Qui est ce grand corbeau noir?

Here are a few French covers of huge 80′s hits.

I came to discover Ringo’s strange version of “Video Killed the Radio Star” by listening to one of my favorite web radio stations, Bide et musique. If you don’t understand French, let me give you the literal translation of the song’s title: “Who is the great black raven?”. I think it’s fair to say that Ringo’s lyrics make for one of the weirdest song “adaptations” I’ve ever heard. I have no idea what the hell he’s singing about.

I wonder what THE REAL RINGO would say.

Next is the legendary Sylvie Vartan, a woman I love. I had no idea she had hits in France with her covers of “Sweet Dreams” and “Flashdance” (I won’t post the latter, as it’s not all that great). Discovering all these chart topping covers was a bit of a shock to me, since I always assumed French artists (or the world for that matter) stopped recording popular English hits by the end of the 60′s or early 70′s. Guess I was wrong!

I also included a French cover of “Da Da Da” by Toss, called “Est-ce qu’on se cherche ou est-ce qu’on se triche”. I *think* I remember this one from my childhood!

My favorite of the three!

Ringo – Qui est ce grand corbeau noir?
Sylvie Vartan – Déprime
Toss – Est-ce qu’on se cherche ou est-ce qu’on se triche?