It is possible that we have no better way to tell the report of the French to their president under the Fifth Republic: we want to question him but it is not so easy. You recognized Last Summer’s Girl by Johnny Hallyday in 1975, in which he plays the role of a very young man separated from his summer love. At the time, Johnny had ample voting rights – and moreover he had campaigned for the winner of the 1974 presidential election, which had lowered the majority and therefore the right to vote from 21 to 18. This is also a theme that comes up with each presidential election, and the first round which takes place on Sunday will also be scrutinized for this reason: will young people go to vote?
In the first episode of These songs that make the news this weekend, you hear excerpts from:
Johnny Hallyday, Last Summer’s Girl1975
NTM, What are we waiting for1995
whimsical, HLM 32000
Kaaris, 80 zetrei2015
Kery James, Bitter statement, 2013
Jean Ferrat, The Young Fools1991
John Guidoni, The Concubines of Glory1995
Soprano, Look at me2011
Gabriel Bacquier, A dinner at the Élysée1899 (2002 recording)
Francois Beranger, everyone loves each other1984
Catherine, Barbecue at the Elysée2002
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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.
All summer 2016, in the company of Vincent Delerm, we wandered around in La Playlist Amoureuse de la Chanson, truant exploration of popular heritage. You can also extend the delicacies of this summer chronicle with the French song lovers dictionary, co-published by Plon and franceinfo.