Serge Gainsbourg : All the things you are

Here's a strange and rare clip of Serge not being like Serge at all.  For those that know him, obviously he's big into jazz, but I've never seen him this straight ahead.  And, I couldn't post it here (because people disable embedding) but if you haven't seen Serge telling Whitney Houston scandalous things, check that out on youtube.

Download "Histoire de Melody Nelson" HERE.

September for lovers: Yves Montand "Les Feuilles Mortes"

Yves Montand was a very popular Italian born French singer and actor.  He was discovered by Edith Piaf in Paris, and she became his mentor, and lover.  He later went on to marry several times, and have affairs with high profile women, like Marilyn Monroe.  Yes, September is for lovers. 

""[H]e died on the set... On the very last day, after his very last shot. It was the very last night and we were doing retakes. He finished what he was doing and then he just died. And the film tells the story of an old man who dies from a heart attack, which is the same thing that happened!"

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Chantal Goya: Les Annees 60

Chantal Goya is a French singer and actress.  She most famously appeared in Jean-Luc Godard's "Masculin, feminin."  If you like 60's French pop, check it out; and download the record. 

Download the record HERE. 

France Gall - Ne sois pas si bete

OK, maybe this isn't the rarest but its one of my favorites.  It's the beautiful France Gall with "Ne sois pas si bete" ("Don't be so stupid"), which was her first single.  It got its first airplay on her 16th birthday in 1963.  Apparently this video clip was made from an old General Motors promotional film from 1956.

Les Gams (France)

Not much really needs to be said about this.  Classic French pop from Les Gams.  I don't know much about them, I believe they only recorded one LP and released several singles between about '62-64.