Disco music of the 1970s-1980s for DJs & record collectors
Discussion on Speak Le French? within the Disco Music of the 70s and 80s forums, part of the General Music Discussions at DiscoMusic.com category; I don't know about you but Zere are some Disco songs wiZ French girls moaning Zings in Le French that ...
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| Do you know oZZer examples? Aïcha baby help me out! You're French, you must know! Come on you Discolady OMG, when Zis girl starts moaning....Vidéoooooooh Or just French by any girl! (BTW, Patrick Juvet is NOT a girl!)
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| Je sais quelques chansons..... PERFECT LOVE AFFAIR (Constellation Orchestra, 1978) Even though the singers aren't French per se, a female singer moans, "Ooh, mon amour...mon amour!" during the bridge to the final part of the song. JE T'AIME (MOI NON PLUS) (Donna Summer, 1978) Mademoiselle Donna did her best Jane Birkin on this one, although her singing was almost entirely incomprehensible. Maybe she had a hard time mouthing out "Tu vais, tu vais et tu viens---entre mes reins" (for those who aren't in the know, it basically means she's getting it doggie-style). Cette chanson n'est pas le "disco", mais..... TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT (GONNA BE ALRIGHT) (Rod Stewart, 1976) Britt Ekland is singing at the end, supposedly French, but what the hell is she saying? (See "Je T'aime" above)
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| the first St. Tropez LP "Je t'aime" (I love Donna, but to me, this is the ultimate disco version of this song) lots of sexy moaning and girl on girl, girl on boy action going on in those grooves through out the LP. and "Remember" by Gino Soccio has some sexy french vocals as well, ala "We fade To Grey" by Visage
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| Thx guys, keep 'em cumming! "My love, come, take me" (That's mainly what Britt is stating there)
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| Lyrics in french... I remember how Americans thought it was so classy to place a french phrase... And how it pissed me off so much. I moved to Paris, France from Los Angeles in 1981, and learned both cultures. Americans thought the French were all dukes & barons, and lived in castles. Each time I'd go back home, people would ask me about this incredibly classy and litterate people (the frogs) I was now living among. I couldn't express how much they were far from the truth. I reluctantly left a country my family is rooted in, where people are so unconscious of their value, and wash every day, for a country where people wash once a week (statistics & nasal verification), and are so arrogant and obnoxious, they deserve to be slapped. Whatever... I still enjoy this foster city (Paris), because the girls are so easy to pick up it's almost frightening... Obviously, compared to my home city, things are easier, by comparison with the Puritans & Catholics back home; but still, nothing compares to the BEAUTIFUL California girls.... But, back to the subject, didn't Tasha Thomas & Billy Idol have tracks with french lyrics?....
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This post is offensive, rude and a blatant insult. I'm surprised it was even allowed. |
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But...to go back on topic, do you know the tracks of Tasha Thomas and Billy Idol? Thx in advance.
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The post was more a diatribe on how I saw fellow Americans as naïve regarding their perception of the French. French= high class, even now. French expressions were being quoted in the media; on TV, sets were named "plateau"s, and the list goes on.. Meanwhile, in France, a massive campaign was triggered by the government to repel the Anglo-American influence on French culture: radio stations were forced to dedicate at least 50% airplay to french music (or have their license revoked, i.e. shut down), terms that already were commonly used in the french language were officially banned or transformed in the dictionaries ("container" became "conteneur", "walkman" - "baladeur", etc.. etc..), and the use of English (expressions, slogans, or text) in the written media was banned, unless it was accompanied by a translation in french... It was incredible to hear or read how derogative the comments of some politicians and "intellectuals" on Anglo-Saxon culture were, without anyone raising a brow. Both perceptions were unjustified. The Americans' perception of the French was exaggerately positive, while the French (not all, but many) indulged in what was called "Anti-Americanisme primaire", the rejection of anything and everything American. This was less true among the youngsters, more among middle-aged people, basically those who'd lived through and right after WWII, and the humiliation many felt of having foreign troops to thank for freeing them. To back my statement of French society percieved as a duke-and-baroness society, see how Americans were shocked to see riots in the projects around Paris and other cities in France in 2005, because many still had that fantasy of French people living in the Renaissance era. Anyway, my post was what I assumed an innocent statement of what I felt, being in the middle of both sides at once, and feeling the injustice of both perceptions. I had very strong feelings about this when younger, less now. Not only because I've changed, but also because things have changed here. Dansez, I'm sorry if my post seemed "offensive, rude, and a blatant insult". I admit it was quite blunt. But let's just say what you felt was a sample of what I've felt many times as an American in Paris... Anyway, I could go on and on, but this forum is not the place, and this is is definitely not the present topic. I'll just end by saying there's many traits in American society and culture I'm not too fond of, and that I don't have such a beef against the French as it might have seemed, or I wouldn't still be living (and enjoying myself) in France...As some say, "love 'em or leave 'em"; so I guess the good sides supersede the bad sides, or I'd be gone by now!... (Happy face everybody!!!) Now, to at last get back to the topic here, I looked up the tracks I was referring to in my previous (unfortunate) post: Billy Idol: "Eyes without a face" (les yeux sans visage chorus...) Cristina: "La poupée qui fait non" (obviously) Tasha Thomas: "Midnight Rendezvous" intro, with hilarious lyrics ("je vous aime très beaucoup" "quand est-ce que je peux le faire avec vous", which sound like someone used one of those online translators to find such a litteral translation!!
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| Chris, thank you for your reply and your explication. And great to see that you understand that your original post about the French people in general was offensive. Maybe here in Belgium, the Flemish and the Walloons can learn something from you: talking about a problem can solve many disputes and problems I think we can close this little "faux pas" (incident) now and continue with the thread. And thank you for the additional "Semi-French" tracks. I never noticed that there was some French in Billy Idol's song!!!
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| And if you listen closely to The Clash' "Should I stay or should I go" you'll hear some Spanish!!! With French, you have also "Lady Marmalade" if that can be considered disco.
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