page_title: Boum !
hierarchical_section_title: Boum !
caption_attribution_description: For documentary purposes the original description provided by BAnQ has been retained. Additional descriptive text may be added by Wikimedians with the wiki description = parameter, but please do not modify the other fields.English: French singer Charles Trenet gives a show with a few musicians at a rodeo held in Delorimier Stadium in Montreal, Québec, Canada. Français&#160;: Le chanteur français Charles Trenet donne un spectacle accompagné de quelques musiciens lors d'un rodéo présenté au stade Delorimier à Montréal, Québec, Canada.
context_page_description: "Boum!" is a popular 1938 song by the French singer/songwriter Charles Trenet which won him the Grand Prix du Disque. Its light, irreverent lyrics express a joie de vivre typical in French popular music produced during the late 1930s. According to historian Charles Rearick, Trenet's songs of the period represented escapism at a time dominated by political unrest and economic uncertainty.
  It includes depictions of the sounds made by various animals and also various onomatopoeia. The lyric to the refrain is:
  "Boum!" has been recorded by other artists and in English translation. In 1994 the song was covered by Belgian singer Maurane.
  The song has featured in a variety of films and documentaries, including The World at War, Something's Gotta Give, Toto the Hero, Skyfall, and A Good Year. In the BBC TV-series 'Allo, 'Allo, Edith Artois often sings it, saying that it is one of her favourites. It has also been used in commercial advertising.
context_section_description: "Boum !" ([bum], onomatopoeia similar to "boom" in English) is a popular 1938 song by the French singer/songwriter Charles Trenet which won him the Grand Prix du Disque.  Its light, irreverent lyrics express a joie de vivre typical in French popular music produced during the late 1930s. According to historian Charles Rearick, Trenet's songs of the period represented escapism at a time dominated by political unrest and economic uncertainty.
  It includes depictions of the sounds made by various animals and also various onomatopoeia. The lyric to the refrain is:
  "Boum !" has been recorded by other artists and in English translation. In 1994 the song was covered by Belgian singer Maurane. 
  The song has featured in a variety of films and documentaries, including The World at War, Something's Gotta Give, Toto the Hero, Skyfall, and A Good Year. In the BBC TV-series 'Allo, 'Allo, Edith Artois often sings it, saying that it is one of her favourites. It has also been used in commercial advertising.
caption: Charles Trenet, the song's author, pictured in 1946
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