David Bowie and France, that's a long and strange story – his 1977 album Low was recorded at the legendary Château d'Herouville where he refused to sleep in the master bedroom since he thought it was haunted by the ghosts of former residents Chopin and George Sand; producer Tony Visconti took the chambre des fântomes instead. Seven years earlier, Bowie already had recorded an English language version of Jacques Brel's Amsterdam , and for his Gallic version of Heroes see also Guuz's post below. The sailors of Amsterdam have a slight return in Life on Mars, which Hitler-obsessed [...]
David Bowie turns 65 today. To celebrate, here's his French version of 'Heroes' , Isabelle Adjani's ode, written by Gainsbourg and a cover by the French Bowie, Alain Kan. Isabelle Adjani - Beau oui comme Bowie Alain Kan - Hey Man (Suffragette City)
Whou, ça faisait longtemps! Approuvé pour les plages, les champs et les espaces nocturnes. DAF - Liebe Auf Den Ersten Blick Alain Khan - Clichés Prince - All The Critics Love You In New-York Erkin Koray - Estarabim Henri Salvador - J'aime Tes Genoux Riot Kid aka Manaré - Belly Dance (Femme En Fourrure Remix) Von Spar - Soarex (Ada Remix) Margo Guryan - California Shake [...]
Carole Chavanne Comme on dit si bien sur L.A.D.R.I : "Du décalage, de la connerie, du groove, du génie, de la merde? Non, non, du français." Pierre Vassiliu - Film Alain Kan - Nadine Jimmy et Moi Hugues Le Bars - J'en ai marre (featuring Ionesco) Kenny Morris - Le Testament D'Auguste Rodin
He's been called the French David Bowie. Does every country have its David Bowie? Does David Bowie have a David Bowie? I don't know much about Alain Kan other than that he seemed to enjoy shocking the public, and then one day vanished at a Paris metro station. Excellent career move. Thanks to Paul Durango for putting him on my radar, where he will stay. Alain Kan - Le Premier Bébé De Lady Star Lune
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Alain Kan - Nadine, Jimmy & Moi (1974) Thx to H. Cassavetti
While most of the readers of this blog are probably familiar with American and British punk music, as well as the weird amalgam of bands from 1979 on, once known as "new wave" but now called "post-punk," I suspect fewer are familiar with how these genres developed in France. If this mid-90s French documentary (posted in four parts here on YouTube - sorry, en francais) is to be believed, French Punk's origins can be traced to 1974 in the form of stripped down retro-blues and rock-a-billy bands reacting to the wanking that had become mainstream rock. [...]
Une langue morte ? marie-pierre arthur -elle- danicher -entourloupe- michel houellebecq -playa blanca- arnaud fleurent-didier -l'origine du monde- alfred panou avec the art ensemble of chicago -le moral nécessaire- alain kan -speed my speed- Quelle belle arrivée mlle S.!
Once again, we here at TSURURADIO are very proud to introduce 2nd in a series of guest writers from our beloved communities found in Our Society , on the Facebooks , and in the Twitter . Personally, I think the music lovers in our communities make up some of the most wonderful, unique, and beautiful folks in all of internetland, I really do! Got an album you are just dying to talk about, a mixtape you've been aching to share? Come on in, hang [...]
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