Song:Hippie Hippie Hourrah
Album:Et Moi et Moi et Moi: Jacques Dutronc 1966-69
Though virtually unknown in English speaking countries, Jacques Dutronc is a big star in Europe as a singer, songwriter and actor. He is also married to French pop singer Francoise Hardy. This comp covers his late 60s recordings. He was born Apr. 28, 1943 in Paris. He started out in 1963 as guitarist for the group El Toro et les Cyclones. Then he went to work for Vogue Records as a house producer. It was here that he started working with long time songwriting partner Jacques Lanzmann. Lanzmann wrote the lyrics and Dutronc wrote the music. They wrote a couple of songs for Francoise Hardy. When Dutronc's song Et Moi et Moi et Moi flopped for one of Vogue's artists, Dutronc's boss thought he should record it himself. It became a hit and several of Dutronc's songs including Hippie Hippie Hourrah were hits in the late 60s. Dutronc's music has a European garage band sound mixed with British Invasion influences. He is frequently compared to Ray Davies of The Kinks. Dutronc became an actor in 1973 in the film Antoine et Sebastien. He won a Best Actor Cesar (the French Oscar) for the 1991 film Van Gogh. He also composed the music for the film. He returned to music in the 80s and had success working with Serge Gainsbourg and Jean-Jacques Brunel of The Stranglers among others. Jacques Dutronc and wife Francoise Hardy live in Corsica. Their son Thomas Dutronc is a jazz guitarist. This comp from the British label RPM covers Dutronc's 60s recordings. Here's Jacques Dutronc performing Hippie Hippie Hourrah late 60s.
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