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  • Jérôme Frenchise
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    • Nov 2004
    • 7219
    #1

    Frog rock!

    There's been little rock 'n' roll, I mean real, ballsy stuff here in Frogland since the late 50s. There have been pale - if not grotesque - impersonators, pseudo-Elvises, fake Gene Vincents, improbable imitations of all sorts...

    A few artists bands have done it though, made their own stuff and hit the bull's eye.

    Téléphone (1977-86) managed to rock in French, which isn't easy at all. They claimed the Stones and the Who were their idols, and you could hear it in their music.

    "Flipper" (=pinball) is a song about life, compared to a pinball game (first ball you're a kid, second ball a grown up, third an old fart), from start to finish, when you "fall". And you always hope for another one for free.



    Maybe the best riff the Stones never recorded.
    posted by Ellyllions Men say, "I'll never understand women." That's a very lonely place to be if you're a woman because we don't understand half of what we do either.
    posted by ALinChainz Katy, Pipe down, pump off, and fly back to your cave you old bat.
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    • Jérôme Frenchise
      ROTH ARMY SUPREME
      • Nov 2004
      • 7219
      #2
      Téléphone - Serrez!



      Téléphone - Tu vas me manquer (I'm gonna miss you)



      Téléphone - La bombe humaine



      They that a Stonesy sound, while sounding pretty original at the same time. The singer was (is still, solo) a good composer/lyricist, the lead guitarist kicked ass and the drummer did too. The bass player was said to fake her playing live, as roadies were supposed to play bass for her backstage...
      Last edited by Jérôme Frenchise; 10-10-2013, 10:25 AM.
      posted by Ellyllions Men say, "I'll never understand women." That's a very lonely place to be if you're a woman because we don't understand half of what we do either.
      posted by ALinChainz Katy, Pipe down, pump off, and fly back to your cave you old bat.

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        • Jérôme Frenchise
          ROTH ARMY SUPREME
          • Nov 2004
          • 7219
          #3
          I had this song playing in my head while driving to work this morning, which gave me the idea of starting this thread:

          Gérard Blanchard - Rock'amadour (1982)



          It was almost a one-shot, though he released other songs later, still leading with his insane voice and accordion.
          I can't remember how many chicks I've danced with on this song.
          posted by Ellyllions Men say, "I'll never understand women." That's a very lonely place to be if you're a woman because we don't understand half of what we do either.
          posted by ALinChainz Katy, Pipe down, pump off, and fly back to your cave you old bat.

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            • Jérôme Frenchise
              ROTH ARMY SUPREME
              • Nov 2004
              • 7219
              #4
              Rita Mitsouko - C'est comme ça



              The Rita Mitsouko were a duet, Fred Chichin (composer, guitar, keyboards) and singer Catherine Ringer (a HUGE voice). Here's their famous "C'est comme ça" with Louis Bertignac, Téléphone's lead guitarist, as guest.
              posted by Ellyllions Men say, "I'll never understand women." That's a very lonely place to be if you're a woman because we don't understand half of what we do either.
              posted by ALinChainz Katy, Pipe down, pump off, and fly back to your cave you old bat.

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                • Jérôme Frenchise
                  ROTH ARMY SUPREME
                  • Nov 2004
                  • 7219
                  #5
                  Niagara (1985-1992) were another (poppier) duet. They were very successful here, mostly thanks to the singer who was very catchy.



                  This one was more pop - but back then they stood out of the general production, even the keyboards sounded great to me (I hate them in general, but theirs were OK):

                  Niagara: Flammes de l'enfer



                  Niagara: Pendant que les champs brûlent

                  posted by Ellyllions Men say, "I'll never understand women." That's a very lonely place to be if you're a woman because we don't understand half of what we do either.
                  posted by ALinChainz Katy, Pipe down, pump off, and fly back to your cave you old bat.

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                    • Jérôme Frenchise
                      ROTH ARMY SUPREME
                      • Nov 2004
                      • 7219
                      #6
                      Richard Gotainer, an authentic poet, has been making goddamn funny songs for almost 40 years, with kick-ass guitarist-composer Claude Engel, listen to the sublime lead guitar here:

                      Richard Gotainer - La Java Rock



                      French music adapted to rock instruments (guitar instead of accordion)

                      Le Youki (a national favorite) :



                      A ballad, here - I don't know which one to choose, there are too many:

                      Last edited by Jérôme Frenchise; 10-10-2013, 11:19 AM.
                      posted by Ellyllions Men say, "I'll never understand women." That's a very lonely place to be if you're a woman because we don't understand half of what we do either.
                      posted by ALinChainz Katy, Pipe down, pump off, and fly back to your cave you old bat.

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                        • Jérôme Frenchise
                          ROTH ARMY SUPREME
                          • Nov 2004
                          • 7219
                          #7
                          Robert Charlebois is a French-speaking Canadian who's been singing for 45 years. A buddy of Janis Joplin's (he toured Canada with her and Grateful Dead in 1970), he's always been one of my top fave artists ever, whatever the genre.



                          "Between two joints" ("you could do something, you could hurry your ass") :



                          "Frog song" live :



                          Yep, but he ain't a Frog...
                          posted by Ellyllions Men say, "I'll never understand women." That's a very lonely place to be if you're a woman because we don't understand half of what we do either.
                          posted by ALinChainz Katy, Pipe down, pump off, and fly back to your cave you old bat.

