First, there was a duo called DobaCaracol, best known for this hit. Then there was just Carole Facale, aka Caracol (Doba went away for reasons unclear to me), who shares her name with a tango giant (see?), a snail, and a mayan city. Not easy to find her. Unless, ofcourse, you visit this blog and find this link to her Myspace. And her site. And to a song (below), about the most famous Dutch spy, Margaretha Zelle aka Mata Hari. Caracol's album L'arbre aux parfums is a folky affair, with reggae touches and mostly French songs. And although the lyrics are sometimes about the dark side of human beings, I get in a good mood when listening to it.
Caracol - Celle que les hommes pleurent
Super, this is my kind of thing!
BeantwoordenVerwijderenAnd although the lyrics are sometimes about the dark side
BeantwoordenVerwijderenyou know, it would be great if you did a post of really dark/sad songs once in a while.
I did post French versions of Gloomy Sunday (Sombre Dimanche) a while back. It don't get any sadder than that.
BeantwoordenVerwijderenThat's right! The "Hungarian Suicide Song". I remember the post well. Thank you, and keep them coming.
BeantwoordenVerwijderenErica Buettner's work (from Fragiles Night # 1) was also something gorgeous and dark. Thanks for the introduction. I will be buying anything she produces.