This Is This (Free subscription) | 06/29/2008
I’ve been wanting to put a Francis Cabrel song up here for a while and I couldn’t decide which one to put, then once I could, I knew I wouldn’t be able to wait until October, which is what this is about. It’s a bittersweet with some nice changes, much like October itself. There’s a line in [...]
Parisian Party (Free subscription) | 06/12/2008
Mother’s Day in France is celebrated on a different day than Mother’s Day in the US, which I characteristically exploit into 2 separate gift-getting occasions. French Father’s Day, on the other hand, is always on the same day as American Father’s Day. Once again, the boys get cheated…I usually try to make up for it [...]
Siris (Free subscription) | 05/18/2008
Some because they're good, some because they're fun, some for who-knows-what-horrible-reason. It's quite a soundtrack. Try some of them out; misery loves company. 1. P. J. Harvey & Nick Cave, Henry Lee . A cheerful murder ballad. That's always the best kind! 2. Joe Scarbury, Believe It Or Not . Usually known as the theme from The Greatest American Hero . 3. Relient K, The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything...
The Stinging Nettle (Free subscription) | 02/06/2008
So, I'm bored. So I thought I would post my top ten best songs. This one is in French, so our readers from Federal Review will likely laugh and point, but I don't care. Francis Cabrel is one of the great songwriters, in any language. If you think of him as France's best answer to James Taylor, this is his "Carolina on my Mind" - the song people identify with him and which fans can sing by
