tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post5180378934804096861..comments2024-03-28T15:15:32.175+01:00Comments on Living the life in Saint-Aignan: Georges Moustaki 1934-2013Ken Broadhursthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-7523142707596084622013-05-25T07:53:09.467+02:002013-05-25T07:53:09.467+02:00Judy, I quit smoking back in 1982. For another two...Judy, I quit smoking back in 1982. For another two decades, I was known to enjoy a cigarette (I am from North Carolina, after all) once in a while — especially in France — but never got hooked again. Since we moved to France ten years ago I haven't smoked at all.<br /><br />Beaver, "avec ma gueule de 'ricain..."<br /><br />Nadège, I enjoyed learning Moustaki's songs but I really admired and was more interested in Brassens' more complex lyrics and music. You are right, a whole generation is gone now, but then that's the way of the world.<br /><br />Thanks all for the nice comments. I don't live in the past but those were formative years for me.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-69271679982513762112013-05-24T23:11:53.182+02:002013-05-24T23:11:53.182+02:00Very nice memorial post.Very nice memorial post.Starmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12386841450183061541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-60574522518537305462013-05-24T16:40:12.484+02:002013-05-24T16:40:12.484+02:00What a lovely story.What a lovely story.chrissouphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00398602853402174732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-63603357297736639772013-05-24T16:19:08.937+02:002013-05-24T16:19:08.937+02:00What a lovely post with its link back to your firs...What a lovely post with its link back to your first stay in France. He's not a singer I 'd heard of so thank you.Niall & Antoinettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12699304108340257145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-87945821682686431682013-05-24T14:47:23.979+02:002013-05-24T14:47:23.979+02:00Ken
I knew that you will write about him when I h...Ken<br /><br />I knew that you will write about him when I heard of his death yesterday. <br /><br />"Le Métèque" is the first time I did hear of him as a child on the island and then I fell in love , so to speak, with his song "Le Facteur" because of his poésie. <br /><br />I agree, you brought back some good memories.<br /><br />R.I.P mon cher métèqueThe Beaverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11457136925020206640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-22265162921989790242013-05-24T14:45:37.189+02:002013-05-24T14:45:37.189+02:00You've done a good job putting your feelings i...You've done a good job putting your feelings into words, Ken. Being young and in a foreign country gives one a different perspective on life that lasts our whole life long. Getting that little radio got you tuned in to French life, non?<br /><br />Loved learning about Moustaki today. He was also mentioned on NPR. <br /><br />Evelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17824964122794535252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-26928759798441618462013-05-24T14:11:00.483+02:002013-05-24T14:11:00.483+02:00I had a couple of Moustaki albums myself & we ...I had a couple of Moustaki albums myself & we listened to him in my jr yr abroad in 1969.....and I still listen today ....really brings back memories (oh yes, I even smoked Gitanes back then....yuck)melindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14337254308066184912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-79290866704615420262013-05-24T14:05:44.369+02:002013-05-24T14:05:44.369+02:00It makes me uneasy seeing the famous adults from m...It makes me uneasy seeing the famous adults from my childhood starting to pass away, one by one. This is a lovely tribute, and a nice summary of how you felt during that first experience in France :)<br /><br />I forget... are you one who still does smoke, or have you quit?Seine Judeet (Judith)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07407353544376132484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-89321667705920322672013-05-24T11:57:13.730+02:002013-05-24T11:57:13.730+02:00I remember him and the simplicity of his poetic so...I remember him and the simplicity of his poetic songs. I was not a fan of Brassens, just because I was younger and didn't appreciate the sarcasm and meaning of his songs.<br />With Jean Ferrat and others, it is all a generation that are now gone and I do feel sad.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06031276247743743680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-25591135422402619162013-05-24T11:13:30.144+02:002013-05-24T11:13:30.144+02:00Moustaki's best-known song is Le Métèque, rele...Moustaki's best-known song is Le Métèque, released in 1968. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JI_Vmthx4G0" rel="nofollow">Here's a link.</a>Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-6071840555245751702013-05-24T11:03:34.667+02:002013-05-24T11:03:34.667+02:00What a lovely tribute to an artist who made a diff...What a lovely tribute to an artist who made a difference for you.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06472449597146519943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-23974233843306363462013-05-24T09:22:04.639+02:002013-05-24T09:22:04.639+02:00What a great, personal obit. from your early lifet...What a great, personal obit. from your early lifethread... I wonder how many others from "abroad" felt the same sentiments as you on hearing those lyrics.<br /><br />I've never heard him... to my knowledge... but "Milord" is one of The Little Sparrow's songs I like a lot.<br /><br /><i>Useless, trying to listen on the "wiffy" laptop... I'll try later on the big-un.</i>Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16439261142732764451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-6602683341973631092013-05-24T08:34:43.015+02:002013-05-24T08:34:43.015+02:00With your two Georges you brought back a lot of fo...With your two Georges you brought back a lot of fond memories. Thank you. <br /><br />R.I.P. Georges Moustaki.chmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17765675930520613520noreply@blogger.com