Could it be possible that Miss Andrews pronounces "bêtes" and "noires" as two syllable words? (All kidding aside, this is something I often see - or, rather, hear - in French pop music: words spoken as one syllable are often sung as two.)
This is the custom for sung French. If the last word of a phrase ends in a normally silent e the e is pronounced. I don't know why. Vie becomes vi-e, etc. See the song La Mer.
"These are a few of my favourite things"
"These are a few of my dreaded bêtes noires" now also with ten syllables, to fit the metre.
Could it be possible that Miss Andrews pronounces "bêtes" and "noires" as two syllable words? (All kidding aside, this is something I often see - or, rather, hear - in French pop music: words spoken as one syllable are often sung as two.)
Miss Vartan, if you please ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfiuaOWjEkI
This is the custom for sung French. If the last word of a phrase ends in a normally silent e the e is pronounced. I don't know why. Vie becomes vi-e, etc. See the song La Mer.
La Mer as sung by the composer:
https://youtu.be/PXQh9jTwwoA?si=esyzpuIeTnY2DPU5
I love it!