ɐ fjˈuː jˈɪɹz lˈeɪɾɚ hiː wʌz ɐdˈæptɪŋ wˈɛl nˈoʊn fɹˈɛntʃ sˈɔŋz fɔːɹ hɪz fɹˈɛndz ɪn ɐ ɹˈɛstɹɑːnt tɹˈeɪd hˌuː wʊd plˈeɪ ðˌɛm ˌɔn ðɛɹ pɹˈɛmɪsᵻz.
A few years later he was adapting well known French songs for his friends in a restaurant trade who would play them on their premises.