A party is nothing without music. But I’ll admit it. My taste in French music borders on antiquated, but I just love that gilded, moonlit, Midnight in Paris view of France, and that is encapsulated, for me, in the classics, with a bit of modern tossed in for good measure. But, the best playlists are a collaborative effort. So I thought the list can continue in the comments! Leave your favorite French or French-leaning songs, and we can start our own interactive playlist, so our iPods will be prepped and ready for Bastille Day parties. My beloved and very cool Parisian teenage cousin Giada helped me find some new stuff. Here are some of my absolute faves, my most beloved in bold:
The Interactive Paris Playlist
Quelqu’un m’a dit—Carla Bruni
Le plus beau de quartier—Carla Bruni
Raphael—Carla Bruni
L’amour—Carla Bruni
La belle et le badboy—MC Solaar
Je cherche un homme—Eartha Kitt
C’est si bon—Eartha Kitt
La Vie en Rose—Louis Armstrong
La Vie en Rose—Edith Piaf
Milord—Edith Piaf
Non, je ne regrette rien—Edith Piaf
L’anamour—Jane Birkin
En relisant ta lettre—Serge Gainsbourg
Qu’est-ce qu’on attend pour etre heureux—Patrick Bruel
Boum—Charles Trenet
Le Poinçonneur des Lilas—Serge Gainsbourg
Il y a un cauchemard dans ma placard—Birdy Nam Nam
Brandt rhapsodie—Benjamin Biolay
I love Paris—Ella Fitzgerald
C’est magnifique—Frank Sinatra
Si tu vois ma mere—Sidney Bechet
Parlez-moi d’amour—Juliette Greco
Add your own!