Emmylou Harris - (You Never Can Tell) C’est La Vie . Emmylou Harris’ recording of “You Never Can Tell” - entitled “(You Never Can Tell) C’est La Vie” - was the lead single from her 1977 Warner Bros. Records album Luxury Liner. The recording was a Top Ten C&W hit. Harris had sung Chuck Berry songs as a member of a DC-based folk trio early in her career. Her decision to record “...C’est La Vie” was the result of her listening extensively to rock-&-roll oldies while on the road.[10] The track, whic