Tweets by @french_pop / May 2020

Actress/singer Estella Blain with a lovely slice of late 60s orchestral pop, 'L'Ã©cureuil' (1969). From the 1970 TV special 'Un Jour Ã Saint-Cirq Lapopie', directed by Pierre Koralnik (director of 'Anna').

https://t.co/0xWipPE1Rs https://t.co/GCpoA49yTs

8:30 PM, May 31st, 2020 via Hootsuite Inc.

RT @tinynoggin: Still need to tidy this up a bit, but I am 95% happy with it. #FrenchPop #1960s #JacquesDutronc #AcrylicPainting #Portraitâ€¦

4:17 PM, May 26th, 2020 via Twitter Web Client

FranÃ§oise Hardy covers Patsy Cline: https://t.co/O5wKeNLZl5.

'Quel mal y a-t'il a Ã§a' (which is very fun to sing along to!), from 1965, is a cover of Patsy's 'When I Get Through With You'. Written by Harlan Howard, the lyrics were adapted to French by FranÃ§oise herself.

6:42 PM, May 25th, 2020 via Twitter Web Client

A young Chantal Goya performs her first single 'C'est bien Bernard' on 'Rendez-voous sur le Rhin', December 9, 1964.

https://t.co/pG2tiqQmLk https://t.co/y9hctjiZIs

8:40 PM, May 24th, 2020 via Hootsuite Inc.

Jacques Dutronc and his band on a rooftop, 1966. ðŸ“·: Jean-Claude Deutsch. Source: Getty Imagepic.twitter.com/vSFTmHjI4lI4l

10:21 AM, May 22nd, 2020 via Buffer

Jacques Dutronc - Les Cactus (1967) https://t.co/FRN4a5Hbov

8:30 PM, May 20th, 2020 via Buffer

'Melody': vimeo.com/30678737. This is the full 28-minute, stunning TV film made to accompany Serge Gainsbourg's concept album 'Histoire de Melody Nelson', directed by Jean-Christophe Averty. It originally aired on December 22, 1971.

8:47 PM, May 18th, 2020 via Buffer

Marianne Faithfull with 'Nuit d'Ã©tÃ©' - the French version of her single 'Summer Nights' - on 'Douches Ã©cossaises', March 7, 1966. Director: Jean-Christophe Averty.

https://t.co/URfui3QqI4 https://t.co/2iX9jGtSqo

8:30 PM, May 17th, 2020 via Hootsuite Inc.

Zouzou and FranÃ§oise Hardy in Mademoiselle Age Tendre, April 1967.pic.twitter.com/kvZRIrcvYHH

8:30 PM, May 16th, 2020 via Hootsuite Inc.

In 1980, actress ValÃ©rie Mareisse released the #synthpop single 'Sex Appeal': https://t.co/WOK82llcBV. Mairesse wrote the lyrics, while the music was written and arranged by noted soundtrack composer Gabriel Yared. (Cover: @Discogs). https://t.co/Fm2BNbtpUh

8:22 PM, May 15th, 2020 via Buffer

RT @tinynoggin: #Clothilde #Ã‰lisabethBeauvais #FrenchPop #1960s #SwingingMademoiselles #acrylicpainting #popartstyle still wet! https://t.câ€¦

11:31 AM, May 15th, 2020 via Twitter Web Client

RT @tinynoggin: Tidied this up a little, #FranÃ§oiseHardy #FrenchPop #1960s #AcrylicPainting #portrait - thinking of making a French Pop #Ziâ€¦

10:59 PM, May 13th, 2020 via Twitter Web Client

@tinynoggin Her eyes are such a unique colour! It would be hard to get exactly right, but I'm sure you will capture her essence. All your work is so wonderful.

