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July 16, 2014: Hommage à Serge Gainsbourg
How better to celebrate La Fête Nationale than with a three-hour tribute to "France's answer to David Bowie, Mick Jagger and John Lennon rolled into one smoke cloud of controversy," the incomparable Serge Gainsbourg!
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![]() Bonsoir Gary et tout le monde... |
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![]() Bonsoir, Dave! Entre-vous! |
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Wed. 7/16/14 6:57pm
glenn:
pitter patter, let's get at 'er. |
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![]() Merci - on peut commencer ! |
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![]() Bonjour, Glenn! |
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![]() Angel's Fall is playing, sort of like thematic music in a theater before a movie. |
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Wed. 7/16/14 6:59pm
glenn:
bonjour. çomment ca va? |
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Wed. 7/16/14 7:00pm
ndbob:
evening Gary and everyone! |
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![]() Pas mal, et toi Glenn? |
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![]() Howdy, Bob! Getting set up (and caffeinated) |
Wed. 7/16/14 7:02pm
Jill B.:
Good Evening Gary and Everyone! Sweet inrto music! | |
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![]() Hi, Mom! |
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Wed. 7/16/14 7:03pm
glenn:
comme ci, comme ca. |
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![]() hey Gary |
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![]() Bloody Belgians ! : www.youtube.com... ...Oh wait - that's Brel...nevermind !... - Mon Dahveeds Francais ! I am in my element here... |
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![]() Howdy, Gary and all! Ready for le deluge! |
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![]() Steve! RevRab! James! |
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![]() the video (Scopitone?) for Contact is pretty awesome |
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Wed. 7/16/14 7:13pm
northguineahills:
I love the Radical Jewish Series Gainesbourg tribute album on Tzadik (pretty sure you'll play something off it). |
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![]() Mais oui, NGH! |
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![]() (Paraphrasing Cole Porter): I have the urge to merge to splurge with the surge of the Serge! Bonsoir, Gary! |
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![]() The SG biopic is reportedly surreal & good - ?? |
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Wed. 7/16/14 7:15pm
ndbob:
@NGH I had that but haven't heard it in ages. |
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![]() Doug! |
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![]() I liked the biopic, RevRab ... but I'm sort of a sucker for musician biopics |
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![]() Do you mean the film with the oversized surreal masks, etc.? |
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![]() So I hear. |
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![]() Yes -- the director is actually a great French cartoonist |
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Wed. 7/16/14 7:30pm
glenn:
by the bye, has anybody seen the national geographic tumblr? lots of great old photos. natgeofound.tumblr.com |
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Wed. 7/16/14 7:30pm
northguineahills:
@ndbob: I never had it, but an ex and a few friends had it. |
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![]() Joann Sfar is the cartoonist / director ... |
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Wed. 7/16/14 7:34pm
schmutz:
Has anyone here read Gainsbourg's book Evguénie Sokolov? It's about farts I think |
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![]() There are a couple of groovy Serge cover albums out there ... Monsieur Gainsbourg Revisited in another great one |
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![]() Howdy, Schmutz -- yes, I've read it. It's about an artist who can make fart music. There's a fart song by the same name that I was going to use as bed music tonight, but I found the farting too distracting! :) |
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![]() This is Serge's last wife and their son, Lulu. He went on to rerecord this ten years later with Mélanie Thierry |
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![]() ...there is something of a precedent: en.wikipedia.org... ...we of French decent are undoubtedly artsy fartsy... |
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![]() We'll be hearing a cut from that John Zorn Serge comp after the break ... my favorite cut, in fact :) |
