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gusbear
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
333 Posts
December 17 2008 15:15 GMT
#1
I'm working on a video now and my subject is French so I thought it would be appropriate to have some French music. Thought I might try my luck with the ever wise and diverse tl community for some suggestions...

I'd like to put Alizee in there as a joke.. what are her better songs?

Also I'm looking for some french hip hop.. and the kind of hip hop maybe something like Rick Ross, Ludacris...

However, any good frenchy songs would be greatly appreciated, and if you could give me a direct link to something like youtube for a quick listen.. that would be awesome~

**
yejin
Profile Blog Joined August 2006
France493 Posts
December 17 2008 15:36 GMT
#2
The best french singer is Carla Bruni.
nospeech
zulu_nation8
Profile Blog Joined May 2005
China26351 Posts
December 17 2008 16:08 GMT
#3
i like yelle
Empyrean
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
17018 Posts
December 17 2008 16:27 GMT
#4
MC SOLAAAAAAAAAARRRRR

<_<

No French video is complete with Edith Piaf!
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yejin
Profile Blog Joined August 2006
France493 Posts
December 17 2008 16:33 GMT
#5
do you understand yelle lyrics zulu_nation ? you would be surprised :D
nospeech
zulu_nation8
Profile Blog Joined May 2005
China26351 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-12-17 16:45:08
December 17 2008 16:42 GMT
#6
i looked up some translations before and found out they were all about sex lol, not that surprised i guess since I've seen her videos. She's really cool though and she makes good pop music.
CTStalker
Profile Blog Joined November 2004
Canada9720 Posts
December 17 2008 16:44 GMT
#7
i don't know a lot of french music, but april march is pretty good
By the way, my name is Funk. I am not of your world
keit
Profile Blog Joined May 2008
1584 Posts
December 17 2008 16:47 GMT
#8
IAM is a pretty good french hip-hop group.

Graphics
Biff The Understudy
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
France7925 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-12-17 17:06:21
December 17 2008 17:00 GMT
#9
On December 18 2008 00:36 yejin wrote:
The best french singer is Carla Bruni.

I hope you are a Troll.


If you want really french music, go to some Chanson Francaise with people like Jacques Brel (although he was Belgian), Nougaro, Leo Ferré and so on. They are fucking amazing.

If you want something a bit less centered on poetry, maybe Noir Desir is good for you (a bit more rock, excellent group).

I have 2000 names for you, but it won't help. What kind of music do you really want?


I AM and MC Solaar are hip hop group/singers, so not the most representative of french music. And french hip hop sucks. Believe me.

Carla Bruni is a bitch who made a career because

1- She is from one of the richest italian family.
2- She is a model.
3- She fucked with half of the planet.
4- She is married with the idiot we have as a president.

She canno't sing, her lyrics suck and I don't like her.
The fellow who is out to burn things up is the counterpart of the fool who thinks he can save the world. The world needs neither to be burned up nor to be saved. The world is, we are. Transients, if we buck it; here to stay if we accept it. ~H.Miller
Pholon
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
Netherlands6142 Posts
December 17 2008 17:05 GMT
#10
La Tribu de Dana is pretty epic.
Moderator@TLPholon // "I need a third hand to facepalm right now"
Biff The Understudy
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
France7925 Posts
December 17 2008 17:06 GMT
#11
On December 18 2008 02:05 Pholon wrote:
La Tribu de Dana is pretty epic.

omg.
The fellow who is out to burn things up is the counterpart of the fool who thinks he can save the world. The world needs neither to be burned up nor to be saved. The world is, we are. Transients, if we buck it; here to stay if we accept it. ~H.Miller
zulu_nation8
Profile Blog Joined May 2005
China26351 Posts
December 17 2008 17:23 GMT
#12
what about yelle do french people like her
Biff The Understudy
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
France7925 Posts
December 17 2008 17:38 GMT
#13
On December 18 2008 02:23 zulu_nation8 wrote:
what about yelle do french people like her

Is Yelle really considered as a musician? Maybe I should change business.

