Classic French summer songs
For the summer season, we’ve collated a Spotify playlist of 15 French summer songs. Enjoy mon amie ☀️
A playlist made for summer days and starry nights. Press play, sip something chilled, and let the music transport you to the south of France.
Read on to hear from Poète co-founder and perfumer Rosalie. She has written about two of her favorite songs on the playlist, which hold a special place in her heart.
15 French summer songs
Suivre le soleil – Vanille
Le coup d’soleil – Bon Entendeur, Emma Peters
La madrague – Brigitte Bardot
Le sud – Nino Ferrer
L’été indien – Joe Dassin
Canopée – Polo & Pan
Agitations tropicales – L’Impératrice
La baie – Clara Luciani
L’amour à la plage – Niagara
Emmenez-moi – Charles Aznavour
Au soleil – Jenifer
Le soleil donne – Laurent Voulzy
Dans mon île – Henri Salvador
San Francisco – Maxime Le Forestier
Paradis bleu – Revers Gagnant, Matild
La Madrague — by Brigitte Bardot
La Madrague has a special resonance for me. A few years ago, I lived just next to Saint-Tropez, and I would often swim right in front of Bardot’s famous house, La Madrague. Each time, I couldn’t help but imagine catching a glimpse of her, as if the song and the place were still inseparably alive. Its gentle rhythm flows like the sea, carrying both the carefree spirit of summer and a touch of nostalgia for days that can never last forever.
Le Sud — by Nino Ferrer
Le Sud is a song that instantly brings summer to mind. While Ferrer sings of a simple, peaceful life in the South, for me it goes even further: it evokes Provence itself, with golden fields shimmering in the sun, the song of cicadas in the heat, and that feeling of endless afternoons where time seems to stand still. It’s a song I associate with warmth, nostalgia, and the timeless beauty of the South of France.
