French Wishing: Cat Power, Ladyhawke

Still in French Wishing mode. Here's a guestpost by Randy:

When I first heard about your awesome theme for the month I instantly thought of Cat Power. Though she has been recording albums for 10+ years now (all extremely good by the way), she has nary a song in french. The closest she ever came was on the Monsieur Gainsbourg Revisited album from last year, or was it late 06, where she duets with Karen Elson on an english version of Serge and Jane's classic Je T'Aime Mon Non Plus, I Love You (Me Either). And while I would say that this is easily my favorite song on the compilation, it is sad that her husky tones do not ring out in French.
Her rich, deep, sultry vocals are so well suited for singing in french. On her newest album, Jukebox, she sings songs where she seems to be at the alter of Bob Dylan, Song to Bobby, and Aretha Franklin, Aretha, Sing One for Me. Oh how I would love to hear her craft a tune in French for Serge. From her haunting version of Je T'Aime... we can hear that she obviously enjoys the source material. Please Chan, make it so.

And while thinking about Filles I would love to hear sing in French could be a life long obsession, I was instantly struck by a new up and comer, Ladyhawke. She is one of those myspace sensations, who has no album yet, but a song with quite a bit of French spirit, Paris is Burning. This was my absolute favorite song from last year, and I would nearly kill to hear her opt to sing it in French with all of her amazing brashness. Though she is a Kiwi, she has recently moved to Europe to birth her music to the world. Lets hope she smashes out some wonderful tracks in French for that upcoming album.

Cat Power & Karen Elson - I Love You (Me Either)
Cat Power - Song to Bobby (deleted upon request, see comments)
Alternatively, go to Bluesarestillblue for a great Dylan-cover by Cat/Chan.
Ladyhawke - Paris is Burning