Archive for 'Music'
Femme, comme… (Woman as in…) Posted by Hichem on Mar 15, 2011
In the French Blog, les femmes (women) are toujours à l’honneur (still honored), even a week after le 8 mars (8th of March.) Today, we will go through several case examples where the French word femme (woman) can be encountered. Femme, as in… la Femme Nikita * * * * Femme, comme… (Woman, as in…): Une jeune femme…
SIDILARSEN: Ancienne Étoile (Ancient Star) Posted by Hichem on Mar 12, 2011
Décidémment (it’s quite obvious), as of late, the charmingly quaint city of Montpellier appears de plus en plus (more and more) like the preeminently designated capital of French Nu Metal (and just as you’ve been duly warned last time, “nu” here is meant like the English “new”, not the French word for “naked”!) “RÉACTIVATION NUMÉRIQUE” is another album of…
Jenifer – “Je danse” (“I dance”) Posted by Hichem on Mar 4, 2011
I could très facilement (very easily) picture today’s article being posted by Jennie! Do you remember her “Moi, Lolita” post, the song interpreted by the French chanteuse (singer) Alizée, who, just like this mademoiselle Jenifer, evokes very much a “Mylène Farmer-esque“ style? Alors, sans plus tarder (so, without further ado), after “Alors on danse” (yet another post by Jennie!), here is “Je danse”…
Singing La Résistance Française: Still Relevant Today Posted by Hichem on Feb 26, 2011
A World War II song written by the French résistance, who said to the Nazi invader “Dégage“—Toujours d’actualité, meaning still relevant, today in 2011. French Russian Anna Marly sings “Le chant des partisans” (“The Song of the Resistants”) * * * Anna Marly – “Le chant des partisans” (“The Song of the Resistants”) * Le Chant des…
Top Chrono! Les unités du temps (Time units) Posted by Hichem on Feb 24, 2011
Even les débutants(the beginners) at learning the French language should be able to enjoy the French Blog! Today, we offer you to review with us the basic unités du temps (units of time.) * * * * D’abord (first), il y a la seconde (there’s the second.) “Le tour du monde en 80 secondes” (“Around…
ETHS: “Nü Métal” subgenre – en français Posted by Hichem on Feb 21, 2011
ETHS—The French Nu Metal group: “Nu” not as in the French word for “naked” -They actually still leave their clothes on!- but should rather be pronounced “New”, or “Néo” en français This Marseillais group (meaning from the City of Marseilles!) is led by Candice, who had une petite fille (a little daughter) just a few…
Je dis AIME (I say love) Posted by Hichem on Feb 17, 2011
As promised, here is la suite (the follow-up)! -M- “Je dis aime“—le clip (the music video) which you could virtually hear for a while on all les stations de radio françaises… * * * …et les paroles (and the lyrics), written by his grand-mère, the late Andrée Chedid, who left us only a few days ago (the English translation…