donderdag 6 november 2008

Gainsbourg film, cd review


Not everyone is looking forward to the upcoming Gainsbourg-biopic. This Guardian-columnist has a few points, but let's judge until we've actually seen it, aiight?

I am very happy with this ****-review of Filles Fragiles in Dutch daily Het Parool, written by Peter van Brummelen. See right, click to enlarge.

Translation:

Does anyone in France know that a guy who calls himself DJ Guuzbourg is doing for the promotion of French pop in Holland? About time that some French bigshot offers him a big medal at the Amsterdam Maison Descartes for his good work.
Guuzbourg is the one who introduced us to 'zuchtmeisjes', typical French female singers who sigh in a seductive way, but who also whisper beautifully, moan and groan. American singers belt, their French couterparts are keeping it small. The erotic effects are grand.
On Filles Fragiles #2, Guuzbourg let's us indulge in his harem featuring Vanessa Paradis, Carla Bruni (yep, that one), that we 'cheeseheads' know too. The rest is fairly unknown, but sound just as good.
FF#1 learned us that 'zuchtmeisjes' can come from everywhere, not just France. Even in the Dutch polder you'll find some. For instance, Amsterdam's own Leine is joining her French nieces, but the real surprise is L'Anamour from a 1970 album by Liesbeth List. Guuzbourg found this gem on a German vinyl album, and it sounds like it was produced by Gainsbourg himself.

Wouter, Eugene and Mordi were also very, very kind.
And whaddabout this review from Dutch daily Algemeen Dagblad (on the left) ?

5 opmerkingen:

  1. Ook ik zal met angst en beven uitkijken naar de Gainsbourg-film. Maar je weet het nooit. Van 'I walk the line' over Johnny Cash stelde 'k me ook drie keer niks voor maar die was zeer vermakelijk en da's al iets, toch? Geldt ook voor uw site trouwens, tchüß!

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  2. Bonsoir,

    Yes you should know that some French are following your blog! Keep the good work up, I'm reading you for about 2 years and you have become my connection/inspiration to French music.

    Merci :-)

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  3. What a lazy and/or bored columnist.
    And of course, he should have his French checked. Annamour? Ouch.

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