Back from a 17 year recording break: Elli Medeiros. Her new album EM was just released, and sports collaborations with Etienne Daho and former Stinky Toys-compadre Jacno. It's a mixed bag, with songs in French, English and Spanish. No latin-influences, like on her jolly summer-classic A Bailar Calypso, but straight, at times brooding rock. She still has the body, the looks and the voice, but her songwriting has suffered over the years - no song stands out, really. And I'm not sure that My Heart Belongs To Daddy-cover was a brilliant idea either. What do you think, Sir Edward?See video for Soulève-Moi here.
Elli Medeiros - L'Ailleurs
Elli Medeiros & Eitenne Daho - My Heart Belongs to Daddy
"I'm proud of you like a whore is proud of his pimp" - Well, maybe - but something's missing, don't know what. These songs would have been okay in 1992, who knows?
BeantwoordenVerwijderenI guess women have midlife crises too. Sounds very 1992 indeed.
BeantwoordenVerwijderenusually etienne d. guarantees top notch stuff, but this is undoubtedly one of the worst versions of "daddy" ever. ZZZ
BeantwoordenVerwijderenWell i really like the second track there, L'ailleurs, sounds very good to me.
BeantwoordenVerwijderenThanks for all these postings, this is a must see blog! Excellent stuff every time, thanks so much for opening my ears to such great music i'd otherwise never get to hear.
A big 'bof' for 'soulève-moi'; But nice stomach.
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