Guestpost from Ron Infirmier on Marie-Paule Belle:
Marie-Paule Belle (born near Paris in 1946) is mostly (and unfortunately) known in France for her 1978 hit single La Parisienne, a witty and anti-snob song that became her trademark for a whole decade.
A great admirer of Barbara, she went to record a whole acoustic cover album of Barbara's songs, followed by a successfull tour the next year. And that’s basically the two only important facts you could find anywhere on the web. A darn shame for such a fine composer, who has been dumped long time ago by her record company. Hard to find lp’s are for sale on Ebay, over a 100 euros.
MPB (helped by her partner, writer Françoise Mallet Joris) knows how to write a sad song, but it's not all tears and sadness. Her live shows display a full range of emotions, from comique troupier covers (songs that were sung by and to soldiers in café-concert, before World War I, try Nous nous plûmes live) to pastiche Russian muzik (full of crappy double-comprendre puns, try Moujik Russe.
This is a recommendation for all artists ofcourse, but please, if you like her songs, buy the records! An excellent Best Of can be found anywhere on the net.
Marie Paule Belle - La Parisienne
Marie Paule Belle - Dis, Quand Reviendras-tu? (Barbara-cover)
Marie Paule Belle - Nous Nous Plûme
Marie Paule Belle - Moujik Russe
Very rare clip, disco star Sheila & Marie Paule, singing La Parisienne together.
Thank you Ron, for this text and for Marie-Paule Belle, a great artist.
BeantwoordenVerwijderenExcellent stuff...thanks for posting
BeantwoordenVerwijderen'C'est divin, c'est divin', like the song says. Thank you both for this, Marie Paule deserves much more than to disappear into oblivion.
BeantwoordenVerwijderenIt's always like this : we need foreign ears to rediscover our own artists. Did you know that Marie- paule tried Bossa Nova Too . Try Antonio Carlos Brazil. A great song !
BeantwoordenVerwijderenIn rural France where I live, you can find every Marie paule Belle record you want for less than 5 euros.
Et encore merci pour le billet !
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