We kicked off this year with the French Wishing-project, featuring (guest-)posts about fragile girls, nót singing in French. But oh, how lovely it would be if they did. We booked one big success: Ladyhawke re-recorded her Paris is Burning-smash in French. Hopefully, the supersexy blonde singer of Dutch popjazz-band Room Eleven will do us a favour to by recording a French song. On Lalala Love, from their sophomore album Mmmm....Gumbo? she mumbles a few French words. Listen carefully, you might miss 'm in this lovely Billie Holiday-stylish singalongsong.
American singer Melody Gardot has a name that makes us French music lovers sit up straight: a tribute to Serge and Brigitte? As far as I know, it's her real name. She has an incredible story: after an accident, her doctor insisted she try and write songs, so that her cognitive impairment would heal quicker. She makes jazzy music, somewhere between Feist and Norah Jones, and utters a few French lines in the smokey Goodnite. Could be more. Way more.Room Eleven - Lalala Love
Melody Gardot - Goodnite
I agree, could be more, way more. I just caught her yesterday on NPR by chance and was intrigued -- just shows you how good I am at keeping up with FS. (Désolée, pardonne-moi!...) But aside of the french words here and there, and her name, which also made me sit up straight, just like you, I thought she sounded too much like Chet Baker meets aspiring female jazz singer who also happens to know Diana Krall. Picked up by Verve a little too soon? We'll see...
BeantwoordenVerwijderenSalut, cher Guuz. Tu me manques!
À bientôt, mon ami. :)
Janne Schra, the singer of Room Eleven has sung a song in French:
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It's beautiful!
oh wait, I did!
BeantwoordenVerwijderenWhat a great idea, why didn't I think of that?
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