Wednesday, November 28, 2007

Dirty old Serge... and French rioting

I'm reading about the rioting in FRANCE this morning, so I might as well enjoy some SERGE GAINSBOURG.
This morning I cued up a video on YouTube of FRANCE GALL and Serge singing a duet version of "Les Sucettes." (Just type "France Gall" and "Serge Gainsbourg" in the YouTube search box.)
Apparently, Gall was mortified when she learned this seemingly innocent song about lollipops was actually packed with sexual innuendos.
What did she expect? Hadn't anybody warned her that Serge was a randy old devil?
I thought everybody in France knew that!
There is something breezily fun and carefree about listening to Gainsbourg, particularly if you don't have to worry about translating the naughty meanings.
The opposite of "breezily fun" has been occurring in the Val-d'Oise department in the suburbs of Paris. Last night saw the third consecutive night of violence between youths and police. It all began Sunday night, when two teenagers on a motorbike died in a collision with a police patrol vehicle. .

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