Japanese technopop music video of a French sixties tune

Posted by Lisa Katayama, September 2, 2008 11:15 AM | permalink

As a tribute to sixties pop star Claude François (he wrote the original tune for Sinatra's My Way and many other mega-hits in France), quirky Japanese musician Kenzo Saeki made this funky remix of Lundi au Soleil. It's actually part of a collaborative album dedicated to the French heartthrob—and commissioned by a French record label—called Clo Clo Made in Japan.

You can see François' original version of Le Lundi au Soleil here. As far as I can tell, Saeki didn't change the words much, he just added some beats and made an awesome video to go with it.

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#1 posted by A New Challenger

, September 2, 2008 12:00 PM

I'm going to use the theme of covers in different languages along with the "My Way" mention to beautifully and effortlessly segue into this stop motion video which doesn't have nearly enough love on YouTube.

Slightly more on topic, there's something Bowie-esque about that 1972 clip.

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#2 posted by Pendrift , September 2, 2008 1:16 PM

Fun take on Claude François's hit.
That said, although I think it's fun to listen to his songs (classic French 70s kitsch!), I still have no idea why and how he was such a heartthrob during his heyday.

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#3 posted by pascalforget , September 2, 2008 1:28 PM

Amazing! Look at ClocloJPN channel on YouTube for clips of the Japanese version of all the most popular songs of Claude François!

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#4 posted by error404 , September 2, 2008 3:57 PM

Oh I rememberClaude François very vividly from the 70s.

He died channging a light bulb in his flat in Paris in 78/79.

He always felt like he was Plastic Bertrandt's dad.

Claude François

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmHntiV2Ebs

Plastic Bertrandt

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVDfmn_TMkI&feature=related

Buit that has a lot to with the homogenous nature of French pop of the time... that he was Claude François's son and also died in a bath while changing a light bulb.

The last bit may be a lie.

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#5 posted by fontastique , September 3, 2008 1:34 AM

Actually Jacques Revaux wrote "Comme d'habitude" the original version of My Way