There are times, like that, when performers reach a kind of summit that we like to believe unsurpassable, while knowing that it is possible that we will go even higher afterwards. We are in 2020, it’s very recent, and Thomas Dutronc invited Diana Krall and Iggy Pop, two great North American musicians, to share one of the most international of French songs.
We all knew Thomas Dutronc is a wonderful crooner, we all know the literate charm of Diana Krall and it might be a surprise to hear Iggy Pop, grandfather of punks, as a charming singer. Parenthesis: he does it very well, like very recently with the singer Clio for a duet in French, The apartment…
In this episode of These crooners who make parties, you hear excerpts from:
Thomas Dutronc feat. Iggy Pop and Diana Krall, It is so good, 2020
Clio feat. Iggy Pop, The Apartment, 2021
Jean Marco, It is so good, 1948
Yves Montand, It is so good, 1957
Louis Armstrong, It is so good, 1950
The Étienne Sisters, It is so good, 1948
Caterina Valente, It is so good, 1968
Arielle Dombasle, It is so good, 2006
Thomas Dutronc feat. Iggy Pop and Diana Krall, It is so good, 2020
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Remember: during the summer of 2019, La Playlist de Françoise Hardy was a journey through the musical baggage of an author, composer and performer considered to be the arbiter of the elegance of pop in France.
In July and August 2017, we spent Un été en Souchon, during which Alain Souchon guided us on a tasty walk through a lifetime of love for song.