Michel Polnareff

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This French Life (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008

Michel Polnareff - On ira tous au paradis by William974 IF the sun is shining where you are, and even if it's not, here is a taste of some of...

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blowupdoll (Free subscription) | 04/08/2008

SYLVIE VARTAN - HOLIDAY this was the first song that got me interested in sylvie- a gorgeous version of of the michel polnareff track.

Michel Polnareff - Tam-Tam

Notebooks - Los Cuadernos de Julia (Free subscription) | 03/12/2008

It's been a while since I posted any translations from the most adorable Amiral, so I'm about to rectify this omission. I've only recently discovered this hit song from 1980s and, as it happens, fell head over heels for it - to the point that I was doing the Google AdWords Professional exam today with this song in my earphones. I already passed the GAP exam successfully before, but I had to do this...

PARADIS IS A DOUBLE WINNER AT THE VICTOIRES DE LA MUSIQUE

PR-Inside.com Entertainment News (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008

JOHNNY DEPP’s pop star girlfriend VANESSA PARADIS scooped double honours at the Victoires De La Musique in her native France on Saturday (08Mar08). Paradis’ Divinidylle was named Best Pop Album, while the singer also took home the title of Best French Female Artist at the awards ceremony - the French equivalent of the U.K.’s Brit Awards. And [...]

• Johnny Depp - Paradis Is A Double Winner At The Victoires De La Musique - Contactmusic Ltd

Singing all the way to the bank

frogsmoke.com (Free subscription) | 01/28/2008

Polnareff, Hallyday, Noah. Combined age: 173 years. Le Figaro has just released their annual “rich list” of French singers. It's interesting to see that the biggest moneymakers in 2007 are also the oldest ones. Comeback-kid Michel Polnareff (63 years) made 5.7 million euros. Johnny Hallyday (64) took 3 million home (to Switzerland, that is), while Yannick [...]

Michel Polnareff - Fame A La Mode

The Hype Machine (Free subscription) | 10/03/2007

in post All The Electronic Circuits Overload from Fluxblog . and itunes

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Filles Sourires (Free subscription) | 06/19/2007

Gainsbourg is a major figure on this blog, but Michel Polnareff should be one as well. (Well, this is not the first time MP appears on FS, see here and here ) When it comes to great songs, outrageous behaviour, beautiful women, writing soundtracks, high drama (suicide of his best friend, war with the taxman) or tributes, Michel is on par with Serge. Thanks to René , I just received an update of the...

Vive La Fête

Filles Sourires (Free subscription) | 06/05/2007

Jour de Chance is the new album by Belgian electrorock-duo Vive La Fête , who were featured here before because of their Lio- and Gainsbourg-covers. This time they chose to cover Michel Polnareff's Love Me Please Love Me (from 1966). Don't be fooled by the title, it is a French song. Jour de Chance is more rock than electro, but the lyrics sung by the gorgeous blonde Els Pynoo are as stupid as ever....

Jean-Claude Vannier. AKA: 'The French David Axelr...

The World Of Kane. (Free subscription) | 02/10/2007

Jean-Claude Vannier. AKA: 'The French David Axelrod' . Vannier was Gainsbourg's arranger in the early 70s, collaborating on the 'Cannabis' soundtrack and 'L'Histoire de Melodie Nelson' . He also produced albums by Brigitte Fontaine, Michel Polnareff and Jane Birkin around this period. 'L'Enfant Assassin Des Mouches' (The Child Fly Killer) was a concept album Vannier recorded during the Melodie Nelson...

Gainsbourg and some other stuff. I'm really into ...

The World Of Kane. (Free subscription) | 02/05/2007

Gainsbourg and some other stuff. I'm really into 60s french Yé-yé pop and psychedelic funk at the moment, specifically the work of Serge Gainsbourg. My flatmate gave me a 4 1/2 hour Gainsbourg DVD for my birthday, so now I'm hooked. The clip for 'Monsieur William' has to be seen to be believed. Gainsbourg sings/talks in a garden machinery showroom while what looks like a go-go dancing version of the...