Aznavour sings of «losers»

He wasn't exactly handsome. And on a moral level, the singer readily admitted that he had succeeded in his art, but failed in his life. «Et pourtant, pourtant», the Great Charles was indeed the greatest, the most touching and the most brilliant.

The best. Through his obvious talent, his sweat, and his indispensable hard work. By singing about the truth of everyday life, the truth of those ordinary people who live in the shadow of failure, shame, and misery. With a lump in his throat. Charles Aznavour sang of love, separation, life, death, war, and peace—through the eyes of the underdog that he was, a role he embraced. And one in which each of us can see ourselves.

That is, the one who drinks, the one who cries, the one who regrets, the one who is growing old, the one who hasn’t «noticed time passing.» The one who keeps to himself, the one who remains alone, the one who isn’t like the oth