Any French lovers in here???

I started to look up some old French songs and I truly believe that French music is highly underrated.

If I look at my friends, no one likes French music and to be exact they don't know anyone either. It also doesn't get any airplay here though they've had/have some pretty good artists/music. What I find cool is that if you're in France, they play their own music most of the time.

Do any of you guys know the following songs, like them, or not. Does anyone outside Europe even know any French artists? Maybe some Canadians?

They all have something naughty, sexy, not afraid to show themselves and that typical French popsound, I love it, I love France. I haven't heard French songs for a long time.

Please share your favorite French song(s) with me.
Let me hear what's hot at this moment and what you thought was hot years ago.


These are the ones I could think of myself at this moment, I surely missed a few:

Les Rita Mitsouko - Y'a d'la haine (also: Andy, Marcia Baila, Le petit train etc)
http://nl.youtube.com/wat...gx3AZCi0lw

Desireless - Voyage voyage
http://nl.youtube.com/wat...PDmZnG8KsM

Guesch Patti - Etienne
http://nl.youtube.com/wat...bea868xDW0

Mylene Farmer - L'amour n'est rien (Sans contrefaçon, Desenchantee etc)
http://nl.youtube.com/wat...re=related

Alizee - Lolita
http://nl.youtube.com/wat...DwKPGUIVME

Patricia Kaas - Il me dit que je suis belle
http://nl.youtube.com/wat...H9LhQqtfr4

Air - Mer du Japon
http://nl.youtube.com/wat...HtJCXurVxs

Axel Red - Naive
http://nl.youtube.com/wat...8C2o_zNqao

Edit: How could I forget her:
France Gall - Ella ella
http://nl.youtube.com/wat...QkB-WWzsbg

Please share your thoughts with me.


I've got this feeling this thread will die a lonely death
[Edited 5/25/08 7:37am]

I'm very much in a French (and Brasilian) mood these days and I'd like to share one of my faves with you.
A true classic by Mr. Gainsbourg and Brigitte Bardot.

http://www.youtube.com/wa...hqvuP_osfE

Please, give it a try. This song is from 1968. It's on the album "Initials B.B." by Gainsbourg, that is (with Histoire de Melody Nelson) my favourite Gainsbourg.

Unfortunately I did not find Harley Davidson by Bardot (written by Gainsbourg) now on youtube. It used to be on there. Anyway, the best disc regarding 60s french music I heart til now is from the Atomic Cafe series. There are 3 vols out, I only do know vol 1.

I'm so thrilled about this French song, posted yesterday by Matthewgrant


YELLE "A CAUSE DES GARCONS" TEPR Remix