These are some of her best work over the years. Songs associated with theater and film projects endure more due to being exposed to more than just the recording genre. It was "J'ai Danse Avec L'amour" that turned me on to the firey torch song she was so famous for and it and others remain favorites. This is a must have for La Mome Piaf buffs.
It used to be easier to pretend that an album was its own perfectly self-contained artifact. The great records certainly feel that way. But albums are more permeable than solid, their motivations, executions and inspirations informed by, and often stolen from, their peers and forbearers. It all sounds awfully formal, but it's not. It's the very nature of music — of art, even. The Six Degrees features examine the relationships between classic records and five… more »
