Proud Mary
October 2017 “Proud Mary” is from Creedence Clearwater Revival’s second studio album, Bayou Country, released in January 1969. This title is more linked to the introduction than the rest of the issue.…
If I Had a Hammer
September 2017 “If I Had a Hammer (The Hammer Song),” by Pete Seeger and Lee Hays, was written in 1949 in support of the Progressive Movement. Almost a year ago, I…
Riders on the storm
November 2016 "Riders on the Storm" is a song by The Doors from their 1971 album, L.A. Woman. Foreigners living in a new country often feel as though the waves…
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…
GET THE MESSAGE
October 2014 The expression « get the message » is used in many different ways and situations. This month’s first two Q&As raise the issue of passing information on or retaining it…
BODYGUARD
June 2014 This is a 1992 movie staring Kevin Costner and Whitney Houston. She plays the threatened pop singer and he plays the bodyguard trained to protect presidents who becomes…
Pardon my French
February 2014 First of all, I would like to wish all of you a very happy and prosperous 2014! French custom dictates that New Year is wishes can be expressed until…