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Tomorrow it's 'three French hens' so we will welcome all things French for the theme. From Piaf to Paris, there should be no shortage of songs to request.
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Comment number 1.
At 6th Dec 2011, Elwe wrote:La Femme D'Argent - Air
Lovely laid back tune by the french duo.
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Comment number 2.
At 6th Dec 2011, Adam_from_Rio wrote:This is the day of the year I get my
Young Paris Hens - Adam & the Ants
shout in.
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Comment number 3.
At 6th Dec 2011, Thing-Fish wrote:IN FRANCE from THEM OR US by FRANK ZAPPA
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Comment number 4.
At 6th Dec 2011, paolopablo wrote:Amoureuse / kiki dee
Mon amour / Ben l'oncle soul
(thanks Gaie)
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Comment number 5.
At 6th Dec 2011, paolopablo wrote:I thought movember was finished
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Comment number 6.
At 6th Dec 2011, paolopablo wrote:Also thought this thene might have been on the residents of glebe st
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Comment number 7.
At 6th Dec 2011, Madmacfaeclydebank wrote:C'est la Vie ~~ Greg Lake
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Comment number 8.
At 6th Dec 2011, joe-k-brown wrote:(You never can tell) C'est la vie - Emmylou Harris
La mer - Charles Trenet
Mon amant de St Jean - Lucienne Delyle
Ooh la la - Goldfrapp
A glass of champagne - Sailor
Joe
Linlithgow
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Comment number 9.
At 6th Dec 2011, ericinelgin wrote:Theme From Moulin Rouge - Mantovani - An early memory
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Comment number 10.
At 6th Dec 2011, mary-doll wrote:Excellent!! Please take a chance on playing some Piaf - and an absolutely guaranteed non-disappointer, to boot. Not that many of her endeavours are in any shape or form disappointing. Sous Le Ciel De Paris - guaranteed French. Guaranteed fantastique!! Pretty please???? Not for the sake of me - for the enjoyment of those who may not have already heard it. (For those who have heard it and don't enjoy - sort your own requests out. Big smiley. )
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Comment number 11.
At 6th Dec 2011, gaie wrote:La Chanson de Prevert - The Silencers
or
Number One Friend - the Silencers
Ann茅e Sans Lumiere - Arcade Fire
Cajun Rage - Little Feat
#4 - de rien, Paolo. Saw a less than enthusiastic review of Duran Duran in the paper - looks like you made the right move! Was your lad happy with the gig?
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Comment number 12.
At 6th Dec 2011, DC wrote:Une nuit a Paris parts 1-3 - 10CC
Sacre bleu...
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Comment number 13.
At 6th Dec 2011, paolopablo wrote:Yep. Very.
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Comment number 14.
At 7th Dec 2011, ericinelgin wrote:Laissez Moi Tranquille - Warren Zevon - From The Great Unplayed Zevon Songbook
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Comment number 15.
At 7th Dec 2011, dale_kelvin wrote:CAPTION COMPO...............
'.....ah bonjour mes petit bloggeers....je suis dans 'le morreesons' dans aneezzland to show le people de glesga toon 'ow tu slice 'le roast bif'......je commence at wheat huirs et at dix huirs je will show le glesweegans how to mange le fromage, le brie, le cammembert,le cheese piece so vite vite to aneezland pour le bon experience francais authentique'.........
of course i would accept a genuine baguette and some centimes...jist get oan wi' it.
cheers frae the dale
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Comment number 16.
At 7th Dec 2011, dale_kelvin wrote:'mon plus beau noel'..........johnny hallyday
cheers frae the dale
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Comment number 17.
At 7th Dec 2011, norriemaclean wrote:Prev on blog - yes Adam thanks very much, great trip.
John Cale - Paris 1919
Tift Merrit - Mille Tendresses
Mary Chapin Carpenter - Come On, Come On
Southside Johnny - Paris
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Comment number 18.
At 7th Dec 2011, gaie wrote:obituary corner:
Happy With My French Friends - Hubert Sumlin
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Comment number 19.
At 7th Dec 2011, DC wrote:Caption:
Victor Meldrew gets dressed up for Ya Bastille Day
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Comment number 20.
