twig pic
no song - just a marvy pic of twiggy!
Labels: twiggy
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11:56
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Tuesday, April 30, 2013
help needed!
if anyone has - in return i'll get my ass in gear and burn then post her rarely heard songs 'la chanson du coucou' and 'biolou-biolou'.
Labels: chantal kelly
posted by mordi at
11:53
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Sunday, April 28, 2013
she's a total beach
wow! another great find! zouzou!!!!!!!!!!
Labels: french 60s, video, zouzou
posted by mordi at
20:19
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when i think of you
when i found this picture of twiggy i had no choice but to share it with you. i was absolutely blown away by it. she has never looked more amazing than here. her sulky, almost upside down mouth, and iconic twig eyelashes - stunning.
posted by mordi at
11:49
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Friday, April 26, 2013
nothing is impossible
never seen her singing this before - i love this track!
posted by mordi at
20:15
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Tuesday, April 23, 2013
vonderful vashti
i meant to post this a month or so ago just after i'd been to amsterdam as it was the song of the holiday - played at regular intervals by my husband. so this post is for him. because he is lovely.
Labels: folk, vashti bunyan
posted by mordi at
20:28
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Saturday, April 20, 2013
mommy dearest
molly drake is infact folk legend nick drakes mother (and sci-fi star gabrielle drakes mother for any u.f.o. fans out there). an album of her home made recordings of songs she wrote herself in the 50s/60s has recently been released. the songs are filled with a gentle, intimate sadness that give us a sense of what nick was brought up listening to. molly has a slightly plumby english singing voice yet many of her lyrics are melancholic and the result is curiously charming. i hope you enjoy it.
p.s. -how i wish nico had sung this song too
p.s. -how i wish nico had sung this song too
and here's vashti singing 'i remember' - a song written by molly
Labels: folk, molly drake
posted by mordi at
20:08
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Thursday, April 18, 2013
dance and sing, get up and do your thing
think post-disco, post-hi-nrg, more pop train than soul train and more usa than italo disco!
this mixtape is full of the early 80s new york disco madonna sound, everything from the 80's to now.
try it - you will love it!
includes - jellybean, annie, ronika, sally, cloetta, regina, shana, parralox, clio, tommy february6, the wonder girls, tom tom club, elisa and some amazing madonna demos
Labels: 80s, disco, italo disco, madonna, mixtape
posted by mordi at
11:57
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Tuesday, April 16, 2013
france vs germany
her last german recording from 1973 - and what a song to finish with! "ha ha!"
Labels: france gall, french 70s, german
posted by mordi at
11:12
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Sunday, April 14, 2013
france vs germany
massive thanks to vani for this and the next post - two new (to me anyway) german songs by fg. this is her version of the bossa nova classic (also done brilliantly by astrud gilberto) - summer samba/so nice
Labels: france gall, french 60s, german
posted by mordi at
11:08
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Saturday, April 13, 2013
catherine the great
what a tune! i've been listening to this on repeat for days now - it's so cool!
Labels: catherine desmartes, french 60s
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17:31
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Wednesday, April 10, 2013
it doesn't matter if you're...
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
Labels: french 80s, jane birkin
posted by mordi at
17:24
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Monday, April 08, 2013
r.i.p. beach baby
R.I.P. 1942 - 2013
not being american, i don't know very much about annette funicello - except for this great song
Labels: 60s, annette funicello
posted by mordi at
22:46
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Sunday, April 07, 2013
bang bang
spanish ye-ye queen sings this gainsbourg song from 65
Labels: karina, serge gainsbourg, spanish
posted by mordi at
17:27
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Thursday, April 04, 2013
london calling
watch this francoise hardy special as she sings around london (in the freezing cold by the look of it). Some of it is amazing- some of it is an amazingly wasted opportunity - but it has a charm all its own. but francoise is wonderful - she even moves and 'dances'!!!
Labels: francoise hardy, french 60s, video
posted by mordi at
19:00
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Tuesday, April 02, 2013
faster pussycat...
i was listening to this earlier and everytime it amazes me - it's such a killer song.
Labels: christine delaroche, french 60s
posted by mordi at
11:45
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