Monday, May 30, 2011

110th list of 10 French songs you like

1.J'Appelle au Loin-Paul Piché
2.Larmes Gitanes(1965)-Bob Robie(This song is a French version of the 1965 Al Martino song 'SPANISH EYES.')
3.Balade Pour Molly(1968)-Les Alexandrins
4.Églantine(1966)-Joel Denis
5.Stagger Lee-Simone Aubé
6.Le Temps ne Les Attend pas(1966)-Les Serfs(This song is a French version of the 1966 OUTSIDERS song 'TIME WON'T LET ME')
7.Transistor(1968)-Pierre Létourneau
8.L'Amour,ca vient sans qu' on y pense(1969)-Pierre Létourneau et Chantal Renaud
9.Ne Dis Rien(1972)-Donald Lautrec et Chantal Renaud
10.Lorsque Le Rideau Tombe(1967)-Marc Gélinas
10.Rendez-vous à`Montréal(1967)-Marc Gélinas

Quote by Rita Rudner

I was going to have cosmetic surgery until I noticed that the doctor's office was full of portraits by Picasso.-Rita Rudner

Great quote by Emory Austin

Some days there won't be a song in your heart.Sing anyway.-Emory Austin

Great quote by Henry Rollins

Scar tissue is stronger than regular tissue.Realize the strength,move on.-Musician and author Henry Rollins

Sunday, May 29, 2011

109th list of 10 French songs you like

1.J'ai envie de t'aimer(1971)-Guy Boucher
2.Lui(1966)-Muguette
3.Daniela(1962)-Guy Roger
4.À Québec au Clair de la lune-Guy Roger
5.Tu Peux La Prendre-Guy Roger(This song is a French version of the 1961 Roy Hamilton song
'YOU CAN HAVE HER')
6.La Madona d'Angela-Jen Roger
7.Fumée aux yeux(1963)-Jen Roger(This song is a French version of the Platters 1958 song 'SMOKE GETS IN YOUR EYES')
8.Le Coeur Ouvert(1971)-Jean Malo
8.Il A Le Truc(1963)-Iris Robin
9.Paradiso(1963)-Iris Robin
10.Copain,Copain(1963)-Joel Denis et Iris Robin

Saturday, May 28, 2011

108th list of 10 French songs you love

1.La vie est longue-Jean Pierre Ferland
2.Enfants de Tous Pays-Enrico Macias
3.Les Courtisanes-Jean Pierre Ferland(This song has the line is 'L'AMOUR EST FOU,FOU,FOU')
4.Au bout de mes reves-Jean-Jacques Goldman
5.Laissez-nous Vivre(1967)-Les Lutins
6.Jimmy Mack(1967)-Les Coquettes
7.Elle N'a rien Compris-Les Lutins
8.Je Cherche-Les Lutins
9.Blanc Petit Oiseau Blanc(1970)-Les Bougaloos.(This song is a French version of the 1970 song 'FLY LITTLE WHITE DOVE FLY' by The Bells)
10.Le Cha Cha-Jen Roger(This song is a French version of the Bobby Rydell 1962 hit song 'THE CHA CHA')

Thursday, May 26, 2011

107th list of 10 French songs you love

1.Dors Caroline-Johanne Blouin
2.Ses Yeux-Paul Piché(This song starts with the line 'Une Sensation m'envahit')
3.Un Petit bonhomme Avec Le Nez Pointu(1968)-Le 25ième Régiment
4.Petit Bambino(1968)-Francine Robert
5.Baby Capone(1968)-Francine Robert
6.J'ai Peur(1966)-Denise Brousseau
6.N'Oublie pas que je t'aime(1965)-Denise Brousseau
7.Une Fille me sourit(1964)-Normand Fréchette
8.Bleu ce ciel bleu(1965)-Denise Filiatrault
9.Quand on est amoureux(1967)-Nicole et Frédéric (A beautiful song)
10.Le Jeu du Téléphone(1967)-Caroline(Her real name was Ginette Lemieux)(This song was a French Quebec version of the 1967 Andy Williams hit song 'MUSIC TO WATCH GIRLS BY')

Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Quote by Joshua Thompson

One timely cry of warning can save nine of surprise.-Joshua Thompson

Interesting quote I found in a detective novel

It's easier to lift a live eel with chopsticks than to get a quick result from the DNA lab.-Cynthia Harrod Eagles,in the novel SHALLOW GRAVES(1998),page 123.

