{"id":27142,"date":"2017-06-27T05:30:05","date_gmt":"2017-06-27T03:30:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/?p=27142"},"modified":"2017-11-06T14:38:53","modified_gmt":"2017-11-06T13:38:53","slug":"getting-in-the-mood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/getting-in-the-mood\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting in the mood . . ."},"content":{"rendered":"

… For France! At the end of le mois d\u2019ao\u00fbt<\/strong> (the month of<\/em> August), my family and I are heading to France to celebrate a wedding. It has been over three years since my last trip to France, and I can hardly wait. Three years is a long time to be away from a place I love so.<\/p>\n

When I’m missing France, I have a couple of tricks I use to keep it alive in my heart and mind. We’ve already talked about some of my favorite movies about France<\/a>, and you know I love to read (BDs <\/a>and books<\/a>). You also know I love la musique<\/strong> (music<\/em>).
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Just about any good French music can put me in the mood. But there are two artists in particular (neither French, but both with their finger on something uniquely French) whose songs I find to be so perfectly French that I know I can always count on them when I really want that certain je ne sais quoi fran\u00e7ais!* <\/em><\/p>\n

Dimitri from Paris<\/strong> –<\/p>\n

A French DJ and music producer, Dimitri is not actually French (he was born in the UK to Turkish parents) but grew up in France and began his career on French radio. His music draws on influences as diverse as disco, house, 50’s and 60’s film soundtracks, and electronica. His album Sacrebleu (<\/em>which features the song below) is witty, groovy, and oh-so-swinging-Paris. And it’s the perfect accompaniment for l’apero. <\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Two phrases might be useful as you enjoy the following clip<\/strong> (video):
\n<\/em>Vous dansez, mademoiselle? \/ <\/strong>Do you dance, miss? (<\/em>Or: Would you like to dance, miss?)<\/em>
\nJe ne suis pas celle que vous cherchez. <\/strong>(I am not the one you’re looking for.)<\/em>
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