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Triple Spiral Productions bring you another video from Heinhold's historic First and Last Chance Pub in Oakland. Brian Theriault (on fiddle) and Skip Henderson (on accordian) perform this melodic version of 'Plaisir d'Amour."

History of the song: The song, composed in 1780, took its text from a poem by Jean de Florian (1755--1794), which appears in his romance, Célestine. The classical French composer Hector Berlioz (1803--1869) arranged the piece for orchestra (H134) in 1859.

Notable interpretations of the song include those of Joan Baez, The Seekers, Vicki Brown, Marianne Faithfull, Brigitte Bardot, Karrin Allyson, Nana Mouskouri and Charlotte Church. Also those of classical singers such as Victoria de los Angeles, Tito Schipa, Fritz Wunderlich and many others. One of the more unusual recordings is by Paul Robeson. It was performed by Irene Dunne in Love Affair; Maria Ouspenskaya accompanies on the piano. Montgomery Clift played the music on the piano and sang the song as well in The Heiress. Joelly Richardson, as Marie-Antoinette, sings it in the 2001 film "The Affair of The Necklace." "Plaisir d'amour" is also sung by a children's choir in "The Breaking Point", an episode of HBO's 2001 World War II television miniseries Band of Brothers. The song is featured in the 1955 movie We're No Angels with Humphrey_Bogart Peter_Ustinov and Aldo_Ray, the 1987 movie La Famiglia by Ettore Scola, and the 1966 Batman movie.

The melody was used for the song "My Love Loves Me", performed by Anita Carter, and "Can't Help Falling in Love", an Elvis Presley hit.

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