Why, you might ask, does this song sound familiar ? What, you might say, is this Frenchie doing singing a cover-version of Sinatra ? Of course, in fact, Sinatra's was the cover, as the original song was a French composition, written by Jacques Revaux, with...the singer here.
The connection with France Gall I have to say is new to me:*
Revaux reportedly not satisfied with Vilard's version of the song, approached Claude François to re-record it. François accepted but asked that an underlying theme of a couple in a strained relationship be included, in reference to his recent breakup with fellow French singer France Gall. Revaux agreed and with some rewriting from Gilles Thibaut the song became "Comme d'habitude" and was released by Claude François in 1968.
And no, I can't resist following this with the obvious:
* Even more bizarrely, there's the role this song had in the origins of Life on Mars by Bowie...
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