Calamités

Sebastien drops his third guestposting:

"In 1987, Les Calamités were not a mainstreamband. It was the keyboard age, singers were sophisticated, and half of them had Robert Smith-hair. In 1987 it was relevant to be cynical - but then Les Calamités appeared. They looked as if they hitchhiked from a provincial town with their Rickenbakers guitars over their shoulders and their old-fashioned look. They seemed simple, gentle and almost naive. Les vélomoteurs was a pop song written by Odile and Isabelle and produced by Daniel Chenevez from the band Niagara. In this song, the girls claimed they were not impressed by fast cars, instead they preferred mopeds. When I think about this song, it seems like a turning point of french music: a little peek into the nineties, the come back of self-derision, the announcement of a new generation of bright and sugary guitar bands. A French poet once said "Woman is the future of man" - now give up your fast car."

Les Calamités - Les Vélomoteurs