'Words' by F.R. David, a massive Europe-wide hit in the mid-1980s:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFl6NsoEqr8

A nice blast from the past :)

Not The Volvo, but its French equivalent, La Volvo, which is fitted with some rather spiffy alloy wheels (going by the name of Draco), a set of which I'd love to get my paws on :)


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'Qui Sommes Nous' by Desireless:

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Shep sez: Even if you don't know any French you will no doubt be entertained by this René Magritte-inspired video. The bit where the tailor's dummy version of Desireless' boobs turn into drawers and flying apples issue forth from them makes me laugh out loud :)

http://www.gitessouthbrittany.com/Car.htm

Awesome! ^^

Happy Bastille Day to my French pals:


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I'm not a film/cinema person by any stretch of the imagination, but this is one film that I'll gladly go and see when I have time ( Read more... )

Et maintenant, something totally different, 'La Vie en Rose' by the legendary Edith Piaf:

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Beautiful :)

Another late 1980s French language song that was very successful in the UK (I cite the TV series Bergerac for getting the public interested in French things, but I think the song was bought by a lot of people who fancied Vanessa Paradis. For shame), with a video featuring a rather nice late model Chevy Nova:

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Chronologie by Jean-Michel Jarre is borderline genius and in my opinion almost as great as Oxygene and Equinoxe :)

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/6521295.stm

Such a pity that we haven't achieved the things with our railways that the French, Japanese and Germans have. Oh well...