1421:
1440:
563:
586:
456:
1090:
1030:
1097:
1044:
1076:
1016:
211:. Despite the title referring to kissing in France, the song actually tells a story of young romance and coming of age in the 1950s in North America.
1477:
1341:
922:
705:
880:
1115:
633:
1023:
1051:
1037:
840:
1122:
242:
called it "an exquisitely textured tune" that has "all the grace and vocal finesse that contributed to the widespread success of '
888:
1165:
975:
816:
634:
Box Top 100 https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/70s/1976/Cash-Box-1976-03-06.pdftitle=Cash Box Top 100
1373:
1172:
468:
236:
said that "Joni
Mitchell has distilled the essence of romance and spread it liberally through the grooves of this single."
1470:
1083:
989:
730:
1516:
1501:
1186:
961:
824:
768:
760:
735:
496:
1496:
1288:
896:
800:
698:
596:
573:
200:
40:
1387:
1274:
954:
848:
776:
390:
178:
1521:
968:
725:
252:
1463:
936:
1348:
1380:
1334:
1239:
982:
1424:
1327:
1253:
1000:
691:
283:
1069:
1511:
1281:
832:
612:
442:
395:
1506:
1267:
1260:
608:
438:
409:
1295:
628:
1193:
1179:
752:
648:
376:
243:
205:
49:
1447:
1246:
929:
872:
864:
1232:
1214:
1151:
1144:
915:
856:
792:
673:
661:
111:
524:
1366:
1302:
808:
591:
568:
363:
349:
274:
89:
27:
1490:
1207:
784:
714:
268:
195:
149:
122:
103:
31:
246:.'" The song is played in DAEGAD tuning with a capo on the second fret. An animated
1408:
1158:
313:
307:
278:
238:
223:
215:
84:
538:
319:
301:
295:
289:
247:
227:
219:
457:
Bing.com Lyrics: "In France They Kiss on Main Street". Retrieved Nov. 5, 2023.
172:
97:
1439:
232:
525:"Joni Mitchell - in France They Kiss on Main Street - transcription"
204:. It was released as a single in 1976 and reached number 66 on the
683:
687:
990:
Love Has Many Faces: A Quartet, a Ballet, Waiting to Be Danced
332:
Chart performance for "In France They Kiss on Main Street"
1451:
1401:
1358:
1319:
1312:
1224:
1136:
1107:
1061:
1008:
999:
946:
930:
Amchitka, The 1970 Concert That
Launched Greenpeace
907:
744:
166:
121:
109:
95:
83:
67:
59:
47:
37:
26:
21:
609:"Joni Mitchell Chart History (Adult Contemporary)"
264:Personnel taken from Joni Mitchell's website.
1471:
699:
539:"Joni Mitchell – The Hissing of Summer Lawns"
8:
1478:
1464:
1316:
1005:
706:
692:
684:
330:
194:" is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter
18:
434:
432:
1031:Volume 2: The Reprise Years (1968–1971)
439:"Joni Mitchell Chart History (Hot 100)"
428:
36:
25:
1045:Volume 3: The Asylum Years (1972–1975)
669:
657:
646:
587:Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 4108
1446:This 1970s song-related article is a
1017:Volume 1: The Early Years (1963–1967)
7:
1436:
1434:
250:for the song was created, played on
174:"In France They Kiss on Main Street"
22:"In France They Kiss on Main Street"
1450:. You can help Knowledge (XXG) by
1201:In France They Kiss on Main Street
192:In France They Kiss on Main Street
141:In France They Kiss on Main Street
14:
1438:
1420:
1419:
1116:Live at Canterbury House – 1967
1084:Blue 50 (Demos & Outtakes)
1024:The Reprise Albums (1968–1971)
478:. January 31, 1976. p. 26
1:
1052:The Asylum Albums (1976–1980)
1038:The Asylum Albums (1972–1975)
506:. January 24, 1976. p. 1
1123:Live at Carnegie Hall – 1969
817:Don Juan's Reckless Daughter
617:. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
599:. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
576:. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
564:Top RPM Singles: Issue 4102a
447:. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
16:1976 single by Joni Mitchell
1289:The Last Time I Saw Richard
1173:You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio
801:The Hissing of Summer Lawns
632:. March 6, 1976. p. 4
597:Library and Archives Canada
574:Library and Archives Canada
361:Canada Adult Contemporary (
201:The Hissing of Summer Lawns
41:The Hissing of Summer Lawns
1538:
1433:
1388:A Tribute to Joni Mitchell
849:Chalk Mark in a Rain Storm
1417:
1374:The Wall – Live in Berlin
969:The Beginning of Survival
721:
469:"CashBox Singles Reviews"
406:
388:
374:
360:
346:
339:
336:
271:– vocals, acoustic guitar
253:The Old Grey Whistle Test
184:
171:
162:
129:
937:Joni Mitchell at Newport
1381:River: The Joni Letters
1335:You Can Close Your Eyes
1240:The Fiddle and the Drum
983:Songs of a Prairie Girl
226:on backing vocals, and
1342:Long Ago and Far Away
1098:Court and Spark Demos
833:Wild Things Run Fast
769:Ladies of the Canyon
347:Canada Top Singles (
1517:Joni Mitchell songs
1502:Songs about kissing
1328:You've Got a Friend
1268:This Flight Tonight
1077:Volume 1 Highlights
333:
302:Jeff “Skunk” Baxter
228:Jeff "Skunk" Baxter
1497:Songs about France
1349:Got 'til It's Gone
1062:Auxiliary releases
947:Compilation albums
497:"Hits of the Week"
391:Adult Contemporary
331:
125:singles chronology
1459:
1458:
1431:
1430:
1397:
1396:
1194:Free Man in Paris
1180:Raised on Robbery
1132:
1131:
1070:Early Joni – 1963
923:Shadows and Light
753:Song to a Seagull
668:Missing or empty
420:
419:
304:– electric guitar
298:– electric guitar
188:
187:
158:
157:
1529:
1522:1970s song stubs
1480:
1473:
1466:
1442:
1435:
1423:
1422:
1317:
1006:
873:Taming the Tiger
865:Turbulent Indigo
708:
701:
694:
685:
678:
677:
671:
665:
659:
654:
652:
644:
642:
640:
624:
618:
606:
600:
583:
577:
560:
554:
553:
551:
549:
543:jonimitchell.com
535:
529:
528:
521:
515:
514:
512:
511:
501:
493:
487:
486:
484:
483:
473:
465:
459:
454:
448:
436:
334:
322:– backing vocals
316:– backing vocals
310:– backing vocals
175:
131:
130:
114:
100:
79:
78:
74:
55:"The Boho Dance"
52:
19:
1537:
1536:
1532:
1531:
1530:
1528:
1527:
1526:
1487:
1486:
1485:
1484:
1432:
1427:
1413:
1393:
1354:
1308:
1254:The Circle Game
1233:Both Sides, Now
1220:
1215:My Secret Place
1152:Big Yellow Taxi
1145:Chelsea Morning
1128:
1103:
1091:Blue Highlights
1057:
1001:Archives series
995:
942:
916:Miles of Aisles
903:
857:Night Ride Home
793:Court and Spark
740:
717:
712:
682:
681:
667:
655:
645:
638:
636:
626:
625:
621:
607:
603:
584:
580:
561:
557:
547:
545:
537:
536:
532:
523:
522:
518:
509:
507:
499:
495:
494:
490:
481:
479:
471:
467:
466:
462:
455:
451:
437:
430:
425:
341:
329:
262:
198:from the album
173:
153:
144:
135:
134:"Carey (live)"
110:
96:
76:
72:
71:
48:
38:from the album
17:
12:
11:
5:
1535:
1533:
1525:
1524:
1519:
1514:
1509:
1504:
1499:
1489:
1488:
1483:
1482:
1475:
1468:
1460:
1457:
1456:
1443:
1429:
1428:
1418:
1415:
1414:
1412:
1411:
1405:
1403:
1399:
1398:
1395:
1394:
1392:
1391:
1384:
1377:
1370:
1367:The Last Waltz
1362:
1360:
1356:
1355:
1353:
1352:
1345:
1338:
1331:
1323:
1321:
1314:
