B-side "Education" Format 7" single | Released 28 February 1968 Label Philips | |
Writer(s) Michael Anthony Deighan (lyrics)
Michael Wilshaw (music) | ||
Composition
The song was originally written in English under the title "Waterloo Road" (lyrics by Michael Anthony Deighan, music by Michael Wilshaw) and released by the British rock band Jason Crest. Then French lyricist Pierre Delanoë adapted the lyrics into French.
Reception
The song "Les Champs-Élysées" was released by Joe Dassin as a single in 1969, with "Le Chemin de papa" on the other side. It entered charts in multiple European countries.
Adaptations
The melody of Les Champs-Élysées was later used for the television commercial of CJ CheilJedang's dessert brand Petitzel Eclair in 2016, with lyrics sung by I.O.I.
References
Les Champs-Élysées Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA