And let's not forget her singing a France Gall classic, "Ella, elle l'a" (Ella, she has it).



One thing about the French scene is that the new generation actually respects the previous one, unlike in the UK. Just about every major French star has sung key songs by other performers, either as singles or here for a TV tribute.

This is not my all-time favourite song, by the way. It's cute pop. I'm just using it to make a point. Would Amy Winehouse sing a Dusty Springfield song? Or Robbie Williams sing Cliff Richards? Or anyone sing Ian Dury (some incredible songs are languishing in that catalogue). Has they ever been asked to do this? Maybe there's a TV show just waiting to record itself there?

One thing about the French scene is that the new generation actually respects the previous one, unlike in the UK

Current UK stars may not sing old songs, but they try to sound like older artists:
Whinehouse - Springfield
Williams - Sinatra, Dean Martin
Oasis - Beatles

DJones wrote:
One thing about the French scene is that the new generation actually respects the previous one, unlike in the UK

Current UK stars may not sing old songs, but they try to sound like older artists:
Whinehouse - Springfield
Williams - Sinatra, Dean Martin
Oasis - Beatles
Interesting - and quite sad - parallel. Meanwhile, this thread got me clicking about and I came across another French hit, "Le temps qui court". It's actually "Could it be Magic" (Barry Manilow), and was recorded by just about every well-known French singer as a charity single in 2006.

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Cor, they don't write them like that any more, do they?

Manilows "Greatest Hits" album was one of the first records I sold in 1977 when I "discovered" punk and needed the money to buy all the "limited edition" singles with picture sleeves ...

I think you're out of touch, JK.

This was a number nine hit here in 2002, having previously been a major hit over much of the continent.

There is no sign of a new revival of it in iTunes France or anywhere else, so I reckon your wires are crossed.

Thank you and you may well be right - 2002 was not a good year for me to keep up with music; I was slightly otherwise occupied and hadn't fully learned how to adapt to the circumstances.