French music
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Hi Carla,<BR><BR>I think you'll find that French music is like American music -- there are several varieties, from pop to jazz to techno to classical and much more!<BR><BR>I was just at FNAC a couple of days ago in Paris, and here's what I bought:<BR><BR>Dani (a female singer who apparently was big in the 1960s -- I like her style!)<BR><BR>Obispo (I have several of his albums; he's very soft rock)<BR><BR>Claude Nougaro<BR><BR>Benabar (I saw him in concert last year -- magnificent! Kind of pop/jazz)<BR><BR>Calogero (kind of soft rock a bit)<BR><BR>Serge Gainsbourg (simply a classic; he's a genius)<BR><BR>Louis Chedid (one of my favorite ever! Often romantic)<BR><BR>de Palmas (soft, almost folk-like)<BR><BR>Coralie Clément (very delicate high-pitched voice in a soft rock)<BR><BR>Jenifer (again, almost a soft rock)<BR><BR>Jennifer (with two "n"s!)<BR>
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Stereolab? There on the soundtrack to "Hi Fidelity" with John Cusack. They've been around for a while, since the '90's or before?<BR><BR>Here's a descriptor for them: "Indie Pop, Ambient Pop, Experimental Rock, Indie Rock, Post-Rock/Experimental, Alternative Pop/Rock".<BR><BR>They're pretty cool and VERY experimental. I like a lot!
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Do you mean Mirelle Mathieu? I have her recording of Paid songs and LOVE it!<BR><BR>A recent recommendation is "Entre Deux" with Patrick Bruel and others. It's a play on words -- the songs are all from between the 2 world wars and a number of them are duets. It comes with the words for those of us who use recordings to spruce up our French.<BR><BR>I'd also like to heartily recommend Dalida -- I discovered her through Michael Osman and have been delighted. She's "just" a pop singer -- but oh wow! Her voice is gorgeous and her range from silly to sublime is incredible.<BR><BR>Mt latest "kick" Is the Algerian-French form known as Rai. There is a 2 disk album titled "1,2,3 Soleils" featuring Kahled, Faudel and one other whose name escapes me. A lot is in French as well as Arabic. My "fave" is the last song on the second disk -- "Comme Habitude" - you haven't lived until you have heard Frank Sinatra's "My Way" sung en français
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ARLETTE...Re: the song lyrics, 'rat tat tat' etc... I think I know the song you mean! It is from the 70's if I remember correctly! they kind of sung in harmony didnt they? did it go like this...<BR><BR>CHANSON D'AMOUR<BR>Art and Dotty Todd<BR>Words and music by Wayne Shanklin<BR><BR>Chanson d'amour, ra da da da da, play encore<BR>Here in my heart, ra da da da da, more and more<BR>Chanson d'amour, ra da da da da, I adore<BR>Each time I hear, ra da da da da, chanson d'amour<BR><BR>MUSICAL INTERLUDE<BR><BR>Chanson d'amour, ra da da da da, I adore<BR>Each time I hear, ra da da da da, chanson d'amour<BR>Everytime I hear, chanson, chanson d'amour<BR><BR><BR>
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Paris Combo just played here where I live recently (Wash DC) or are soon, I forget, I have one of their CDs, although I like Les Nubians better.<BR><BR>Is Celine Dion really popular in France? I wouldn't think she'd be that popular with young people as I think of her as older-generation, easy-listening Las-Vegasy stuff. I heard one of her albums in French and didn't much care for it, but I don't like that kind of pop music much, nor her singing or style, so that's just personal. I guess she's sold a lot of records.<BR><BR>My favorite male singers are probably Renaud and Cabrel. For French Canadians, I do really like the McGarrigle sisters when they sing in French ("French Record" is a good album). I also like Stephan Eicher who sings in French, German and English (I think he may be Swiss, not sure), and for oldtimers I like Barbara, Aznavour and Georges Moustaki.
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M C SOLAAAARRRR!<BR><BR>(sorry, I can't see his name in print without yelling it out a la "Stronger Than Dirt")<BR><BR>But what I really wanted to ask was, does anybody know of a kind of cheesy French song that lists the names of a lot of old rock-and-rollers (Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison, Buddy Holly). A woman sings it (in a rather flat, recitative tone), she lists their names and then, for the chorus she says the words "Rock and Roll". It's hysterical. We heard it a lot as we were driving through France in 2001. My husband's birthday is coming up--I'd love to give him a CD with this song on it. Thanks to anyone who can help!<BR><BR>