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Printableminneapolisgenius said: 
I wish I was around back then so I could see her perform.  Me 2
I don't know why but listening to these clips gave me goosebumbs. This is such French sentiment. I had flashbacks of myself with a large baguette under my arm and le tour Eiffel behind me. I really think I have been born before and it must have been in France, probably Paris. I even had a French dream as a kid. | |
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garganta said: I like Etienne Daho a lot
Here´s a duo with Charlotte Gaingsbourg, IF This is a typical example of real French music, I really like this! The soft sexy raw voices. Almost whispering while having sex. The women in a childish manner, like Vanessa Paradis and Mylene Farmer, they never grow old and the men in an erotic raw manner, like "let me take you now, gently on this couch" | |
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Again Rita Mitsouko
Marcia Baila http://nl.youtube.com/wat...re=related Andy http://nl.youtube.com/wat...re=related Petit train http://nl.youtube.com/wat...re=related I guess you like it or hate it 
I catch myself singing this crap aaaallll day if I listened to it  | |
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Michel Sardou - les lacs du Connemara
http://nl.youtube.com/wat...re=related Gilbert Becaud - Nathalie http://nl.youtube.com/wat...re=related  Nathalieeeee  | |
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I love MC Solaar. Here's one of my favs.
"Au Pays de Gandhi" "..My work is personal, I'm a working person, I put in work, I work with purpose.." | |
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Woohoo I did it! thank you Dewrede and dag...enjoy Shy'm | |
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CJanssen said: minneapolisgenius said:
I wish I was around back then so I could see her perform. Me 2
I don't know why but listening to these clips gave me goosebumbs. This is such French sentiment. I had flashbacks of myself with a large baguette under my arm and le tour Eiffel behind me. I really think I have been born before and it must have been in France, probably Paris. I even had a French dream as a kid. I've been to her grave a few times actually. But then that's because she's buried at Père-Lachaise in Paris like so many other famous people. "I saw a woman with major Hammer pants on the subway a few weeks ago and totally thought of you." - sextonseven | |
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Axelle Red is actually Belgian, still this is a great tune:
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I've recently discovered Charles Aznavour (since hearing Marc Almond do a cover version of his song Yesterday When I was Young). Aznavour's songs are great;every one has a story behind it.
He is in his 80's and still on tour. [Edited 5/27/08 10:12am] [Edited 5/27/08 10:12am] | |
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Cinnie said: Cinnie said: I'm pretty sure Serge Gainsbourg rules this topic. Serge should have been the very first name to appear in this thread.
Love, love, love his Histoire de Melody Nelson album.  | |
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sextonseven said: Serge should have been the very first name to appear in this thread.
Love, love, love his Histoire de Melody Nelson album. so very true! http://www.youtube.com/wa...KVHbQAP76g how can anyone possibly resist? in general, 1971 was a fantastic year for french music: Histoire de Melody Nelson La Question Polnareff's | |
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Jacques Brel
Etienne Daho Jean Luc Plamondon Charles Aznavour Serge Gainsbourg   | |
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How about fake French band Les Sans Culottes?
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French goth from the 90s by Corpus Delicti (they sing in English):
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Some of my favorite French artists:
Tahiti 80: http://www.youtube.com/wa...lPgkaq2xmw Les Nubians: http://www.youtube.com/wa...1jqOSHJzPE Phoenix: http://www.youtube.com/wa...xXq9ErH738 NEW WAVE FOREVER: SLAVE TO THE WAVE FROM THE CRADLE TO THE GRAVE. | |
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SenseOfDoubt said: sextonseven said: Serge should have been the very first name to appear in this thread.