Quote by Tay Hohoff

There are few things in life more heartwarming than to be welcomed by a cat.-Tay Hohoff

Great quote by Paula Poundstone

Adults are always asking children what they want to be when they grow up because they're looking for ideas.-Paula Poundstone

Quote by Joan Didion

The wind shows us how close to the edge we are.-Joan Didion

Quote by Norman Mailer

A modern democracy is a tyranny whose borders are undefined.-Norman Mailer

Great quote by Alice Walker

What the mind doesn't understand,it worships or fears.-Alice Walker

Sunday, May 22, 2011

106th list of 10 French songs you love

1.Quand Un Amour Renait(1967)-Renée Martel (This song is a French version of the Left Banke song from 1966 'WALK AWAY RENEE')
2.L'Oiseau Noir(1968)-Dick Rivers
3.Vous(1968)-Renée Martel et Michel Pagliaro(This song is a French version of the 1968 Turtles song 'YOU SHOWED ME')
4.Ce Train Qui Gronde(1965)-Dick Rivers
5.La Seule Qui Me Tient(1965)-Dick Rivers(This song is a French version of the 1965 Kinks song 'BABY,YOU'VE GOT A HOLD ON ME')
6.Qui Se Cache(1966)-Dick Rivers
7.Oublie-le(1964)-Dick Rivers
8.Au Chemin De Nos Amours-Dick Rivers
9.Via Lucifer(1966)-Dick Rivers
10.Tu Ne Voleras Pas(1967)-Dick Rivers

Friday, May 20, 2011

Quote by Elbert Hubbard

Independence:an achievement,not a bequest.-Elbert Hubbard(1856-1915),American writer and philosopher

Quote by Samuel Butler

I do not mind lying,but I hate inaccuracy.-Samuel Butler

Quote by Martin Luther King

We must build dikes of courage to hold back the flood of fear.-Martin Luther King

Quote by Thomas Edison

It pays to plan ahead.It wasn't raining when Noah built the ark.-Thomas Edison

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

105th list of 10 French songs you like

1.Prends Cette lettre Maria(1969)-Johnny Farago(This song is a French version of the R.B.Greaves song 'Take A Letter,Maria')
2.Tous Les Enfants Chantent Avec Moi(1980)-Mireille Mathieu
3.Made In Normandie(1973)-Stone et Charden
4.Aux Premières Jonquilles-Hugues Aufray
5.Merci Mon Dieu-Gilles Valiquette
6.Samedi Soir-Gilles Valiquette
6.J'ai revé-Dalida(This song is a French version of the Bobby Darin song 'DREAM LOVER.')
7.Quand La Ville Dort-Niagara(This song includes the line 'Si le ciel ne me tombe pas sur la tete,si la lune a comme un air de fete)
8.Une Femme Amoureuse-Mireille Mathieu.(This song is a French version of the Barbara Streisand song 'A WOMAN IN LOVE')
9.Du Plaisir-Don Juan
10.Le Tournesol-Nana Mouskouri
10.Le Jour où le Bateau Viendra-Hugues Aufray

Monday, May 16, 2011

Quote by Norman Vincent Peale

Throw your heart over the fence and the rest will follow.-Norman Vincent Peale

Quote by Richard Biggs

Burn brightly without burning out.-Richard Biggs

Quote by Carl Sandburg

Nothing happens---but first a dream.-Carl Sandburg

Quote by MIgnon McLaughlin

No good neurotic finds it difficult to be both opinionated and indecisive.-Mignon McLaughlin(1913-1983),U.S. journalist

Great quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

We do not know whether today we are busy or idle.I have seemed to myself very indolent at times,when,as it afterwards appeared,much was accomplished in me.-Ralph Waldo Emerson(1803-1882),American essayist and poet

Sunday, May 15, 2011

Quote on unjust laws

An unjust law is itself a species of violence.Arrest for its breach is more so.-Mohandas Gandhi

Provocative quote by Abbie Hoffman

Free speech means the right to shout ``theater'' in a crowded fire.-Abbie Hoffman

Friday, May 13, 2011

Quote by Adlai E.Stevenson Jr

Words calculated to catch everyone may catch no one.-Adlai E.Stevenson,Jr.

Sunday, May 08, 2011

Great quote on voting

Voting must be something more than two wolves and a sheep voting on what to have for dinner.-James Bovard

Great quote

There is only one thing people like that is good for them;a good night's sleep.-Edgar Watson Howe

Sunday, May 01, 2011

Fantastic quote by Christopher Reeve

At first,dreams seem impossible,then improbable,and eventually inevitable.-Christopher Reeve

Three good quotes

1.Winning isn't everything,but the will to win is everything.-Vince Lombardi
2.There are persons who,when they cease to shock,cease to interest us.-F.H.Bradley(1846-1924),British philosopher.
3.It is lamentable,that to be a good patriot one must become the enemy of the rest of mankind.-Voltaire

Great quote by Mel Brooks

Life literally abounds in comedy if you just look around you.-Mel Brooks