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Wed. 7/16/14 7:49pm
egal:
Black Grape is Initials BB? |
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Wed. 7/16/14 7:51pm
schmutz:
I would like to hear the fart song. |
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![]() Okay, Schmutz, for you, I'll track it down and play it :) |
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Wed. 7/16/14 7:58pm
ndbob:
excellent first hour Gary! - catch the rest on the archives |
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![]() Loved the scope of the first hour. Always something to learn from the Serge-iverse! |
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Wed. 7/16/14 7:58pm
hyde:
hey, this stuff is all in French |
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![]() Bon Nuit, Bob! Bonsoir, Hyde! |
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Wed. 7/16/14 8:00pm
egal:
I love this song. |
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![]() - language barrier is quite frustrating w/ this one - as he's Wordy & so obviously significant... |
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![]() 'The Next War is Now' ? |
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![]() Can you see why I decided against using this as bed music? |
Wed. 7/16/14 8:06pm
Jill B.:
OMG fart music! | |
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![]() Le Petomane lives! |
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![]() Thanks, Schmutz, for requesting this while my mom was listening ... :) |
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Wed. 7/16/14 8:07pm
schmutz:
Hoohee. |
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Wed. 7/16/14 8:07pm
schmutz:
(sorry mom!) |
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Wed. 7/16/14 8:08pm
northguineahills:
I"m going to die when you play Cargo Culte |
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Wed. 7/16/14 8:09pm
egal:
l'histoire de Melody Nelson |
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![]() Stick around, NGH ... we'll see what we can do! |
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Wed. 7/16/14 8:16pm
hyde:
well holy heck, I just saw a bear in my yard |
Wed. 7/16/14 8:17pm
Jill B.:
A bear? Where are you Hyde? | |
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![]() Yow, Hyde |
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![]() Jeepers! Even the bears are grooving to Gainsbourg! |
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Wed. 7/16/14 8:21pm
hyde:
@Jill I live in a small cabin in Woodstock. It looked like a fairly young one. I' had my door open and looked out, and there was a black bear staring at me from about 25 yards away. Then he just ambled off to the sound of Serge Gainsbourg. |
Wed. 7/16/14 8:22pm
mike east:
Hey all! Glad I made it! | |
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Wed. 7/16/14 8:23pm
hyde:
@Jill B Woodstock NY, to be specific |
Wed. 7/16/14 8:23pm
trouble:
sounds great!! | |
Wed. 7/16/14 8:24pm
Jill B.:
Hyde....what a great experience for you! Luckily you were inside! Bears are truly magnificent creatures....dangerous, but, magnificent. Woodstock, NY, right....not Woodstock, IL (where my husband is from). | |
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![]() Mike + Trouble! Entre! |
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Wed. 7/16/14 8:26pm
northguineahills:
Bears? Here's a bear cam: Brown bears vs. Salmon, Katmai, AK:explore.org... |
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Wed. 7/16/14 8:27pm
coelacanth:
bonjour,Gary -& all others. been listening since 7. 'Interesting the entire time! -Thank you! |
Wed. 7/16/14 8:27pm
Jill B.:
Gary....I am truly enjoying tonight's music selections! Fun!!!!! | |
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Wed. 7/16/14 8:27pm
northguineahills:
I swear every topic discussed on WFMU happens when I'm observing or thinking about said topic. |
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![]() Hola, Coelacanth! Happy to have you here! |
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![]() Bonjour! |
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![]() was just listening to the lady French singer--Pussy Cat---howdy all! |
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![]() Oncle Michael! |
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![]() avec SeanG! |
Wed. 7/16/14 8:31pm
Doug Schulkind:
@northguineahills I see that chip we had implanted in your back left molar is working perfectly. | |
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Wed. 7/16/14 8:33pm
hyde:
I thought I might impress people with my bear sighting, but then a Coelacanth shows up. Just my luck. |
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![]() you crack me up Doug! |
Wed. 7/16/14 8:34pm
lydia:
me encanta la musica esta noche! | |
