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Music Tuesday #024: the French connection

For a long time I ignored music that wasn’t in English, until I heard a song with lyrics that made me remember that I actually like the French language for it’s poetic capabilities.
I used to be a fan of poets like Jacques Prévert (Check out Paroles for instance).  I kind of forgot that due to my voracious reading in English, my library at home only has 11 books in French. 
Zaz is not the best singer, but her voice has more gravel than many a garden path. And that’s good.

Éblouie par la nuit à coup de lumières mortelles
À frôler les bagnoles les yeux comme des têtes d'épingles.
J't'ai attendu 100 ans dans les rues en noir et blanc
Tu es venu en sifflant.

Éblouie par la nuit à coup de lumières mortelles
À shooter les canettes aussi paumés qu'un navire
Si j'en ai perdu la tête j't'ai aimé et même pire
Tu es venu en sifflant.

Éblouie par la nuit à coup de lumière mortelle
Faut-il aimé la vie ou la regarder juste passer?
De nos nuits de fumette il ne reste presque rien
Que tes cendres au matin
Dans métro rempli des vertiges de la vie
À la prochaine station, petit européen.
Mets ta main, descend-la au dessous de mon cœur.

Éblouie par la nuit à coup de lumière mortelle
Un dernier tour de piste avec la mort au bout
J't'ai attendu 100 ans dans les rues en noir et blanc
Tu es venu en sifflant.

Zaz - Eblouie par la nuit
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDcgOpUp2nc

And with that we have made it to the end of the year.  See you on the other side.

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