A hard rain's a-falling at the moment here in AMS, so the moment's right to talk about summer hits. Especially with a song called Les Jours de Pluie. It's sung by Alfa Rococo, a duo (Justine Laberge & David Bussières) ,from Montréal who debuted recently on the Canadian label Tacca Musique. Their album Lever L'Ancre consists of upbeat modern pop, with a prominent role for guitar and vintage organ-sounds. You can hear Beck, Manu Chao and even Madonna in their music, I like it that all songs are duets, although I think Justine's Ariane Moffatt-ish huskyness could florish solo too.
Also, Melissa Mars from Marseille has a new album coming out, and first single Love Machine (do not be fooled by the English title) has 'summer hit' written all ove it. As mentioned before, as soon as a girlie French song refers to Lio, I'm all ears, and this song (written with Pascal Obispo) captures the Amoureux Solitaire-vibe very, very well.
What about your suggestions for the Summer Hit of 2007 ?
Alfa Rococo - Les Jours de Pluie
Melissa Mars - Love Machine
Your blog is very interesting.
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For this summer I nominate Christophe Willem's "Double je".
BeantwoordenVerwijderenI don't usually like the works of Zazie (who wrote the song) but this is a perfect bubblegum pop hit, with a Sugababes vibe.
great bubblegumpop indeed! i might post it later, with C's duet with Valerie Lemercier.
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