French is still very much the language of love, according to a survey on the language-learning site Babbel. So here’s a list of ten of my favourite French love songs – a soundtrack with a difference to help you celebrate Valentine’s Day, or the perfect excuse at any time of year to listen to some…
Category: Music
5 Juliette Gréco songs that you must listen to
Happy 90th birthday to the French singer Juliette Gréco! To find out more about the woman who Sartre once described as having a ‘million poems in her voice’, click here and here. To celebrate, here are five of her best-known songs that are definitely worth a listen: 1. Sous le ciel de Paris Written by…
7 fantastic covers of classic French songs that you must listen to
Yes, classic French songs are still hugely popular. So popular, in fact, that they’re still being covered by current artists in France and abroad. But the question is: do you have a favourite cover version? Or is the original still the best? Here are a few of my favourite cover versions…. 🎵 1. Dis, quand…
Perfect Paris playlist
Two and a half years after last being in Paris for my year abroad at university, I’ve come back for a few days to the ‘City of Light’ or, as Parisians call it, ‘Paname’. During my year abroad, which you can read more about here, I found out about the singer Jacques Brel, and duly raided…
Best current French-language musicians
You could say that French music has had a bad press over the years. It doesn’t help that a huge chunk of the world now listens to British and American music, or to musicians who sing only in English. Quel dommage. So perhaps there isn’t much of an appetite for songs sung in French …. or…
French Affliction 