The mosquito is less and less a good joke. And the petulance of this duet of Annie Cordy and Luis Mariano in the operetta visa for love reminds us of the blissful days when mosquitoes were just unpleasant bugs that caused itchy little bites. But already, we wanted to get rid of it.
In the first episode of These songs that make the news this weekend, you hear excerpts from:
Annie Cordy and Luis Mariano, Mosquitoes1961
Michele and Christian, The Mosquito Hunt1964
Richard Gotainer, The mosquito1977
Joe Raven, mystical mosquito1999
Joe Dassin, The mosquito1972
Sister smile, A mosquito tick tick1971
Joe Dassin, The mosquito1972
Franky Vincent, bite me, 1988
Zao, Mosquito1988
Richard GotainerThe mosquito1977
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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.