C’Etait Toi (You Were the One)
Billy Joel * Track #8 On Glass Houses
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C'Etait Toi (You Were the One) by Billy Joel
Release Date
Performed by
Billy JoelProduced by
Phil RamoneWrited by
Billy JoelAbout
In a 2002 interview with Entertainment Weekly, Joel says this is “the worst song he’s ever written”.
”It’s a song written in French — and I don’t even speak French,” says Joel. ”I love the sound of the language, though, so I wrote a song and got this guy to translate my lyrics. I tried to make them...
C’Etait Toi (You Were the One) Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Here I am again in this smoky place
With my brandy eyes
I'm talking to myself
You were the one, you were the one
Here I go again looking for your face
And I realize
That I should look for someone else
But you were the one, you were the one
[Chorus]
I'm looking for comfort
That I can take from someone else
But after all, I know there is no one
That can save me from myself
You were the only one
[Verse 2]
Me revoici
Dans ce bar fumé
Avec mes yeux ivres
Je me parle à moi même
Ooh, c'était toi, ooh c'était toi
Me revoici
Cherchant ton visage
Et je realisé
Que je devrais chercher une autre
Ooh, c'était toi, you were the one
Je recherche l'affection
Qu'une autre pourrait me donner
Mais après tout
Je sais qu'il n'y a personne
Personne qui puisse me sauver
Tu étais la seule
[Chorus]
I'm looking for comfort
That I can take from someone else
But after all, I know there is no one
That can save me, save me from myself
You were the only one
C’Etait Toi (You Were the One) Q&A
Who wrote C’Etait Toi (You Were the One)'s ?
C’Etait Toi (You Were the One) was written by Billy Joel.
Who produced C’Etait Toi (You Were the One)'s ?
C’Etait Toi (You Were the One) was produced by Phil Ramone.
When did Billy Joel release C’Etait Toi (You Were the One)?
Billy Joel released C’Etait Toi (You Were the One) on Mon Mar 10 1980.
What did Billy Joel say about "C'Etait Toi (You Were the One)"?
Joel regards this as the “worst song he’s ever written.”