Miriam Frances

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Miriam Frances (born June 5, 1943 in Oels , Silesia ; † April 1, 2014 in Düsseldorf ) was a German-language lyricist and poet whose real name was Waltrud Franzes. She lived in Düsseldorf for a long time.

Life

Miriam Frances grew up in Grevenbroich near Neuss. After graduating from high school and doing a bank apprenticeship, he trained as an actor with a temporary engagement in Wuppertal. She also worked as a photo model and mannequin before she professionally wrote the successful songs for u. a. Daliah Lavi , Mary Roos , Barry Ryan and Curd Jürgens wrote. Her lyrics are stylistically somewhere between upscale hits and chansons.

Little is known about the life of Miriam Frances, as she withdrew completely at an early age and later no longer appeared as a lyricist. Even her date of birth is circulating in different versions. On March 5th, 2009 she was a guest at Daliah Lavi's concert in the Düsseldorf Tonhalle . Even the Israeli singer, who had worked with the lyricist for years, stated that she had not had any contact with Frances on stage for years. Therefore she was particularly touched by the presence of the old friend and dedicated one or two songs to her over the course of the evening.

What is less well known is that Frances was also aiming for a singing career: in 1973 Ariola released the LP Wenn ich singen Would (Arrangements: Hans Hammerschmid , he also composed one of the songs). With this work, Frances orientated herself musically and lyrically to the songwriting scene .

Song lyrics

Miriam Frances was best known for the early hits by Daliah Lavi. Often these were cover versions of international hits or German versions of English songs that were originally recorded by Lavi.

  • Love Song That Midsummer Night (1970, Love's Song )
  • Oh when are you coming (1970, Won't You Join Me? )
  • Who Destroyed My Song So (1971, What Have They Done To My Song, Ma? By Melanie )
  • Do you want to go with me (1971, Would You Follow Me by Olivia Newton-John )
  • Would I be a Book (1971, If You Could Read My Mind by Gordon Lightfoot )
  • Holly Holy (1971, Holly Holy by Neil Diamond )
  • I'm Your Friend (1972, You've Got A Friend by Carole King )
  • Nicola and Bart (1972, Here's To You by Joan Baez )
  • Do you love parties? (1972, Zoo de Zoo Zong (I Know A Man Who Sings) by Twiggy )
  • My Way of Showing Love (1972, Soldiers Who Want To Be Heroes by Rod McKuen )
  • Yesterday's Songs (1972, How I Love Them Old Songs by Carl Smith )
  • Words Like Arrows (1976, Words Said In Anger )

Other lyrics are:

  • Time only stops at the devil (1971, Today ) / Maybe tomorrow (1971, Who Put The Lights Out ) / A new Orpheus / Sanctus, Sanctus Halleluja (1972) all sung by Barry Ryan
  • Sie (1974, She ) sung by Charles Aznavour
  • Poet say how you make love songs / Something for everyone / Under some blankets (1976) all sung by Inga & Wolf
  • Fernando (1976, Fernando from ABBA ) sung by Lena Andersson
  • Then see you tomorrow (1977, Sunrise, Sunrise ) sung by Rebekka
  • Las Vegas (1977) / Call for me / The Green Widow / Your Song / Where is the Snow in Summer (1978) all sung by Su Kramer
Single 60 years - and not a bit wise by Curd Jürgens, 1975. Text: Miriam Frances
EP Miriam Frances , special edition 1973, page A.
EP Miriam Frances , special edition 1973, page B

Miriam Frances wrote Because summer was winter for Nana Mouskouri . She wrote and produced 60 years for Curd Jürgens in 1975 - and not a bit wise and rewrote the lyrics for Evelyn Künneke in 1991 : Seventy years and not a bit quiet . Miriam Frances also wrote the promotional song for MERCI Diversity (1978), What my songs are made of ( Mary Roos , 1972), Wie ein Adieu ( Andrea Jürgens 1981). In 1971 she was also allowed to write the German text Banks Of the Ohio for the then world star Olivia Newton-John : Down by the river called Ohio .

Further interpreters of her texts are:

Albums

  • If I would sing (Ariola, 1973)

Singles

  • I love men who read the newspaper / say goodbye at breakfast (Ariola, 1973)
  • I love men ... / saying goodbye / waiting room ladies / I don't like red roses (EP; Ariola, 1973)
  • I am the woman her husband has something with / Fine out (Philips, 1977)

Poetry and prose

literature

  • Show Primer 1975 - biographies, photos, information on international show business, Contact Books Verlags GmbH

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ WDR4 Schallplattenbar , June 29, 2014.
  2. ↑ Miriam Frances: Verses for Consumption . In: The time . No. 03/1984 ( online ).
  3. ↑ See information (label scans) on https://www.discogs.com/de/Miriam-Frances-Wenn-Ich-Singen-W%C3%BCrde/release/2097330
personal data
SURNAME Frances, Miriam
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Franzes, Waltrud (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German lyricist and lyricist
DATE OF BIRTH June 5, 1943
PLACE OF BIRTH Oels , Silesia
DATE OF DEATH April 1, 2014
Place of death Dusseldorf