZ4220 - 5] |
0 | 2'30 | David Chiron, Philippe Cuillerier, Pierre Blanchard, Samson Schmitt | Swing. Joyful & carefree. Swing violin, gypsy guitar & rhythm section. | Paris gypsy guitar gypsy jazz jazz violin ... | Am | 105 |
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Swing for Elf [CEZ4095 - 6] |
0 | 2'16 | Nicolas Beucher, Rémi Pacault, Bertrand Tailleux | Gypsy swing. Determined & bright. Jazz, rhythm & double bass solo @ ... | confident gypsy guitar gypsy jazz everyday life ... | Gm | 120 |
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Solo Ride [CEO2022 - 7] |
1 | 1'09 | Bruno Alexiu | Determined & combative. Orchestra with choir @ 0'36. | heritage French cinema newsreel chase ... | Bm | 108 |
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Solo Ride 2 [CEO2022 - 19] |
0 | 1'30 | Bruno Alexiu | Determined & combative. Orchestra with choir @ 1'00. Final with ... | driving uplifting symphony orchestra sport drama ... | Bbm | 111 |
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Campionissimo [CEO2022 - 3] |
0 | 2'11 | Bruno Alexiu | Solemn, touching & melancholic. Orchestra with choir. | Italy female chorus destiny moving ... | Em | 90 |
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