French music question...

vince · Post by **vince** » 29 Mar 2009, 00:42

Hi guys,

As a fan of retro french cars and films (and some modern ones for that matter) I was wondering if anyone could point me in the direction of some good old style french music. The kind i mean is as per this video link to Youtube.
Any suggestions?....

Post by **myglaren** » 29 Mar 2009, 10:14

Have you checked out Francoise Hardy and Johnny Halliday?
Serge Gainsbourg & Jane Birkin?

Featch · Post by **Featch** » 29 Mar 2009, 20:16

If you p.m. me your address I'll send you a dvd with a couple of hundred French tracks. Including a few real classics such as "Un homme et une femme"

andythefeatch at tiscali.co.uk

Andy

vince · Post by **vince** » 29 Mar 2009, 22:38

myglaren wrote:Have you checked out Francoise Hardy and Johnny Halliday?
Serge Gainsbourg & Jane Birkin?

Not yet Steve but im gonna

den169 · Post by **den169** » 30 Mar 2009, 12:03

I have relatives in france and go quite a lot,Its strange but all the supermarkets and large stores usually have english music playing in them.Maybe they don't like there own music.

vince · Post by **vince** » 16 May 2009, 08:23

Found a great modern french artiste.....

Pauline Croze

Check her out on YouTube, music is great

ellevie · Post by **ellevie** » 19 May 2009, 01:51

Thanks for sharing that Vince.
That's a nice video for T'es beau---I like the way her shadow gets up and walks away at the end.

ellevie · Post by **ellevie** » 20 May 2009, 20:00

Possibly of some interest:

Bonjour Mr Aznavour
Friday 22 May
7:00pm - 7:30pm
BBC Radio 2

FromRadio Times reviewer - Jane Anderson:-
QUOTE
Often described as the "Frank Sinatra of France", Charles Aznavour has enjoyed an enormous career despite his own shortness of stature. He's appeared in over 60 films, including And Then There Were None and The Tin Drum. He's been asked to exercise his exotic Gallic vocal tones for just about everyone who's held high office around the world. He's composed around a thousand songs and sold over a hundred million records. By this stage his global super-status is sounding rather irritating, but, as presenter Petula Clark reveals in this series, Monsieur Aznavour has worked damn hard to get this good. It is also interesting to learn of his political commitments: he was born in Paris to Armenian immigrant parents and has used his wealth to found the Aznavour for Armenia charity since the devastating earthquake of 1988. This is one huge story to tell and the series would have benefitted from being longer.
UNQUOTE

vince · Post by **vince** » 22 May 2009, 06:27

Sounds good David....wonder if the kids will let me have some peace to listen to it?

ellevie · Post by **ellevie** » 01 Jun 2009, 15:24

The soundtrack on the original post is C'est Ma Vie by the Italian-Belgian singer-songwriter Salvatore Adamo
or just Adamo for short. It dates from around 1975. Here it is used to celebrate another popular model from the fifties and sixties with a much admired chassis:

The melody and tempo of the tune reminds me of Gentle on my Mind by John Hartford 1968 and which became a huge hit for Glen Campbell.

vince · Post by **vince** » 01 Jun 2009, 23:03

Thanks David, well worked out that man

ellevie · Post by **ellevie** » 13 Aug 2009, 15:53

Julien Clerc ---

Julien has a special connection with Citroen. His was the voice behind the J'aime J'aime J'aime series of TV adverts for the Citroen BX back in the eighties.

lolingram · Post by **lolingram** » 27 Aug 2009, 15:36

Hi guys,

As a fan of retro french cars and films (and some modern ones for that matter) I was wondering if anyone could point me in the direction of some good old style french music. The kind i mean is as per this video link to Youtube.
Any suggestions?....

All very nostagic, but a few minutes of Charlie Avsomore (and he did!) is surely enough?

citroenesque · Post by **citroenesque** » 28 Aug 2009, 08:38

Check out Les Negresses Vertes 8) St. Germaine and of course, Daft Punk.

Post by **myglaren** » 15 Sep 2009, 22:56

How abour Veronique Sanson
You will likely recognise it but this is the original, free French lesson thrown in.
Lovely voice.