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Translation of Le Ciel Est Gris by Volo

April 16, 2010

In retaliation for our treatment of their banks, Iceland sent a cloud of volcanic ash over Britain yesterday which grounded all air traffic for the first time in our history. Living in London and being used to hearing and seeing a new plane every couple of minutes, it feels very bizarre to be plunged back [...]

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Translation of Il Faut Que Tu T’en Ailles by Marie Mai

April 9, 2010

The UK general election was called on Tuesday and we’ll soon be trundling off to the polling booths to decide how many of our current suits we want to swap for new ones. Now, this song choice is not supposed to indicate in any way my political preference (not much), suffice to say that it [...]

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Translation of Arrêter La Clope by Renaud

March 23, 2010

Thirty one years on from the release of his first album, in 1975, Renaud released his fourteenth album Rouge Sang. The classic style of half singing and half talking in French songs is something that has never tickled me, but Renaud produces albums that are consistently full of great tunes and interesting lyrics. Arrêter la [...]

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Translation of Caméra Vidéo by Les Trois Accords

March 20, 2010

Here’s another Les Trois Accords translation, this time from their 2009 album Dans Mon Corps. All their albums are great fun and this one has really grown on me since its release a few months ago. The lyrics are provided in this video, click the link below to go to the translation…

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Translation of Presque Complet by Vulgaires Machins

March 17, 2010

Long time, no see! Many apologies to those who have left comments over the past three months – a combination of not being involved with the site and the fact that my ISP had decided that the notification emails were spam has meant that I’ve only just approved them all! Vulgaires Machins latest album, Requiem [...]

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The Top 10 French Language Music Releases of 2009

January 1, 2010

Babylon Circus, Bristol UK, Halloween 2009.A little clue as to which band produced the best album of 2009. To start the new year here is my list of the ten best French language albums of 2009. Broadly speaking we have one hip hop, two rock, three ska, one reggae and three humorous, which are predominantly [...]

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Translation of A Tout Moment La Rue by Eiffel

December 6, 2009

As you can see, top right, Eiffel’s 2007 Album Tandoori is one of my Top 10 French language albums of the last five years. Their latest release, A Tout Moment, released in October this year is contained within the Amazon widget to the left. I’ve just bought this album today and as I write this [...]

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Translation of Marions-Nous Au Soleil by Babylon Circus

December 4, 2009

As promised, today’s post is a translation from La Belle Étoile. Marions-Nous Au Soleil (Let’s Get Married In The Sun), features Karina Zeviani and is the second track on La Belle Étoile which was the subject of the yesterday’s post. A few pieces of interesting vocabulary to look at. I struggled to translate “ma caille” [...]

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La Belle Étoile finally available for download in the UK!

December 3, 2009

I’ve just performed my regular check for La Belle Étoile across the UK online music stores and it has recently become available on both iTunes and Amazon. Unfortunately there is currently a problem with the Amazon widget creator which means that I have only been able to include seven tracks from the album on the [...]

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Translation of Coeur De Bombe by Diam’s

November 30, 2009

A couple of weeks ago I bought Diam’s latest album S.O.S., released on November 13th this year. I have only one other Diam’s album, the 2006 Dans ma bulle and essentially S.O.S. is pretty much more of the same, that’s to say, very solid hip hop with the occasional track that stands out. In fairness, [...]

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