The best French lyrics | La cabane du pêcheur

The best French lyrics | La cabane du pêcheur

Francis Cabrel was one of the first French musicians I loved. 15 years later, I still do. His music is as simple as it is intricate, as outwardly gentle as it is colossally forceful from within. He might make your mind spin without you knowing it. Only when you listen again will you understand why. […]

French quotes | C’est comme ça qu’on s’aime, comme ça consomme

French quotes | C’est comme ça qu’on s’aime, comme ça consomme

Sometimes lyrics are more powerful than any other medium. To wit, the lyrics to “Carmen” below – mind-stirring ones – by world-renowned Belgian hip hop and electronic recording artist, and wordsmith, Stromae. But first, a little foray into Stromae himself. Straddling genres, his infectious music and witty-yet-sobering verse have struck an international nerve – including […]

Lyrics to live by

Lyrics to live by

It’s your time It’s your day It’s never too late To change lanes How’s your life? How’s your place? Was it where you wanted Your head to lay? But wait, you can breathe You can see what I can see Don’t waste your time You can’t make back If you could rewind your time Would […]