Hoddy Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 Am I her only fan ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanH Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 No she was elegant and I enjoyed her performances Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catalpa Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 No, Hoddy. You're not.I remember encountering her music and looks in a magazine in my early teens and she was one of my early encounters (along with Françoise Sagan) of French culture and an enduring fascination with France.Pierre Troisgros died this week too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanH Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 I have a cookbook by him.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanH Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 A fascinating documentary about her with lots of clips of her songshttps://www.france.tv/documentaires/art-culture/1986585-juliette-greco-une-femme-libre.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suein56 Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 Hoddy wrote the following post at 26 Sep 2020 11:48:Am I her only fan ?Not at all .. I thought she was great .. so effortlessly chic, so casually elegant .. for a young teenager like me in the early 60s she was someone mysteriously French with an allure which to me appeared seemingly unattainable.Sigh ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanH Posted September 27, 2020 Share Posted September 27, 2020 Did you see that programme Sue? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanH Posted September 27, 2020 Share Posted September 27, 2020 One of my favourites:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKalSURPAOcand a selectionhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvJSkGd-t6U Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suein56 Posted September 27, 2020 Share Posted September 27, 2020 Yes .. I hadn't known about her early family life before the war so that was an eye-opener.To hear her talking about her life herself was revealing .. as was her honesty.Though I could have thumped the interviewer .. he had this ridiculous grin on his face 99% of the time .. he looked idiotic - obviously he was one of her greatest fans/admirers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanH Posted September 27, 2020 Share Posted September 27, 2020 I strongly dislike his voice and his style...he is the same in the programmes about historic sites etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericd Posted September 27, 2020 Share Posted September 27, 2020 Just listen to her earlier (to be found on YouTube) .... Deshabillez-moi .... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-u02lMspv_0&list=FLmG8s5L8JWeGRY3yPjmUZ0Q&index=257 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanH Posted September 27, 2020 Share Posted September 27, 2020 That is one of the ones in the selection from the INA in my earlier post[:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suein56 Posted September 27, 2020 Share Posted September 27, 2020 NormanH wrote the following post at 27 Sep 2020 21:21:That is one of the ones in the selection from the INA in my earlier post ..Absolutely .. there are many of her songs that I adore .. though 'Déshabillez-moi' and 'Jolie môme' are constant favourites of mine.Some of her songs remain partially incomprehensible to me .. my French is just not good enough to catch all her words .. so then I have to resort to looking for the lyrics .. which can be a revelation as some lyrical interpretations are far from the mark ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanH Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 I watched the programme with the French subtitles on...they worked for the songs as well as the rest.I agree that some of the songs have been rather 'souped up' by the music, perhaps to make the text more palatable?That is particularly the case with Belle étoile; the poem paints a very stark picture of a social reality one could still see in cities today, but the music is 'popular':'Il fouillait les ordures pour trouver un croûton ""Encore un sale youpin qui vient manger notre pain ""Dit un monsieur très bien'Boulevard de la Chapelle où passe le métro aérien Il y a des filles très belles et beaucoup de vauriens Les clochards affamés s’endorment sur les bancs De vieilles poupées font encore le tapin à soixante-cinq ansBoulevard Richard-Lenoir j’ai rencontré RichardLeblanc Il était pâle comme l’ivoire et perdait tout son sang "Tire-toi d’ici tire-toi d’ici" voilà ce qu’il m’a dit "Les flics viennent de passer Histoire de s’ réchauffer ils m’ont assaisonné"Boulevard des Italiens j’ai rencontré un Espagnol Devant chez Dupont tout est bon après la fermeture Il fouillait les ordures pour trouver un croûton "Encore un sale youpin qui vient manger notre pain" Dit un monsieur très bienBoulevard de Vaugirard j’ai aperçu un nouveau-né Au pied d’un réverbère dans une boîte à chaussures Le nouveau-né donnait dormait ah ! quelle merveille De son dernier sommeil Un vrai petit veinard Boulevard de VaugirardAu jour le jour à la nuit la nuitA la belle étoileC’est comme ça que je visOù est-elle l’étoileMoi je n’ l’ai jamais vueElle doit être trop belle pour le premier venuAu jour le jour à la nuit la nuitA la belle étoileCest comme ça que je visC’est une drôle d’étoile c’est une triste vieUne triste vie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Callaham Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 I will regret Juliette Greco very much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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