At 7th Dec 2011, ericinelgin wrote:On a geographical note,
Look Back In Angers - Oasis
Here Comes Saumur - Jerry Keller
I think It's Going Touraine Today - Randy Newman
and, from the days before long-haul flights,
Calais Done Ya - Francois Millet
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Comment number 21.
At 7th Dec 2011, Adam_from_Rio wrote:Getting in before His Roxiness, RJ.
"A Song For Europe" - Roxy Music
Live version from Heart Still Beating - a great album -It was mainly recorded during shows in France - I thnk - and BF gives his French an outing in the lyrics.
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Comment number 22.
At 7th Dec 2011, DC wrote:#20 not forgetting:
Lyon Eyes - Les Aigles
Pictures of Lille - Le Qui
Simply the Brest - Petit Tournais
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Comment number 23.
At 7th Dec 2011, henri hannah wrote:Surely this must be the night for the Francoise Hardy!
There's the outstanding collaboration with Blur:
La Comedie/To The End - Francoise Hardy - Blur
There's the collaboration with Iggy Pop
I'll Be Seeing You - Francoise Hardy - Iggy Pop
There's the collaboration with Air
Jeanne - Francoise Hardy - Air
and there's the Bowie Space Oddity influenced:
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Comment number 24.
At 7th Dec 2011, henri hannah wrote:that's never happened before... it accepts the message but doen't complete it.. weird...
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Comment number 25.
At 7th Dec 2011, henri hannah wrote:so here's the rest
Tant de Belles Choses - Francoise Hardy
and the upbeat:
Chomp Honnneur - Francoise Hardy
and a French pop masterpiece of which I'm especially fond:
Henri - Marie Kiss La Joue
and the mega hit in France, unnoticed here:
Relator - Scarlett Johansson - Pete Yorn
Spolit For Choice!
regardez youse
henri
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Comment number 26.
At 7th Dec 2011, Will Power wrote:#23 Bien s没r mon ami
Blur 鈥 To The End (La Comedie) (with Fran莽oise Hardy)
Tr猫s bien 鈽
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Comment number 27.
At 7th Dec 2011, JuliefromEdinburgh wrote:General Elektrics - 'Take Back the Instant'...love the video for this too.
Camille - 'Le Festin'...thoroughly charming little song from the soundtrack of Ratatouille...and a real contrast to what Camille usually does...like...'Au Port'.
Charlotte Gainsbourg - 'The Songs That We Sing' (written by Jarvis Cocker and Neil Hannon)
Robbie Williams's French version of 'Supreme'
Welcome back Norrie
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Comment number 28.
At 7th Dec 2011, Scottish Lass wrote:Ca ce'st vraiment toi, Telephone
Our last summer, Abba
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Comment number 29.
At 7th Dec 2011, Adam_from_Rio wrote:Henri, you're a big fan of versions of "Cars".
Have you heard this French version, "Voitures"?
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Comment number 30.
At 7th Dec 2011, norriemaclean wrote:Sad to see that Dobie Gray really has drifted away. RIP.
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Comment number 31.
At 7th Dec 2011, Thing-Fish wrote:CAPTION
鈥淢aintenant, je vous pr茅sente mon coll猫gue, le pouf c茅l猫bre, Jean-Bryan Zatapathique.鈥
(borrowed from Monty Python)
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Comment number 32.
At 7th Dec 2011, henri hannah wrote:#29
Yep, especially The Leisure Society version! Much requested, never heard on GIO.
#30
yet another that has been outlived by Megraghi! The deaths go on!
regardez - youse
henri
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Comment number 33.
At 7th Dec 2011, ericinelgin wrote:#30
And former Artwood (with Jon Lord) and Woodstock performer.
#32
If Dr. Swire doesn't wish for his death, why do you?
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Comment number 34.
At 7th Dec 2011, DC wrote:Hold your head up - Argent
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Comment number 35.
At 7th Dec 2011, DC wrote:#32 / 33
Je tiendrai les vestons
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Comment number 36.
At 7th Dec 2011, henri hannah wrote:#33
I don't. I think Dr Swire is quite right.
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Comment number 37.
At 7th Dec 2011, ericinelgin wrote:Then why mention it?
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Comment number 38.
At 7th Dec 2011, norriemaclean wrote:Is this what they mean by Chaos Theory? The passing of a soul music star in the USA causes the falling out of two, quite possibly imaginary, people on a blog in Scotland....
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Comment number 39.
