donderdag 29 december 2005

Claudine


When posting French soulcovers, for some reason I forget to include probably the best one: Claudine Longet's take on Ashford & Simpson's Ain't No Mountain High Enough. She translated the lyrics herself to French. The version most people know, by Diana Ross, sounds reassuring, bit motherly. Spiritual, instead of physical. Claudine adds the sexiness, the promise of frilly undies and stockings in her bag, when she crosses mountains and rivers on her high heels.
I might be wrong, but I think Ain't No Mountain is one of the two songs Claudine sang in French. The other is her duet with former husband Andy Williams, Let it Be Me, in which she sang one verse in French. That adds a little playfulness to the sugarcoated song - I always want to brush my teeth after I hear it. More on the bizarre life of Claudine Longet here.


Claudine Longet - Ain't No Mountain High Enough
Hear Here

Andy Williams & Claudine Longet - Let it Be Me
Hear Here


By the way, the duet between Andy and Claudine is the kick-off to a whole month of duets en francais. In January, I will post only guys and dolls singing, ranging from Serge & Jane to Louis Bertignac & Carla Bruni. Tips and requests are welcome in the comments.

Bonne Année!

4 opmerkingen:

  1. Bonne Année pour toi aussi et merci beaucoup pour les chansons!

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  2. Best wishes for the new year!

    Regarding the duets, if you happen to have some Chiara Mastroianni & Benjamin Biolay tracks, feel free to post them! I'm curious if they're any good.

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  3. Bonjour,

    Les recherches sur blooger ne sont pas toujours au point
    J'ai mis augmenter mon trafic et je suis tombe sur votre blog
    Peut etre que je devrais essayer sur des blogs que francais mais a part blogger je connais pas les autres

    any ideas ? ;-) Je recherche des blogs sur le trafic et comment en obtenir

    Chris
    augmenter mon trafic

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  4. Claudine:Released5 maart 2007 om 21:51

    Hello!

    Can you please repost Let It Be Me by Claudine and Andy in Flac or any lossless format?

    Thank you in advance!

    Daniel

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