mordi's essential music of 2009

to celebrate the new year, i thought i'd share with you my essential albums of 2009 (just as i have done in previous years.) the following albums are in no particular order of preference - each has rated very highly depending on my mood! if you like any of the songs- go and buy the albums!

and thanks for all your marvy messages this year - they mean a lot to me and i really appreciate them.

happy new year everyone!


mordi xxx

lady gaga - no way

i have no idea why this song wasn't included on the magnificent fame monster, so just enjoy it!

sally shapiro - looking at the stars - my guilty pleasure

her swedish take on italo disco never fails to blow my mind

berry - les heures bleues - mademoiselle

if you don't yet have this album - sort it out and get it! it gets better and better.

miike snow - silvia - miike snow
swedish super producers bloodshy and avant (britney, kylie madonna) team up with andrew wyatt and have created an electronic masterpiece.

charlotte gainsbourg - trick pony - i.r.m.

this entire album is amazing - every song sort of sounds like something you've heard before but can't quite remember. every song gets better with each listen. 10/10

la roux - i'm not your toy (data remix)
a top album that also spawned some good remixes - here is one of them.

coralie clement -toystore. such an amazing album with c.c. back on track with her laid back sounds.

coralie clement - c'est la vie - toystore

little boots - beat again (not taken from hands!)

more top electropop from 'blackpool kylie'! here is her cover of beat again that she sang on live lounge. love it!

gossip - 8th wonder - music for men

i love this album - loud!

honourable mentions must go to...

calogero - l'embellie - featuring a handful of great songs
annie - don't stop - finally! but why was 'anthonio' absent?
madonna - celebration (single) - guaranteed to make me get up and dance
yoko ono - between my head and the sky - thanks yoko for the brilliance of 'i'm going away smiling'. but you'll have to go the basement jaxx album 'scars' to get uplifted by yoko on 'day of the sunflowers'
vanessa paradis - best of - a magnificent double cd filled with hits and rarities
bananarama - viva - featuring a marvellous cover of 'voyage voyage'

s.v. + c.g. = f.a.b.

sylvie vartan sings one of my fave charlotte gainsbourg songs 'l'un part l'autre reste'. this was featured on TV5 acoustic show a few weeks ago.

happy christmas everyone

here is my christmas gift to you - available for a limited period only - the 2001 documentary 'france gall par france gall' (466 very worthwhile MB) - enjoy!

or download it in 4 parts -
part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4

claudine sings for barnaby

i can't believe a whole year has passed since my dog barnaby died. there is not a day where i don't think of you my little boy. these 2 songs are for you -

CLAUDINE LONGET - WHEN I LOOK IN YOUR EYES




CLAUDINE LONGET - REMEMBER THE GOOD

a very vashti winter - friday

VASHTI BUNYAN - WINTER IS BLUE (unreleased single version)
this is quite different from the 'just another diamond day' album version - enjoy!

a very vashti winter - thursday

VASHTI BUNYAN - COLDEST NIGHT OF THE YEAR (ft twice as nice)

a very vashti winter - wednesday

VASHTI BUNYAN - IF IN WINTER (1964 demo version)
i love how she whispers the name of the song at the start of her demos

a very vashti winter - tuesday

VASHTI BUNYAN - GIRLS SONG IN WINTER (1964 demo version)
curl up on the sofa on these cold winter nights with the queen of winter melancholy

the best film of 2009

last night i went to see 'the first day of the rest of your life' (le premier jour du reste de ta vie) and i was blown away. i went knowing virtually nothing about the film except i had read the hideous phrase 'family drama' somewhere. i would recommend this so highly to you all. it was brilliant. i have seen a lot of films this year and this was by far the best.

franglais sunday

ALIZEE - I'M NOT TWENTY
did you know that if you type 'alizee' into google image search it just brings up lots of pics of her bending over? try it!

help me please!

i am having problems trying to buy tickets for melodifestivalen 2010 - specifically 20th feb live show. i really really really want to go and swedish ebay (tradera) doesn't seem to like non-swedes. do i have any scandinavian friends out there who can help? can anyone?

franglais saturday

BRIGITTE BARDOT & SERGE GAINSBOURG - COMIC STRIP
ok, so he sings in english, but kapow, bang, whizz etc are the same in any language!

franglais friday

CORALIE CLEMENT - SHARE THE DAY
me love you

franglais thursday

JACQUELINE TAIEB - 7 A.M.
is it the red one? is it the blue one?

