Zizi Jeanmaire "Mon Truc En Plumes" on The Ed Sullivan Show

[@abeolivares7875]

Who discovered this magical lady after watching lady Gaga?? I did!!

[@angelacorrea5629]

Eu já conhecia!!!! Maravilhosa lembrança ❤❤❤❤❤

[@aldfsor]

@@angelacorrea5629 what a wonderful song ...i did it too

[@frandaniela.1118]

Lady Gaga is a pale copy compared to the energy and the rhythm of Zizi Jeanmaire...plus butchering the prononciation of the words 😢

[@sospiro-tp7xe]

Oui, Zizi Jeanmaire, grande danseuse à la formation classique très connue des français ! Une classe intemporelle et des jambes !!! Merci de votre curiosité !

[@sparkypeter]

I came after reading Lady Gaga's mention of her in a statement, but remember her name from the Peter Sarstedt song 'Where do you go to my lovely' from 1969 ... no idea of who she was back then !

[@lonestarfriend]

Excellent visual effect with the black background, male dancers in black, and the feathers.

[@biancabrandt199]

Where did you know it from ?

[@carloalbertorassaval3275]

@@biancabrandt199 🤣🤣🤣

[@themeparkreel]

so glad Lady Gaga and the Olympics introduced me to this fabulous song. i love all things France and French culture. this is magnifique

[@sospiro-tp7xe]

Oh c'est gentil, merci pour les français !

[@heloisehubert8947]

very sweet of you !!! This interpretation is indeed magnifique.

[@donaldcrabtree6259]

Hans Christian Andersen and Anything Goes were great films she was in. Her performances were superb. She also did a Capitol Records recording of popular French songs, done in a format as if you would take a tour of France. She served as the tour guide and singer of some of the tunes. It really feels like you are visiting France with a friend.

[@Libri_amore_e_fantasia]

Is "Hans Christian Andersen" the movie starring Danny Kaye?

[@MediaLover194]

@@Libri_amore_e_fantasiayes. She plays the main ballerina that he has a crush on.

[@Libri_amore_e_fantasia]

@@MediaLover194 Thanks, I remember I had a huge crush on Danny Kaye when I was very little. 😍

[@Ckawauchi35]

I have never seen anything like it! Such amazing original choreography where the leading lady's "costume" is being held and orchestrated by supporting dancers. It wouldn't have been a success if not for the great timing and synchronicity. This should serve as an inspiration to present-day choreographers.

[@edufau815]

Simply excellent, one of the most original and visually effective acts I remember seeing on this channel...

[@LindaLapetino]

I'm so glad to have access to this original performance!! Amazing...thank you Lady Gaga for bringing this to life again!!

[@BroadwayGuy25]

It warms my heart that Zizi lives on. "Mon truc en plumes" (which translates to "My Feathery Thing" but is also termed "My Thing with Feathers") was Zizi's trademark song, choreographed by her husband Roland Petit. Paris remembers them with great fondness. They captured the glamour, the excitement of Paris night life. If you loved this, I'm happy to say there is more than enough material on YT for you to go down into a Zizi deep dive.

[@spookart]

Zizi Jeanmaire, l'originalité et le bon goût. Il était temps que ce soit sur Tube. Tous les autres sont scolaires.

[@JoshPinder92]

Thankful of lady Gaga showcasing this gem of french culture and bringing me here 💖

[@sabalight2558]

@@Hannari-xt6nr And ? She was from the time of my grand parents and i'm 60 ! And she was in France ! It is normal, not to know her.

[@sabalight2558]

@@Hannari-xt6nr O knew her very well since my childhood, but i think, the reason is that i'm from an older generation, and raised in France ! Thjat's what i meant ! I meant, for me it is normal to know her, but for younger people, specially not from France, it's normal not to know her.

