music

Who was it who sang "Cent millions / de chinois / et moi, et moi, et moi" ?

I would also suggest Les Rita Mitsouko who have just published a new album after a long break.

A recent and fun discovery is Kamini, France's first "rappeur rural", who landed a surprise hit this spring, rapping about growing up in the small village of Marly-Gomont in northern France.

Linguistically, he may be challenge though, as he uses lots of colloquial and slang expressions, but you can find his texts in the
"paroles" section of his website.

Can you get DVDs with French movies and watch them in the original?

And you forget to mention the Gauloises (caporal) or Gitanes you will have to smoke while wearing your striped shirt and hitting others with baguettes ;-)

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Jacques Dutronc.

If I could go back and change my post, I would...but I can't/don't know how. I already apologized I'm sorry sorry sorry. But thanks to all who told me about music. As to which type, I like any. I guess slower stuff so I can hear the words?

In that case, singers who enunciate:

Ridan
Joseph d'Anvers
Romain Didier
Doc Gynéco
Olivia Ruiz

#22, the reason you got attacked so badly over what you thought was funny sarcasm is that there are too many people (here and in real life) who spout these stereotypes. And i guess we're fed up with hearing them. Particularly when in most cases the foreign visitor is to blame, having not learned any French nor basic French etiquette, which means they do get a cold shoulder from the French only because they started themselves (perhaps without realizing, but still).

My American relatives have asked me in all seriousness if the French hate americans- of course they hadn't ever been themselves but the right-wing frenchbashing has made people believe it's really true.

Another singer who enunciates..a blast from the past..Barbara.

I like the French singers Zazie and Camille. Check them out and see if they are too your taste. You can listen to sample and watch videos on their websites or go to Amazon.fr for sound samples.

Brel is one of the greatest IMHO, and i don't say that because i am a Belgian. His lyrics are pure poetry, a good reason to study the language. I have learnt some french because of him. His pronounciation is also Very Good, with his very big mouth, he knew to articulate :)

I may sound very old-fashioned, but (despite my age) i do like Charles Trenet! The father of the french chanson, isn't he? We always start singing 'na......tio......nale......sept!' once we are in the vicinity of it. BTW, i adore the 80's version of the Honeymoon Killers/Les Tueurs de la Lune de Miel!
Que reste-t-il de nos amours was another lovely song of him.

France Gall is good too.

Dalida (with her un-french accent), with Il venait d'avoir dixhuit ans and Parole, parole

Another of the classics for me was Michel Fugain with Une Belle Histoire, hmmmm.

BTW, aren't Axelle Red and Arno popular in France right now? Both Flemish Belgians, but singing in French and both got the the title of 'Chevalier (Knight) dans l'Ordre des Arts et Lettlres' in France. I especially like Arno very much.

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"Hundreds of thousands/ of Chinese/ and me, and me, and me"? Interesting. Really. I may have to go dig that out...

Or should that be "a hundred million Chinese"?