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![]() nice ngh! im all about this, thanks for sharing. |
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Wed. 7/16/14 8:34pm
northguineahills:
de nada, steve! Never heard SS in Uruguay, awesome! |
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![]() Howdy, Lydia! |
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Wed. 7/16/14 8:36pm
coelacanth:
hyde -Haha! [shhh. don't tell,but i'm really a pygmy marmoset. I don't think anyone will see me.] |
Wed. 7/16/14 8:36pm
lydia:
ciao, como estas, hombre?! | |
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![]() hyde: here in mid-NewHampshuh - smalltowns w/ woods all about - bears have been noted; something about the long Winter & messed-up seasons said to be luring them into town...little ones have Moms! Get out yer bearbells (Serge should work)... |
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Wed. 7/16/14 8:40pm
Erella:
Thank you! What a fantastic collection of songs! I am recovering from surgery and this THIS is the best medicine. So good! Thank you for your research work. |
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Wed. 7/16/14 8:46pm
Erella:
By the way, Ms Paradis' name is pronounced like Para-dee. She has been Mrs Johnny Depp from many years |
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![]() Erella! Sending healing vibes ... |
Wed. 7/16/14 8:48pm
Holly in NC:
Love you Gary! Can't talk, in midst of oven/broiler crisis, wish me luck. Cancer- ridden friend looking forward to what I'm trying to make. | |
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![]() Sending healing vibes to your friend, Holly, as well! |
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![]() Para-DEE, got it, merci :) |
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![]() loving the SERGE!! |
Wed. 7/16/14 8:50pm
Doug Schulkind:
Feel better soon, Erella! | |
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![]() i know it's cliche but that Bonnie and Clyde song is the best! |
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![]() I might just abandon the last set I had planned and play the MONSTER HITS, Sean ... we'll see ;0 |
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![]() Go for it! |
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![]() ahhhhh_-Sylvie Vartan! |
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![]() As far as I could find, Sylvie never did a proper recording of any Serge song -- this might be the only thing ... all I was able to locate, anyway |
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![]() The bed music coming up comes from this ultra rare 8-track tape: ecx.images-amazon.com... |
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![]() ...my fellow '63 Year of the Hare person Depp is consorting w/ Amber Heard now, actually: www.independent.co.uk... (...I usually refrain from star gossip culture, but for accuracy's sake...) |
Wed. 7/16/14 9:01pm
Holly in NC:
@Erella - be well! | |
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![]() love Vartan's cover of The Night Before |
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Wed. 7/16/14 9:02pm
hyde:
@RR hey, I'm '63 Year of the Hare too! |
Wed. 7/16/14 9:03pm
!.!:
OMG......I just cracked the playlist code and got the secret message,,,,!!!! HELP,,!!!! Oh no... | |
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![]() Mon frere Lapin dans Le Astrologie Chinois ! ...In some countries, the Cat (distinct from Tiger)... |
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![]() LOL, that's IT, !.! |
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![]() ..copping out for efd's - Merci Gary: Liberte, Egalite, NonCommerciality... |
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![]() Bon nuit, RevLapin! |
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Wed. 7/16/14 9:10pm
Erella:
Thank you for the kind words but man! I love this music so much. My parents played a lot of this stuff when I was a child. Best medicine. BTW Gitaine is pronounced as Jee - ten It is the name of a brand of smelly cigarettes and also the french word for gypsy. I love his version of Autumn leaves or Feulle Mortes |
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Wed. 7/16/14 9:10pm
northguineahills:
I always liked Howie B, but he did collaborate w/ U2, but so dd Brian Eno. |
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![]() Lemme have any votes for must-hear hits now, so I can scrape around and find em in time ppls! |
Wed. 7/16/14 9:16pm
mike east:
That boom pop bang whiz song with Brigitte Bardot for sure!! | |
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Wed. 7/16/14 9:17pm
egal:
Or Bonnie and Clyde. |
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Wed. 7/16/14 9:18pm
hyde:
I'm always game for anything from Histoire De Melody Nelson |
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![]() Awrighty, settin things up for the final set ... |