[@colalime2006]

@@Hannari-xt6nrWant a trophy? geez lol God forbid people don’t know of her

[@jean-marcboyer3926]

France is very proud to have à showwoman like Miss Zizi Jeanmaire

[@alainspiteri502]

Show-women in the world : Lisa Minnelli - Zizi Jeanmaire - Lady Gaga unsurpassable

[@sylviegarnavault6025]

Yes but she is dead ! 😢

[@Zivvvey]

@@sylviegarnavault6025everyone dies! It’s just about the way you are remembered after that❤

[@tarass8737]

The new performance didn't come anywhere close to this masterpiece.❤

[@MrSebboxxx]

true

[@meredithannetteharper8384]

Love Gaga, but she pales next to the incomparable original. I saw this performance on Ed Sullivan at age 15 and have never forgotten it. As a very young girl, I decided it was a 4:07 guide to how I should live my life. So I did, joyously, and have never once looked back. Merci, Madame Zizi Jeanmaire!

[@leerene3959]

I had seen Zizi perform years ago. I remembered her brief journey into American films and her work with Roland Petit. I love Gaga and was overjoyed that she gave such a colorful tribute to a great entertainer and a great country.

[@sylvainesteve5222]

French here. Happy some may discover it ; seen zizi on French tv in the 70s and loved « mon truc en plumes » , happy everybody discovers this great song. By the way also learned Zizi died just yesterday at 96 😢❤ adieu mon truc en plume

[@leerene3959]

@@sylvainesteve5222 Zizi died in 2020.

[@patriciawallace2343]

@@leerene3959 I think @sylvainsteve had only learned of Zizi's passing 'just yesterday'.

[@eugid]

Who else is here after Gaga's performance? 🙋‍♂

[@jenniferwilson1937]

Totally!!!! ❤️ Love that Lady Gaga did a modern version - this is so fun! 🪶🪶🪶🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷

[@cliffordsam8260]

I saw Zizi performed this spectacular number for the first time on my parents B&W tv set on CBS Sunday night 8pm.

[@LuisMartinez-ot9hh]

🙋

[@joshgeeTV]

Me! 🤩

[@EclecticGuy-nq1gs]

Moi!

[@MiladieBasson-dn8ge]

Pétillante, classe... J'ai toujours préféré les versions originales...

[@MrSebboxxx]

dans tous les cas

[@hans-jurgforrer8847]

❤❤❤ incomparable zizi jeanmaire, reine du casino de paris et inoubliable muse de roland petit….. vive la france et ses artistes !!

[@claudedrouhin7984]

Zizi Jeanmaire inégalée ❤️

[@coodyscoops]

what elegance😍…. this is a truly iconic moment

[@pennyrushton7797]

Great plume work by the guys.

[@Pulsonar]

It’s just great to discover another retro side of French popular culture and from Lady Gaga of all people with her superb rendition at the Paris Olympics opening ceremony. Some French natives might curse her pronunciation etc… but without Lady Gagas lead many thousands of people would never have known who this great artist Zizi was. I am grateful for whatever the ‘Butcher’ cuts for me, I’m sure many other are also grateful and good for France cultural promotions 🙏🏽

[@faridab633]

No, most French people really loved Lady Gaga's version, especially as she sang it in French.

[@ares6953]

I am french and she was great !! i love her rendition !

[@didiermeurgues4267]

Lady Gaga performance was very good and the French certainly appreciated it ! She pronounced the world "Paris" in a way that reminded the "gouaille" of Zizi.

[@smichelle65]

Zizi Jeanmarie is what I believe the kids call "a mood".

[@ricardofatel6495]

the rhythm is reminiscent of Brazilian samba

[@ednewyork1]

THE MOST PERFECT NUMBER... PERFORMED PERFECTLY! BRAVI TUTTI!!!

[@fundifferent1]

That was so good. Great choreography!

[@maxrogers8215]

thanks gaga to highlight this gem for young folks.

