Yael Naim “Ima”

The Hebrew lyrics translate:
“Mommy’s not afraid,
mommy only loves,
mommy’s here at the edge of the day,
mommy’s here to stay,
just like in a dream,
beauty and innocence,
and forever you belong,
come here my little one, let us now breathe,
from within me you’re creating”

Happy Mother’s Day – M. Pas de Merde

Confinement Sessions: Volo

On the occasion of the release of their new album With his brother at At-Home, Le Cargo! puts the spotlight on Volo , a French duo made up of two brothers whose songs, both touching and militant, succeed in bringing together a loyal and ever-growing audience.


We should have filmed the Volos a few months earlier. We had an appointment in Montreuil, in the room where they were playing that evening. It happened at Mains D’euvres , in St Ouen, so very far from the meeting place, that we thought that the room was particularly quiet for a day of concert. So we managed to plant a shoot for the first time in over 1000 sessions. But today we have a meeting in Paris, towards Pigalle, rue Lepic, a street that will forever be linked to the greatest defender of French song, the late Jean Meyrand . In a Volo friend’s apartment, thank you to him for the welcome, we find the two brothers that we involuntarily put in the same configuration as during their first session for the Cargo! toured by Micky . A sofa, a light here in chiaroscuro, a communicative complicity and humor and songs. Songs with poetic lyrics, committed, which aim just, with a certain modesty. Beautiful songs that can be found in their new album which has just been released and which is a great morale booster.

Source: Videos: Volo, Acoustic Session # 1068

Beauty during pandemic: Lakmé “Duo des fleurs”

The “Flower Duet” (French: “Duo des fleurs”) is a famous duet for soprano and mezzo-soprano from Léo Delibes’ opera Lakmé, first performed in Paris in 1883. The duet takes place in act 1 of the three-act opera, between characters Lakmé, the daughter of a Brahmin priest, and her servant Mallika, as they go to gather flowers by a river.

Chanson du Jour “J’ai Deux Amours”

Monsieur Pas de Merde loves this song. We’ve posted two versions, the first by the legendary Josephine Baker, the other more recent by Madeleine Peyroux.

The song was written by the team of Georges Koger, John Murray, Vincent Scotto, Barry Trivers, Henri Eugene Vantard.

Which do you prefer?

Lyrics

On dit qu’au delà des mers 

Là-bas sous le ciel clair 

Il existe une cité 

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