All summer in “Behind our voices we meet eight major artists of French song who, at home and their instrument in hand, reveal to us the secrets of their creations. Monday, August 22, Emily Loizeau returns to her fake children’s songs and their joyful violence.
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If you’re in the car with the kids, they might bawl a bit the verse after: “her cat who was passing by, put on her boots and took her in his arms”. Originally, this song was not really made for them. Emily Loizeau, who received us at her home, at her piano, told us why she wrote that’s why.
In this episode of Behind Our Voices, you hear excerpts from:
Emily Loizeau sings to us That’s why, 2022
Emily Loizeau and Tryo, That’s why, 2006
Emily Loizeau, The Bearded Lady, 2009
Emily Loizeau sings to us The Bearded Lady, 2022
Emily Loizeau sings to us Three Blind Mice, 2022
Emily Loizeau sings to us The Bearded Lady, 2022
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Remember: during the summer of 2019, La Playlist de Françoise Hardy was a crossing of the musical baggage of an author, composer and performer considered as the arbiter of the elegance of pop in France.
In July and August 2017, we spent A Summer in Souchon, during which Alain Souchon guided us on a tasty walk through a lifetime of love for song.