Song of the Week: Jazz à Gogo
France Gall
Jazz à Gogo
After too many days in internet hell, both at work and at home, I am giving in and leaving it all behind. Well, for a week or two anyway.
And what better way to mark an imminent trip to France than with a bit of 60s cool from France Gall. From her light skimming vocals to some seriously frantic skatting, this is the fab jazzy 60s pop you probably didn’t know she was capable of. Forget Eurovision and ‘Poupée de cire, poupée de son’, c’est du jazz à gogo!
Right, I’m off to Nikwax my walking boots. See you in a few weeks.
‘Jazz à Gogo’, France Gall, 1964
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September 15th, 2009 at 9:12 pm
Groooooovy!
Have a lovely hoiday..
September 15th, 2009 at 9:12 pm
and a nice holiday also.
September 16th, 2009 at 7:58 am
Have the BEST time! Hope you get to practice the subjunctive a lot.
September 16th, 2009 at 9:28 am
There’s a tip top vid of France doing Laisse Tomber Les Filles on Youtube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMhO0Kfl5Ck
So where are you doing you wandering UK, Europe or is the clue in the tune?
September 16th, 2009 at 9:36 am
Merci, tout le monde.
The clue is in the tune Mondo. Sort of. We’re heading to a small village in the French Pyrenees, which I suspect will not be nearly as swinging as that Youtube clip (great stuff!). There will at least be good walking and excellent food. Been that way?
ISBW, yes, I am sure that the subjunctive will be getting a real workout…
September 16th, 2009 at 11:49 pm
J’aime bien!
This set me off looking for a couple of France Gall tracks I used to like when I spent a year in Rouen as part of my French degree back in the (very) early 80s. See what you think:
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3oqqj_bebe-comme-la-vie_music
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1yvbb3e5-M
J’aime le fromage moi…
Bonnes vacances!
September 18th, 2009 at 2:01 pm
Hope you have a super time, Cocktails.
September 18th, 2009 at 10:31 pm
‘On va danser ensemble, pour vous que ca balance’. I think Mademoiselle Galle might be treating us to a subjunctive right there, although I have to admit to never having cracked that tricky little blighter of a tense entirely, even during the course of a four year degree…
Lovely number though, tres cool. Hope you have a great holiday Cocktails…
September 20th, 2009 at 3:07 pm
Hey there. Great post. I hope you’ve been having a wonderful weekend. Take care. Cheers!
September 24th, 2009 at 9:04 pm
Two people with French degrees read this blog? Perhaps I am writing in the wrong language?! No, after my trip away, I’m confident that I’m not…
Liked the Elton John duet Hoops, I hadn’t heard that one before. I particularly like the fact that neither even bother attempting to sing in each other’s language – cultural co-operation of the first order!
September 24th, 2009 at 9:07 pm
Oh, apart from the choruses. And the verses… See what my language skills are like…