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Petit Papa Noël (Little Santa) is Coming Tonight! Posted by Hichem on Dec 24, 2012
Joyeux Noël to all of you, mes amis ! Today, no surprise, we’re featuring une chanson de Noël (a Christmas Carol), which has turned au fil des ans (throughout the years) into a full-fledged French classique! It is famously interpreted by a Corsican named Tino Rossi—Hence his slight accent, which actually sounds -can you tell?- a bit more italien than French 🙂 * Petit Papa Noël — Tino ROSSI C’est la belle nuit de…
The Little French Doll Who Says: “Non, Non, Non, Non!” Posted by Hichem on Dec 21, 2012
The French song you are about to discover today was dedicated, already a few decades ago, to those French girls who often enjoy playing the exalted role of “divas” and “drama queens”, most especially les Parisiennes amongst them—well, à quelques exceptions près (with minor exceptions), of course! 🙂 Way long before Aqua came up with “I’m a Barbie…
Je t’aime, Maman (I Love You, Mom) Posted by Hichem on Nov 20, 2012
Here on the French Blog, we never forget how precious les mamans (moms) are! So, to all those of us who are lucky enough to still have a mother, but often tend to take her presence with us for granted: Remember that a Maman is un cadeau (a gift) which does not last forever. Let us all tell our mothers…
Tout ce que tu veux voir (All You Want to See) Posted by Hichem on Nov 6, 2012
Vesoul, a little French town in eastern France, is also the title of a 1968 song by the prominent singer Jacques Brel, in which he delivers a super fast-paced valse (waltz.) Also in “Vesoul“, Brel famously screamed his “Chauffe, Marcel, chauffe!” (“Heat up, Marcel, heat up!“): Marcel is in fact Brel’s accordionist, Marcel Azzola, who…
“BOUM!” The French Song in the New 007 Movie “SKYFALL” Posted by Hichem on Nov 2, 2012
The French song you are about to hear is called “Boum!!” (Yes, that’s the French spelling of the English “Boom“), which was prominently featured in a rather dramatic scene of the brand new 007 movie “Skyfall.” But unlike dynamite, C-4, nitroglycerin, or Semtex-based explosions of which James Bond is such a “bloody expert” (actually more of the…
Demander la Lune (To Ask for the Moon) Posted by Hichem on Sep 30, 2012
Just as it’s the case in English, the French expression demander la lune means “to ask for the moon“, “to ask for too much”; “to ask for something impossible or nearly impossible to get.” Now imagine if people demandaient la lune à la lune elle-même (asked the moon itself for the moon), how often can they get…
Comme Toi (Like You) Posted by Hichem on Sep 23, 2012
This is the story of a little girl who was barely eight years old. She lived in Warsaw, Poland. It was the eve of the Second World War. The horrible Holocaust was about to be unleashed by the Nazis. All she wanted was to play and enjoy a happy life. All she wanted was to…