Guy Boyer – Aventure Et Tambourin (In The Moog, 1977)
I could easily listen to the first 8 seconds of this song on an endless loop for the rest of eternity. Maybe I can get Elon Musk to surgically implant it in my brain.
Francois Beranger – Elle Voyage (1974)
Sometimes described as the Leonard Cohen of France (minus the Lithuanian-Jewish ancestry and the cameo role on Miami Vice), Francois Beranger was best known for his militant-edged, story-telling anthems that chronicled the modest lives of society’s rejects.
Fotso Haïata – French Girl (1978)
Claude Vinh San & Son Orchestre Jazz Tropical – En Dansant Le Séga Piqué
Goom – Good Morning (1973)
Mister Lof & Barel Coppet – Jeunesse Vauclin (1972)
Martiniquan midfielders who are in clear violation of the “no hands” rule.
Mohamed Mazouni – Ecoute-Moi Camarade (1974)
Henri Salvador – Pauvre Jesus-Christ (1971)
We celebrate the birth of Jesus with a story from the recently uncovered (and still controversial) New Testament book, The Gospel According to Henri, which was made into the film L’Explosion in 1971. It is a tale of contracts, guitars, and marijuana cigars — a warning to Jesus to never return to earth unless he’s prepared to make spaghetti westerns and soap commercials with Jacques Dutronc. Hey, don’t throw him in the briar patch.
Houn Pierre & L’Orchestre Belier Andralex – Mansou Djouwi
(Ote Yale, 1979)
Anita – Je Suis Amoureuse De Travolta (1979)
While we’re on the subject of John Travolta, I find it amusing that there were two French singers in 1979 who were smitten enough to record a song about him.
Sandy – Mon Grand Amour C’est John Travolta (1979)
Who knows, there are probably even more franco-travoltian hommages out there. I mean, if his endless series of pelvic thrusts in Perfect didn’t inspire at least one Chantal or Frédéric to pick up a guitar, then I don’t know what this world is coming to.