maandag 21 juli 2008

Barouh 68


All year long, we've seen all kinds of articles, films, tv-shows and whatnot about 1968. In Holland, the bottom line of that media output was: nothing's changed, really. There were some compilations (see here), recently Chantent 68 was released in France. It features mostly EMI-artists doing songs from the past, and ofcourse the outcome is mixed. There are some ghastly covers (Gaetane Abrial schmalzing up Cohen's Suzanne, some Anis-guy butchering Otis' Sitting on the Dock of the Bay), some fair ones (Benoit Doremus II does an acceptable version of Dutronc's Il est cinq heures, Polar & Loane's version of Lee & Nancy's Some Velvet Morning is okay) and a few really good ones. Arno get the Capt. Beefheart spirit, Chat does a funny pianoversion of Jimi's Electric Ladyland, Stacey Kent breezes through Barouh's Samba Saravah. Speaking of Barouh - the grandmaster of lounge gets another fine tribute in the form of Little, redoing his Des Ronds dans l'eau. This song was written for the movie Vivre Pour Vivre. But is probably best known in the version by Françoise Hardy. There are more covers. With help from Natasha, here are a few (thanks to Isa for the tip).
On the picture you see from left to right Anouck Aimee, Claude Lelouch, Francis Lai and Pierre Barouh, taken in 2006.

Françoise Hardy - Des Ronds dans l'eau
Pierre Barouh - Des Ronds dans l'eau
Francis Lai featuring Nicole Croisille & Annie Girardot - Des Ronds dans l'eau/Now you want to be loved
Marie Chantent - Des Ronds dans l'eau
Little - Des Ronds dans l'eau
Liesbeth List - Des Ronds dans l'eau

4 opmerkingen:

  1. This year Barouh's Vivre album was reissued in Japan, plus a French two-cd compilation covering his 60s eps and the Vivre lp has been issued as well (with a bonus dvd). This compilation also includes essential tracks from the Un homme et une femme ost, but leaves out Barouh's fine contributions on the 13 jours en France ost, also in collaboration with Francis Lai. So I'd like to recommend this often overlooked soundtrack. To the interested reader, it's almost as good as the former ost and definitely worth the money.

    Thanks for this post, Guuz :)

    R.

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  2. i call this a rupert sheldrake thing: something's in the air, you just need a fine antenna (like you and me have, roar) to pick up the signal.
    a good, lenghty barouh guestpost is always welcomed, btw.

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  3. I'm quite a novice when it comes to knowledge about Barouh the artist, I'm afraid. I was never good with such things. But I feel very strongly about his 60s output and the few (sometimes potential) facts I have connected to him. Would love to do a post covering his 60s eps and album, plus soundtrack work. Will send you a draft with mp3s once I've got around to it.

    R

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  4. The rarer track inspired by the movie is not part of the soundtrack, it's Annie Girardot's sung version of "Vivre pour vivre"... which I can't find anywhere! :-( Any ideas?

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