Les trois cloches


"Les trois cloches" is a Swiss song written in French by Jean Villard Gilles. Édith Piaf and Les Compagnons de la chanson started their US tour in 1945/46 with this song, which was one of Piaf's greatest hits. The song was recorded by the Browns in 1959 in English as "The Three Bells"." Dutch singer/comedian André van Duin had a Dutch Top 40 number one hit in 1982 with his Dutch comedy version of the song titled "Bim bam".

Tina Arena version

n singer Tina Arena released her version of the song as a single from her 1997 album In Deep. The song became a huge hit in Belgium where it topped the chart for three weeks and remained in the top 40 for 20 weeks, and in France, where it charted in the top ten for 13 weeks and peaked at number 4 for 2 weeks. The single was certified gold by the SNEP. The single version was different from the album version in that it featured only two of the three original verses, omitting the last one.

Track listing

  1. "Les trois cloches" – 3:50
  2. "Burn" – 5:34

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