I dislike Yelle almost as much as Carla Bruni.
The fellow who is out to burn things up is the counterpart of the fool who thinks he can save the world. The world needs neither to be burned up nor to be saved. The world is, we are. Transients, if we buck it; here to stay if we accept it. ~H.Miller
GrandInquisitor *
Profile Blog Joined May 2005
New York City13113 Posts
December 17 2008 17:39 GMT
#14
Pleymo is the only French band I know
What fun is it being cool if you can’t wear a sombrero?
zulu_nation8
Profile Blog Joined May 2005
China26351 Posts
December 17 2008 17:39 GMT
#15
((((
LaLuSh
Profile Blog Joined April 2003
Sweden2358 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-12-17 18:19:48
December 17 2008 18:18 GMT
#16
Dude Carla Bruni has some great songs and melodies on her album "Quelqu'un m'a dit", however you may feel about her person.

But if the lyrics/pronounciation are as bad as on her new english album (which sucked in epic proportions), I can sympathize with your stance on her. Although most of the world can't really tell whether or not the lyrics suck in french...

I started listenning to her in 2006, and only recently has it become popular to "hate" Bruni. French tabloids really know how to work it, eh? Sure she's a bimbo and married your dumb fuck president, but "Quelqu'un m'a dit" is a good album in spite of these irrelevancies.
Murlox
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
France1699 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-12-17 18:52:20
December 17 2008 18:42 GMT
#17
Rock:
Noir désir

Lofofora (deep but subversive)

Les têtes raides

Text :
Benabar

Léo Ferré

Jacques Brel


Random / dancefloor :
Discobitch - c'est pour la petite bourgeoisie
Resistance ain't futile
FaCE_1
Profile Blog Joined December 2006
Canada6182 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-12-17 18:45:32
December 17 2008 18:45 GMT
#18


Not hip-hop but good song :D
n_n
FragKrag
Profile Blog Joined September 2007
United States11554 Posts
December 17 2008 22:39 GMT
#19
"Trust" was a good French hard rock band.
*TL CJ Entusman #40* "like scissors does anything to paper except MAKE IT MORE NUMEROUS" -paper
Boblion
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
France8043 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-12-18 00:08:57
December 17 2008 22:43 GMT
#20
On December 18 2008 02:00 Biff The Understudy wrote:

I AM and MC Solaar are hip hop group/singers, so not the most representative of french music. And french hip hop sucks. Believe me.

Carla Bruni is a bitch who made a career because

1- She is from one of the richest italian family.
2- She is a model.
3- She fucked with half of the planet.
4- She is married with the idiot we have as a president.

She canno't sing, her lyrics suck and I don't like her.

Oldschool Hip hop is good :p ( IAM <3 )

But you are right for Bruni.

Also i loved Zebda ( always rolflyrics )
http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=_jwycswcn90

http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=bV9OURz5xug

La grande Sophie :p ( not really the deepest lyrics but relaxing and catchy :p )
http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=3mKJQ9g5Nlo

http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=y1U3eV2Mx-M&feature=related


Silmarils:
http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=2gof6cIi5Ek&feature=related
" Croisé du Nasdaq, disparu du prochain Krach " LOLololol

I like also Brassens and Renaud but they are so oldschool and all about the lyrics ( and usually sad T-T )

http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=b8_z0GGsGwg

http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=GD2GuZHc1e4
fuck all those elitists brb watching streams of elite players.
Boblion
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
France8043 Posts
December 17 2008 23:19 GMT
#21
Also if you want some super classic hits:
Noir désir:
http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=hIkXK6rxt4c

Louise Attaque:
http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=0emXuhPTWUM

And the coolest song ever:
http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=DBVanW04l74
fuck all those elitists brb watching streams of elite players.
Boblion
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
France8043 Posts
December 17 2008 23:34 GMT
#22
For hip hop i think you should check IAM and NTM because they are the two biggest names of hip hop here.

113 and rohff have killer beats but the lyrics are often meh or bad.
But please don't ever pick a booba song. He is such an horrible fake gangsta rapper with a terrible flow pathetic lyrics and his songs are always ego trips :O

Two of the biggest hits of NTM:
http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=t8HWpOtDB5Q

http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=3kFbMx9d6uU&feature=related

IAM classics:

http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=0uQ_X6nQ8xk

http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=Jmadh6-mmTM&feature=related

http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=o34Y3vRnBRw&feature=related

http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=l2rEdM5x4DU

http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=f0T0fwzrQ9g
fuck all those elitists brb watching streams of elite players.
FragKrag
Profile Blog Joined September 2007
United States11554 Posts
December 18 2008 00:01 GMT
#23
Silmarils were the 3 jewels which contained the light of the two trees in the Silmarillion by Tolkien.

