A Daily Thing

Cliché ahead: I love Édith Piaf (but I hated the movie – a story for another time).  For me her music speaks about life in a way that is unmatched: sometimes miserable/sweet/uplifting, a mixture of uncontrived emotions that go right through me and make me want to twirl.

I heard one of her songs on the radio two days ago by an English-speaking artist (her French was damn good with just the most lovely tinges of an accent): after some digging, I’m fairly positive I had my first run in with Martha Wainwright and her rendition of ‘Le Brun et le Blond’.

I am now obsessed and have ‘Sans fusils, Ni Souliers, À Paris‘ squarely in my sights.  I couldn’t find the song I heard on youtube, so instead I will leave you with another beautiful classic she performed in London just last week.  I dare you not to twirl.