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Friday, March 30, 2018

pinball wizard

80's french pop x kim wilde = utter joy!
look out for the kim pinball machine (*WANT*)

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Friday, August 04, 2017

request

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Sunday, July 30, 2017

finger lickin good

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Saturday, March 11, 2017

jakie jakie spend this winter with me...

i have no idea if anyone reads this blog anymore! anyway, even if it's just me - here's a song for me that i only just discovered that i love and i think will be a firm favourite of mine for many years to come. thanks me for finding it!

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Friday, March 18, 2016

take me to the moon in a limousine

i have a great big soft spot for 80s french pop (as well as 60s of course) - and this is one of faves.

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Tuesday, March 08, 2016

queen of hearts

just because.....and the dance moves......!

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Wednesday, February 24, 2016

very nice indeed

just back from a few wonderful days in Nice where of course, i scoured the markets to increase my vinyl collection. look- minouche barelli only 2euros!!!!!!!!!

we also went to a well intentioned (but not very good) carnival where this was played - the crowd enjoyed it and it made me very happy indeed! and just how camp is this video?!

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Saturday, June 21, 2014

don't forget to forget...her nips

CHARLOTTE GAINSBOURG - DON'T FORGET TO FORGET ME
it's taken me about 4 months to get over the sight of her nipples in nymphomaniac (anyone who has seen the film should know exactly what i'm talking about *gag*) so now that time has passed i can once again enjoy the 80s stylings of miss g

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Saturday, May 17, 2014

oh the glamour!

a tight dress, a hand on the small of the back and a little back bend...and i'm hooked! i'm off to france next week so can't wait to trawl through the marche aux puces and vintage shops for some old french vinyl. excited!

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Thursday, May 01, 2014

who knew?

ELLI ET JACNO - MAD AFFAIR
obviously it's not as good as the original (possibly one of the best french songs of the 80's 'main dans la main') but it's really interesting to hear their english language version.
it still makes me want to wear stripes and jerk from side to side like elli though :)

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Saturday, November 30, 2013

don't go away

ELSA - T'EN VAS PAS
going through my music - and suddenly i realised - today is an elsa day

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Thursday, August 29, 2013

housewife of the year

AMELIE MORIN - JIM
leonie meets lio in this wonderful piece of 80s french electro-pop

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Wednesday, April 10, 2013

it doesn't matter if you're...

JANE BIRKIN - BLACK...WHITE (english version)

JANE BIRKIN - BLACK ...WHITE (french version)

wow! the only way to get this song at the time was when you bought a bottle of 'black and white' whiskey!!! - you got it free with it! enjoy this wonderful song in both french and english from 1980

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Wednesday, March 27, 2013

animal magic

BRIGITTE BARDOT - TOUTES LES BETES SONT A AIMER
her final recording from 82 -a charity record raising money for her animal charity - requested by vani

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Tuesday, January 15, 2013

you won't forget about me

CATHERINE DENEUVE - SOUVIENS TOI DE M'OUBLIER
this is the original version of charlotte gainsbourgs 'don't forget to forget me'. v nice!

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Saturday, November 10, 2012

christine roque

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Sunday, November 04, 2012

adjani video

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Friday, November 02, 2012

the story of isabelle a

ISABELLE ADJANI - C'EST RIEN JE M'EN VAIS C'EST
i really like her 1983 gainsbourg penned album - full of great songs - her voice and the songs sits perfectly alongside 80's jane birkin, charlotte gainsbourg and bambou.

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Sunday, October 28, 2012

elsa

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Friday, September 28, 2012

mona lisa smile

LIO - MONA LISA
again from 1982, something more upbeat from wanda.

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