California Dreamin’
December 2018 ll the leaves are brown (all the leaves are brown)And the sky is grey (and the sky is grey)I've been for a walk (I've been for a walk)On…
The Postman Always Rings Twice
April 2018 The link between this title and the various topics addressed in this issue is probably not obvious for many. I consider both the 1946 and 1981 film versions…
Back in Black
December 2017 Back in Black was the seventh album by the Australian band AC/DC, released on July 25th, 1980. Malcolm Young, its co-founder, rhythm guitarist, backing vocalist and songwriter, died in…
Cherry Bomb
February 2017 A cherry bomb is a spherically shaped firework. It is also a 1976 song by The Runaways. The all-female teen band did not last very long (1975-1978) but…
WHO IS THE FOOL?
March 2016 Who the fool is depends on which side of the issue one is standing. It happens that in France and in the USA in very different ways, there…
MASTER OF DISGUISE
November 2015 As I sit in my office on a Saturday evening, sending out this issue on the very day of Halloween and deciding on its title, I can only…
CLOSE TO YOU
April 2015 Close to You is the second album by The Carpenters, released in August 1970. The song named "(They Long to Be) Close to You" is a popular song…
QUE MARIANNE ÉTAIT JOLIE- How beautiful Marianne was
December 2014 In 1972, the French singer-songwriter Michel Delpech wrote and performed the song « Que Marianne était jolie » (How beautiful Marianne was), imagining the female symbol of France as a…
WON’T GET FOOLED AGAIN
November 2014 The song "Won't Get Fooled Again," by the English rock band The Who, written by Pete Townshend, is found on the 1971 album Who's Next. Many consider it…
I’M A LONG WAY FROM HOME
September 2014 « I’m a Long Way from Home » was composed by Hank Cochran and sung by Waylon Jennings on his third album, Nashville Rebel, released in 1966.It was also sung…