So I did this for French comic strips and I had another bad idea:
I didn't put anyone from Europe because I am from a stranger point of view so I wouldn't have known who they really consider as their best and most recognized artists.
Most of those listed above are held very dearly to Québécois: Dédé Fortin, the lead singer of Les Colocs is a bit of our Kurt Cobain (Different musical styles but similar guys), Gilles Vigneault composed what a lot of people consider Québec's national anthem, La bottine Souriante, Québec Redneck, and Richard Desjardins have given their own modern twist to French Canadian folk music, Robert Charlebois was one of our greatest singers in the 70s, La Bolduc and Félix Leclerc were pioneers in making music for the people and by the people (A musical award is named after Leclerc).
No I did not include Céline Dion despite her superb career, but I think almost everyone has heard of her so... 🤷
Robert Charlebois est allé Claude Gauthier chez lui, un jour de bordée de neige, avec une mélodie. Ensemble, ils ont fait cette chanson puis ils l’ont chanté à l’Hôpital Sainte-Justine, devant des enfants malades.
Une chanson de Robert Charlebois interprétée par Isabelle Boulay – Marie-Noël
Les paroles sur https://www.paroles.net/robert-charlebois/paroles-marie-noel
La femme de Tchaikovsky réalisé par Kirill Serebrennikov avec...
Exilé à Berlin après avoir été poursuivi par le régime homophobe de Poutine, Kirill Serebrennikov a dû prendre un plaisir certain à réaliser ce film étalant l’homosexualité d’un des plus grands musiciens russes. On avait beaucoup aimé le disciple et Leto, mais eu un peu peur d’aller voir La fièvre de Petrov, on ne pouvait pas ne pas aller voir la femme de Tchaikosvsky.
Comme le titre l’indique, le film n’est pas un biopic sur le musicien mais sur la jeune femme lui ayant déclaré sa flamme et qu’il accepte d’épouser pour faire taire les rumeurs concernant son homosexualité.
Dès le début de leur relation, Tchaikovsky peine à accorder un minimum d’égards à sa jeune épouse éperdue d’amour, au moins pour donner des gages en société. Le mariage ne sera jamais consommé, et très rapidement, il ne peut plus la supporter, au point que sa seule présence l’empêche de composer. Malgré cela, Antonina Ivanovna Milioukova s’obstine à vouloir être la femme du grand compositeur. Elle refuse même le divorce avantageux pour faute de Tchaikovsky, que lui propose l’entourage du grand musicien.
On peine à donner du sens à son entêtement à vouloir aimer quelqu’un qui ne la supporte pas et à éprouver une once d’empathie pour « la femme de Tchaikovsky » : est-elle aliénée par le statut dévolue à une femme de la petite noblesse pauvre qui ne peut trouver un sens à sa vie que dans ce mariage ?
Assez vite en fait, non seulement on s’en moque, mais on se trouve aussi gêné que Tchaikovsky face à son insistance pathologique (elle mourra en hôpital psychiatrique). La chanson de Robert Charlebois « J'veux pu qu'tu m'aimes » m’a traversé l’esprit et, l’apparition de quelques beaux mâles nus n’empêche nullement qu’on puisse affirmer que le film est décidément trop long (2 heures 23).
PS Dans le film, Antonina Ivanovna corrige une jeune fille qui joue October (The seasons)
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Robert Charlebois « J'veux pu qu'tu m'aimes » (1988)
Truly i am a simple woman... my greatest pleasure in life is to dress warmly and comfortably, go buy a coffee from Tim Horton's, then slowly drink it while going on a solitary walk through some quiet streets and parks when there is snow and it's dark early outside in the winter. With a bonus point if it's not windy, and the air is very cold and crisp ❤️
We are back! We discuss the current Kickstarter Campaign Dynamite Comics is running to bring back the Gargoyles comics published by Marvel in the 90’s (featuring art by Amanda Conner!) and the canon Gargoyles comics published by SLG in the aughts; and we’re joined by Gargoyles’ colorist, Robby Bevard; Bad Guys artist, Karine Charlebois; and series creator, Greg Weisman!!!
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We then give our First Impressions on Gargoyles #11 and Dark Ages #5! It’s the penultimate issues for both series before Gargoyles Quest kicks off in the coming weeks! Comic book spoiler talk begins at 25:21 and ends at 49:38.
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Walt's looking a little wistful this morning, lost somewhere behind his bifocals, coffee mug and jelly toast. When prompted, he parts with a short and wistful sigh.
"Gordon Lightfoot's dead," he said. "Guy's had his tracks covered by dozens of artists - some of his covers are more well-known than the actual songs. He's had Elvis and a few Disco acts covering him, along with other gigs contemporary to the Stones."
Sarah shrugs lightly as she works on her eggs. "Doesn't ring a bell. It sucks, sure, but he's done something right if his covers get more mileage than the actual songs."
Walt turns to me like I'm expected to sing the praises of 1966's Early Morning Rain, but he forgets he's speaking to a 39 year-old French Canadian. In my mind, Lightfoot's in the same ballpark as Jean-Pierre Ferland, a little more folksy and a little less rock-infused than Robert Charlebois. I've always equated his output to Diet Country, or to the idea I used to have as acoustic music good for D&D campaigns. The guy sang about relationships, the open sea, rolling countryside hills, pretty girls and the occasional reference to local folktales.
"I know of him," I admit, but I can't say I have a detailed appreciation of his repertoire. The closest my parents ever got to the Canadian Anglo circuit maybe involved the McGarrigle Sisters - and they mostly sang in French."
Walt bugs his eyes, and I see him scrambling to find something on the Anglo circuit that we dastardly Frenchie Millennials might latch onto. "Rufus Wainwright?!" he blurts, as though the name might serve as a question.
I shrug. "Too whiny. I liked his cover of Across the Universe, but I'm just not a fan of his timbre."
That gets him to admit defeat - and to feign an bite into his toast.
"You Québécois Millennials," he says in French, then adding a smirk to the fake slur.