Video: Plastic Bertrand - Ca Plane Pour Moi

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In light of my two recent French punk/post-punk posts, I couldn't resist linking to this story . The most famous faux-punk French punk musician Plastic Bertrand now admits that he did not actually sing on "Ca Plane Pour Moi," the famously popularized re-done cover of "Jet Boy, Jet Girl." Apparently, this was proven by way of French lingual expert as Plastic Bertrand is Belgian and the accent of the singer is Picardese French. For those unfamiliar with the song and who haven't seen National Lampoon's European Vacation , here it is in FULL glory:

That's Plastic Bertrand, but you probably know that song better from the traveling sequence in National Lampoon's European Vacation or better yet, the basis for the Elton Motello track "Jet Boy J... Continue reading "French Bands That Make Us Say "Oh Là Là!"" >

Sure, most people have heard Plastic Bertrand 's "Ça plane pour moi" (whether during the KROQ golden age of alternative music or plugs for the CW's slate of dramas). But who spends a lot of time thinking about what the man born Roger Marie François Jouret on this day in 1954 is up to these days? As a way of wishing Mr. Bertrand a happy 55th birthday, let's see what he's been up to. There was probably a six-month period when I would have told you I was a Plastic Bertrand [...]

If you're one of the people who watches Gossip Girl religiously and was wondering what that song from the Season 2 Promos was, consensus seems to be Ca Pleine Pour Moi by Plastic Bertrand. And yes, this does make 2 French songs in a row. WTF?! Random.

On n’a pas tellement l’habitude d’user de citations chez Blog Up, mais quand c’est le patron des rockers (comme dirait l’autre…) qui rend hommage au punk fran