Chart Hits with Accordion Intro

[geoff45789]

These 3 songs all have an accordion intro and helped to introduce me to the magic of the accordion

Give me your heart tonight - Shakin Stevens


Where do you go to my lovely - Peter Sarstedt


Lambada - Kaoma


Can you think of any others?

 

[Matt Butcher]

Paul Simon's Boy in the Bubble hit the uk charts, so it got played on pop radio. I remember an old school radio 1 dj saying it had a "ridiculously difficult" intro before he was forced to play it. I didn't know who Paul Simon was at the time but I noticed the accordion.

 

[Deleted member 101]

The genius that was Jacques Brel.
This was covered by many others including David Bowie on the famous Bowie at the Beeb radio sessions.

 

[Deleted member 48]

Vesoul is another Jacques Brel song with the accordion playing a major role.

One of my favorit Brel songs (vocals + guitar, no accordion here, but what a song...):
Jacques Brel - Quand on na que lamour. (live)

 

[Deleted member 101]

Vesoul is another Jacques Brel song with the accordion playing a major role.

One of my favorit Brel songs (vocals + guitar, no accordion here, but what a song...):
Jacques Brel - Quand on na que lamour. (live)

Yes indeed, great song

That is also some box playing on Vesoul. Inspirational stuff.

 

[knobby]

Not sure I remember Jacques Brel having a chart hit!

 

[Deleted member 48]

he just dressed up as Terry Jacks

Seasons in the Sun

It became a worldwide hit in 1974 for Canadian singer Terry Jacks and became a Christmas Number 1 in 1999 for Westlife. Jackss version is one of the fewer than forty all-time singles to have sold 10 million copies worldwide.

It is in fact a cover of the Brel song Le Moribond

Jacques Brel - Seasons in the sun ( Le moribond )

 

[BrandyD]

Wooden Heart by Elvis Presley - of course this video is from the movie, but the song, as recorded, starts with the accordion also.