yertle-the-turtle

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Member Since: 4/1/2003
Total Mixes: 61
Total Feedback: 181

Other Mixes By yertle-the-turtle

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CD | Pop
  • Submit Date: 3/17/2004
  • Format: CD
  • Category: Theme

a french pop mix by someone who can't speak french. go figure.

Artist Song
jacques dutronc  et moi, et moi, et moi 
johnny hallyday  noir ce'st noir 
mc solaar  le cinquieme as 
etienne daho  saudade 
stephan eicher  dejeuner en paix 
noir desir  aux sombres heros de l'amer 
miossec  non non non non 
autour de lucie  la ballade du deserteur 
saez  jeune et con 
kyo  derniere danse 
louise attaque  j't'emmene au vent 
paris combo  senor 
francoise hardy  comment te dire adieu 
serge gainsbourg  bloody jack 
noir desir/manu chao  la vent nous portera 
mathieu boogaerts  lorsque flore 
francoiz breut  ma colere 
thomas fersen  saint jean du doigt 
autour de lucie  je reviens 
alain bashung  la nuit je mens 
jacques brel  quand on n'a que l'amour 

Comment:

made earlier, remained unposted because, well, i felt it was too pretentious. ah well. music transcends language and all that jazz, i guess.

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robot action boy
Date: 3/17/2004
it doesn't look pretentious at all to me, but no jane birkin?
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valis
Date: 3/17/2004
Tres bien...!
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hemizen
Date: 3/17/2004
the rule is, if it feels good-do it.
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Daydreamer
Date: 3/17/2004
Man, i wish i had a clue.
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EmilyC
Date: 3/17/2004
I speak French. interesting arrangement you have here, my friend.
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French Connection
Date: 3/18/2004
Thought I'd had a memory lapse and submitted a mix without knowing it. Je parlez Frantais un petit peu seulement. I recognise most of these artists but will stick with Reggae Frantais merci. The French do for popular music what the British do for gourmet cooking.
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Thomas_Mohr
Date: 3/18/2004
That's more like it . . . ;)
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Thomas_Mohr
Date: 3/18/2004
That's more like it . . . ;)
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Thomas_Mohr
Date: 3/18/2004
Sorry for posting that twice - and Stephan Eicher is Swiss, of course, not French.
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reverbe
Date: 3/18/2004
I speak high school french, which is pretty close to no french at all, but it's enough to sing along with french songs, which I find a lot of fun. I'd sing along to this mix - I particularly like MC Solaar and Manu Chao. You might want to check out songs by Juile Doiron or Kahimi Karie. They're Canadian and Japanese, respectively, but still worth a listen. :)
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EmilyC
Date: 3/18/2004
yeah, I agree with reverbe. =)
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yertle-the-turtle
Date: 3/19/2004
yes I do know M. Eicher is Swiss, and Jacques Brel is Belgian and a few others. I meant 'pop in French', I guess, silly me. Thanks for all the heads ups and comments.
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Chris James1
Date: 3/30/2004
hi yertle, i work with 3 lovely french girls, and i think they'd be most impressed if i had a copy of this!!! up for a trade?
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audrey a
Date: 7/4/2004
I just found this and I must say, it's fantastic. Someone on here said to not bother with French popular music, but some of it can be great. Nice choices, great mix.
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jaime b
Date: 5/23/2005
this is all good!! don't you love mathieu boogaerts? i recommend jean francois-coen. i think you will love him!