Sélection de Lundi: Alain Bashung

When Alain Bashung hit it big in 1981 – Gaby oh Gaby was in the French charts for 54 weeks and sold a million copies –, they called him the „Johnny Hallyday de la New Wave“. Actually, the Gallic super-antistar who garnered eleven Victoires de la Musique awards between 1985 and 2009, sounded all-too-often more like Paolo Conte merging David Bowie attitude with an unhealthy Dylan obsession, stadium grandiloquence style – including a whole lot of…read more

Originally published by Filles Sourires on 2009-12-28 12:53:24

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Originally published by Filles Sourires on 2010-02-17 13:59:27

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Originally published by Filles Sourires on 2010-01-17 09:34:49

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Originally published by Filles Sourires on 2009-12-16 13:55:14

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