Alright, I Need Some Help

jlosowski · **Joined:** Sat May 03, 2008 7:14 pm **Posts:** 301

ive got a project for french class and i need a cool french speaking band to write about. the only catch is their songs have to be sung in french. any ides are appreciated

Mike · **Posted:** Wed Oct 15, 2008 4:02 pm

I acutally have a band for called smokin fuzz. My friend bought me their cd while she was in europe. I can megaupload it for you if you want.

JayPA · **Posted:** Wed Oct 15, 2008 4:24 pm

Check out MAP from Quebec City, great punk/ska band along the lines of Capdown, all in French.

Mike · **Posted:** Wed Oct 15, 2008 4:26 pm

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=DZKMLVVZ

Smokin Fuzz ~ Papel Por Favor

Switches between French English and i think even Spanish.

jlosowski · **Joined:** Sat May 03, 2008 7:14 pm **Posts:** 301

oh man im diggin smokin fuzz pretty hard, thanks mike.
and i couldnt find MAP, but i also didnt want to rifle through a hundred+ pages on myspace
and i also found a band called vulgaires machins and theyre pretty rad to, but in a different way.
i think im gonna have to do 2 projects now...

JayPA · **Posted:** Wed Oct 15, 2008 10:36 pm

Sorry, I messed that up- http://www.maprock.net
Website's even in French.

skadanny · **Posted:** Wed Oct 15, 2008 11:22 pm

Mike wrote:

Smokin Fuzz ~ Papel Por Favor

Switches between French English and i think even Spanish.

I'm liking this too. BTW, might it be Catalan and not Spanish? They sound a lot alike.

Mike · **Posted:** Wed Oct 15, 2008 11:47 pm

I honestly have no idea. The physical cd is in Rochester and if I remember correctly I couldn't make much out from the lyrics sheet.

Basically I got in to this cd during my I Like anything that is remotely ska phase and it is one of the few cds I like that is more trad.

skadanny · **Posted:** Thu Oct 16, 2008 12:41 am

You might also check out:

Babylon Circus -- typical French circus ska

Marcel et son Orchestre -- typical French cross-dressing ska band
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEf7HCpE1xs

Matt_Turner · **Posted:** Thu Oct 16, 2008 1:30 am

skadanny wrote:

You might also check out:
Marcel et son Orchestre -- typical French cross-dressing ska band
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEf7HCpE1xs

Not another one of those damn over-exposed French cross-dressing ska bands. It seems like that's all that's out there these days.

Dan of Magic Goat · **Joined:** Fri Jun 03, 2005 10:51 am **Posts:** 457

dont the planet smashers have french versions of songs too?

jlosowski · **Joined:** Sat May 03, 2008 7:14 pm **Posts:** 301

Dan of Magic Goat wrote:

dont the planet smashers have french versions of songs too?

i thought so, but i was looking all over and i couldnt find them.

go go gergie · **Posted:** Thu Nov 06, 2008 4:41 pm

ok so this topic is pretty old and i'm sure your project is dead and gone- but i just stumbled across this gem..

i guess in 1979 serge gainsbourg (notorious french sex musician object cigarette smooth) traveled to jamaica and recorded a reggae album. the backing band is legendary as far as reggae records go- he's got sly & robbie covering the rhythm section and the i-threes (rita marley, judy mogwat,& marcia griffiths) singing backup for him. i guess the record lashed out at the right wing french government at the time- he got a lot of grief for recording this album, and actually got bomb threats because of it- could be a cool record to translate the lyrics....

plus its f*ck serge gainsbourg crooning over rockers reggae!
here's a taste...

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