franglais wednesday

BERRY - LOVE AFFAIR
get out of her ashtray

franglais tuesday

BRIGITTE BARDOT - MR SUN
click pic for big

franglais monday

VANESSA PARADIS - MARILYN AND JOHN
a week of french dolls singing in english- yes!

does anyone know when the best of vp is being released in the uk - i really want it!
also, has anyone seen her sister alysson in 'inside' (a l'intérieur) - it's very grim!

chantal kelly week - sunday

CHANTAL KELLY - JE N'AI QUE QUINZE ANS
so the week is up - has anyone got other chantal songs that i don't? - please get in touch!

chantal kelly week - saturday

CHANTAL KELLY - NOTRE PROF D'ANGLAIS
she takes us back to school for this gymslip groover

chantal kelly week - friday

CHANTAL KELLY - ATTENTION COEUR FRAGILE

chantal kelly week - thursday

CHANTAL KELLY - MON AMI MON CHIEN

chantal kelly week - wednesday

CHANTAL KELLY - CARIBOU
i really love this one - does anyone have a clearer copy?

chantal kelly week - tuesday

CHANTAL KELLY - PETIT SUCRE
quirky-a-go-go

chantal kelly week - monday

CHANTAL KELLY - INTERDIT AUX MOINS DE 18 ANS
when i recently posted another ck song i was asked about what else i had of hers- well this week will answer that question and hopefully encourage others to add to the collection - get in touch if you have a chantal song that doesn't appear this week - trust me- i will need it!

un homme et une femme - saturday

FRANCOISE HARDY & MARC LAVOINE - CHERE AMIE
she may be grey, but she's still got it! what a gorgeous way to end the week.

un homme et une femme - friday

DUBSTAR & SACHA DISTEL - POUPEE DE CIRE, POUPEE DE SON
yes! the france gall song - it was recorded in 98 for 'a song for eurotrash'

i can't wait

just incase you haven't seen it - watch this now!

un homme et une femme - thursday

NANCY SINATRA & LEE HAZLEWOOD - SAND
it would stupid of me not to post one of their songs during duets week wouldn't it?!

ooooooooooooooooooh!

this tells us nothing but now i am totally excited!

un homme et une femme - wednesday

FRANCE GALL & MAURICE BIRAUD - LA PETITE
this is one fg song that i have never posted before. tres cute!

un homme et une femme - tuesday

ZOUZOU & DONOVAN - CHERCHEZ L'ERREUR
she covered him in the 60s and they duetted in 2008

un homme et une femme - monday

ROMY SCHNEIDER & MICHEL PICCOLI - LA CHANSON D'HELENE
ohmygod i love this so much. it's also worth checking out berrys version with daniel darc

un homme et une femme - sunday

CLAUDINE LONGET & UNKNOWN - UN HOMME ET UNE FEMME
a week of he she duets!
p.s. blowupdoll is now 5 years old!

marvy wednesday

because we should never forget

chantal bonus

chantal goya - rare clip! marvy!

yummy yummy yummy

FRANCOISE HARDY - VOILA (featuring 3 different clips)

chantal goya week - saturday

CHANTAL GOYA - CE SOIR ON DANSE
a signature haircut, an iconic film and marvy 60's tunes is why she has earned her place in doll history. many thanks chantal! (we will choose to ignore everything 70's onwards!)

chantal goya week - friday

CHANTAL GOYA - TU M'AS TROP MENTI
this is one of those 'i defy you not to dance' songs!

chantal goya week - thursday

CHANTAL GOYA - LA PLUIE DU CIEL
to find out more about c.g. - check out readysteadygirls!

chantal goya week - wednesday

CHANTAL GOYA - SI TU GAGNES AU FLIPPER
pinball pop!

chantal goya week - tuesday

CHANTAL GOYA - LAISSE-MOI
surely you must know this one - it's a doll classic

chantal goya week - monday

CHANTAL GOYA - A LA SORTIE DE MA CLASSE
if you haven't seen her in the new wave classic masculin, feminin - you must check it out.

chantal goya week - sunday

CHANTAL GOYA - IL COURT LES FILLES
as requested- a whole week of goya classics (pre 70s kids stuff).

yé-yé classics - saturday

CHRISTINE PILZER - DRACULA
a yé-yé and halloween classic.

yé-yé classics - friday

CLEO - MADAME LA TERRE

yé-yé classics - thursday

VIOLAINE - J'AI DES PROBLEMES DECIDEMMENT
it's blowupdoll icon christine pilzers half sister! enjoy!

yé-yé classics - wednesday

SOPHIE MANSART - AU SECOURS AIDEZ-MOI
oh sophie, you deserve such a bigger picture for such an amazing song