French language music

EricTheWeary

I have been kind of down this road before and ended up 
listening to Manu Chao although this is a slightly more specific request. 
I'm after music with French singing. Probably not old chanson type stuff or Edith Piaf or Johnny Hallyday TBH. 
I can reach back into my adolescence for French rock band Trust and a bit of reggae star Alpha Blondie ( who alternates English and French songs)but that's about as far as I get.
So, old man stuff - blues, heavy rock, ska, reggae, country - sung in French. 
Suggestions please  

fob

I don't think this is what you're after but it's a lot of fun:

fob

For more thoughtful nonsense you could try Georges Brassens:

digitalkettle

digitalkettle

digitalkettle

digitalkettle

fob said:

I don't think this is what you're after but it's a lot of fun:

[Ça plane pour moi]

Plastic Bert was from Belgium...but it'll do

digitalkettle

Moss

digitalkettle said:

The original is entirely in French

EricTheWeary

Suddenly there's a bunch! Cheers all, I'll go through. I googled some stuff and there's some very middle of the road French music out there...

dtr

Lyrics in French, music from the midlands...

EricTheWeary

digitalkettle said:

@digitalkettle just starting here because I think Telephone were an earlier incarnation of Shakin Street who, somewhere, in the recesses of my mind, I remember as a French rock band that also included guitarist Ross The Boss who went on to form Manowar. 
That's  kind of new wave , works for me cheers  

EricTheWeary

fob said:

I don't think this is what you're after but it's a lot of fun:

That's such a great song, who doesn't love that  

EricTheWeary

fob said:

For more thoughtful nonsense you could try Georges Brassens:

Oh, that's just so bizarre, crying with laughter ( although as it's basically a song about being raped by a gorilla perhaps I shouldn't). Subtitles a massive bonus there  

EricTheWeary

digitalkettle said:

Apart from that being mostly in English you can't use this Discussion to try to trick me into liking Jeff Buckley whose appeal I've never understood  

digitalkettle said:
That's kind of ambient and pleasant and guitary, maybe some French cool sophistication. 

EricTheWeary

Moss said:

digitalkettle said:

The original is entirely in French

I've been a bit meh about this song, works better all in French IMHO, lovely clear pronunciation which is very helpful for me ( my French pronunciation is terrible). 

EricTheWeary

dtr said:

Lyrics in French, music from the midlands...

I only know Cornershop through Brimfull (original and remix) which I love, don't know why I've never explored their stuff further - although this may be something of an acquired taste I'll admit  

Reverend

Trust? Sortilege? Amesours? 

Reverend

High Power 

redrighthand

Try Louise Attaque



or Superflu



Or MC Solaar



Or or the Glorious Daniel Balavoine (listen to this voice)

redrighthand

Or Serge



Or Leonard