Womanizer, alcoholic, child exploiter, provocateur. There’s so much scandal attached to the legacy of France's favorite sleazeball/pop star/sex symbol Serge Gainsbourg, it’s easy to let the exploits outshine the musical prowess. But twenty years after his passing he continues to inspire, as made quite clear in this collection of covers from the folks at Peruvian blog 69 .  Ranging from almost literal note-for-note renditions (nice) to creative jumping-off points (incredible), the participating artists dabble in a range of musical styles that would have made Gainsbourg proud. Highlights include La Familia del Arbol’s melancholic translation of ...

The saying “Good things come in threes” seems to be literally applied to trailblazing SAS who has recently found themselves teaming up with chart heavy weight Chipmunk and Cire (Formally known as Eric B) to produce their new anthem ‘Ready’. The north London based stars created ‘Ready’ with producer...

Quelques semaines après la sortie de l’EP et l’annonce de l’album dans la foulée, voici maintenant le clip, pour le single Broken Toy Boy. Un clip amusant ou l’on retrouve le duo en cire, aux mains d’une fan pour le moins possessive ! Make The Girl Dance "Broken Toy Boy" (Official… par placeblancherec

Alain Goraguer first made a name for himself as a sideman and arranger for Serge Gainsbourg, including the arrangement for Gainsbourg’s 1966 Eurovision grand prize winning song “Poupée de cire, poupée de son.” In 1972 he scored the bizarre and moving French language animated feature Le Planet Sauvage, released in the States as Fantastic Planet. [...]

Am făcut sărbătorile Paştelui la Bolovani, sat binecuvântat de Dumnezeu, nu mult departe de Turnul Chindiei. Până să aflu întreaga poveste a locului, am crezut cumva că binecuvantarea  trebuie sa fi fost însoţită, de prisosul de bolovani din zonă. Constatarea ulterioară a fost că jenţile automobilelor noastre,  deviate brusc din asfaltul  şoselei la un moment dat, s-au înfundat într-o tochitură de pietriş rezonabil împrăştiată de-a lungul şi de-a latul caii de acces, către domeniile de baştină ale copilăriei lui Sergiu. Sub bolta de frunze înverzite pe marginea drumului,  încăierate din loc în loc de  flacăra vie a florilor de cireş ...

Rezervele firii omeneşti deseori sunt incredibile. Nici avalanşa mulţimii în vremea Prinţului Dobrin, devălmşindu-se de la stadion către centru şi comentând încântată driblingul lui de vis, nu ar putea da măsură desfăşurării de gură-cască ce Duminica trecută a asediat oraşul. A trecut şi Simfonia. M-am aflat acolo întâmplător, o coajă de nucă aruncată de spuma valului de tzunami,   încercând să descopăr plutind, inefabilul, în marea nebunie. Nu spun că nu era! Luni dimineaţă ieşit cu Virgil din redacţia Cafenelei, pritocind numarul 100, am fost surprins să constat pe Strada Mare că oraşul respiră proaspăt. Refacerea de după dezastru reuşise. Ca ...

« Le grand ennemi de l'Art, c'est le bon goût ». Le Tattoo World Festival a tenu à s'approprier cette citation : le visiteur est accueilli dans la salle par des têtes de morts, des bébés morts-vivants en cire et des dessins apocalyptiques.

From writing saucy songs for Brigitte Bardot to propositioning Whitney Houston on TV, we recall the causes célèbres of France's premier pop poet Twenty years ago this week saw an event that brought the entire French population to a standstill. It was the day that Serge Gainsbourg – France's answer to David Bowie, Mick Jagger and John Lennon rolled into one smoke cloud of controversy – died of a heart attack. So what better way to commemorate his life and legacy than a look at the 20 most scandalous things he achieved during his career? 1. Writing suggestive songs for ...

Alain Goraguer first made a name for himself as a sideman and arranger for Serge Gainsbourg, including the arrangement for Gainsbourg’s 1966 Eurovision grand prize winning song “Poupée de cire, poupée de son”.  In 1972 he scored the bizarre and moving French language animated feature “Le Planet Sauvage,” released in the States as “Fantastic Planet.” [...]

UNHAPPY BOY she wasn't a fan of gigging around the country and after seeing an 'unhappy boy' at the back of one of her gigs- she related to his unhappiness and wrote this song. the song only appeared on a rare e.p. of lonely singing doll (her english version of france galls 'poupee de cire, poupee de son).

Our apartments are usually deodorized by a fresh spritz of Febreeze or those damned Glade plug-ins, but, in our dreams we’ve certainly ventured into couture candle territory. We’ve sniffed everything from Comme des Garcons to Diptyque, but, nothing’s ever come close to Cire Trudon. The landmark candle company began in 1643 and soon became the [...]

Fire">Arcade Fire - Poupee de Cire, Poupee de Son If it exists, this is the season to let the synths gather dust and warm our maladjusted ears with reverb and electric guitar. With harbinger orange and red on the streets and in the trees these are the sounds to ease your mind into accepting that a cold and inevitable winter is on its way. The ephemeral fall often leaves before we get a chance to settle into it. You should know if it were always summer you wouldn't love it so much.

Today marked the launch of London Fashion Week (which is where it is at - as always) one of my highlights this week will be working the Fashion Fringe at Covent Garden show tomorrow chaired by the one and only John Galliano , which is set to be truly epic. For Popbyters stateside, New York Fashion Week looked amazing this year (from afar), my personal highlights being the Mik Cire SS11 show, which may not have been a celeb studded event, but the collection was DAMN hot and this shot of Indashio and his current muse and Kanye West 's ex Amber ...

Au moment où j’écris ces lignes on est lundi. Le lundi, jour du retour au travail pour la majorité du peuple de notre belle province. On se revoit après 2 jours de congé et chacun s’informe de ce qu’on a fait de notre fin de semaine. Lundi une chose, lundi une autre, lundi que c’est pas de vos affaires. Ensuite arrive les deux journées les plus emmerdantes de la semaine : marde-di et merdre-credi. Alors vite la prochaine journée, le jeudi. Qu’est-ce que jeu dit? Jeudi que demain, c’est dejà la dernière journée de travail ...

Fire">Arcade Fire - Poupee De Cire, Poupee De Son [France Gall] | zs Twinkle - A Lonely Singing Doll [France Gall's Poupee De Cire, Poupee De Son] | zs Poupee de Cire, Poupee de Son was the first song to win the Eurovision Song Contest that was not a ballad. Composed by Serge Gainsbourg and performed by France Gall, it still remains one of the most popular winning Eurovision entries. There are more than 150 cover versions of the song in many languages. The Fire">Arcade Fire and Twinkle versions are two of the best. Don't forget to check out this ...