My college French told me that the A-side translated as "The Pick-Up" so I figured this would be a keeper. It's pretty close to what I expected, a generally similar track to the scandalous Serge Gainsbourg / Jane Birkin classic and international hit "Je t'aime... moi non plus." Only this isn't as good and there aren't the moaning sounds.
In fact this is less a couple of songs per se than a spoken word/comedy novelty item with minimal background music, especially the B-side which sounds to have been recorded live at some dinner theater-type venue. This will likely have limited appeal for non-francophone readers unless you want some background sounds for your swingin' retro cocktail party. Honestly a lot of this dialog goes by so quickly that I'm missing a third of the content and most of the jokes. I find the B-side especially hard to follow. If someone who understands more would like to comment on the content, please do.
So, who are these people? "Guy Bedos (born June 15, 1934, in French Algeria) is an actor and stand-up comedian, mostly known in France for his part in the film Nous irons tous au paradis. He is also famous for his left-wing political affiliation and support to politicians such as François Mitterrand."
"Sophie Daumier (24 November 1934 – 1 January 2004) was a French film actress. She appeared in 28 films between '56-'79. She was born as Elisabeth Hugon ... the daughter of composer Georges Hugon. She was married to Guy Bedos from 1965 to 1977; the marriage ended in divorce."
Divorced and then dead... this is turning out to be one downer of a post, huh?
Remember better times here.
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