At 7th Dec 2011, JuliefromEdinburgh wrote:Sliimy - 'Paint Your Face'. An article about Sliimy (my friend in France pronounces it Sleemy) describes him as France's only mockney popstar!
He looks quite like Mika...who has released songs in French...
'Elle Me Dit' - Mika
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Comment number 40.
At 7th Dec 2011, norriemaclean wrote:David Bowie - Heros
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Comment number 41.
At 7th Dec 2011, norriemaclean wrote:MCC and BeauSoleil - Down at the Twist and Shout
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Comment number 42.
At 7th Dec 2011, joethejamman wrote:Pour Le Monde-Crowded House(very Lennon-ish)
Free Man In Paris-Joni Mitchell
Under The Bridges Of Paris-Dean Martin
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Comment number 43.
At 7th Dec 2011, joethejamman wrote:#38 Yip thats the butterfly effect for you Norrie and life's too short to stuff a mushroom.
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Comment number 44.
At 7th Dec 2011, paolopablo wrote:#30 A sad day Norrie. Drift Away was one of these 'megahits' that never actually charted in the UK. Also rather ironic that this 'soul hit' became a staple on soft rock stations.
Norrie, next time you're up the loft of my ex can you get me his Midnight Diamond LP. It has never been released on CD or digital and contained some outstanding tracks including the best version of Miss You Nights that you will ever hear.
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Comment number 45.
At 7th Dec 2011, Scotch Get wrote:听
Better than Cliff?!? Shurely not!?!
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Comment number 46.
At 7th Dec 2011, norriemaclean wrote:Is it the new SUDUKO - hide the 2 or 3 good suggestions in a list extending to 2 pages of foolscap?
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Comment number 47.
At 7th Dec 2011, Adam_from_Rio wrote:#46
???
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Comment number 48.
At 7th Dec 2011, norriemaclean wrote:You will get my point when you listen again.
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Comment number 49.
At 7th Dec 2011, gaie wrote:#44 your ex is a he?
#46 yep
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Comment number 50.
At 7th Dec 2011, Scotch Get wrote:听
#49 re #44
"...next time you're up the loft of my ex..." I thinks it's a euphonium.
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Comment number 51.
At 7th Dec 2011, Scotch Get wrote:听
I thinks a lot, so I does.
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Comment number 52.
At 7th Dec 2011, ericinelgin wrote:It all started with that moustache.
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Comment number 53.
At 7th Dec 2011, Scotch Get wrote:It's not Julie's fault!
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Comment number 54.
At 7th Dec 2011, JuliefromEdinburgh wrote:#53...I shaved mine off for Movember!
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Comment number 55.
At 7th Dec 2011, gaie wrote:his ex is a guy who plays the euphonium?
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Comment number 56.
At 7th Dec 2011, ericinelgin wrote:You should see his embouchure
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Comment number 57.
At 7th Dec 2011, Scotch Get wrote:听
*sigh*
On Bryan's blog, the word euphonium is a euphemism for the word euphemism.
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Comment number 58.
At 7th Dec 2011, ericinelgin wrote:He's blown with the Welsh Guards
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Comment number 59.
At 7th Dec 2011, paolopablo wrote:Its not rasy playing the euphonium with a moustache
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Comment number 60.
At 7th Dec 2011, gaie wrote:rasy is a euphemism for what?
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Comment number 61.
At 7th Dec 2011, Scotch Get wrote:听
Especially if you're up your ex's loft...
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Comment number 62.
At 7th Dec 2011, ericinelgin wrote:He's been seen in Dick Whittington
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Comment number 63.
At 7th Dec 2011, gaie wrote:He's been seeing Dick Whittington? Does Imelda know?
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Comment number 64.
At 7th Dec 2011, Scotch Get wrote:听
OH, NO HE HASN'T!
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Comment number 65.
At 7th Dec 2011, ericinelgin wrote:His obligatos have brought grown men to their knees
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Comment number 66.
At 7th Dec 2011, Scotch Get wrote:#64 referees to #62
Euphemistically speaking...
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Comment number 67.
At 7th Dec 2011, paolopablo wrote:And that concludes this years blog pantomime. They all lived happily ever after. Lets finish with a song ......
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Comment number 68.
At 7th Dec 2011, Scotch Get wrote:听
Altogether now, 1 - 2 - 3 -
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