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Archive for December, 2005

New Year’s resolutions

Wednesday, December 21st, 2005

Happy Holidays! I want to thank everyone for listening and linking to Radio Oh La La, you’ve really made my year. In 2006, I’ll be featuring more music and more articles as well as keep you posted on some French music projects I have in the works.
At the moment, there are a few Christmas songs in the [...]

Retro rogue

Thursday, December 15th, 2005

More of a playboy than a rogue, Jacques Dutronc was one of the coolest French artists of the sixties. Still active today, he is better known as a film star and husband of yéyé girl extraordinaire, Françoise Hardy. All-time favourites include “Les cactus” and “Les gens sont fous, les temps sont flous, a song I [...]

Yeah Petula!

Saturday, December 10th, 2005

Originally from the UK, Petula Clark is probably the most successful artist in both her native country as her adoptive country, France. Singers with cute French accents were all the rage, but even today, Petula remains the leader of the pack. Other English-language singers that come to mind are Jane Birkin, Blossom Dearie, April March and Nanette Workman [...]