[@pascalsalles3226]

La "GRANDE" ZIZI JEANMAIRE....❤❤❤

[@marcha5362]

Inégalée...et vous le resterez à jamais, chère Zizi 💥💖

[@sospiro-tp7xe]

Oh comme je suis d'accord avec vous. Elle avait tout les talents Zizi Jeanmaire !

[@Xavierxavou]

Ça c’est Paris ! Un classique de légèreté et du chic Parisien !❤

[@qsw-1228]

This so much better! Every word is pregnant with meaning & full of color! 🦚

[@donnatlaw6172]

Man, those Ed Sullivan musicians must have been exhausted after this wonderful performance! Love Zizi and Gaga's tribute.

[@recordguy4321]

she reminds me a lot of singer/dancer Liliane Montevecchi. Good clip!

[@deweyvoid]

THIS IS PERFECT!

[@marcha5362]

ZiZi, as we called her, was perfection on two legs, a brilliant french ballerina and a wonderful Lady ❤

[@Juju-sz9qn]

I came here from GAGA!! 💕😩 she did a brilliant job!! 💕💕

[@HanneP791]

Indeed 🖤

[@pops2728]

So did I. I only knew the name from the song. "Where do you go to my Lovely" Your clothes are all made by Balmain and you dance like Zizi Jeanmaire!

[@frandaniela.1118]

With all due respect to Lady Gaga, Zizi Jeanmaire élégance, energy, wicked sense of humour, the famous Parisian "gouaille", her passion, her vivaciousness, her cheerful banter, and her ebullient personality...She WAS a step beyond...or perhaps a full staircase !

[@Mosquitoswatter359]

@@frandaniela.1118 Totally. Gaga is humorless and tries too hard to be sexy.

[@davidmann6195]

Do those fans still exist? Beautiful ostrich feathers. Zizi was fantastic.

[@marie-pauleanton5760]

c'est Jean Constantin qui a composé cette chanson, il adorait le rythme, ça s'entend dans toutes ses musiques, loufoque, il a aussi composé "où sont passées mes pantoufles" il se prenait pas au sérieux. m.p. de Villejuif

[@nataliedoyle4701]

The song was released the year I was born, 1962 I remember it from my early childhood because it became a hit and endured. The first lines are spoken like a child with exaggerated links/liaisons and it appealed to me: mon truc en plumes, plumes de zoizeaux de zanimaux. You have to know a bit of French to understand what I mean . Were it not for the Olympic games and Lady Gaga, I would have completely forgotten about it!😀

[@ibb8890]

Did you know this song is a plagiarism from “Aquarela do Brasil”?

[@nataliedoyle4701]

@@ibb8890 No I did not but how is that relevant to my childhood memory and the French text? 🙄Put the info in another comment.

[@ibb8890]

@@nataliedoyle4701 just another sad fact from coloniser stealing from the colonised and claiming it as their own creation. That is a sad fact from your beautiful childhood memory

[@nataliedoyle4701]

@@ibb8890 I am well aware of colonialism and cultural appropriation but as I said, you should have created your own comment.Far more effective than trying to guilt trip people for what they experienced when they were 3-4. And as it turns out,I didn't have a "beautiful childood". You made it up.

[@ibb8890]

@@nataliedoyle4701 sorry to hear that. Welcome to the club.

[@Kw1161]

Great act and performance. Only ED could show this without the moral police calling for censorship….😂! Thanks for sharing! Happy New Year 🎉🎉🎉!

[@Maldoror200]

@"ED"..,? "Erectile Dysfunction..??

[@jeancavalcante2489]

So beautiful ❤❤❤

[@jeffboice1943]

Yes, I came here because of Lady Gaga. I wonder if Ed had any problem with CBS officials-"She's reminding everybody of the NBC Peacock!"

[@selectorHIGH1]

elle est tellement géniale La Zizi 🦜❤️

[@MinYoonGil]

Bonjour, bienvenue à Paris 🇫🇷

[@Gareth-g8e]

The one, the only, ZIZI. ❤.

