La mer
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"La mer" is French for "the sea", and is the name of:
- La mer (Debussy)La Mer (Debussy)La mer, trois esquisses symphoniques pour orchestre , or simply La mer , is an orchestral composition by the French composer Claude Debussy. It was started in 1903 in France and completed in 1905 on the English Channel coast in Eastbourne...
, an orchestral composition by Claude DebussyClaude DebussyClaude-Achille Debussy was a French composer. Along with Maurice Ravel, he was one of the most prominent figures working within the field of impressionist music, though he himself intensely disliked the term when applied to his compositions... - La Mer (horse)La Mer (horse)La Mer was a thoroughbred racehorse, who raced from 1976 to 1979. She raced and won 24 times from 1200m to 2400m, and won $223,604 in stake money....
, Champion racehorse - "La Mer" (song)La Mer (song)Trenet wrote the lyrics of "La Mer" on a train in 1943 while travelling along the French Mediterranean coast, returning from Paris to Narbonne. He supposedly wrote the song in ten minutes, on toilet paper supplied by SNCF. He was assisted with the tune by Leo Chauliac. It was originally published...
, a song by Charles TrenetCharles TrenetCharles Trenet was a French singer and songwriter, most famous for his recordings from the late 1930s until the mid-1950s, though his career continued through the 1990s...
, published in 1939 and first recorded by him in 1946- "Beyond the Sea" (song)Beyond the Sea (song)"Beyond the Sea" is a 1946 contemporary pop song with music taken from the song "La Mer" by Charles Trenet and lyrics by Jack Lawrence.Trenet had composed "La Mer" with French lyrics totally different and unrelated to the English language version that Lawrence composed...
, the English language version, recorded by many, the best known by Bobby DarinBobby DarinBobby Darin , born Walden Robert Cassotto, was an American singer, actor and musician.Darin performed in a range of music genres, including pop, rock, jazz, folk and country...
- "Beyond the Sea" (song)
- "La Mer", a song by Nine Inch NailsNine Inch NailsNine Inch Nails is an American industrial rock project, founded in 1988 by Trent Reznor in Cleveland, Ohio. As its main producer, singer, songwriter, and instrumentalist, Reznor is the only official member of Nine Inch Nails and remains solely responsible for its direction...
from their 1999 album The FragileThe FragileIn terms of narrative, virtually no references are made to the aspects depicted in The Downward Spiral. Like The Downward Spiral, The Fragile is a concept album, but, as a double album, is nearly twice the length of its predecessor. Reznor's vocals, for the most part, are much more melodic and... - La Mer (cosmetics)La Mer (cosmetics)La Mer is a brand of cosmetics available to the public as a whole, and is owned by Estée Lauder and by a German cosmetic company.-Products:La mer is a German cosmetic company based in Cuxhaven...
, a brand of cosmetics owned by Estee Lauder Inc. - La Mer (film)La Mer (film)La Mer is an 1895 French short black-and-white silent documentary film directed and produced by Louis Lumière...
, an 1895 film directed by Louis Lumière