In 1973, Françoise Hardy was in studio with Michel Berger, recording "Message Personnel" and the eponymous single which immediately became a hit (and now the third installment of our FOG series).
I was only a toddler but this song was so popular that you just couldn't avoid it growing up. It is still played nowadays and can be considered as part of the French psyche: take "8 women" as an example. Anyway, the piece speaks for itself. The change in lexical register in the original French lyrics in particular always makes me melt.
I grew fond of that song, and it always pops back in mind at various intervals, depending obviously on the circumstances. After all, it is well known that standard side-effects of the condition of a pop lover are a taste for sugar, an addiction to predicaments and a tendency to drama-queenhood...
An english translation of the lyrics is available here.
Dolcezza, in bocca al lupo !
Rimaniamo in contatto, chiamami, mi manchi giÃ
Mille baci...