o_O

a rap group named after tolkien wooo
*TL CJ Entusman #40* "like scissors does anything to paper except MAKE IT MORE NUMEROUS" -paper
loupouk
Profile Joined May 2003
France105 Posts
December 18 2008 00:14 GMT
#24
Jean-Jacques Goldman!
http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=bl3IQvhCbqQ
Boblion
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
France8043 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-12-18 00:47:39
December 18 2008 00:23 GMT
#25
On December 18 2008 09:01 FragKrag wrote:
Silmarils were the 3 jewels which contained the light of the two trees in the Silmarillion by Tolkien.

o_O

a rap group named after tolkien wooo

Well their lyrics aren't related at all with Tolkien work
Also i think it sounds more like rock than rap, or at least like a mix of both.

Also i love La Ruda ( their songs are either super funny or punchy )
http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=G6Tgtth-4Ag&feature=related
Hilarious song
http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=afP5QFPU_YE&feature=related
Kickass song :p
fuck all those elitists brb watching streams of elite players.
FragKrag
Profile Blog Joined September 2007
United States11554 Posts
December 18 2008 00:43 GMT
#26


WOOO TRUST
*TL CJ Entusman #40* "like scissors does anything to paper except MAKE IT MORE NUMEROUS" -paper
gEzUS
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
Canada371 Posts
December 18 2008 03:01 GMT
#27
SANS PRESSION
gusbear
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
333 Posts
December 18 2008 04:46 GMT
#28
Thanks for all the suggestions guys,

I was suprised there was no mention of Alizee... it seems no one is a fan of her? Well Ive decided to use J'en ai marre and parody her famous sexy tv performance.


Was kinda suprised that the "troll" was about Carla Bruni and not Celine Dion lol.

"Sniper - Hall Story" is a song that has made my short list but wasn't mentioned... no idea what the lyrics are tho, hope they are ok...


Got lots of new songs to consider now thanks to all your help^^
CynanMachae
Profile Blog Joined September 2006
Canada1459 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-12-18 04:59:31
December 18 2008 04:57 GMT
#29
Must it be french from France? Cause there are some pretty good bands from Quebec.

One of them is the Cowboys Fringants, a quite popular folk-rock band from here. This group is a lot about the lyrics.

En Berne
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=lwYUqgZVlrs
Plus Rien
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=r2D8jOzG7NM
Jang Yoon Chul hwaiting!
Weryeery
Profile Joined June 2008
288 Posts
December 18 2008 16:51 GMT
#30
A great romantic song.

http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=4sGq9Iw0bUg
k.taeyang
Profile Blog Joined September 2009
Peru145 Posts
May 17 2011 02:25 GMT
#31
Ok there is a reason for this bump.

I actually am in a French class and they are picking up students to sing in french for a competition. Somehow they selected me (wtf)

So I may need help because, I tried googling some ballad songs fro french but Google isn´t so convincing, plus if you type French songs in Youtube, it's really hard to get some good music.

Mods please don't flame me or ban me I need the help

The question is: Does anyone knows about popular and modern french ballad or slow music?
R&B is hard to do live and I don't have the vocal cords to sing any kind of rock music, and the time to rehearse some hiphop or rap music (though it would be kinda fun lol)


노력은 절대 배신 하지 않다 - 이제동 Hardwork never betrays - Lee Jae Dong
endy
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
Switzerland8970 Posts
May 17 2011 03:19 GMT
#32
Try Thomas Fersen, he does great music and has funny / poetic lyrics.
ॐ
~_~
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
Canada239 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-05-17 03:27:38
May 17 2011 03:25 GMT
#33


change il to elle. you could make it work, its a nice song
k.taeyang
Profile Blog Joined September 2009
Peru145 Posts
May 17 2011 04:06 GMT
#34
On May 17 2011 12:25 ~_~ wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PaUI6Tvd1sA

change il to elle. you could make it work, its a nice song


Pretty good song ^^ mellow and with lots of meanings in the lyrics.

Tho' I can't sing falsetto to sing this lol
노력은 절대 배신 하지 않다 - 이제동 Hardwork never betrays - Lee Jae Dong
unichan
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States4223 Posts
May 17 2011 15:39 GMT
#35


#1 french song~
:)
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