Comment te dire adieu?
June 14, 2024 12:12 AM Subscribe
Françoise Hardy, icône de la culture pop, est morte. BBC obit. When we were all young, she was a bit of a heart-throb for Jagger, Bowie and Dylan. And a person in her own right! Comment te dire adieu? - Tous les garçons et les filles. Chapeau!
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posted by whatevernot at 2:42 AM on June 14
posted by whatevernot at 2:42 AM on June 14
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posted by lalochezia at 4:10 AM on June 14
posted by lalochezia at 4:10 AM on June 14
I wasn't aware of her until a (French) friend posted her obit. I couldn't square her age with the pictures: she looks so contemporary and cool and current!
posted by wenestvedt at 4:21 AM on June 14 [2 favorites]
posted by wenestvedt at 4:21 AM on June 14 [2 favorites]
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My dad was a teen in France in the 70s, so I got exposed to quite a lot of French pop culture in my youth, and Françoise Hardy is one of those musicians who’s stayed with me all my life as a familiar, comforting presence. It was nice to know she was still alive and well and living in Paris (to borrow a phrase associated with another brilliant singer) so her death hit me harder than I was expecting. The other day I was listening to her 1977 comeback album Star, and was struck by the song Je ne suis que moi, which I’d never really noticed before. It’s co-written by Hardy and Catherine Lara, and another singer would’ve gone full force, but Hardy underplays it, and a song that should’ve been melodramatic becomes melancholy instead. She was a great artist.
posted by Kattullus at 7:17 AM on June 14 [4 favorites]
My dad was a teen in France in the 70s, so I got exposed to quite a lot of French pop culture in my youth, and Françoise Hardy is one of those musicians who’s stayed with me all my life as a familiar, comforting presence. It was nice to know she was still alive and well and living in Paris (to borrow a phrase associated with another brilliant singer) so her death hit me harder than I was expecting. The other day I was listening to her 1977 comeback album Star, and was struck by the song Je ne suis que moi, which I’d never really noticed before. It’s co-written by Hardy and Catherine Lara, and another singer would’ve gone full force, but Hardy underplays it, and a song that should’ve been melodramatic becomes melancholy instead. She was a great artist.
posted by Kattullus at 7:17 AM on June 14 [4 favorites]
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posted by Rustic Etruscan at 7:44 AM on June 14
posted by Rustic Etruscan at 7:44 AM on June 14
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posted by socialjusticeworrier at 8:06 AM on June 14
posted by socialjusticeworrier at 8:06 AM on June 14
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posted by gentlyepigrams at 10:08 AM on June 14
posted by gentlyepigrams at 10:08 AM on June 14
I learned Tous les garçons et les filles in my high school French class. Can still sing it word for word.
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posted by andraste at 3:56 PM on June 14 [1 favorite]
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posted by andraste at 3:56 PM on June 14 [1 favorite]
My own favorite, with lyrics by Françoise and music by Michel Berger : message personnel.
posted by nicolin at 12:36 AM on June 15
posted by nicolin at 12:36 AM on June 15
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posted by trip and a half at 6:46 AM on June 15
posted by trip and a half at 6:46 AM on June 15
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Et je serai poussière
Pour toujours demain
On est bien peu de chose
Et mon amie la rose
Est morte ce matin
posted by theory at 1:46 AM on June 14 [2 favorites]