Tuesday, February 26, 2008

Berry, The folk mademoiselle


Berry
France (French Pop)

The SOM exclusive track :
Berry - La tendresse (Bourvil Cover)
Song originally recorded by Bourvil in 1963. This cover has been recorded in february 2008 (France Inter / Le Fou du Roi)

Stupid Operation :
Françoise Hardy - Keren Ann + Carla Bruni = Berry

Recordings :
Berry has just released her first album, "Mademoiselle"

One song to buy :
"Mademoiselle" (from "Mademoiselle")

One video to watch :
Berry singing "Mademoiselle"


More :
Myspace

Buy her music :
Amazon (US) / ITunes (France)

Thursday, February 21, 2008

Rare: Jeanne Cherhal's text message

Jeanne Cherhal
France (French Pop)

The SOM exclusive track :
Jeanne Cherhal - Si tu reviens j'annule tout
Unreleased song inspired by the French scandal (Nicolas Sarkozy & Carla Bruni). Translation: "If you come back, I'll call everything off." (Read story in TIME)

Stupid Operation :
Marianne + Carla Bruni = Jeanne Cherhal

Recordings :
Jeanne Cherhal released a beautiful album in 2006, "L'eau" (Tran: The water).

One song to buy :
"Je voudrais dormir" (from "Douze fois par an")

One video to watch :
Jeanne Cherhal & JP Nataf sing the Kate Bush's hit "Babuschka"


More :
Myspace

Buy her music :
Amazon (US) / ITunes (France)

Friday, February 08, 2008

Cover: Gainsbourg Revisited (1)

Brigitte Fontaine
France (Rock/French Pop)

The SOM exclusive track :
Brigitte Fontaine - La Valse de Mélody
Original version taken from 1971 Serge Gainsbourg album "L'histoire de Mélody Nelson". Recorded live at Le Fou du roi (France Inter) in 2006.

Stupid Operation :
Little Annie - Jane Birkin = Brigitte Fontaine

Recordings :
Brigitte Fontaine is a famous French (crazy) singer. She released a new album in 2006, "Libido". She can be consired as a sort of female Serge Gainsbourg.

One song to buy :
"Le nougat" (from "French Corazon")

One video to watch :
Brigitte Fontaine - Le nougat (video)


More :
Myspace

Buy her music :
Amazon (US) / ITunes (France)