nino ferrer, vol. 6 - les cornichons / sottilette kraft commercial

in this little known commercial from around the early seventies, you can see nino ferrer acting and hear an instrumental of his song "les cornichons / il baccalà".

the original song about a picnic gone awry is beautifully illustrated in this music video clip - preserving the original idea while not slavishly reproducing it literally.

surprisingly the clip is directed by infamous italian director ruggero deodato of "cannibal holcaust" fame.

erasmo carlos - deixa de banca

this song by brazilian singer erasmo carlos is a portugese-language cover of the james booker / nino ferrer song "les cornichons". it can be found on his 1967 album "você me acende". hope you like it.

james booker - big nick

this instrumental by new orleans jazz musician james booker from around 1961 was later covered by french-italian singer nino ferrer. adding lyrics, it became one of his most famous songs under the title "les cornichons" (italian version: "il baccalà"). it was covered by the likes of mina and recently by mareva galanter.