En Duo: Jane & Miossec

Ofcourse, the headline shóuld read Jane & Christophe, because that is his first name. But most people know Miossec by his family name. This guy is what footballer-turned-actor Vinnie Jones would call "well 'ard". For instance, he named albums 'Drinking', 'Fucking' and 'Burning'. Recently I heard a story about Miossec's first Dutch performance at the Crossing Border-festival in The Hague, a few years ago. The Dutch label-rep thought it would be a nice idea to have him perform on a school. She contacted Alliance Française, an organisation concerned with promoting French language abroad. Who backed off as soon as she unveiled her plan: Miossec would be too much of liability. He'd either be stoned, drunk, offensive, or all three. As he proved to be, at the festival. He sounds the part as well, coming very close to the role Gainsbourg played whenever he sang a duet with Jane Birkin. Pour Un Flirt Avec Toi (yes, it's a Michel Delpech-cover) is taken from Jane's 2004 duet-album Rendez-vous, that also sported duets with Brian Molko, Françoise Hardy and Bryan Ferry.

Jane Birkin & Miossec - Pour Un Flirt Avec Toi
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