"Autumn Leaves" is a much-recorded popular song. Originally a 1945 French song "Les feuilles mortes" (literally "The Dead Leaves") with music by Joseph Kosma and lyrics by poet Jacques Prévert, English lyrics were written in 1949 by the American songwriter Johnny Mercer.^[1] It has become a pop standard and a jazz standard in both languages, and as an instrumental. "Les feuilles mortes" was introduced by Yves Montand in 1946 for the film Les Portes de la Nuit.^[2] Popular music, sometimes abbreviated pop music, is music belonging to any of a number of musical styles that are broadly popular. ... Joseph Kosma (1905-1969) was born in Budapest and died in Paris. ... Jacques Prévert was a French poet and screenwriter who was born on February 4, 1900 in Neuilly-sur-Seine and died on April 11, 1977 in Omonville-la-Petite. ... Johnny Mercer John Herndon Johnny Mercer (November 18, 1909 – June 25, 1976) is regarded as one of Americas greatest songwriters. ... The term pop standards refers to an American songwriting, arranging, and singing style that is widely considered as the high point of Western vocal popular music. ... Jazz standard refers to a tune that is widely known, performed, and recorded among jazz musicians. ... Yves Montand Yves Montand (October 13, 1921 – November 9, 1991) was a French/Italian actor, born Ivo Livi in Monsummano Alto, Italy. ...

The French songwriter Serge Gainsbourg wrote "La chanson de Prévert" as a tribute to this song. The tribute added much color into the song.^{[citation needed]} Serge Gainsbourg (April 2, 1928 – March 2, 1991) was a French poet, singer-songwriter, actor and director. ...

It is the corps song of the DCI drum and bugle corps the Bluecoats.^{[3][citation needed]} Drum Corps International (DCI), formed in 1972, is the non-profit governing body operating the North American drum and bugle corps circuit for junior corps, whose members are between the ages of 14 and 22. ... The word bugle has two different meanings: A brass musical instrument, seeBugle (instrument) An often cultivated lamiaceae, Bugle (plant) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Bluecoats The Bluecoats Drum and Bugle Corps is a Division I drum and bugle corps based in Canton, Ohio and founded in 1972, and is a member corps of Drum Corps International. ...

Chart appearances

In 1955 Autumn Leaves, as an instrumental number, was a number one hit for Roger Williams in the United States, the only instrumental to reach number one^[4] and remaining in that position for four weeks.^[5] This is a list of number-one songs in the United States during the year 1955 according to Billboard magazine. ... Roger Williams (born October 1, 1924) is one of the most popular pianists in American popular music history. ...

Chord changes

One of the reasons it has found popularity amongst so many artists is its relatively straightforward chord changes — essentially a series of II-V-I progressions in the tonic and relative minor with minimal decoration. ii-V-I is a very common chord progression used in a wide variety of music genres. ... The tonic is the first note of a musical scale, and in the tonal method of music composition it is extremely important. ... In music, the relative minor of a particular major key (or the relative major of a minor key) is the key which has the same key signature but a different tonic, as opposed to parallel minor or major, respectively. ...

The song's minor key, along with the metaphor of summer's end, underscore its sense of sadness and loss:

But I miss you most of all, my darling, when autumn leaves start to fall.

Autumn Leaves Chords

Notes

1. ^ Songs written or co-written by John Herndon Mercer. dbopm. Retrieved on 2006-11-07.
2. ^ Autumn Leaves. Everything2. Retrieved on 2006-11-07.
3. ^ As listed in 1987 program in newspaper image found at http://www.bluecoats.com/media_gallery.asp?year=1987&section_id=257&section_name=Programs+%26+Ticket+Stubs
4. ^ {{cite web In 1965, Williams added a chorus and charted it again at #10 Billboard Easy Listening as "Autumn Leaves - 1965." |url=http://www.nebrocks.org/bands.asp?band=84 |title=Roger Williams |publisher= |accessdate=2006-11-07 }}
5. ^ Chart appearances for the song "Autumn Leaves". dbopm. Retrieved on 2006-11-07.

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