So-on May 26th we have a truly spectacular evening planned for you @ The Embassy of France (see below for ALL THE AMAZING THINGS A BARGAIN $20 will get you).
BUT also, we do have a pair of tickets to give away. To enter to win leave us a comment with your favorite French pop song (youtube clips welcome). Cool? COOL.
WHAT YOU GET ACCESS TO:
BYT & La Maison Française are teaming up to bring you
A special Embassy of France after-hours party!
Featuring great drinks, music, art, performances, lights, photos, vibes, & kisses!
With your DJs:
Adrian Loving (just DJ’d for Obama, no biggie)
DJ TMY (Maison)
AutoRock (Big/Bright / On & On / Mass Appeal)
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A 9pm and 11pm seated Variety Show featuring:
Co La (Ecstatic Sunshine / Pitchfork: Rising)
Candy Del Rio (ooh la la)
Victoria Vox (Award Winning Ukulele / Singer / Songwriter)
Brandon Wardell (some little twerp we think is funny)
Margot MacDonald (cute overload)
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Outdoor musical performance by:
Wytold (Artist in residence at Strathmore Hall)
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Decorations by:
Panda Head Magazine (Enchanting!)
Pre-sale tickets are $20
Door price $25
but we’re most likely gonna sell out
18+ to enter / 21+ to drink / cash bar / ATM on site
Stay informed:
http://www.brightestyoungthings.com
http://www.twitter.com/byt
http://www.la-maison-francaise.org/
Brought to you by Stella, the official beer of BYT:
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Featuring cocktails by:
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Just like any other ticket you buy, we are not able to issue refunds unless the event is cancelled.
Attractions subject to change.
Panda Head photo by Liz Gorman
Moi…Lolita – Alizée
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5bF-tpz3iQ&feature=related
Not quite french pop, but it’s a french guy celebrating pop culture in the coolest of ways! Just watch his hands go!
Madeon- Pop Culture
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTx3G6h2xyA
It has to be the song that gave name to this event
And performed by Megan in Mad Men, of course
Zou Bisou Bisou – Gillian Hills (1962). Early early pop?
http://youtu.be/pyy8roNU060
Really anything by Josephine Baker, but J’ai Deux Amours is probably the best, and most covered.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWa8hA5-UmU
Ooola lola
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWAl-hrUVIA&feature=related
I grew up listening to Jacques Brel with the ‘rents, and Ne Me Quitte Pas was always one of my favorites.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=za_6A0XnMyw
Anything by Stromae, but since the weather is getting warmer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NxUBq7i25IA
A la prochaine!
Johnny Hallyday cover of Black is Black:
http://youtu.be/99phlP_e2Rw
(also, you should see Vengeance) http://youtu.be/ZqTlRrGb03o)
Jenifer, Ma révolution
France’s Britney
Itsy bitsy petit bikini!
Yelle – Ce jeu.
pure french diskoelectropop bliss
THIS. IS. IT.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3Fa4lOQfbA
if anything but this entered your mind, you’re phony as hell.
Not French, strictly speaking.
BONUS – video directed by the Depp himself.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZg8BkxyqXw
technically she’s from Quebec, but it’s definitely still French! after you hear this tres catchy piece of pop, wait til 3:30 for the ultimate finish…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7vYo6l06lo
NO QUESTIONS ASKED – THIS IS THE COOLEST SONG. FRANCE GALL “LAISSER TOMBER LES FILLES”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rikk4OqLA7w
SECOND ONLY TO “CA PLANE POUR MOI” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVDfmn_TMkI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rikk4OqLA7w
CA PLANE POUR MOI.
It can’t get any “poppier” than this
http://youtu.be/URr37OUyC6I
Meet the French 50 Cent…or is 50 the American Booba….
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ah32mm3vfU&feature=relmfu
French pop is universally heartbreaking…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4idN1kcXI_o
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lC6vZOgYduk
Shame on you by Ophelie Winter
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEH-kTP2guY
Chocollllaattteee!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_yHVBqwLI0
CE JEU, TOUT YELLE!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QOxKCKC09A&feature=relmfu
stereo total cest incroyable!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CI9fS5WMRo0&feature=related
So this has sort of devolved into anything sort of french, like fried potatoes and the mute? Well cherie, I submit the true blue with
The song is Ostersoen by Odland. There are accents on all the O’s, but I don’t care to fool with ASCII codes because the google does not mind. Vincent Pianine and Lorenzo Papace made the video for Papace’s band, Odland.
This (http://odland.fr/shop/sankta-lucia/) is the band page but I find their collaboration with http://lepetitechomalade.com/ to be a bit more interesting of a site.
http://vimeo.com/lpapace/ostersoen
Can’t share just one: First ’66, where Serge Gainsbourg got a 15 year old to sing about her love for lollies (EAT YOUR HEART OUT POLANSKI): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkfkkiLm91I, 2009 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eo3CV6sZ90I&feature=BFa&list=PL90CC8E2188D54DD8, ’97 Sacre Francais http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tN64qgptQQA&feature=related, http://vimeo.com/40291506