Friday, January 14, 2011
A little musical interlude...
Line Renaud: "Le Hully Gully"
Even though winter over here has mostly been everything i could possibly wish it to be, so far, freezing cold and dry; i constantly find myself dreaming of swaying palmtrees and oppressive heat, or maybe just a gentle, warm breeze... oh, and those gorgeous french dancers, in their trunks wouldn't be unwelcome either,
a pity they must all be in their 70s by now.
I adore these scopitones, precursors of the music video. Apparently these machines, invented in France in the second half of the 1950s, were made out of parts from discarded flying machines, a sort of jukebox. How i'd love to have one! -thankfully you can get several videos assembled on dvd's here. -or you can find tons to watch on youtube...
Hope to be back soon with posts, as i've said a hundred times before.
See you soon ...if you're still here.
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5 comments:
You made my day! This was a blast. I never heard of scopitones before. Isn't it great that those french dancers will remain 'forever young'? Love it!
Catherine
Oh my Darling!!!!!!!!
I think I am going to shamefully steal this post from you...
A Thousand Clapping Hands: I'm so happy to hear that. -and of course you're right; those boys will always remain the delectable creatures they once were, all for us to enjoy and drop our jaws over.
Fabulastic: Oh, I'd be honoured! After all the pleasure you've given us over the years i'm only pleased to be able reciprocate.
Tutta: I'm still here, of course! And very glad that you are, too! I love to read your posts.
That video is wonderful, as are the trunks....!
Dear Girl,
This is about the most stylish blog I've ever seen! I adore it! So glad I found you.
Linda
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