1313:Collaborations
1310:
1309:
1307:
1306:
1303:Two Grey Rooms
1299:
1292:
1285:
1278:
1271:
1264:
1257:
1250:
1243:
1236:
1228:
1226:
1222:
1221:
1219:
1218:
1211:
1204:
1197:
1190:
1183:
1176:
1169:
1162:
1155:
1148:
1140:
1138:
1134:
1133:
1130:
1129:
1127:
1126:
1119:
1111:
1109:
1105:
1104:
1102:
1101:
1094:
1087:
1080:
1073:
1065:
1063:
1059:
1058:
1056:
1055:
1048:
1041:
1034:
1027:
1020:
1012:
1010:
1003:
997:
996:
994:
993:
986:
979:
972:
965:
958:
950:
948:
944:
943:
941:
940:
933:
926:
919:
911:
909:
905:
904:
902:
901:
893:
885:
881:Both Sides Now
877:
869:
861:
853:
845:
837:
829:
821:
813:
805:
797:
789:
781:
773:
765:
757:
748:
746:
742:
741:
739:
738:
733:
728:
722:
719:
718:
713:
711:
710:
703:
696:
688:
680:
679:
619:
601:
578:
555:
530:
516:
488:
460:
449:
427:
426:
424:
421:
418:
417:
414:
404:
403:
400:
386:
385:
382:
372:
371:
368:
358:
357:
354:
344:
343:
338:
328:
325:
324:
323:
317:
311:
305:
299:
293:
287:
281:
279:electric piano
275:Victor Feldman
272:
261:
258:
186:
185:
182:
181:
169:
168:
167:Official audio
164:
163:
160:
159:
156:
155:
146:
137:
127:
126:
119:
118:
115:
107:
106:
101:
93:
92:
87:
81:
80:
69:
65:
64:
61:
57:
56:
53:
45:
44:
35:
34:
24:
23:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1534:
1523:
1520:
1518:
1515:
1513:
1510:
1508:
1505:
1503:
1500:
1498:
1495:
1494:
1492:
1481:
1476:
1474:
1469:
1467:
1462:
1461:
1455:
1453:
1449:
1444:
1441:
1437:
1426:
1416:
1410:
1407:
1406:
1404:
1402:Backing bands
1400:
1390:
1389:
1385:
1383:
1382:
1378:
1376:
1375:
1371:
1369:
1368:
1364:
1363:
1361:
1357:
1350:
1346:
1343:
1339:
1336:
1332:
1329:
1325:
1324:
1322:
1318:
1315:
1311:
1304:
1300:
1297:
1293:
1290:
1286:
1283:
1282:A Case of You
1279:
1276:
1272:
1269:
1265:
1262:
1258:
1255:
1251:
1248:
1244:
1241:
1237:
1234:
1230:
1229:
1227:
1225:Notable songs
1223:
1216:
1212:
1209:
1205:
1202:
1198:
1195:
1191:
1188:
1184:
1181:
1177:
1174:
1170:
1167:
1163:
1160:
1156:
1153:
1149:
1146:
1142:
1141:
1139:
1135:
1125:
1124:
1120:
1118:
1117:
1113:
1112:
1110:
1106:
1100:
1099:
1095:
1093:
1092:
1088:
1086:
1085:
1081:
1079:
1078:
1074:
1072:
1071:
1067:
1066:
1064:
1060:
1054:
1053:
1049:
1047:
1046:
1042:
1040:
1039:
1035:
1033:
1032:
1028:
1026:
1025:
1021:
1019:
1018:
1014:
1013:
1011:
1007:
1004:
1002:
998:
992:
991:
987:
985:
984:
980:
978:
977:
973:
971:
970:
966:
964:
963:
959:
957:
956:
952:
951:
949:
945:
939:
938:
934:
932:
931:
927:
925:
924:
920:
918:
917:
913:
912:
910:
906:
899:
898:
894:
891:
890:
886:
883:
882:
878:
875:
874:
870:
867:
866:
862:
859:
858:
854:
851:
850:
846:
843:
842:
838:
835:
834:
830:
827:
826:
822:
819:
818:
814:
811:
810:
806:
803:
802:
798:
795:
794:
790:
787:
786:
785:For the Roses
782:
779:
778:
774:
771:
770:
766:
763:
762:
758:
755:
754:
750:
749:
747:
745:Studio albums
743:
737:
734:
732:
729:
727:
724:
723:
720:
716:
715:Joni Mitchell
709:
704:
702:
697:
695:
690:
689:
686:
675:
663:
650:
635:
631:
630:
623:
620:
616:
615:
610:
605:
602:
598:
594:
593:
588:
582:
579:
575:
571:
570:
565:
559:
556:
544:
540:
534:
531:
526:
520:
517:
505:
498:
492:
489:
477:
470:
464:
461:
458:
453:
450:
446:
445:
440:
435:
433:
429:
422:
415:
412:
411:
405:
401:
398:
397:
392:
387:
383:
381:
379:
373:
369:
366:
365:
359:
355:
352:
351:
345:
337:Chart (1976)
335:
