| "Cheveux longs et idées courtes" | ||||
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| Single by Johnny Hallyday | ||||
| Released | 1966 | |||
| Label | Philips | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Gilles Thibaut | |||
| Johnny Hallyday singles chronology | ||||
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"Cheveux longs et idées courtes" (translated title: Long hair and short ideas) is a song by French singer Johnny Hallyday. It was released in 1966.
History
The song was a diss track directed at the singer Antoine, who had criticized Johnny Hallyday in the lyrics of Élucubrations d'Antoine as a has-been artist. In Cheveux longs et idées courtes, Hallyday mocks Antoine's status as a pacifist, idealistic protest singer as being fake and naïve. [1]
Commercial performance
The song spent five consecutive weeks at no. 1 on the singles sales chart in France (from 14 May to 17 June 1966). [2]
Charts
| Chart (1966) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Wallonia) [3] | 6 |
| France (singles sales) [2] | 1 |
References
- ^ Frédéric Quinomero, Johnny la vie en rock , 2014, Éditions L'Archipel.
- ^ a b "Cheveux longs, idées courtes - Johnny Hallyday - Hit-Parade.net". Retrieved 2017-11-16.
- ^ " Johnny Hallyday – Cheveux longs et idées courtes" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 2017-11-16.