Tag Archives: Baroque pop

Dec200722

8

Victoire Scott

Well well well…look who’s back!

I know, I had such high hopes for this blog, and then *poof*, I disappeared! Or so it seems. Actually, I moved to a new appartment in October and before Otis and I could get our little music studio back in order, our turn table broke! Now we have a cheap but cute little thing hooked up and here I am.

What better way to make a grand comeback than by posting about the lovely Victoire Scott? This beautiful lady is such a mystery, even her (non official, of course) Myspace invites people to write in if anybody has any info on her.

Baroque Pop never really catched on in France in the late 60s, but as far as the genre goes, Victoire Scott has recorded some of the finest and most beautiful sweet Baroque Pop sounds I have ever heard.

When I bought this record some time in the mid 90s, I didn’t know who Victoire Scott was. I took it home, listened to it, and had chills all over from the absolute beauty of what I was hearing. “4ème Dimension” is a stunning piece of work, describing drug-induced psychedelic hallucinations of angelic proportions.

Strangely enough, it was re-recorded 10 years later by Al Turban, (brother of Christian Turban, who originally wrote the song). I’d love to hear it!

All songs from this Decca EP are beautifully orchestrated by JD Mercier and will just warm your heart with awe and fuzzy goodness.

Joyeux Noël!

Victoire Scott – 4ème Dimension
Victoire Scott – Une fleur dans le coeur
Victoire Scott – Par delà le sang de la terre
Victoire Scott – L’amour en couleur

Aug200705

3

Les Costa


This is one of my favorite 45s.

Les Costa are 2 brothers, George and Michel, who started writing music together at a young age, strongly influenced by The Beatles and the British pop sounds of the time. They were only 16-17 when they released this first single on Gemini and it is just sublime, with beautiful melodies and harmonies. The song “Ce soir je veux rester chez moi” (Tonight I want to stay home) is just so wonderfully poppy and sweet that I can’t help but feel good every gosh darned time I hear it.

Their harmonious brotherly vocals led Les Costa to a successful career as back up singers for big names like Michel Sardou and Johnny Hallyday, and in the late 80s they started their own company specialising in commercial jingles. They are also employed by Disney in France as musical directors for the dubbing of songs to French.

I recently wrote to Les Costa (their email is available through their website) just to tell them I had this early 45 and how much I loved it. They wrote back in less than 24 hours, thanking me for writing. They said my email made them happy and that this was their first record and the beginning of their “musical adventures”. As short and sweet a correspondence as it was, it made me smile to know that people can openly write to them, even if only to say “bonjour” and that they take the time to respond, with a smile and a “merci”. Now that’s class!


Les Costa – Ce soir je veux rester chez moi
Les Costa – J’étais hippie