326:
321:
318:
315:
312:
309:
306:
303:
300:
297:
294:
291:
288:
286:– bass guitar
285:
282:
280:
276:
273:
270:
269:Joni Mitchell
267:
266:
265:
259:
257:
255:
254:
249:
245:
241:
240:
235:
234:
229:
225:
221:
217:
212:
210:
208:
203:
202:
197:
196:Joni Mitchell
193:
183:
180:
176:
170:
165:
161:
151:
147:
142:
138:
133:
132:
128:
124:
123:Joni Mitchell
120:
117:Joni Mitchell
116:
113:
108:
105:
104:Joni Mitchell
102:
99:
98:Songwriter(s)
94:
91:
88:
86:
82:
70:
66:
62:
58:
54:
51:
46:
43:
42:
33:
32:Joni Mitchell
29:
20:
1512:1976 singles
1452:expanding it
1445:
1409:L.A. Express
1386:
1379:
1372:
1365:
1261:Little Green
1200:
1121:
1114:
1096:
1089:
1082:
1075:
1068:
1050:
1043:
1036:
1029:
1022:
1015:
988:
981:
974:
967:
960:
953:
935:
928:
921:
914:
895:
887:
879:
871:
863:
855:
847:
839:
831:
823:
815:
807:
799:
791:
783:
775:
767:
759:
751:
670:|title=
637:. Retrieved
627:
622:
613:
604:
590:
581:
567:
558:
546:. Retrieved
542:
533:
519:
508:. Retrieved
504:Record World
503:
491:
480:. Retrieved
475:
463:
452:
443:
408:
394:
377:
362:
348:
314:David Crosby
308:James Taylor
263:
251:
239:Record World
237:
231:
224:James Taylor
216:David Crosby
214:It features
213:
206:
199:
191:
189:
140:
39:
1296:Down to You
1108:Live albums
908:Live albums
841:Dog Eat Dog
726:Discography
320:Graham Nash
296:Robben Ford
290:John Guerin
284:Max Bennett
248:music video
230:on guitar.
220:Graham Nash
112:Producer(s)
1507:1975 songs
1491:Categories
1166:California
889:Travelogue
658:|url=
510:2023-03-08
482:2021-12-11
423:References
1247:Woodstock
976:Dreamland
614:Billboard
548:April 28,
444:Billboard
396:Billboard
378:Billboard
342:position
260:Personnel
207:Billboard
1425:Category
1009:Box sets
649:cite web
629:Cash Box
476:Cash Box
413:Top 100
410:Cash Box
244:Free Man
233:Cash Box
60:Released
1187:Help Me
1137:Singles
660:value (
639:16 July
380:Hot 100
292:– drums
209:Hot 100
179:YouTube
154:(1977)
145:(1976)
136:(1974)
1359:Albums
1208:Coyote
962:Misses
900:(2007)
892:(2002)
884:(2000)
876:(1998)
868:(1994)
860:(1991)
852:(1988)
844:(1985)
836:(1982)
828:(1979)
825:Mingus
820:(1977)
812:(1976)
809:Hejira
804:(1975)
796:(1974)
788:(1972)
780:(1971)
772:(1970)
764:(1969)
761:Clouds
756:(1968)
731:Albums
656:Check
327:Charts
222:, and
150:Coyote
90:Asylum
68:Length
50:B-side
28:Single
1320:Songs
1275:River
1159:Carey
897:Shine
736:Songs
500:(PDF)
472:(PDF)
85:Label
1448:stub
955:Hits
777:Blue
674:help
662:help
641:2024
550:2021
340:Peak
63:1976
592:RPM
589:."
569:RPM
566:."
416:55
407:US
402:32
389:US
384:66
375:US
370:33
364:RPM
356:19
350:RPM
177:on
30:by
1493::
666:;
653::
651:}}
647:{{
611:.
595:.
572:.
541:.
502:.
474:.
441:.
431:^
399:)
367:)
353:)
277:–
256:.
218:,
152:"
143:"
77:19
1479:e
1472:t
1465:v
1454:.
1351:"
1347:"
1344:"
1340:"
1337:"
1333:"
1330:"
1326:"
1305:"
1301:"
1298:"
1294:"
1291:"
1287:"
1284:"
1280:"
1277:"
1273:"
1270:"
1266:"
1263:"
1259:"
1256:"
1252:"
1249:"
1245:"
1242:"
1238:"
1235:"
1231:"
1217:"
1213:"
1210:"
1206:"
1203:"
1199:"
1196:"
1192:"
1189:"
1185:"
1182:"
1178:"
1175:"
1171:"
1168:"
1164:"
1161:"
1157:"
1154:"
1150:"
1147:"
1143:"
707:e
700:t
693:v
676:)
672:(
664:)
643:.
585:"
562:"
552:.
527:.
513:.
485:.
393:(
190:"
148:"
139:"
75::
73:3
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.