Carla Bruni has been included in one list from Les Inrockuptibles, but most acclaim come from Spain where her song has been included in lists from the Spanish Rolling Stone as well as Honorio's beloved Rock de Lux.

Hum... Extremely different from my would-be Top 21 French songs I guess, but I do have listened to Ronnie Bird and Air, and I like both :) . The only thing is, my favourite from Bird is "Chante", not "Fais attention". However, I share the others' opinion about Carla Bruni, but I may be politically biased...

Don't forget the guys from West Africa, Quebec, Haiti ...

Hmm, there are artists from these places that sing in French, but I don't think any songs are listed at AM. Am I wrong or was it not an AM-specific comment?

For Africa (Mali), I suggest Amadou & Mariams "Sabali", which is partly sung in french and will be my number 3 in the 2008 poll. The song is number 73 in the end-of-year-list.

Yes, you’re right, especially shocking was the inclusion into the Top 10 (!) of songs from 2000-2004 by Spanish Rolling Stone. Anyway let me point to the fact that this acclaim came during the pre-Sarkozy period, at the time Carla was a top model that debuted in music with an album in an unexpected chanson style that was quite consistent, or at least better that one can expect coming from a top model. Anyway, not merits enough to be included into the Top 20 French songs of all time...

OK Guys, here's a fantastic book for all those interested in french songs...It just came out today...It picks up the 200 essential french records and at the end a list of 2000 essential songs...check it out!!!
Here's the link on amazon.fr

http://www.amazon.fr/discoth%C3%A8que-parfaite-chanson-fran%C3%A7aise/dp/2354252161/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1317680162&sr=1-1

I guess the advantage of Ferré against Brel or Brassens is that if asked what Ferré best song is, most people will answer "Avec le Temps" while for Brel you might get a bit more "Ne Me Quitte Pas" than other answers but I'm sure you will have lots of "Ces Gens-Là", "Amsterdam" or "Au Suivant". It's the same for Brassens, lot of good songs, none that stands out more than the others.

Not surprised to see 2 Dutronc songs, first because he is one the best French artists in terms of singles and also because lots of French lists are done by Rock magazines more than "French music" magazines. So he gets quite an advantage here.

The strangest omission for me is Noir Désir, but they are pretty well represented in the Albums section. And surprised that "Vertige de l'amour" appears instead of some much better and as much known songs (La Nuit Je Mens is his masterpiece for me, but Osez Joséphine, Ma Petite Entreprise or Madame Rêve are other stand-out tracks).

And never heard of Ronnie Bird either...

I took a look at this book today. It's actually much more complete about mainstream music here in France than what we have discussed on this forum so far. The book is built on the same plan as that of the "Discothèque parfaite de l'histoire du rock" so, counting the "Ca devrait vous plaire" sections, it does include much more than 200 albums.

However, as far as it is interesting, it does include a bit of acclaim for artists I can't bear (such as Michel Sardou) and I don't feel like copying a content that huge all over again. Count me out .

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