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Nosaj Thing [MySpace] is among L.A.'s finest musical modulators. He made this excellent remix of Charlotte Gainsbourg's latest hit Heaven Can Wait: [quicktime width="400" height="40"]http://frogsmoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/charlotte-gainsbourg-heaven-can-wait-remix.mp3[/quicktime] Right-click here to save the file and add it to your mp3 player. (And remember: you heard it here first!)

And with this original CV in stop-motion video (and her lovely accent) she deserves it!

French electronic music duo Daft Punk have made it big around the world, especially with their 2001 hit Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger. Here's a little video that uses clips from Disney's Snow White movie to animate the song. Probably illegally, so it may not be available forever. Enjoy while it lasts!

You can trust Guuzbourg to discover the most beautiful French chanson ever, performed by one of the most beautiful women ever. Romy Schneider sang La chanson d'Hélène for the movie Les Choses de la Vie.

On French TV this weekend: first rocker Johnny Hallyday and first lady Carla Bruni performing "Quelque Chose De Tennessee"

You can leave it to Guuzbourg to find the best girls in town. Here are Les Valseuses [myspace]. Their first album came out yesterday. Ah la la is one of the songs: From Filles Sourires: "Laure, Marianne and Zoé, who met over cigarettes and coffee (imagine, with the smoking ban of today they wouldn't have [...]

If your French is good enough you may like this clip of Nick Sarkozy as 'Le King of Bling Bling'. Otherwise, just enjoy the animation: More in The Telegraph

François Macré [myspace] recorded Michael Jackson's Thriller using 64 tracks of only his voice. He mimicked all instrumental, vocal, rhythmic elements and sound effects using 64 superimposed audio-video tracks, without adding any instrument, sampler, or other effects. The result is a full a capella music project, nearly 6 minutes long. A titanic job, with great [...]

Why do I always find the best French music clips on Dutch sites? This one comes via Filles Sourires: [youtube]Ay8huXCPUkM[/youtube] Music video "Les Draps Sourds". New 2008 album "L'Entredeux" by Marianne Dissard. Music by Joey Burns of Calexico. Featuring Katerine, Dominique A., and friends. Shot in Tucson, Arizona in August 2008. Directed by Marianne Dissard. [...]

Just by singing in English, precocious French duo the Do (pronounced "doe") have sparked a cultural shift in their homeland. Their playful, genre-hopping debut album A Mouthful topped French charts in January, as did their first single On My Shoulders (see video below). But unlike most hit bands in French history, their entire album, bar [...]

French singer Yelle (a feminised acronym of YEL, "You enjoy life" – wiki) is a French singer from Brittany. Here she is in her latest clip, Ce Jeu (this game). Oh, and did I mention the nip slip at 2:07?

Found on Filles Sourires: This little ditty by Marie Laforet (with Jacques Higelin) is one the few songs in which she sings higher than we're used to. It's her first single. The clip is from the movie St. Tropez Blues (1961). The version in the video differs from the studio-version. While it lastst you can [...]

[youtube]Ju3ISKcgvqE[/youtube] 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 [...]

The Friendly Francophile at Filles Sourires celebrates the French National Holiday with a mix of music by, exceptionellement, French male singers. It's one big file (64MB) in mp3 format. Find the download link here. Tracklist: Si Facile – Salsedo Si Tu M'Aimes – Arthur H Rendez-vous Qui Sait (remix) – Benjamin Biolay Merci Pour Tout [...]

French lefties are suffering from massive schizophrenia: even if they like Carla Bruni's new album they have to say they hate it, because they can't stand her husband. Never mind! Bruni's "Comme si de rien n'était" is a solid piece of work, and the first single from it (L'amoureuse) is a lovely song about a [...]