Francoise Hardy...any memories?

Subject: RE: Francoise Hardy...any memories?
From: GUEST,Robert (pronounced in a suitably Gallic way)
Date: 01 Mar 08 - 06:40 AM

Tous les garcons et les filles de mon age - they're all going about

les mains dans les mains

but

je vais seule.

I'm sure there'll be a site with her lyrics somewhere - I'm scratching at the limits of memory here!

All Over the World was a minor hit in English for her.   She had a song which she performed in English as "If We Are Only Friends" and in French as "Ton Meilleur Ami".

There was a song she did, "La Maison Ou J'ai Grandi". I don't know whether that was a song she wrote to someone else's tune, but the tune also turned up on a song called "Tar and Cement" (going back to look at an old haunt and finding that it's 'nothing but acres of tar and cement').

I don't know that her sound was unmusical. Naive, certainly. Shirley Collins and Nico had that same naive sound, but Francoise Hardy had a talent for writing songs - simple enough, teen love and angst, but I still find them haunting in retrospect. I think I'll go and see if I can dig some out . . .

Robert (pronounced in a suitable Gallic way)

Subject: RE: Francoise Hardy...any memories?
From: Georgiansilver
Date: 01 Mar 08 - 06:33 AM

Guest Tunesmith.....I guess you must have made a lot more money than she did for her singing then!

Subject: RE: Francoise Hardy...any memories?
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 01 Mar 08 - 05:35 AM

Nice Tunesmith, anybody else's dreams and happy memories you want to trample on?

Subject: RE: Francoise Hardy...any memories?
From: GUEST,Tunesmith
Date: 01 Mar 08 - 04:16 AM

She looked great, but it's a pity that she had no musical talent!

Subject: RE: Francoise Hardy...any memories?
From: bobad
Date: 29 Feb 08 - 07:05 PM

Françoise: Then   Now

Subject: RE: Francoise Hardy...any memories?
From: folk_radio_uk
Date: 29 Feb 08 - 07:02 PM

Wow, no wonder you haven't forgotten....

Subject: RE: Francoise Hardy...any memories?
From: Doug Chadwick
Date: 29 Feb 08 - 06:55 PM

I was in love with Françoise Hardy. She had long hair; she was French; she had a seductive; sexy voice; sang songs in English with a French accent; she was a beautiful; she was French and …….. she was French. What more do I need to say?


I have L.P.s of her songs in both French and English. She had about 6 words of dialogue in the film "Grand Prix". Even now I will sit through the film waiting for her bit. I saw a picture of her in the paper about a year ago, and she's still quite a looker.

G.S., you got a kiss on the cheek? I am soooooo jealous.

DC

Subject: RE: Francoise Hardy...any memories?
From: GUEST,Monique
Date: 29 Feb 08 - 06:01 PM

And don't forget Mon amie la rose

Subject: RE: Francoise Hardy...any memories?
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 29 Feb 08 - 05:42 PM

Tout les garcons et les fille de mon age.

G

Subject: Francoise Hardy...any memories?
From: Georgiansilver
Date: 29 Feb 08 - 05:40 PM

In the mid 1960s I was in Paris on the banks of the Seinne when I saw a beautiful young lady being filmed. I guess I was a little forward in those days and actually ended up getting a kiss on the cheek!
I still love that woman to this day...my favourite song of hers being "Voila" which can be viewed on 'Youtube'
Click here for Francoise singing "Voila"
ENJOY!
Anyone else with similar memories of celebs?