Maurice Chevalier songs had big hits in America and in France. The debonaire Frenchman even made it big in Hollywood. He truly was a magnificent and popular singer of the 20th century. So it comes as a massive shock to many to discover his immense popularity in England during the Hundred Years Wars (1347 – 1453). Indeed no English army rampaged around the medieval French countryside without singing Monsieur Chevalier’s most beloved songs, collectively known as “Les Chansons de Chevalier.”
All this begs the question, how did M. Chavalier get so popular way back then? Social media.
Anyway, Chavalier’s beautiful song “Louise” starts with the lyrics:
“Wonderful Oh, it’s wonderful
To be in love with you.
Beautiful! You’re so beautiful,
You haunt me all day through.”
However, Archer Woman, mighty warrior that she was, felt this song spoke directly to her because she thought it went:

Misheard lyrics #22
– Paul De Lancey, The Comic Chef, Ph.D.
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