Do You Speak French?

[JOL]

Starting a project with disco songs that have French in them or references to France. Here's three examples: Nite School-Do You Speak French, Maginfique-Maginfique and Grace Jones-La Vie En Rose. Any sugestions of songs would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

[SandraDee]

Je Suis Music by Cerrone, Voulez Vous by Abba, Gay Paris by Patrick Juvet, Les Visiteurs by Gino Soccio, J'ai Pas Peur by 8th Wonder......

[JussiK]

New Paradise : The French Way 1979
Chocolats: Baby Lets Do It The French Way 1977
and
Back To Paris by Bernheim 1979
Paris By Night by Patrick Juvet&JeanMichel Jarre 1977
Amanda Lear: Paris By Night/Paris La Nuit
Back To Champs Elysees by Cerrone 1983 -or thereabouts

[SandraDee]

Just thought of another - La Nuit by Rose Laurens.

[kubanito]

I don't know if this would qualify as a disco song, but what about LaBelle's "Lady Marmalade"
with the most famous French line of all time (in my opinion), "voulez-vous coucher avec moi, ce soir?"

[JOL]

Sandradee,Jussik, & Kubanito thanks all good choices. Thanks

[kdavid13]

There is also :
Chic Est-ce que c'est chic ?
Donna Summer Je t'aime moi non plus
Eartha Kitt La grande vie
Caroline Bernier Dance with me/Danse avec moi
Martin Stevens Mal / Comme un fou - J'aime la musique
Boule Noire Aimer d'amour
Phylicia Allen J'ai deux amours / Two loves have I
Patrick Juvet Ou sont les femmes ?
Dalida Laissez-moi danser (Cerrone Mix)

[the disco kid]

St. Tropez - "Je t'aime"
Toulouse -"On A Rien A Perdre" (also covered by St. Tropez)

[JOL]

Kdavid13 & Disco kid thanks for the input. Two more that I left out from the oringinal post are, Le Jete-La Cage Aux Folles and Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band-Cherchez La Femme

[JOL]

Below is a list of the songs that I have denoted with the beats per minute (bpm). The ones at the bottom of the list without the bpms are songs I don't have and haven't been able to aquire. As you can see from the list I would like to get a few more suggestions for songs that are within the slower beat range of 060 bpm throught to 120 bpm or any other songs that fit in with the theme so I have greater selection of choice when mixing my project. Thanks.

061-122 bpm St Tropez-Je T’aime
086 bpm St Tropez-Femmes Fatales
088 bpm Grace Jones-La Vie En Rose
096 bpm Boule Noire-Aimer D’amour
104 bpm Eight Wonder-J’ai Pas Peur
106 bpm Donna Summer-Je Taime Moi Non Plus
110 bpm Carolyne Bernier-Dance With Me [Danse Avec Moi]
114 bpm Dr. Buzzard’s Original Savannah Band-Cherchez La Femme
114 bpm Rose Laurens-Quand Tu Pars [American Love]
116 bpm Eartha Kitt-La Grande Vie
116 bpm Labelle-Lady Marmalade
118 bpm Ou Sont La Femmes
120 bpm Chic-Est-Ce Que C’est Chic
120 bpm Nite School-Do You Speak French? (lp)
120 bpm Toulouse-On A Rien A Perdre
122 bpm Nite School-Do You Speak French? (ext)
124 bpm Patrick Juvet-L’Enfant Aux Cheveux Blancs
126 bpm Abba-Voulez Vous (ext)
124 bpm Serge Gainsbourg-Sea, Sex And Sun
126 bpm New Paradise-The French Way
126 bpm Patrick Juvet-French Pillow Talk
126 bpm Patrick Juvet-Medley Gay Paris
126 bpm Voyage-Souvenirs
128 bpm Voyage-From East To West
130 bpm Cerrone-Je Suis Music
130 Diva Gray And Oyster-St Tropez
130 bpm Magnifique-Magnifique
130 bpm Phylicia Allen-J’ai Deuz Amours [Two Loves Have I] /Josephine Superstar
132 bpm Dalida-Laissez-Moi Danser (cerrone mix)
132 bpm Rose Laurens-La Nuit
132 bpm Telex-L’amour Toujours
134 bpm Amanda Lear-Paris By Night
134 bpm Le Jete-La Cage Aux Folles
136 bpm Gino-Les Visiteurs
136 bpm Kim Larsen-Donnez Moi Du Feu
142 bpm Telex-Twist A St Tropez
148 bpm Patrick Juvet-Paris By Night
Bernheim-Fly Back To Paris
Cerrone-Back To Champs Elysees
Chocolat’s Baby Let’s Do It The French Way
Martin Stevens-Mal/ Comme Un Fou
Martin Stevens-J’aime La Musique
St. Tropez-On A Rien A Perdre

[Kimlyle]

Did I miss it? Did anyone say...

Le Freak - Chic

Or how about...