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Wed. 7/16/14 9:22pm
northguineahills:
Hmmm, the grocer closes at 11, the set ends at 10, what do I do!??!!! |
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![]() This is where the app comes in handy, NGH :) |
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Wed. 7/16/14 9:23pm
northguineahills:
Blonde Redhead did a good cover of this. I have the 7" somewhere. |
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![]() I think I have that one too, NGH |
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Wed. 7/16/14 9:25pm
northguineahills:
Hmmm, I have earbuds around somewhere (never use them). |
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Wed. 7/16/14 9:30pm
northguineahills:
Found earbuds, off I go! Thanks Gary, faved this episode. Good fun. |
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![]() If I someday play a whole set of Bonnie & Clyde songs... |
Wed. 7/16/14 9:32pm
mike east:
Thanks Gary. My wife loves that one. We just had a fun dance to it in the dark while my baby slept and 9 yr held the radio close for us | |
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Wed. 7/16/14 9:33pm
northguineahills:
I have many covers of Bonnie & Clyde, really leaving now! |
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Wed. 7/16/14 9:34pm
crickets:
That was amazing, with Bridgette B. |
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![]() Happy marche, NGH! |
Wed. 7/16/14 9:36pm
Doug Schulkind:
Clyde will always = Walt Frazier for me. | |
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![]() Y'all wanna hear Cat Power and Karen Elson singing Je T'aime (Non ...)? |
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Wed. 7/16/14 9:39pm
hyde:
@Gary sure. and you picked Cargo Culte, which may just be my fave! |
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![]() James was jonzin for Cargo Culte earlier this evening, thank him! |
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![]() who's playing bass? |
Wed. 7/16/14 9:42pm
doca:
Hey, Gary and all. I'm late, gonna have to catch the rest from the archives | |
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![]() I'm scouring Darran Anderson's Histoire de Melody Nelson now to find out, UM |
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![]() Dave Richmond |
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Wed. 7/16/14 9:43pm
hyde:
good ol' ljfw |
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![]() Hola, Doca! |
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![]() en.wikipedia.org... |
Wed. 7/16/14 9:44pm
doca:
I always think Serge's lyrics would make a funk carioca lyricist blush | |
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![]() Dave Richmond |
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![]() Serge jumps on the punk bandwagon |
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![]() I'm glad I got to hear half the show, Gary. It was great. |
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![]() Always great to see you, Mon Oncle! |
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Wed. 7/16/14 9:57pm
egal:
Great show, thanks! |
Wed. 7/16/14 9:57pm
Jill B.:
Another great evening spent with my dear son, Gary. I loved your selections tonight. All's well, that ends well! | |
Wed. 7/16/14 9:57pm
mike east:
Well done, Gary. Definitely clicky star material | |
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![]() night everyone |
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Wed. 7/16/14 9:58pm
hyde:
awwww, there's the exit theme. thanks for the great show! |
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Wed. 7/16/14 9:59pm
schmutz:
thanks Gary! slippity slam a-boom bam Gainsbourg www.youtube.com... |
Wed. 7/16/14 10:01pm
doca:
Gary, there is that album released on tzadik with serge gainsbourg covers, on their radical jewish culture series. It has a few couple of gems | |
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Wed. 7/16/14 10:01pm
coelacanth:
i think i've heard about 8-10 Serge songs before this. i don't know why! This show has served me well. Brilliant (if not insane!) man! |
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Wed. 7/16/14 10:01pm
coelacanth:
Thank you Gary! ciao everyone! |
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![]() Have a great night, Hyde, Schmutz, Doca, Michael, Coelacanth + Tous Else! |
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Wed. 7/16/14 10:19pm
northguineahills:
Thanks for playing Cargo Culte, heard it on my hooves. Have a great night Gary! |
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![]() Mais oui, NG! |
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![]() Oh, wait--I see it was you, NGH, who requested the Culte, and NOT LJFW ... very glad you did! |
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