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                            • Jérôme Frenchise
                              ROTH ARMY SUPREME
                              • Nov 2004
                              • 7219
                              #8
                              Johnny Halliday is a Belgian born singer who has been singing for as long as the Stones - but with a French-only success - he has composed none of his songs, nor written any of his lyrics. He has the reputation of being dumb, but he has a great voice. He's sold dozens of million records here (I bought one, where the song "Gabrielle" is featured).

                              "Gabrielle"

                              Last edited by Jérôme Frenchise; 10-10-2013, 12:07 PM.
                              posted by Ellyllions Men say, "I'll never understand women." That's a very lonely place to be if you're a woman because we don't understand half of what we do either.
                              posted by ALinChainz Katy, Pipe down, pump off, and fly back to your cave you old bat.

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                                • Jérôme Frenchise
                                  ROTH ARMY SUPREME
                                  • Nov 2004
                                  • 7219
                                  #9
                                  Eddy Mitchell has sung for as long as Halliday. But Mitchell composed many of his songs and wrote some lyrics.

                                  Eddy Mitchell - Pas de Boogie-Woogie en (live) par christopher59760

                                  more to come...
                                  Last edited by Jérôme Frenchise; 10-10-2013, 12:08 PM.
                                  posted by Ellyllions Men say, "I'll never understand women." That's a very lonely place to be if you're a woman because we don't understand half of what we do either.
                                  posted by ALinChainz Katy, Pipe down, pump off, and fly back to your cave you old bat.

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                                    • Jérôme Frenchise
                                      ROTH ARMY SUPREME
                                      • Nov 2004
                                      • 7219
                                      #10
                                      Marcel et son orchestre: "Où sont passées mes pantoufles" (starts at 0:45) - Where have my sleepers gone?

                                      Theyd been touring for more than 25 years, and they've just announced their split. Party ska-rock. Very energetic and pure fun, I've seen them 3 times. Originally Northern French like me!

                                      posted by Ellyllions Men say, "I'll never understand women." That's a very lonely place to be if you're a woman because we don't understand half of what we do either.
                                      posted by ALinChainz Katy, Pipe down, pump off, and fly back to your cave you old bat.

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                                        • Jérôme Frenchise
                                          ROTH ARMY SUPREME
                                          • Nov 2004
                                          • 7219
                                          #11
                                          Louise Attaque

                                          The singer's voice singularly gets on my nerves, but the music isn't bad at all IMO.

                                          posted by Ellyllions Men say, "I'll never understand women." That's a very lonely place to be if you're a woman because we don't understand half of what we do either.
                                          posted by ALinChainz Katy, Pipe down, pump off, and fly back to your cave you old bat.

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                                            • Jérôme Frenchise
                                              ROTH ARMY SUPREME
                                              • Nov 2004
                                              • 7219
                                              #12
                                              Late Alain Bashung - he had a pretty long career, started in the 60s and died from lung cancer a few years ago.

                                              This is one of his best tunes, "Osez Joséphine" (1994):

                                              Last edited by Jérôme Frenchise; 10-12-2013, 11:22 AM.
                                              posted by Ellyllions Men say, "I'll never understand women." That's a very lonely place to be if you're a woman because we don't understand half of what we do either.
                                              posted by ALinChainz Katy, Pipe down, pump off, and fly back to your cave you old bat.

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                                                • Jérôme Frenchise
                                                  ROTH ARMY SUPREME
                                                  • Nov 2004
                                                  • 7219
                                                  #13
                                                  "What's in a bird?" (1983)

                                                  posted by Ellyllions Men say, "I'll never understand women." That's a very lonely place to be if you're a woman because we don't understand half of what we do either.
                                                  posted by ALinChainz Katy, Pipe down, pump off, and fly back to your cave you old bat.

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                                                    • Mr. Vengeance
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                                                      • Nov 2004
                                                      • 4148
                                                      #14
                                                      What about Sortilege? They released their album in Canada with both English and French lyrics. We listened to them a fair bit back in 1985.
                                                      Stay Frosty, muthas!

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                                                        • Jérôme Frenchise
                                                          ROTH ARMY SUPREME
                                                          • Nov 2004
                                                          • 7219
                                                          #15
                                                          Originally posted by Mr. Vengeance
                                                          What about Sortilege? They released their album in Canada with both English and French lyrics. We listened to them a fair bit back in 1985.
                                                          Cheers! I didn't know them yet. Singing in both languages is not that frequent.

                                                          Robert Charlebois likes to mix both in a single song.

                                                          French rock is pretty desertic actually. Apart from Telephone, Rita Mitsouko and Bashung, I never got into the little of it.

                                                          There used to be another one in the late 70s, early 80s: Trust.

                                                          They played "nervous" hard rock, the singer's voice is recognizably French - but I never liked his hammering his words.
                                                          They were friends with AC/DC in the late 70s.



                                                          posted by Ellyllions Men say, "I'll never understand women." That's a very lonely place to be if you're a woman because we don't understand half of what we do either.
                                                          posted by ALinChainz Katy, Pipe down, pump off, and fly back to your cave you old bat.

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