Herecomeseveryone.org are going on holiday next week, so in celebration of this I have compiled a short playlist of great holiday songs and songs that relate to our chosen destination of Paris. So please do have a peruse through the list, whilst we enjoy our holiday!
1. ‘Holiday’ – Madonna
The most ultimate (and over-used) holiday song. This song is cute, infectious, and perfectly constructed dance-pop - perfect to get you in the holiday mood.
2. ‘Holiday’ – Weezer
A less well-known holiday song, but with an excellent, upbeat holiday vibe and sweet, naive lyrics about travelling to far off, distant lands.
3. ‘Paris’ – Friendly Fires
One of the best Friendly Fires tracks, with the perfect sentiment of moving away, living the dream, and being somewhere beautiful. One day, at least.
4. ‘Foux du Fafa’ – The Flight of the Conchords
From the excellent FOTC, a very funny chanson style track with the kind of French that most of us can speak, i.e. not very good French from textbooks.
5. ‘Une Annee Sans Lumiere’ – Arcade Fire
Yet another beautiful song by Arcade Fire – as calm and tender as you would expect. Translated as ‘a year without light’, this track is typical Arcade Fire melancholy, and includes a fair amount of French. Cause we are going to France, geddit?
6. ‘Another White Dash’ – Butterfly Boucher
Another travelling song, this time focusing on the elevation of leaving everything behind for a while, of just having a bag and your boyfriend/girlfriend and having everything you’ll need just there. Just a really lovely, lifting sentiment.
7. ‘Parisian Skies’ – Maximo Park
A great track from the much underrated Maximo Park, with a beautiful evocation of the cream and grey Parisian skies. Both song and concept are subtle and graceful.
8. ‘Boats and Trains’ – Stornoway
A typical Stornoway track here, subtle and sombre, with an ultimately positive attitude. The song well depicts the excitement, tedium and weariness that is travelling.
9. ‘Non, Je ne Regrette Rien’ – Edith Piaf
The wonderful Edith Piaf with her perfect ‘Non, Je ne Regrette Rien’. So French, so elegant, and now (for me at least) it has the added benefit of featuring prolifically and intelligently throughout the film Inception.
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