Here is song number six of my Desert Island Discs:
Fais Moi Une Place by Julien Clerc
Pete and I got together in the summer of 1999. The first evening out (at a work's event), we ended up sitting outside on a terrace at his flat in London all night and watched the sun come up. Pete has a wide taste in music, from the strange like Yoko Ono, to pure pop like Kylie and from classical to through to Duran Duran. Our tastes do not always match!
I introduced him to the music of Julien Clerc, who I first heard when MTV Europe launched and had a playlist of around 10 songs. Julien is a singer-songwriter who has been around for decades and his albums still debut at the top of the French charts. I can’t really think of an British or American equivalent singer-songwriter who has lasted so long - perhaps Elton John. He is often classed as a "singer for the ladies", but I think that’s rather unfair. Yes, he does release the odd mushy ballad and occasional cheesy pop tune, but on every album I own, there are a few tracks that any songwriter would be proud of.
Fair Moi Une Place is a sweet song and it's one of Pete's favourites, so this choice is for him.
I introduced him to the music of Julien Clerc, who I first heard when MTV Europe launched and had a playlist of around 10 songs. Julien is a singer-songwriter who has been around for decades and his albums still debut at the top of the French charts. I can’t really think of an British or American equivalent singer-songwriter who has lasted so long - perhaps Elton John. He is often classed as a "singer for the ladies", but I think that’s rather unfair. Yes, he does release the odd mushy ballad and occasional cheesy pop tune, but on every album I own, there are a few tracks that any songwriter would be proud of.
Fair Moi Une Place is a sweet song and it's one of Pete's favourites, so this choice is for him.
This is really nice. It's exactly the sort of record which carries personal associations, memories and evocations with ease - and with a strong melody too.
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