Chantal Renaud - Plattsburgh Drive-in Blues

[mygenes1]

As the writer of this song I find all this response so very amusing. You all make my day and I think someone should bring back drive-ins. I know there are still a few left in certain areas of America. How can you compare the confindment of indoor theaters to the summer outdoor comfort of your car. WOW ! Those were the days.

[moecarlo13]

these comments are so entertaining... my Canadian friends who just moved to Plattsburgh have learned it by heart - but I want to find the lyrics... Does anyone have them??

p.s. I brought my friends for their first michigan red hot yesterday at Clare and Carl's!!

[hebdosports]

Magnifique chanson aux accords sublimes. Est-ce une compo québécoise ?

[ptitdv1]

@hebdosports

Oui! Les paroles sont de Chantal Renaud et la musique de Gene Williams. Un beau blues!

[Atomikguy]

Dit moi porquoi?

[tonyjoeleo]

@ptidv1

Mettez Chantal dans ton cul! Tu ne sais rien du Plattsburgh!

[tonyjoeleo]

Va te faire foutre Diskodoll! YOU KNOW NOTHING ABOUT HER!

[ptitdv1]

@tonyjoeleo

va te faire foutre toi-même crisse de face!

[Atomikguy]

@tonyjoeleo means not literally 'go f*uck yourself as well (crisse de face) I'd say shit face.

[vibrochamp]

be beaux souvenirs pour moi........

J'étais amoureux d'elle, en 1968....

J'adore sa voix et son look.........

La retrouvé près de 40 ans après, quel effet...

Bravo Chantal, longue vie à toi

[ptitdv1]

@vibrochamp

Moi aussi, j'étais très amoureux d'elle. C'était de loin ma chanteuse préférée et je la trouvais tellement jolie. J'aimerais qu'elle revienne à la chanson.

[sneakerino]

de la crême en glace .... franchement...

[sneakerino]

était cute chantal dans le temps... ca c,est gâché...

[crusher517]

I had been searching for the English version for a long time. Sometimes I thought I just hallucinated remembering it - the 60s were like that. Glad to know I remembered it right.

[spacerazer]

My dad took us there often. Saw Devils Brigade, The Garduate and Planet of the Apes. Too bad it is now gone.

[geoma1956]

elle finit ses jours pequiste faut le faire quel déchéance lol et avec son vieux

[57Bunbun]

You know what, this is a song about a little town that gets no songs- I love it! So it's campy! And by the way, we miss our drive-in here in plattsburgh! Someone should take the Crete Center and turn it into an indoor drive in!

[IDLERACER]

I don't understand a word she's singing, but I don't care. She's gorgeous, and I love the cool sound of that Vox organ playing all those quirky 60s chord changes.

[pork73155]

Sure is and I am from Plattsburgh

[azurluc]

@IDLERACER

Chantal Renaud was Québec`s first lady for a couple of years not too long ago , married to Bernard Landry .

[agentsecret007]

dans mon temps c'etait le Malette Bay drive-in qui était populaire 8-b

[vanciebaby]

Nice to know a belle jeune fille appreciates the North Country!

I could go for a michigan red hot right now!

[gizurix]

Does anyone know where the translation is on the internet? I can't find it. thanks.

Is she talking about how cool plattsburgh is?

[marcdesbiens]

she's talking about her drive-in movie experience there in plattsburgh. eating junk food, smoking pot, sitting close to her man while watching an action flick, that sort of thing. pretty good song actually, it's a minor classic from the 60's ... early 70's ?

[marcdesbiens]

Ok, I just saw the video ... wow, this has to be the worst video ever made, lol ! Quite funny though, t'made me laugh ! I still like the song even if some people consider it one of the worst songs ever made. :-)

[mygenes9]

She's talking about how cool drive-in movies in plattsbugh are. Popcorn, michigans, and making out. There were no drive-in movies in Quebec until the seventies. That's why I wrote and recorded the song in English and Chantal did it in French. My plattsbugh was a "B" side and got no air play but Chantal's was a big hit.

[spitoune]

Hi mygenes9,

Do you know who wrote the French lyrics?

Is it true the song was recorded by Doris Day? Same title?

Thank you!

[mygenes9]

Chatal Renaud wrote the French lyrics and no Doris Day never recorded Plattsburgh Drive-in Blues.

[spitoune]

Thank you!

[mygenes9]

Chantal's French version of "Plattsburgh" was released in "69 but later in Feb. "70 Gene Williams sang the original English version of Plattsburgh Drive-in Blues on a Montreal chanal 12 TV show hosted by Jim Mckenna. The show was called Like Young and maybe this video will some day re-appear.

[erreipt]

bravo chantal!

j'ai eu du fun!

[gizurix]

I don't know french but this totally made my day! lol

I can't believe a Canadian actually took the time to make a song about Plattsburgh let alone a Plattsburgh drive-in.

[Citadin]

"Do you take Canadian money?" ; )

[xTheOxx]

Pensez-vous que Chantal Renaud fumait du pot?

Ha!

[yeyequebec]

Ma chanson préférée de Chantal Renaud. Très cool!!!!

Merci

[Diskodoll]

What is wrong with this hooker? She sucks.

[ptitdv1]

@Diskodoll

Ostie d'anglais! Tu ne connais rien de Chantal Renaud alors Shut up!

[Atomikguy]

lol yeah shut up Diskodoll. You know nothing about Chantal Renaud! That must be hurtful to hear boo hoo!

[ptitdv1]

@Atomikguy

ostie d'anglais! tu ne connais rien, espèce de tête carrée. Quand tu as mal à la tête (si tu en as une) tu dois prendre 4 aspirines, une pour chaque coin de ta maudite tête carrée de chien sale

[Atomikguy]

@ptitdv1 N'y va pas. Elle n'est pas Sylvie Vartan ou Renee Martal. Cette chanson est détritus. Comment te dire asshole? Asshole!

[Atomikguy]

what an a**hole

[ptitdv1]

@Atomikguy

a**hole toi-même!

[Atomikguy]

@ptitdv1 Si tu n'aimes pas mon avis, que ne lizez pas!