Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Chantal Goya - Les années 60

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Yep, yet another yé-yé singer, but this one was also a "vedette" of the French New Wave, starring in the famous Godard film, "Masculin, féminin", in which she plays a young yé-yé singer (insert corny joke about how easy the part must have been).

On my first few listens to this collection I didn't really care for it; it seemed generic and boring. However, after many listens, the pop hooks dug into my brain and now I find myself humming "La pluie du ciel" and "Comment le revoir" while at work. Neither the singing nor the instrumentation are anything special, but the vocal tone is nice, the inflection is great and the melodies are pretty catchy. This collection is definitely worth a few listens, even if you can only find one or two songs that you really enjoy.

Chantal with David the gnome:

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Chantal last year; no thanks:

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The music:

Chantal Goya - C'est bien Bernard


Chantal Goya - A ls sortie de ma classe


Chantal Goya - Oh raconte-moi


Chantal Goya - Dis-moi ton nom


Chantal Goya - Une écharpe, une rose


Chantal Goya - Comment le revoir


Chantal Goya - La pluie du ciel


Chantal Goya - Sois gentil


Chantal Goya - Tu gagnes au flipper


Chantal Goya - Tant de joies


Chantal Goya - Il court les filles


Chantal Goya - Tu m'as trop menti


Chantal Goya - Laisse-moi


Chantal Goya - Dans la nuit


Chantal Goya - Ce soir on danse


Chantal Goya - Mon ange gardien


Chantal Goya - Pense pas trop


Chantal Goya - Ma première tendresse


Chantal Goya - J'ai le cœur en joie, j'ai le cœur en peine


Chantal Goya - La flamme et le feu

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

"even if you can only find one or two songs that you really enjoy.. "? I love each one of these adorable songs :
A' la sortie de ma classe ! D'abord dis moi ton nom , La flamme et le feu !, Laisse moi ! Mon ange guardien ! Hope you know Godard's film " Masculin , Feminin" !
( all on youtube ) No doubt she's' definitively one of my preferred 60s yéyé singer :)
byebye from Italy

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