[@guidocecile]

l'élégance et la perfection sont indémodables et inimitables

[@cidabete3463]

BRAVO!! BRAVO!!!👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿

[@BelloBird-iy5zb]

The dance in this video is much more interesting.

[@marcus22221]

Well there's no stairs and rain😅

[@MP-lq3xx]

and the feather/boas knew to use them to make an awesome performance!!!!!!!!!

[@romainb.9107]

i'm french and i never heard of Zizi Jeanmaire but thanks to Gaga i did now

[@maximem1033]

Zizi était une meneuse de revue comme Baker ou Line Renaud, c'était une grande dame de la chanson francaise ❤

[@henrietteberg1246]

Oui une grande danseuse aussi .....très belle femme même en vieillissant......

[@Emacosa]

I'm latin and I never heard of her either - she's great

[@theconcorden]

A M A Z I N G !! 🎉❤😊

[@dominiquedelattre8729]

ca c'était du spectacle !

[@arjunocalmiridoirobi6280]

Authentic. Lovely.

[@Tif91522]

I Love Watching The Ed Sullivan Show ❤ Thanks For Sharing This ❤ I Love It ❤ With Love From Tiffany Porchiazzo From Jersey City NJ ❤🎉❤

[@alainspiteri502]

she was old but always genious !

[@nicolezakeossian4011]

Ça c’était du spectacle !

[@joml3537]

The comedy element with the feathers was totally missing from Gaga's version. Now I get the song after watching the original.

[@farylmz]

100% agree. Love Gaga, but her performance lacked the cohesiveness of this one too. Gaga just left me thinking, “I guess maybe French people really love that song?” because I didn’t really “get” it. Came here to watch the video after reading it was meant to be an homage to this particular performance. Gaga seemed to just have dancers with cool feathers. This choreography is more cheeky and its playful “game” is immediately intuitive without needing any context at all.

[@philippeberthe5929]

She starred in a film with Danny Kaye. Charles Vidor's Hans Christian Andersen (1952)

[@isabellehouri347]

Quelles jambes magnifiques!! Quelle artiste !

[@MrCleitonleandro]

Parfaiat! Pesquei no Google mas amei tô apaixonado

[@ginayu9097]

看完Lady Gaga的表演後🥰,Zizi女士太迷人了😍.來自台灣的觀眾

[@aprilraquel]

Brilliant!!!!!! 🦚

[@madeinthegetto]

This is so cool

[@RobAllen4599]

Here after Lady Gaga rendition. Both excellent

[@marcelochaves6076]

Qui s'est aussi souvenu de la chanson "Aquarela do Brasil" en écoutant cette chanson?

[@antoniorobertomalfatti]

Eu achei que fosse Aquarela do Brasil, mas ao continuar ouvindo cheguei à conclusão que não era. Qual será foi feita primeiro? Será que uma se baseou na outra?

[@marcelochaves6076]

@@antoniorobertomalfatti também achei muito parecida. E todo o balanço das plumas lembra o nosso carnaval. Pelo que li, Aquarela foi composta mais de uma década antes. Não duvido que tenha sido inspirada na outra.

[@antoniorobertomalfatti]

@@marcelochaves6076 Pesquisei agora. Veja o que achei: O compositor mineiro Ary Barroso escreveu "Aquarela do Brasil" numa noite chuvosa de 1939. A canção foi gravada pela primeira vez em 1939, na voz de Francisco Alves e com arranjo de Radamés Gnatalli. "Aquarela do Brasil" é considerada uma das canções brasileiras mais populares de todos os tempos e um símbolo da cultura brasileira no mundo. A música foi lançada em escala continental por Carmen Miranda e é considerada um marco inicial para a "internacionalização" da música brasileira.