Love, love, love his Histoire de Melody Nelson album. so very true! http://www.youtube.com/wa...KVHbQAP76g how can anyone possibly resist? in general, 1971 was a fantastic year for french music: Histoire de Melody Nelson La Question Polnareff's Who does those last two? My favorite is actually the 1969 Serge Gainsbourg and Jane Birkin album. | |
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Cinnie said: SenseOfDoubt said: so very true! http://www.youtube.com/wa...KVHbQAP76g how can anyone possibly resist? in general, 1971 was a fantastic year for french music: Histoire de Melody Nelson La Question Polnareff's Who does those last two? My favorite is actually the 1969 Serge Gainsbourg and Jane Birkin album. Loved the remix Herbert did of Bonnie And Clyde! i actually never heard of Serge until i started diggin' this track back in 03/04. | |
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minneapolisgenius said: CJanssen said: Me 2
I don't know why but listening to these clips gave me goosebumbs. This is such French sentiment. I had flashbacks of myself with a large baguette under my arm and le tour Eiffel behind me. I really think I have been born before and it must have been in France, probably Paris. I even had a French dream as a kid. I've been to her grave a few times actually. But then that's because she's buried at Père-Lachaise in Paris like so many other famous people. Haven't been at her grave, only Jim Morrisson's. Père-Lachaise is awesome, have been there a few times. One time we spent hours there, it was so impressive. Hope to visit it again in the future. | |
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abierman said: Axelle Red is actually Belgian, still this is a great tune:
I didn't know that. Last year I got her latest album from a collegue who lived in Paris. It was a nice album. This song is nice too. | |
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Keep them coming your choices. It's so much fun to listen to it and interesting to hear all your different preferences.
And this came to mind, I like this song also Julien Clerc - this melody And this was a hit here years ago, too much rap imo but still a good melody. La Tribu de Dana - Manau | |
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Cinnie said: SenseOfDoubt said: so very true! http://www.youtube.com/wa...KVHbQAP76g how can anyone possibly resist? in general, 1971 was a fantastic year for french music: Histoire de Melody Nelson La Question Polnareff's Who does those last two? My favorite is actually the 1969 Serge Gainsbourg and Jane Birkin album. La Question is an album by Francoise Hardy. A brazilian friend of her (a woman) recorded the album with her, I think her name was Tuca or something like that. This is Hardy's best album, its very quiet, very intimate. Polnareff's is an album by Michel Polnareff, see some (very enthusiastic) reviews here: http://rateyourmusic.com/...olnareffs/
I still have not heard the SG & JB album, still a lot to discover for me! | |
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Every time French or world music comes up, I mention this guy:
http://www.sinclair-fr.com/actus/news/ Been gone for a minute, now I'm back with the jump off | |
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SenseOfDoubt said: I still have not heard the SG & JB album, still a lot to discover for me! That one isn't bad. It's got Serge's biggest hit on it of course, but I don't love the album all the way through like Melody Nelson. | |
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JackieBlue said: Every time French or world music comes up, I mention this guy:
http://www.sinclair-fr.com/actus/news/ hmmm, me like this one a LOT. | |
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Yes. 
This is a damn good thread.  "I saw a woman with major Hammer pants on the subway a few weeks ago and totally thought of you." - sextonseven | |
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minneapolisgenius said: Yes.
This is a damn good thread. Oui. | |
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senik said: I love MC Solaar. Here's one of my favs.
"Au Pays de Gandhi" yes! | |
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sextonseven said: SenseOfDoubt said: I still have not heard the SG & JB album, still a lot to discover for me! That one isn't bad. It's got Serge's biggest hit on it of course, but I don't love the album all the way through like Melody Nelson. Have you heard the collab between Jane Birkin and Leslie Feist "Simple Story"? It's really lovely on the ears....makes you want to go out and buy a baguette and wine or something... before you go meet a troublesome lover for an illicit rendezvous  | |
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Right off the top of my head, a general mix of French artists I listen to, all eras and genres:
Edith Piaf Manu Chau Brigitte Fontaine Zouzou MC Solar Les Nubians Carla Bruni Magma Jean Jaques Goldman and of course Serge Gainsbourg and the British born, but French adored Jane Birkin   | |
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Ottensen said: sextonseven said: That one isn't bad. It's got Serge's biggest hit on it of course, but I don't love the album all the way through like Melody Nelson. Have you heard the collab between Jane Birkin and Leslie Feist "Simple Story"? It's really lovely on the ears....makes you want to go out and buy a baguette and wine or something... before you go meet a troublesome lover for an illicit rendezvous I don't know that one.
A co-worker recently introduced me to the solo work of Brigitte Bardot. I never knew any of her songs beyond the duets with Serge.  | |
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