with his album Les poètes descendent dans la rue (Poets Take to the Streets). Following the release of the album, Trenet returned to the live circuit. In April 2000, Trenet was rushed to hospital after suffering a stroke. The singer was forced to spend several weeks in the hospital while recovering, but by the autumn of that year, he was well enough to attend the dress rehearsal of Charles Aznavour's show at the Palais des Congrès on 25 October. This was his final public appearance. In November 2000, the Narbonne house in which Trenet was born – which had become 13 Avenue Charles Trenet – was turned into a small museum. Visitors were able to view souvenirs from Trenet's childhood and family life (especially those belonging to his mother, who had spent most of her life in the house), as well as original drafts of the songs which had made his career. Trenet died three months later on 19 February 2001 after suffering another stroke. In 2017, a service centre on the A9 autoroute between Narbonne and Béziers was renamed in his honour and contains an exhibition evoking his life and work and sculptures by Pascale et Thierry Delorme. Honors and awards Commander of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (1982) Officer of the Ordre des Palmes académiques (1989) Commander of the Ordre national du Mérite (1995) Commander of the Legion of Honour (1998) Discography Some of Charles Trenet's best-known songs include: 1933: "L'école buissonnière" (music co-written with Johnny Hess) 1936: "Vous oubliez votre cheval" 1937: "Je chante" 1937: "Fleur bleue" 1937: "J'ai ta main" 1937: "Vous qui passez sans me voir" (music co-written with Johnny Hess) 1937: "Y a d'la joie" 1938: "Boum!" 1938: "J'ai connu de vous" 1938: "Ménilmontant" 1938: "La polka du roi" 1939: "Il pleut dans ma chambre" 1939: "Mam'zelle Clio" 1941: "Swing troubadour" 1941: "Un rien me fait chanter" (music co-written with Léo Chauliac) 1942: "Que reste-t-il de nos amours?" (music co-written with Léo Chauliac) 1943: "Douce France" (music co-written with Léo Chauliac) 1945: "La folle complainte" 1945: "La mer" 1947: "Revoir Paris" 1948: "France-Dimanche" 1948: "Grand-maman, c'est New York" 1949: "Mes jeunes années" 1951: "L'ame des poetes" (performed with Son Quartette Ondioline) 1951: "Le serpent python" 1954: "Coin de rue" 1955: "La java du diable" 1955: "Moi j'aime le music-hall" 1955: "Route Nationale 7" 1957: "Le jardin extraordinaire" 1961: "Kangourou" 1963: "La famille