Vive La France ! Vive le Non!

I can't let Merkozy stop me loving la belle France!

What better way of celebrating the glorious and honourable No vote than in French Style

Quite. I'll take rows 6-11 in that pyramid. Merci!

Cheers, to all those who have fought the good Lisbon fight, fair and square (ish) on either or both sides !

Good night

Well, France were knocked out of Euro 2008, so they'll indeed be drowning their sorrows with some champagne tonight !

Vive General Humbert! Vive Republique de Connacht!

Maybe those would qualify as "tease" in Ireland. Kind of remind me of the Corrs in a way. Maybe they succeeded seducing Moby in the end...

The name of the band is "Nouvelle Vague".

Two humanist songs from Kabylie. Do tell me if I publish too much.

This first is from Idir, whom I consider my master for the discretion of emotions in voice. He uses the metaphor of rain to refer very touchingly to recent slaughters in Algeria.



The second is from younger Ali Amran. It's in Berber and says roughly "Oh Uncle Sliman, everything is going wrong now, it's everybody for himself".

My niece said I must show that to you. She said my musical choices are outdated. I always obey my niece.

Brown Gallic Britney. Very nice.

Lovely guitars on Idir's song.

And now the truth about what happens in French couples when the male spends too much time in the kitchen with his chums.

This one is from Iceland's Hafdis Huld (the dark haired girl).