There's no point pretending that Françoise Hardy is a musical genius. She's not. But ever since I got my hands on this album, I've been enamoured by her brand of pop, from her touching performance of Mon Amie la Rose to her incredibly sexy rendition of Traume.
Here she is singing one of my favourites, Tous les Garçons et les Filles. The lyrics are here and, unless my French is completely beyond repair, they roughly translate as "all the boys and girls my age have much better love lives than I do".
Frankly, that's Françoise's fault for shacking up with Jacques Dutronc.
If you're new to Françoise Hardy, your best bet is to get hold of one of her compilation albums. Below are a few of the best.
