Barbara, because
Daily Comfort Zone…. we haven’t heard anything of hers in a while.
This was her most popular song.
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Many thanks Norman. I have you to thank for introducing me to this wonderful artist.
Barbara – the greatest singer of the 20th century in any genre. No contest.
I’d call that both subjective and quite a stretch. Good, yes.
She is certainly nice to listen to, but not anywhere near “the greatest” in any genre of any century.
Barbara who, please?
Monique Andrée Serf (1930-1997)
Many thanks from here, too, echoing William. The text of
this reminds me somehow of William Blake.
For the not french speaking, this song is a metaphor about incest of Barbara’s father.
Another beautiful song is “Gottingen”. Barbara was a jewish child during the war. She was very upset about the german. And the song is a magnificent hymn of reconciliation between french and german.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9b6E4MnCWk