Indochine is one of the most famous and commercially successful French rock bands, and their songs are regularly played in French parties. The band was formed in 1981 and is still active today. They are influenced by new wave, but they made it accessible to a larger public. Which makes some people say that they’re not real rock, but I don’t agree with them, because it still has this rock touch, and its “popular” aspect doesn’t take away their skill.
[More about them on Wikipedia]
- L’aventurier
- Trois nuits par semaine
- 3e sexe
- Tes yeux noirs
- J’ai demandé à la lune
- Un été français
A very famous trio of humorists, Les Inconnus (= The Unknown, which they definitiely aren’t in France), made a parodic clip about them, called “Isabelle a les yeux bleus” (Isabelle has blue eyes), making fun of the band’s lyrics and attitude. I just translated the beginning of the “song” in itself, if you want the rest of the sketch, don’t hesitate to ask !
- Isabelle a les yeux bleus
- Isabelle a les yeux bleus
- Isabelles a les yeux bleus
- Bleus les yeux Isabelle a
- Soudain quand elle est partie
- J’ai vu qu’elle n’était plus là
- Et comme elle n’était plus là
- Je m’suis dit “elle est partie”
- […]
- Isabelle has blue eyes
- Isabelle has blue eyes
- Isabelle has blue eyes
- Blue the eyes Isabelle has
- Suddenly when she went out
- I saw she wasn’t there anymore
- And as she wasn’t there anymore
- I thought “she went out”
- […]
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