Tour de France - Kraftwerk
Bourgie Bourgie - Ashford & Simpson
C'est Si Bon - Rhoda Scott

[kdavid13]

And also:
Grace Jones Comme un oiseau qui s'envole and her bilingual version of Autumn Leaves/Les feuilles mortes.
Giorgio Moroder Oh l'amour
Munich Machine La nuit blanche
Regine Je survivrai
Madleen Kane Cherchez pas
Leonore O'Malley L'amour toujours l'amour

[JOL]

Kimlyle & Kdavid13 thanks again. Found a few more Malcolm Mclaren-Madame Butterfly (my he rest in peace) Boney M-My Cherie Amour, Pierre Chereze-Je Dance Encore, Jaki Quartz-A La Vie, A L'amour and Toulouse-It Always Happens Here.

[FunkyChris]

Saint Tropez - Coeur A Coeur

[Disco Funk]

We had a few threads devoted to this topic earlier, if I'm not mistaken. One was for Canadian disco artists. And I think the other was specific to french language disco.

Here's one track I don't think was linked on youtube in the Canadian thread, it's Patrick Norman from 1977 with the Black Light Ork. The background singers sing some french vocals in some parts.

Lets Try Once Again

And this one from Chatelaine

Corps a Corps

Disco Funk

[Jackson9]

blink and you'll miss them..

Jackson 5 - Lulu

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uz8JyHRG2cU

[JOL]

Thanks, Jacskon 9, DiscoFunk, Funky Chris and everyone else who gave me such great suggestions. I've already completed the first cd and almost 3/4 of the way to completing the second cd. Each one is and hour long and they are made so that one could mix from cd 1 into cd 2. I've named the project "Tish, You Spoke French" a reference from the Addams Family which I used as an overlay on the Je T'aime by Donna Summer. When I done I'll post the play list of both cds.

[JOL]

Both cds are now complete, heres the play list of the two combined. Track 12 is where cd one ends.

TISH, YOU SPOKE FRENCH

01 MADAM BUTTERFLY- MALCOLM MCLAREN 6:08
02 J’AI PAS PEUR- EIGHT WONDER 4:07
03 JE T’AIME- DONNA SUMMER & GIORGIO MORODER 6:24
04 DANCE WITH ME [DANSE AVEC MOI]- CAROLYN BERNIER 4:35
05 THE NIGHT THEY MURDERED LOVE- ABC 5:31
06 MY CHERIE AMOUR- BONEY M 3:31
07 QUAND TO PAS [AMERICAN LOVE]- ROSE LAURENS 5:22
08 LE GRANDE VIE- EARTHA KITT 5:02
09 CHERCHEZ LA FEMME- DR BUZZARD’S ORIGINAL SAVANNAH BAND 5:09
10 DU SOLEIL DANS LA NUIT- GERARD BLANC 4:40
11 OH L’AMOUR- GIORGIO MORODER 3:58
12 DO YOU SPEAK FRENCH?- NITE SCHOOL 5:38
13 COME ON AND DO IT- POUSSEZ 8:16
14 LE FREAK- CHIC 3:44
15 WORDY RAPPINGHOOD- TOM TOM CLUB 3:31
16 ON A REIN A PERDRE- TOULOUSE 3:43
17 AU REVOIR- NOEL 3:02
18 VOULEZ VOUS- ABBA 4:02
19 THE FRENCH WAY- NEW PARADISE 3:40
20 A LA VIE- JACKIE QUARTZ 3:58
21 SOUVENIRS- VOYAGE 5:25
22 MAGNIFIQUE- MAGNIFIQUE 3:28
23 L’AMOUR TOUJOURS- TELEX 3:53
24 LA CAGE AUX FOLLES- LE JETE 4:11
25 I’VE SEEN THAT FACE BEFORE- GRACE JONES 4:09
26 L’AFFAIRE DUMOUTIER- THE BOX 4:52

Thanks again to everyone who made suggestions.

[STEPHEN L FREEMAN]

As you can see from the list I would like to get a few more suggestions for songs that are within the slower beat range of 060 bpm throught to 120 bpm...

Saint Tropez - "Belle De Jour"
Saint Tropez - "Coeur A Coeur" <---(French version of Andrea True's "Fill Me Up (Heart To Heart)")
Saint Tropez - "Most Of All" <---(French version of the Gloria Gaynor song)
Trans-X - Vivre Sur Video <---(French version of "Living On Video")
Regine - Je Survivre <--- (French version of "I Will Survive")
Lil' Louis - "French Kiss"
Debbie Harry - "French Kissin' In The USA"
love & kisses - "Ooh, La, La, La-La"
Paris Connection - "Eloise" <---(English version of French 60's Pop hit)
Shake - "Trocadero Bleu Citron" <---(original French soundtrack version of "Trocadero Lemon Blue")

[JOL]

Thanks Stephen great suggestions.