10:58 PM, May 13th, 2020 via Twitter Web Client in reply to tinynoggin

This lovely colour clip from Dim Dam Dom really shows off Marie LaforÃªt's gorgeous 'golden' eyes ðŸ‘ðŸ‘. She's performing 'Qu'y a t'il de changÃ©' on an episode originally broadcast on April 14, 1968. https://t.co/prHvatyCDb

9:53 AM, May 13th, 2020 via Buffer

France Gall filming an episode of Dim Dam Dom, December 1967. ðŸ“· Louis Joyeux.
(Via https://t.co/X1S0Ix8eYW) https://t.co/DLvl8d0ywj

10:35 AM, May 12th, 2020 via Buffer

Grace Jones once said of 'La vie en rose': "That's a very special song to me. Oh God, I cry every time I sing it. I had quite a few French lovers, so every time I sing it I think about them."

(French 45 sleeve via @discogs) pic.twitter.com/AiESu3mXdC

7:23 PM, May 11th, 2020 via Twitter Web Client in reply to french_pop

Grace Jones with her amazing disco-bossa nova version of Ã‰dith Piaf's 'La vie en rose', 1977. ðŸpic.twitter.com/iLXd8O2qnWd8O2qnW

9:22 PM, May 10th, 2020 via Hootsuite Inc.

@hairymcnairy ðŸ˜†

8:37 AM, May 8th, 2020 via Twitter Web Client in reply to hairymcnairy

Chantal Goya, 1970. ðŸ“·: Jean d'Hugues.

Source: https://t.co/TR2FSfvcCV ðŸ¤“ðŸ–¤ https://t.co/XKdViwA41W

10:49 PM, May 7th, 2020 via Buffer

Johnny Hallyday and Catherine Deneuve inspect Johnny's new album, 'Salut les copains', January 17, 1962.

Source: https://t.co/YwK7V1acpq https://t.co/FkHAcvI5Iy

9:35 AM, May 7th, 2020 via Buffer

FranÃ§oise Hardy on Nick Drake in her memoir 'The Despair of Monkeys and Other Trifles' https://t.co/M6JrFOXSoh https://t.co/LpFFMKdvS8

10:09 PM, May 5th, 2020 via Twitter Web Client

@kathimmel Someone can correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't believe she has. She still should!
Those FH covers pieces by @Folkrox are excellent guides. (Note that yours truly is mentioned ðŸ˜Ž).

9:23 PM, May 5th, 2020 via Twitter Web Client in reply to kathimmel

A really interesting article on how FranÃ§oise Hardy came frustratingly close to recording some Nick Drake songs! ðŸ˜®ðŸ’” https://t.co/qV5PfbsQKP https://t.co/bQIliPTJA4

8:45 PM, May 5th, 2020 via Buffer

#MayThe4thBeWithYOu https://t.co/CztDaGTf5c

12:23 AM, May 5th, 2020 via Twitter Web Client

From a Belgian show called 'Venez donc chez moi' (March 30, 1964). You can watch the whole program - that's 20 full minutes of #SergeGainsbourg - here: https://t.co/M5ZJDYibgo ðŸŽµðŸ“º

8:53 PM, May 4th, 2020 via Twitter Web Client

A little piano jazz from Serge Gainsbourg ðŸŽ¹: https://t.co/bVvg5pJ9Ox. He's playing 'All The Things You Are' in his apartment, accompanied by Michel Gaudry and Elek Bacsik, 1964.

8:15 PM, May 4th, 2020 via Buffer

RT @tinynoggin: Still wet, but of tidying up to do yet too. This weekendâ€™s French Pop effort. #SylvieVartan #60sFrenchPop #AcrylicPaintingâ€¦

10:21 AM, May 4th, 2020 via Twitter Web Client

France Gall - La Vieille Fille (Dim Dam Dom, 1968) ðŸ˜Œâ¤ï¸

Full video ðŸ‘‰ https://t.co/qyUwO5b7XY https://t.co/NgziarDMvS

8:30 PM, May 3rd, 2020 via Hootsuite Inc.

RT @druienbird: Stunning French psyche EP.
#vinylrecords
https://t.co/Tx81zhSMjW

4:24 PM, May 3rd, 2020 via Twitter Web Client