Amazing how many people had their only hit with a Lennon/McCartney song, others building a career after a hit with one of their songs. Yet another way they were far ahead of any other band. The Fourmost had their first hit with Hello Little Girl which was the first song John Lennon ever wrote, before the Beatles were formed. Gerry and the Pacemakers recorded a version of it but the record company decided to release the Fourmost one. One of the Pacemakers had an acetate of the Beatles singing it on one side and 'Til There was you on the other from their unsuccessful audition at Decca. He put it up for auction a few years back and it went for over $100,000.
Charles Aznavour didn't have much of a voice, Charles Aznovoice as Terry Wogan called him, but he did write some decent songs. They also had Gilbert Becaud, who sang this, a record so appalling that if repeatedly played to prisoners in an effort to extract information would be classed as cruel and inhuman treatment.
Got a kiss off Francoise once. Actually, a peck on the cheek but in my mind she would have liked it to lead further. What a sexy voice when she was talking.
Seriously? Genuinely impressed/jealous. I would have walked over hot coals to... but, alas, she's not from my.my.my.my.my generayshun. Come on, give us some more details on what happened.
Was working in Leeds, 1969. Had gone out for something to eat with an older, old as in mid 20s, bloke from the office.He was a Londoner. Anyway as we were walking across City Square someone shouted out to him. It was a mate of his from London, a photographer, who had been doing a photo shoot with a sad-looking Francoise Hardy who had been recording something at the YTV studios on Kirkstall Road. He asked my workmate if he fancied a drink at the nearby Station Hotel where they were heading to. The reason Francoise was looking so sad was she was due to fly out to Las Vegas to see Elvis in his live comeback show but fog at Leeds Bradford airport meant she had missed the connection flight. As she explained this in a husky French accent a whole lounge bar wanted to console her.l thought I had better get back to work, said my goodbyes and she leant forward and gave me a peck on the cheek. My workmate, Phil, decided to stop. Rolled back in about 4pm, 3pm closing in those days, and sat at his desk very much the worse for wear, it was a shorts not beer session, head on his desk muttering Francoise, .Francoise. He got sent home and got a right bollocking the next day.
Yes she was one of those with a 1960s look who still look great. Not quite up to Julie Christie level but no one was.
Judy Geeson, Susan George, Jean Shrimpton all had that similar 1960s look but Julie Christie, for me was the cream of the crop.
One time partner of Johnny Depp and Lenny Kravitz.... Another French Vanessa Paradis.. even hotter in her 40's
Charles Aznovoice lol like that one you guys, mind you only knew that one song, She. But the mention of some of those girls from back then only brings out the same feeling that I have about the some of the music from back then, fantastic.
Well worth spending a few minutes reading about him. Though we tend to dismiss him somewhat lightly in this country he has had a career few can match. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Aznavour
