Parisian Françoise-Madeleine
In Yé-Yé times a household name
In Swinging Sixties caught our mood;
Her lilting lyrics would intrude
In youth’s bright sunrise and new wave;
She knew how boys and girls behave!*
Temps de L’amour tripped off her tongue;
No wonder she was Number One!
With Johnny’s ** rock and Hardy’s voice
French Jeunesse was spoilt for choice!
Her records hit the spot and sold
Like Midas, much she touched turned gold.
Long hair, long love affair with Jacques*** …
Post baby Thomas, she came back
She sang of friendship and lost youth;
Her lyrics held that ring of truth…
Today, by chance, the sad news came
We shall not see her like again;
A much-loved icon, she imparts
The spirit of a time long past…
(c) Poet in the woods 2024
* Tous les Garçons et les Filles (June 1962)
* *Johnny Halliday (died 2017)
*** husband singer Jacques Dutronc
(17th Jan 1944 - 11 June, 2024)
Thank you for your poem concerning Françoise Hardy, she was not only a singer but a composer too, and a good one. I will miss her
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