Playlist: Matt Lavallee: "Top 5 Francophone appropriations of English-language pop songs (1960s div.)"

1. Sylvie Vartan, “C'était Trop Beau” (Caesar & Cleopatra, a/k/a Sonny & Cher, “Baby Don't Go”)
2. Danielle Denin, “Quand Tu M'embrasses” (The Beatles, “I'm Looking Through You”)
3. Praline, “C'est Comme Je Vous L'Dis” (The Breakaways, “That's How It Goes” )
4. Katty Line, “Je N'y Comprends Rien” (Ann-Margret, “I Just Don't Understand”)
5. Julie D, “Aiko Aiko” (Dixie Cups - Iko, Iko [trad.])
HONORABLE MENTION (ACTUALLY IN ITALIAN): Caterina Caselli, “Sono Qui Con Voi” (The Amboy Dukes [after Muddy Waters], “Baby Please Don't Go”)
Matt Lavallee spins at “Pop Music 7 Dimensions” at Plough & Stars this Monday, March 9.