French Wednesdays

[Padraig]

Following the death of Charlie Watts, here's a French cover of 'Paint it Black' by Marie Laforet for a sunny French Wednesday. Always loved Charlie's drums on the original.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPNdLzFQsO4

. . . and followed by an American cover of Edith Piaf's Sous le Ciel de Paris by Pomplamousse.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vol9dZ-t93s

[Bryn]

. . . and followed by an American cover of Edith Piaf's Sous le Ciel de Paris by Pomplamousse.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vol9dZ-t93s

Hmm. "Pomplamousse!". Any relation to the Private Eye misspelling "Ok Yoni"? Yoko Ono's "Grapefruit" sprung to mind.

[Padraig]

Hmm. "Pomplamousse!". Any relation to the Private Eye misspelling "Ok Yoni"? Yoko Ono's "Grapefruit" sprung to mind.

Misspellings and misunderstandings all round it seems; pamplemousse is not a grapefruit even when spelt correctly. But I'm glad to hear mention of Yoko Ono.

[Pianorak]

https://youtu.be/EpjcSFNj4BQ

Jean Ferrat : Aimer a perdre la raison

[Padraig]

Juliette Greco : Les Feuilles Mortes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9Sfx3c7fR0

[johncorrigan]

Not often you see a guy having a good draw on a ciggie on the front cover of a record these days...Here's Nathan Abshire with 'La Valse de Kaplan' - ideal for a wee French Wednesday twirl round the kitchen.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4beq3e8xdAU

[Globaltruth]

Vanilla, of course.

[Globaltruth]

A downbeat track today...

https://vimeo.com/366522094

The Birds of Misfortune by Léo Ferré


'Oiseau de malheur' (bird of misfortune), is a perjorative idiom used to describe people whose presence seems to attract bad luck and catastrophes, or, sometimes wrongly used, to describe someone who always make really pessimistic forecasts about the future - our Blessed Chancellor and Sainted Prime Minster are most definitely not such birds in either sense. C'est vrai, non?

[johncorrigan]

A downbeat track today...

https://vimeo.com/366522094

The Birds of Misfortune by Léo Ferré


'Oiseau de malheur' (bird of misfortune), is a perjorative idiom used to describe people whose presence seems to attract bad luck and catastrophes, or, sometimes wrongly used, to describe someone who always make really pessimistic forecasts about the future - our Blessed Chancellor and Sainted Prime Minster are most definitely not such birds in either sense. C'est vrai, non?

Did you hear about the constipated chancellor?
He couldnae budget.

[Globaltruth]

Did you hear about the constipated chancellor?
He couldnae budget.

[johncorrigan]

Not strictly speaking French, but it's Joni's birthday this week - 78 on Sunday - and this live performance from the Jay Leno show turned up in my inbox this week...'In France they say, Love puts on a new face' as she says in this track from 'Taming the Tiger' with drummer, Brian Blade. Thought it might not break the rules.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12RSKpStsd4

[cloughie]

Not strictly speaking French, but it's Joni's birthday this week - 78 on Sunday - and this live performance from the Jay Leno show turned up in my inbox this week...'In France they say, Love puts on a new face' as she says in this track from 'Taming the Tiger' with drummer, Brian Blade. Thought it might not break the rules.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12RSKpStsd4

There is also Joni’s ‘In France they kiss on Main Street’ from ‘Hissing of Summer Lawns’.

https://youtu.be/sEgcHrbyTgk

[Globaltruth]

There is also Joni’s ‘In France they kiss on Main Street’ from ‘Hissing of Summer Lawns’.

https://youtu.be/sEgcHrbyTgk

Nice post cloughie.

Completely non-French lyrics of course,
(apart from "And we were walking down Main Street
Kisses like bright flags hung on holidays
In France they kiss on Main Street
Amour, mama, not cheap display
And we were rollin'
Rollin'
Rock 'n' rollin'")

but who cares? Not me.

[cloughie]

Nice post cloughie.

Completely non-French lyrics of course,
(apart from "And we were walking down Main Street
Kisses like bright flags hung on holidays
In France they kiss on Main Street
Amour, mama, not cheap display
And we were rollin'
Rollin'
Rock 'n' rollin'")

but who cares? Not me.

It’s good Joni!

[johncorrigan]

A crackin' tune from Mde Ed Bolduc called 'Les Medecins' from the most recent John Heneghan podcast about French Canadian music of the 40s and 50s, where R Crumb makes valiant attempts to pronounce French.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PN0Pg0B1wnQ

Great programme as always.