Superfluities Redux
On culture and theatre, by George Hunka
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Saturday, 22 March 2008
Ah, he has been gone for three decades now (the thirtieth anniversary of his death was this past 11 March), and watching him today you get the feeling that the sky was bluer, the grass greener, the polyester brighter in Claude François' world. He was one of France's great pop singers and the author of "Comme d'habitude," the French original of "My Way." In his memory, then, the infectious "Chanson populaire," from a 1977 TV appearance – he is accompanied by his backup dancers, the Clodettes:
I excitedly await Cloclomania, the theatrical extravaganza about his unique life (was he a "tortured genius"? and no irony or sentimentality here), and welcome the commission for the book of the musical. Until then, the song will stay with you all day. I promise.
Posted at 9.20 am in /Music
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