Did you know that the original version of this song is a French song?

[Julie4]

A lot of people know this song because Shakira did a cover of it, so a lot of people think it's Shakira who created it.

But the real créater singer of this song is this French singer.

https://youtu.be/riw2vxz93l8?si=gdqi7_UhuQFrxTK_

[nightdrot]

Oh you and your crazy hippie music. We old folk don't know music like this. Nice song though, but until now, I'd never heard of it - literally.

[Julie4]

Do you even know who Shakira is ( I'm teasing) 🤣

In all honesty I think you can say this is the sweetest, most romantic and beautiful song you've ever heard from me

[NathanDavis]

I didn't even know Shakira did this song... lol

[NathanDavis]

but yes... there are and there has been dozens upon dozens of songs in Spanish, that are originally from France

[Julie4]

I don't blame Shakira, in fact the original singer congratulated Shakira on her cover.

Surprisingly, the original singer himself had sung this song in Spanish and it's a real massacre for me. Shakira sings the Spanish version much better than the original singer. 😂

[NathanDavis]

Shakira actually has an incredible voice... when she is not doing all that commercial stuff, she can do wonders in music

[Julie4]

Yeah exactly , thank God the original singer he didn't persist in singing in Spanish 😂

[NathanDavis]

lmfao... was it that bad?

I was born into Spanish... I'll check it out, lol... see how it feels to me

[Julie4]

Listen yes lol.

Honestly, the original version, i. e. the one that sings in French, is really magnificent.

[NathanDavis]

oh, I see what you mean... lmao

his Spanish is not the most natural one, that is true... but it could still sound like a great song, if it were done by someone like Alejandro Sanz for example...

[Julie4]

Yes probably lol.

I don't blame him, he probably wanted to broaden his audience by singing it in Spanish.

[menina]

I don't know the song, but I'm not surprised to see that it's a cover. Shakira loves stealing songs from other singers.

[RavVid]

I didn't - I like both versions. Shakira could sing anything and I'd like it

[RyanEC]

Another American stealing French culture unfortunately.

[Julie4]

Surprisingly, the original singer himself had sung this song in Spanish and it's a real massacre for me. Shakira sings the Spanish version much better than the original singer.

[RyanEC]

Interesting so it was written by a French man but sung in Spanish.
Or was he a Spanish immigrant to France?

[Julie4]

No no, he's a Frenchman, but he also decided to sing this song in Spanish probably to widen his audience, but thank God he didn't persist in singing in Spanish 😂

But really when he sang in French so his original version, it's so beautiful this song.

[RyanEC]

I think it sounded beautiful as well.

Do you speak/understand a lot of Spanish since I remember you had some Spanish origins?

[Julie4]

I understand very little Spanish lol.

[menina]

Shakira is not from the United States. She's from Colombia.

[love_conquers_lust]

I’d love to hear a modern French woman’s rendition

[FunkyMonkee]

I never heard of it before.

[KostasKouvalis]

I don't even know the Shakira version 😂

[Joker_]

I did not know this