Phoenix - 1901 - A Take Away Show from La Blogotheque on Vimeo.
This French band came onto my radar a bit belatedly. Let's be honest, France is not known for its musical imports. Even legendary French singer, Edith Piaf, wasn't able to make as big of a splash here during her lifetime as these guys have so the sheer fact that they've cracked into the US market the way they did is a feat not to be ignored. This song, 1901, in its studio incarnation, off the album Wolfgang Amadeus, has already been featured in a Cadillac ad (can you get more American?) which is exemplary. Those agencies don't take all their client's money to just throw any old thing together! Lead singer, Thomas Mars, has also made his mark on the pop landscape in an entirely different way as he father of not one, but TWO of Francis Ford Coppola's grandchildren. Mars and Sofia Coppola, director of critically acclaimed film The Virgin Suicides, are expecting their second child. Where have I been??
Though I'm pretty late to leap on their bandwagon, as Piaf sings,je ne regrette rien. The music is inspiring, it's danceable, it's fun and don't we all need a little fun? Songs like Everything is Everything and Lisztomania are on heavy rotation in my house. It booms into my living room during the impromptu dance parties my 12 year old and I hold every chance we get. What more can I say? The music speaks for itself.
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