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01. Sandie Shaw - Stop! Je Peux T'Aimer
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02. Roy Black - Quand Une Fille
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03. Marlene Dietrich - Ou Vont Les Fleurs
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04. Reinhard / Frederik Mey - Dans Mon Jardin
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05. Conny Froboess - Chez Nous
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06. Manfred Krug - Parlez Moi D'Amour
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07. Caterina Valente - Sait-On Jamais
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08. Marianne Faithfull - Coquillages
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09. Mary Roos - L'Autoroute
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10. Peter Kraus - Je Pense A Toi
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11. Freddy Quinn - Day O (The Banana Boat Song)
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12. Lys Assia - Mama Cha-Cha-Cha
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13. Ireen Sheer - Tous Les Grands Sentiments
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14. Dusty Springfield - Je Ne Peux Pas T'en Vouloir
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15. Alexandra - Solenzara
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16. Vicky Leandros - Entre Les Lignes
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ARTIST
VA
TITLE
Parlez Vous Pop?
FORMAT
CD
LABEL
BUREAU B
CATALOG #
BB 006CD
BB 006CD
GENRE
ROCK
RELEASE DATE
10/14/2008
Parlez Vous Pop?
is a compilation of 16 enchanting songs in broken French from the '60s and '70s. French is the language of love. The words flow as smoothly as a vintage Bordeaux, like the suggestively sweet nothings
Serge Gainsbourg
whispered into
Jane Birkin
's ear. Ah, France, famed for laisser-faire, laisser-allez and exquisite cuisine -- something patently lacking in the
wirtschafts
-wonderful Germany of the '50s and '60s (not to mention the United Kingdom). Songs sung in French were not only pleasant to the ear, they promised a better, more luxurious life. Even chansons laced with melancholy hinted at a certain lightness of heart. Some artists -- or their record labels -- simply wanted to see if they could make an impression on the French market, singers like
Roy Black
,
Mary Roos
,
Peter Kraus
or
Freddy Quinn
, as well as British stars such as
Dusty Springfield
and
Sandy Shaw
. Others, notably
Reinhard Frédérik Mey
,
Caterina Valente
,
Vicky Leandros
, were genuine Francophiles and released entire albums in the French language. For some --
Manfred Krug
,
Alexandra
,
Marianne Faithful
or
Ireen Sheer
, for example -- it was more a question of having a bit of fun singing one or two French numbers to include on their LPs. The majority of them may have struggled to perfect their French accent, but the near-misses are perhaps the most charming of all. While some of the German performers get very close indeed, with
Marlene Dietrich
and Manfred Krug earning particular recognition from their French counterparts, the British singers just cannot roll their "R"s or accentuate the "E" at the end of a word. Elsewhere, Alexandra sounds like an exiled East Prussian and
Lys Assia
gets her tenses in a twist but
ce n'est pas grave
-- as long as it swings. The booklet contains liner notes from the unique, magnifique
Françoise Cactus
, vocalist with the Franco-German band
Stereo Total
.
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