#French Chanson

[bitter69uk]

“Former sex kitten turned respected musician and actress – there’s no real equivalent to Jane Birkin on the American scene. The English bird who first gained notoriety doing the female Full Monty in Blow-Up, Birkin moved to France and fell in love with splay-faced boulevardier Serge Gainsbourg. They dueted on “Je T’Aime … Moi Non Plus”, a hit single in which she performed what remains the most convincing orgasm in the history of popular culture, Donna Summer and Meg Ryan notwithstanding. Notoriety wears thin over time, but Birkin hung in there and carved out a real career in her adopted country, acting in increasingly well-received films and, with Gainsbourg (until his death in 1991), recording increasingly well-received albums that made the most of her wispy but effective voice.”

/ Vanity Fair magazine on Jane Birkin /

“Serge Gainsbourg, French pop’s leering Marquis de Sade, first cast a predatory eye over British starlet Jane Birkin in 1968. Their orgasmic 1969 duet “Je T’Aime … Moi Non Plus” established them as a kinky Eurotrash Sonny and Cher. Even after their 1981 divorce, he continued to write songs for her until his death in 1991. While Gainsbourg composed songs for other French chanteuses (including Brigitte Bardot, Juliette Greco and Francoise Hardy), Birkin remains his definitive muse thanks to the intimacy of her fragile delivery in hesitant French of his toxic sweet nothings (often about herself) in a cut glass Chelsea girl accent. Now in her mid-50s, Birkin still looks every inch the ageless tomboy waif and is fiercely committed to maintaining the musical legacy of her mentor …”

/ Believe it or not, I wrote the above for The Guardian’s Weekend Guide in March 2003 (over twenty years ago!) when Birkin was performing her Arabesque album at The Barbican /

Wow – how sad to bid adieu to the truly great “Jane B” (14 December 1946 - 16 July 2023). I was lucky to see Birkin in concert many times over the years: she was reliably commanding, charismatic and exuded sheer elegance.

[haveyoulistenedtothisalbum-poll]

Tracklist:

T'as vu • Amoureuse • Sur les horodateurs • Au bar de l'Oubli • Tristan • Déjà Venise • Nous perdre au Louvre • Des pas dans la neige • Porque te vas • Romy S. • Sous l'averse (en duo avec Ours)

Spotify ♪ YouTube

[yes-im-a-simple-man]

no bc i think tumblr would love this guy y’all just don’t know him yet

everyone say hi to Jordi Vidal Gómez 🗣️🗣️🗣️‼️‼️

actor, singer, wears the hell out of a feather boa, no this isn’t sponsored i just found him down a youtube rabbit hole (thanks @sixty-silver-wishes) and now i’m telling you

from barcelona, mostly sings in catalan but sometimes in english and sometimes in french

i’m not even the biggest theater person you’ll meet, nor do i speak catalan but DAMN is this guy fun to watch

[infinitelytheheartexpands]

NEW LÉA DESANDRE ALBUM!!!!!!!!!

[l-homme-triste-qui-rit]

Когато си хоум офис, работиш с френски език и изведнъж чуеш позната и любима френска песен, идваща право от строежа на кооперацията отсреща. Е нямаше как да не надам ухо... 👂🏽 🇫🇷 😌

[haveyouheardthisband]

[theokusgallery]

Les français. Je sais qu'il y a des français qui me suivent. Vous vous souvenez de Mme Pavoshko de Black M...

[bitter69uk]

“Some singers belt and some singers murmur, but Serge Gainsbourg taught the world the value of heavy breathing. An icon of French debauchery in the ‘60s, the late Gainsbourg devoted a noble career to lounge lizard glitz. He couldn’t really sing, but he could both huff and puff and he cast a spell over pop music … Vive le sleaze.”

/ From the May 1997 issue of Details magazine /

In Memoriam: Serge Gainsbourg (né Lucien Ginsburg, 2 April 1928 – 2 March 1991), the raffish and dissipated dirty mouth (and dirty mind) of Gallic popular culture, died on this day. Pictured: French pop’s Marquis de Sade with his occasional musical collaborator (and reported lover, too), Parisian beatnik chanteuse Juliette Greco (wearing Chanel) in 1959. (Investigate her sultry renditions of Gainsbourg’s songs "Les Amours Perdues" and “La Javanaise”). I want to be them when I grow up.

[vintageblackandwhiteportraits]

[shisasan]

Françoise Hardy - Mon amie la rose

Rest in peace you beautiful soul 🌹

[infinitelytheheartexpands]

y’all this album is SO GOOD it’s kept me sane since yesterday

[a-secretkey]

Françoise Hardy 🤍

(x)

[admireforever]

Love Songs / Les Chansons D'Amour

[yetersiz-bakiye]

Bir Fransız hikayecisi 20. Yüzyılın en önemli keşfi olarak sigarayı gösteriyor. 60'ların bir şarkıcısı da aşktan sonra yanan bir sigarayı anlatıyor: "Ta Cigarette Apres L'amour"...