John Lennon wrote his song “Hello Little Girl” in 1957, and it was the first one composed by the duo Lennon-McCartney. The Beatles recorded a version of it, and submitted it with Paul McCartney’s “Like Dreamers Do” during their unsuccessful audition for Decca Records on 1 January 1962. It was finally included (as Track 19) in their compilation album Anthology 1, released on 20 November 1995 by Apple Records, which is part of The Beatles Anthology series. CONTINUE READING / CONTINUER LA LECTURE…
L’écrivain, libraire, journaliste et critique Pierre Béarn (de son vrai nom Louis-Gabriel Besnard, 1902–2004) exerça son talent dans divers domaines de la littérature. En 1951, dans son recueil Couleurs d’usine il écrivit les vers suivants : CONTINUE READING / CONTINUER LA LECTURE…
The jazz song “Little Girl” was written and composed in 1931 by Madeline Hyde and Francis Henry, and first recorded by Sam Lanin and His Orchestra on June 2, 1931, with vocals by Paul Small. Since then, both the song and its instrumental version have been interpreted by various artists (see here for a partial list). CONTINUE READING / CONTINUER LA LECTURE…
Between 1997 and 2011, Meg White (Megan Martha White) and her husband Jack White (born John Anthony Gillis) formed the rock duo the White Stripes. Meg White performed drums, percussion, and vocals, while Jack White wrote songs and performed vocals, guitar, piano, and bass. CONTINUE READING / CONTINUER LA LECTURE…
Pierre Antoine Muraccioli, dit Antoine, né le 4 juin 1944 à Tamatave (Madagascar), est un auteur-compositeur-interprète, navigateur et réalisateur français. Sa chanson satirique « Les Élucubrations d’Antoine » le rendit célèbre en 1966. En janvier 1966 il sortit son premier album 33 tours, ayant le même titre. CONTINUE READING / CONTINUER LA LECTURE…
Tommy James is the stage name of Thomas Gregory Jackson, born on April 29, 1947. In 1959, then known as Tommy Jackson, he formed in Niles, Michigan a band called The Echoes; it became Tom and the Tornadoes, and in 1964 James renamed the band Tommy James and the Shondells. This rock band charted many hits, especially in the USA. CONTINUE READING / CONTINUER LA LECTURE…
The French singer, songwriter, actress, and dancer Stéphanie Alexandra Mina Sokolinski, known professionally as Soko, started her musical career in 2007. Her debut studio album I Thought I Was an Alien was released in February 2012. Its 7th track “First Love Never Die” tells about two childhood lovers who were separated and meet again after many years. A song full of nostalgia, ending with “I will never love again.” CONTINUE READING / CONTINUER LA LECTURE…
The two brothers Ray and Dave Davies founded the Kinks in 1963, which became one of the most influential rock bands of the 1960s. It broke up in 1997 as a result of creative tension between the Davies brothers.
Their 19th studio album Give the People What They Want was released in August 1981 in the USA and in January 1982 in Europe. Its 9th track “Art Lover” was released in August 1981 as a single with the 4th track “Predictable” as B-side. CONTINUE READING / CONTINUER LA LECTURE…
Le romancier et chroniqueur français Jean de Tinan (de son vrai nom Jean Le Barbier de Tinan) naquit le 19 janvier 1874 à Paris. Partagé entre les sciences et la littérature, il obtint un diplôme d’agronomie et se lia avec plusieurs auteurs, dont Pierre Louÿs. Il tint la rubrique des « sciences biologiques » dans le Mercure de France et en même temps écrivit des romans et des chroniques; il servit même comme prête-plume de l’écrivain Willy pour deux de ses romans. Souffrant d’une maladie du cœur depuis l’enfance, il mourut d’une crise cardiaque le 18 novembre 1898, à 24 ans. Il est enterré au cimetière du Père Lachaise. CONTINUE READING / CONTINUER LA LECTURE…
Voici un poème d’amour presque introuvable, écrit par un inconnu, publié sur un blog obscur dont il ne reste de traces que sur la Wayback Machine. Il fut récupéré vers 2004 par François Lemonnier et inclu dans sa collection de textes L’Univers sensuel, sexuel et sentimental de la Fillette impubère, au travers de l’Histoire, de l’Ethnographie et de la Littérature, Tome I : Interactions entre enfants, page 318. Il le présenta comme un texte anonyme, mais j’ai pu retrouver le nom de l’auteur dans les archives du blog sur la Wayback Machine. CONTINUE READING / CONTINUER LA LECTURE…
