Monthly Archives: December 2019

This song is about the Isle of Wight festival that began in the late 60’s. French music also lived a short hippie period, influenced by the musical and political climate in the UK and in America. The title of the song can also be seen as a parodic reference to the Los Bravos song, BlackContinue reading “Michel Delpech – Wight is Wight”

This music is to me one of the most memorable and distinctive songs of his catalog. [About Michel Polnareff] Love me, please love me Je suis fou de vous Pourquoi vous moquez-vous chaque jour De mon pauvre amour Love me, please love me Je suis fou de vous Vraiment, prenez-vous tant de plaisir À meContinue reading “Michel Polnareff – Love me, please love me”

This song is a modern and disillusionned take on the famous fairy tale. [More about Telephone] Cendrillon, pour ses vingt ans Est la plus jolie des enfants Son bel amant, le prince charmant La prend sur son grand cheval blanc Elle oublie le temps Dans ce palais d’argent Pour ne pas voir qu’un nouveau jourContinue reading “Téléphone – Cendrillon”

This is one of the most famous (and one of the funniest) Henri Salvador songs. It is about the famous hero, whose adventures could often be seen on French TV at the time (it still airs on TV sometimes today). There were also very few different channels on French TV at the time, so everythingContinue reading “Henri Salvador – Zorro est arrivé”

This song is to me one of the most beautiful songs written about a city, and undoubtedly among Claude Nougaro’s best work. He pays a tribute to his city of birth, located in the South of France, which nickname is “ville rose” (“pink city”). He recalls his impressions and memories of this city, realism beingContinue reading “Claude Nougaro – Toulouse”