Hunter’s Quarry: France Gall
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This week I am continuing with the Franco-phile mood of the last post and bringing you the music of French pop songstress France Gall. Gall worked with the now legendary Serge Gainsbourg to produce many of the tracks on the album Baby Pop…. From Wikipedia:
At the beginning of 1966 Gall released Baby pop, another song written by Gainsbourg, the lyrics of which Gall once described as “brutal”, but whose dark undertones are not easily perceived when one hears the song as sung by the then 18 year-old girl. However, the undertones in her next hit song were not so easily missed, and caused a scandal when it was released. Gainsbourg deliberately filled the song Les Sucettes(“Lollipops”) with double-meanings and strong sexual innuendo. On the surface, the lyrics tell the innocent tale of a girl named Annie who enjoys lollipops. However, it is clear that Gainsbourg intentionally created the theme as a metaphor for oral sex. Although a big hit, the song sat in stark contrast to genuinely innocent songs on the same album such as Je me marie en blanc (“White Wedding”) and Ça me fait rire (“It makes me laugh”).
Thanks to the blog I Could Die Tomorrow, where I originally found this posting!