[@melissasites1044]

Yes, I also immediately thought of Aquarela do Brasil. It is for sure the same rhythm. :)

[@roselenemarreira6614]

Sim. Ary Barroso, Carmem Miranda 🤷

[@geotrouvetout4446]

Zizi Jeanmaire était une danseuse, en plus … ça fait la différence.

[@isabellamari444h]

isso é lindo

[@marcbrukner517]

C'est une chorégraphie de Roland Petit, pas étonnant que ce soit génial. Merci Lady Gaga d'avoir redonné vie à ce "truc en plumes" et d'avoir ainsi honoré Zizi Jeanmaire.

[@maryw4609]

Creative dance like Vegas shows ❤

[@MostlyBrenda]

I guess those guys were big fans of her. 🙄

[@ilovemovies725]

What do you mean? Zizi was a fantastic dancer and artist indeed. Prima ballerina of the paris opera.

[@Frenchmisto]

@@ilovemovies725no she was prima ballerina of les ballets de Paris.. not Paris opera ballet company.

[@BethMDowney]

It's okay, I got the joke ("big fans" lol!)

[@christinaheagy4602]

😅

[@alexd1121]

Lady Gaga has made a career at imitating the greatest originals but she still has to be one herself. Zizi’s performance is so effortlessly beautiful and refined. Wether Gaga is imitating Madonna, Grace Jones, singing The Sound of Music at the Oscars, trying to be Liza Minelli in her jazz act with Tony Bennett, channeling Bruce Springsteen in her folk phase or doing Zizi at the Olympics she always brings her own personal twist and hard work but never quite recaptures the magic of the originals she’s taking cues from.

[@delfinopensieroso2398]

No one ist original..Not me Not you Not Gaga..everyone Takes inspiration from the Pasta..Madonna took Something Sometimes from Dietrich or Monroe...she took from the Musical Evita...she also recreated Something of the Pasta...Gaga took her Personal Twists in her creations as Parazzi..Poker face...Alejandro...or the music from he Soundtrack a Star IS born..i want you to know that the Song of Celine at the Olypics IS of Piaf...Celine herself took Songs from others Like the Power of Love...or more Others ...

[@sylviahoggattbrasch7018]

Although i liked lady gaga performance would have preferred someone from French culture performing a French genre

[@alexd1121]

@@delfinopensieroso2398 it’s partly true but real pioneers exist in all fields. Some become famous and some don’t. In pop culture, Marylin, Piaf, MJ, Madonna, Mariah, Whitney or Grace Jones to name just a few were true originals and I can’t find post digital era artist who match their impact and uniqueness Not even Beyonce whose trademark could be the research of African American history maybe but nothing as instantly definable as those I’ve mentioned before. Gaga’s monster gimmick and horror electro blueprint is her own thing but overall she comes through as incredibly skilled, hard working and cerebral more than organic and effortlessly talented. Gaga is a legendary pop star at this point by all means.

[@miguelthorman3868]

Lady Gaga tomorrow at the Olympics

[@isabellamari444h]

SHE DID IT

[@spencerw17]

👀👀👀

[@miguelthorman3868]

@@isabellamari444h i told u

[@isabellamari444h]

@@miguelthorman3868 HAHA she was fenomenal

She sounds very much the same

[@williamarmstrong3604]

Now that's how it's done! Fabulous!!! Gaga is no Zizi!!!!!!!!!1

[@martinsahagunsiles3513]

Queen

[@frankenstein-l6r]

gaga paid a beautiful homage to this superb artist, even the same outfit, but of course, with a Little twist 👏😊

[@debramurphy8344]

This is fabulous! The choreography is so much better than what Lady Gaga did, and this is light and amusing. The background "ba ba ba ba ba ba ba da da" for Lady Gaga's performance got repetitious and annoying--that isn't the case here because it's just the music. I admire Gaga for doing the performance, but I wanted to read about where the song came from and am so glad I did--this performance really has flair and is fun to watch.

