Archive for 'Music'
Il Ne Craint Personne (He Fears No One) Posted by Hichem on Sep 8, 2012
Do you wish to know a fictional character who left a distinctive mark upon an entire generation of French boys -and probably legions of girls too- now aged between 25 and 40? Well, look no further mes amis: There is a consensus that “Nicky Larson” (or “City Hunter” in the original Japanese) is one of…
How to Conjugate the French Verb Pardonner (To Forgive) Posted by Hichem on Sep 7, 2012
There are many ways to say “I am sorry” in French: The quickest way would be “pardon” (“sorry”), “pardonnez-moi” (“forgive me”), or “je suis désolé” (“I am sorry.”) But you can also say “je vous demande pardon” (“I apologize”), “je vous présente mes excuses“, “Je vous prie de m’excuser” (“I beg your pardon”), or in…
Jusqu’à la Fin (To the End) Posted by Hichem on Aug 29, 2012
What happens when a famous French singing lady teams up with a famous English music group? Especially when the French lady singer in question is called Françoise Hardy, and the English group is Blur…? Well, we shall have to find out, shan’t we? Recording the song “To The End” (Blur with Françoise Hardy, of “Mon Amie la…
Mon Amie la Rose (My Friend The Rose) Posted by Hichem on Aug 27, 2012
This is a magnificent yet tragic story of a melodramatic rose, told in music and lyrics written in both languages, French and English. “A lifetime comes and goes, and as my friend the rose said only yesterday: This morning I was born and baptized in the dawn I flowered in the dew and life was…
“Et Moi, et Moi, et Moi” (“And Me, and Me, and Me”) Posted by Hichem on Aug 21, 2012
You listen to this famous and catchy French song, and you tell me if the French gentleman who wrote these lyrics back in 1966 has never been more right today than he ever was… The French singer, Jacques Dutronc, summarizes the process quite well: The narcissism and egomania of the “Baby Boomers” (his own generation…
French Trivia: DuckTales in French is Called “La Bande à Picsou” Posted by Hichem on Aug 18, 2012
Did you know that “DuckTales” in French is called “La Bande à Picsou“? Most of the names in this Disney cartoon are different in the French version. For example: Oncle Picsou (literally “Coin pincher”, or “money grabber”) = Scrooge McDuck; Canardville = Duckburg; The trio: Fifi, Riri, Louou = Huey, Duey, and Louie Duck, a.k.a. “Les Castors…
French Trivia: In France, Chip N’ Dale Are Known As “TIC et TAC” Posted by Hichem on Aug 11, 2012
Remember Chip N’ Dale? You know, the two Disney chipmunk detectives who went nuts for, well, just some nuts? You probably saw them as a kid in their original English version, or dubbed in your native language, or maybe even subtitled, who knows. Some people think they are hamsters, but they are in fact tamias (French…