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. Wednesday, July 20, Laurent Voulzy, guitar in hand, talks about what he is looking for when he composes certain songs.
So we were with Laurent Voulzy, who took his guitar – well, one of the guitars he composes with. And we asked him what he is looking for when he composes…
In this episode of behind our voicesyou hear excerpts from:
Laurent Voulzy, Loreley Loreley, 2020
Laurent Voulzy sings to us No Milk Today, 2021
Herman’s Hermits, No Milk Today, 1966
Laurent Voulzy, Mary Quant, 2001
Laurent Voulzy sings to us Loreley Loreley, 2021
Laurent Voulzy, Loreley Loreley, 2020
Together San Felice, O noblissima viriditas by Hildegarde von Bingen, 12th century (2007 recording)
Laurent Voulzy, Loreley Loreley, 2020
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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.