I'm hoping to be in Oz next March/April/May and am waiting for David Hawkins of Sydney to give me a yes/no. I opened the Adelaide Cabaret Festival in 2010 and had a great time there. How to get booked back, however, I have no idea. They have Kate Ceberano as the director now and she probably doesn't know what I do. Earl. spats47@ntlworld.com
I agree completely, but this comedy song is about how the standard of French songs has fallen. Songs that Piaf sang...wonderful! Georges Brassens, on the other hand...well, its all about words and great songs should be about MUSIC. So...BORING! The same thing seems to have happened in Italy, Russia and so on. Even Brazil no longer offers what it offered in the period of Bossa Nova.
I can tell you that even in my culture, which is Chinese, a civilization with more than 5000 years and myriads of artistical achievements, people are now forgeting the art of their ancesters that have been perfected for thousands of years and are blindly following American culture. Not that I have anything against American culture, it's just not everyone has to be the same. So people should stop blindly following other cultures. If you agree give me a thumbs up
I am a huge fan of French Chansons, and am absolutely in love with singers like Edith Piaf, Juliette Greco, Jacques Brel, Francoise Hardy... the list goes on and on. I think I can contribute some perspectives to this discussion. It is all because of globalization that now music in almost every culture has lost the uniqueness and is becoming more American. I can tell you that even in my culture, which is Chinese, a civilization with more than 5000 years and myriads of artistical achievements,
Hilarious! brilliant parody ~ the only thing missing are the endless modulations that make the boring little French Chanson more interesting. you hint at it toward final 30 seconds...The only way to enjoy the little waltzes are with the help of diatonic/chromatic modulations for each verse; otherwise, it is like a loopy rollercoaster. Merci!
BECAUSE they did, BUT YOU'RE JUST OLD "CONS" as we say here : Tété, Renan Luce, Padam, Pauline Croze, Camille and so on... They are creative, playful, respectful of our tradition of beautiful lyrics, have good melodies etc... And Chevallier was a stupid collabo and Hallyday is crap and has almost always be.
Nan, se satisfaire de ce qu'on a c'est nul et ça ne doit jamais se faire, mais tout dénigrer sans arguments, c'est encore pire... et être "vieux con" c'est dans la tête, peu importe l'âge physique... Ceci dit je le retire, être passionné ça fait dire pleins de conneries, mais au moins c'est être jeune et actif ou lieu de critiquer dans un fauteuil...
Brilliant. Reason: We worship machines, not human beings. The postmidterm-Beatles music is a hysteria, where singers of both sexes are yelling out their frustrations of how much nobody appreciates their nothingness. They've lost a divine connection between the human life and the Cosmos they are in, and for many of us a connection with their divine essence...
I'm hoping to be in Oz next March/April/May and am waiting for David Hawkins of Sydney to give me a yes/no. I opened the Adelaide Cabaret Festival in 2010 and had a great time there. How to get booked back, however, I have no idea. They have Kate Ceberano as the director now and she probably doesn't know what I do. Earl. spats47@ntlworld.com
Spats47 4 months ago
Earl pleeeeeease come to one of the Adelaide Fringe or Caberet festivals sometime!
garnetdragonfly5 4 months ago
I agree completely, but this comedy song is about how the standard of French songs has fallen. Songs that Piaf sang...wonderful! Georges Brassens, on the other hand...well, its all about words and great songs should be about MUSIC. So...BORING! The same thing seems to have happened in Italy, Russia and so on. Even Brazil no longer offers what it offered in the period of Bossa Nova.
Spats47 11 months ago
I can tell you that even in my culture, which is Chinese, a civilization with more than 5000 years and myriads of artistical achievements, people are now forgeting the art of their ancesters that have been perfected for thousands of years and are blindly following American culture. Not that I have anything against American culture, it's just not everyone has to be the same. So people should stop blindly following other cultures. If you agree give me a thumbs up
songa520 11 months ago
I am a huge fan of French Chansons, and am absolutely in love with singers like Edith Piaf, Juliette Greco, Jacques Brel, Francoise Hardy... the list goes on and on. I think I can contribute some perspectives to this discussion. It is all because of globalization that now music in almost every culture has lost the uniqueness and is becoming more American. I can tell you that even in my culture, which is Chinese, a civilization with more than 5000 years and myriads of artistical achievements,
songa520 11 months ago
What song is this? Is it composed by Earl himself?
rowanmcd 1 year ago
@rowanmcd No idea
songa520 11 months ago
I only mention Massenet, Bizet and Gounod. Chopin is never mentioned at all. So, I don't think that I'm the one who is confused... ;-)
Spats47 1 year ago
I didn't know that Chopin was French... It seems to be confused in his mind ;-)
tgautfreefr 1 year ago
@tgautfreefr
He was Polish as well.
Patriotis1 3 months ago
Hilarious! brilliant parody ~ the only thing missing are the endless modulations that make the boring little French Chanson more interesting. you hint at it toward final 30 seconds...The only way to enjoy the little waltzes are with the help of diatonic/chromatic modulations for each verse; otherwise, it is like a loopy rollercoaster. Merci!
Mandophile 1 year ago
so true & si bon.
riddim66 2 years ago
superb!
brilliant wit!
love ya!
madrevangod 2 years ago
Never seen you play the piano before Earl. Fair play to ya! Brilliant performance as usual. Funny and poignant. No wonder the chicks dig you.
therealjohnnyenglish 3 years ago
Ah....it is being played in American women's gift stores. It lives!
AmericanBornWest 3 years ago
you are so right music and movies used to be great not anymore they don't tell us anything
helas!!!
amievans 4 years ago
my god this is so true...i can't believe Nougaro, Aznavour, Ferré, Piaf left no legacy at all...what the heck happened?...
Omathousand 4 years ago 2
BECAUSE they did, BUT YOU'RE JUST OLD "CONS" as we say here : Tété, Renan Luce, Padam, Pauline Croze, Camille and so on... They are creative, playful, respectful of our tradition of beautiful lyrics, have good melodies etc... And Chevallier was a stupid collabo and Hallyday is crap and has almost always be.
Auxane 3 years ago
j'ai 22 ans tu sais, me traiter de vieux con ne fait pas franchement office d'argument.
mais si t'es satisfaite de ce qu'on a, tant mieux pour toi.
Omathousand 3 years ago
Nan, se satisfaire de ce qu'on a c'est nul et ça ne doit jamais se faire, mais tout dénigrer sans arguments, c'est encore pire... et être "vieux con" c'est dans la tête, peu importe l'âge physique... Ceci dit je le retire, être passionné ça fait dire pleins de conneries, mais au moins c'est être jeune et actif ou lieu de critiquer dans un fauteuil...
Auxane 3 years ago
Brilliant. Reason: We worship machines, not human beings. The postmidterm-Beatles music is a hysteria, where singers of both sexes are yelling out their frustrations of how much nobody appreciates their nothingness. They've lost a divine connection between the human life and the Cosmos they are in, and for many of us a connection with their divine essence...
vtsesis 4 years ago
august, baronial, grand, grandiose, imposing, lordly, magnific, magnificent, majestic, noble, princely, regal, royal, splendid, stately, superb...yes, sublime.
randomresources 4 years ago 2
encore encore!
Taatj 5 years ago
aaaaa c'est quoi ça???
tafine 5 years ago