[@onlyrealtalentedartists]

Some people love to complain, do you think Lady gaga chose to perform on those high stairs? it was a miracle she did what she did... if she had a black and white studio like in this video, she could do much more.....besides, nothing annoying about lady Gaga performance, I found it fabulous, and thanks to her I discover this french artist

[@LionelLutringer-iw2wb]

superbe

[@NirvanaParis]

Les années 60 sont une très belle période, surtout en ce qui concerne la musique. Provenant d'une audience chinoise。 ----after Gaga's

[@puleletsoalo3592]

This song is living rent free in my head since Gaga performed it😂😂😂

[@faridab633]

Me too!

[@Gryphonisle]

This seems to be the definitive version. Thank you Lady Gaga and Paris 2024 for giving us a hint to look back!

[@petradonovan5161]

Lady Gaga did a wonderful homage to Zizi Jeanmaire. The original will always be the better yardstick so it is asinine to compare Gaga to the source. The fact that Gaga did it is reason enough to celebrate her reviving the memory of a fabulous performer who in her time enchanted the world. Zizi would have been hugely flattered.

[@neideaparecida3781]

Legal 😃

[@frankenstein-l6r]

gaga & zizi= mon truc en plumes 🦚

[@maroonhorizon1693]

magnifique

[@lonestarfriend]

Go orchestra go! 🙂

[@juanantoniomoreno3409]

Really, really smart things are going on here!

[@L4sleeko]

The back up dancer did the same only backwards and in flats! ;)

[@CNS2776]

👏👏👏👏👏

[@louis3328]

It was also a feminist song and choreography, since her "truc en plume " is an allusion of her intimacy and how she uses it however she wants to.

[@katiamarin9425]

❤

[@eyakobson2528]

Без перьев этот танец ничто!

[@rany_bttb]

C'est tout le principe du thème de la chorégraphie. 😅

[@P4uLy-u4w]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@andderzero]

LADYYYYYYY GAGAAAAAAAA

[@Mosquitoswatter359]

The Gaga performance brought me here. This clip put a smile on my face from beginning to end. Amazing, and witty and charming. The Gaga performance didn’t , it seemed a bit forced and self conscious.

[@a.ran_blvd]

no one cares

[@luisjaime4874]

stfu. unnecessary to compare.

[@Mosquitoswatter359]

@@a.ran_blvd Apparently you do lmao

[@farylmz]

Well said. Gaga’s performance was eye-catching & cool to watch, but I felt like I was missing the point (assumed maybe it’s just something you need to be French to “get”). This one is just pure playful joy & fun. (I think Gaga centered her dancers more & had too many of them. The dancers being more “invisible” in the original makes it more about the feathers)

[@onlyrealtalentedartists]

Some people love to complain, do you think Lady gaga chose to perform on those high stairs? it was a miracle she did what she did... if she had a black and white studio like in this video, she could do much more.....besides, nothing annoying about lady Gaga performance, I found it fabulous, and thanks to her I discover this french artist

[@7ynobeus]

Who’s here after watching Lady Gaga?! 🙋🏾‍♀️

[@arnaudbms3067]

Me 😂

[@my4hvids]

Me!

[@masakosaigusa6999]

私も😂

[@antoniorobertomalfatti]

♥

[@kayronsousa5817]

Alguém mais ouviu aquarela do Brasil ????

[@carmelacerbone3937]

Mai dimenticate le sue performances a STUDIO UNO!

[@adanihidalgo]

Me 😂😂😂

[@isaojable]

She was a ballet dancer, epitomizing pure grace and class. Her performance clearly exuded more energy and strength than Lady Gaga's.

[@tonyrosamusic]

LADY GAGA IS A LEGEND

[@ClaraGreenlee-j4c]

Emmy Skyway

[@MP-lq3xx]

so sophisticated ...performers and US audiences...just like on the Judy Garland show........what happened?

[@TeresaMom1]

Had to see the original after watching Lady Gaga perform same song at the 2024 Olympics Open Ceremony.