Thursday, January 19, 2012


Joe Dassin -
Le Jardin de Luxembourg
Salut les Amoureux

"Like many Russians, Olga adored Joe Dassin, especially the songs on his last album, with their resigned, lucid melancholy. Jed shivered, feeling an irrepresible crisis coming on, and when he remembered the words of "Hello Lovers" he began to cry."
--Michel Houllebecq
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8 comments:

  1. dcleavittJanuary 20, 2012

    Check out Arlo Guthrie's - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=piUWIqWSthA

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  2. Eli MonolatorJanuary 20, 2012

    Le Jardin de Louxembourg is incredible, I'd never heard it before.

    I think Art Decade might be my favorite blog.

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  3. Eli MonolatorJanuary 20, 2012

    Ha ha, I can't spell, can I? No.

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  4. Sheridan DupreJanuary 24, 2012

    Thanks for the Arlo, version. It seems that in Dassin's version it's only the music that survives. The lyrics are very different. And I agree re: Luxembourg.

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  5. AnonymousJanuary 25, 2012

    rudi carell, the famous and kinda sleazy late dutch tv entertainer, had a massive hit in 77 oder 78 with a cover of 'amoureux'.

    check it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uj7A2neM1QM

    lol, ano 2

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  6. AnonymousJanuary 25, 2012

    And from the Rudi Carell version if you want something great and strange you have this tune using the intro:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8KGEXaJaQ4

    Enjoy...

    Thanks for all the great music!

    Vic from France.

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  7. Sheridan DupreJanuary 30, 2012

    Thank you for that Rudi Carell link which is completely fucked up.

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  8. AnonymousFebruary 02, 2012

    @ vic from france: great link, indeed!

    AtomheartTM lässt grüßen, n'est-ce pas?

    By the way, 'Vic from France' is a great nickname. Remember the end of 'La Boum II'?

    @ sheridan: I agree, but a
    m a s s i v e hit and almost inevitable in summer 77. at least where i was brought up.

    anonymus no. 2

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