A Bastille Day Mixtape
This mixtape pulls together a collection of some of my favorite French music from the 1960s through today to celebrate Bastille Day. The French national holiday (which was celebrated in Philadelphia over the weekend at Eastern State Penitentary), commemorates the storming of the Bastille, which took place on July 14, 1789, marking the beginning of the French Revolution. The largest celebration of the holiday, which is like July 4th to us Americans, is in, you guessed it, New York City. To celebrate in a low-key style, grab yourself a nice bottle of Beaujolais, along with a Godard or Truffaut flick and download the mix below.
Stream the entire mixtape HERE
[MP3]: Edith Piaf ”Non Je Ne Regrette Rien”
C’est Pour Ça, Companion; 1960
[MP3]: Françoise Hardy ”Tous Les Garçons Et Les Filles”
Françoise Hardy, Disques Vogue; 1962
[MP3]: Chantal Goya ”Tu M’as Trop Menti”
Masculin Féminin Soundtrack, RCA/Victor; 1966
[MP3]: Michel Polnareff ”Love Me Please Love Me”
Love Me Please Love Me, Disques Vogue; 1966
[MP3]: Jean Jacques Perrey ”Mary France”
Jean-Jacques Perrey, Vanguard Records; 1968
[MP3]: Jacques Dutronc ”Le Responsable”
Le Responsable, Disques Vogue; 1969
[MP3]: Stinky Toys ”Plastic Faces”
Plastic Faces, Polydor; 1977
[MP3]: Ruth ”Polaroïd/Roman/Photo”
Polaroïd/Roman/Photo, Paris Album; 1985
[MP3]: Marie Möör ”Pretty Day”
BIPPP: French Synth-Wave 1979/85, Born Bad; 2006
[MP3]: April March ”Laisse Tomber Les Filles”
Paris in April, Sympathy For The Record Industry; 1996
[MP3]: M83 ”Run Into Flowers”
Dead Cities, Red Seas & Lost Ghosts, Mute; 2004
[MP3]: Joakim ”I Wish You Were Gone”
Monsters & Silly Songs, !K7; 2007
