Sometime after Tony Cole's original from 1972, "The King Is Dead", a French artistic director chose the song, so it could have a possible French adaptation. It has first been proposed to Ringo, but the French singer refused it. Then, Johnny agreed to record this French version and included it in his 1976 album "Derrière L'Amour".
The lyrics refer to Henri IV of France and Gabrielle d'Estrées.
Sometime after Tony Cole's original from 1972, "The King Is Dead", a French artistic director chose the song, so it could have a possible French adaptation. It has first been proposed to Ringo, but the French singer refused it. Then, Johnny agreed to record this French version and included it in his 1976 album "Derrière L'Amour".
The lyrics refer to Henri IV of France and Gabrielle d'Estrées.