In the series of songs that ought to be sung by French girls, a case can certainly be made for I’ll Never Read Trollope Again by New York beat lounge duo Dave’s True Story. This band, consisting of witty songsmith and guitar player Dave Cantor and blissfully laidback parlour siren Kelly Flint, somehow manages to strike a balance between nostalgic lounge jazz and utterly contemporary lyrics. In this particular song, from their 1998 CD Sex Without Bodies, Miss Flint laments the unfortunate association of a lost lover with her favourite novelist: 19th century English author Anthony Trollope. This gives rise to a hilariously elaborate rhyme scheme that lets ‘Kafka’s tale about that lonely vermin’ chime with ‘Immanuel Kant in German.’ It is tantalising to contemplate what a translator of genius might be able to accomplish in a French version. Naturally this would need to feature a slew of Francophone novelists and philosophers. Any suggestions for a whip-smart French girl singer who might cope with such a song?
Dave's True Story - I'll Never Read Trollope Again
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