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Comme ils disent
Dignity for everyone people don't understand 🎭
Who it's for
Aznavour tells the story of a gay man's life with dignity as others mock and misunderstand him, a daring song for its time.
Mocked and lonely→Dignified and seen
Feelings it meets
What it is
"Comme ils disent" is a song written, composed and performed by Charles Aznavour, from his album Idiote je t'aime and released as a single in 1972. It deals with homosexuality and the social taboo around it in the early 1970s, treating its subject directly and without mockery, which was unusual for the time. It became a highlight of his 1972 Olympia concerts and has been covered by many artists.
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Before you start
Age: All ages
This above all: to thine own self be true,William Shakespeare, Hamlet, Act 1, Scene 3
