tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post6346495961616626574..comments2024-03-28T13:49:48.236+00:00Comments on Magnon's Meanderings: Adieu Johnny.Cro Magnonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-67387658175964663862017-12-08T04:33:36.115+00:002017-12-08T04:33:36.115+00:00Multi talented. Multi talented. Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-87770633245596375502017-12-08T04:33:03.755+00:002017-12-08T04:33:03.755+00:00Before I came to live here I knew of Francoise Har...Before I came to live here I knew of Francoise Hardy, and that was it!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-46299849642589566032017-12-08T04:32:13.433+00:002017-12-08T04:32:13.433+00:00I think it was mostly a question of language, but ...I think it was mostly a question of language, but I think he did sing in Anglais too.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-17411453935039339352017-12-08T04:31:15.100+00:002017-12-08T04:31:15.100+00:00Streets and Squares will be named after him!
Streets and Squares will be named after him!<br />Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-76687153817195976542017-12-08T01:12:46.359+00:002017-12-08T01:12:46.359+00:00So sad. I do not know his work that much, but was ...So sad. I do not know his work that much, but was fascinated by the movie Man on the Train. So excellent!Thickethouse.wordpresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17187303460677067276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-60429064701235557812017-12-07T22:40:29.338+00:002017-12-07T22:40:29.338+00:00When we first came, our French teacher was gobsmac...When we first came, our French teacher was gobsmacked that we didn't know him (I did, but not any of his hits). She made us listen to her rendition of several of his songs. Didn't make us a fan, but we appreciate his fame with our friends and neighbours.Vintage Maisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00929038050028476580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-12168852571664604982017-12-07T20:21:20.883+00:002017-12-07T20:21:20.883+00:00I always liked his voice and didn't realise th...I always liked his voice and didn't realise that his popularity didn't really spread beyond France Cro.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-58142855741481998492017-12-07T19:18:00.336+00:002017-12-07T19:18:00.336+00:00He was a legend, France will miss him.He was a legend, France will miss him.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10787732343048847565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-18526526795318903572017-12-07T15:49:03.939+00:002017-12-07T15:49:03.939+00:00Que Je t'aime (google the live at the Zenith/O...Que Je t'aime (google the live at the Zenith/Olympia version); On Appelle Ca Le Rock and Roll, Ye-Ye, etc etc...Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16650725159013368925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-33612264989995512102017-12-07T15:47:27.868+00:002017-12-07T15:47:27.868+00:00I loved "Que Je t'aime" and many oth...I loved "Que Je t'aime" and many others from my time living in France. I was walking down the Danforth (street in central Toronto) perhaps three years ago and to my incredulity it would have been possible to see him in a small club for about C$40 (25 pounds). I should have gone but had my wife and small baby at home at the time. It really was a tiny, 500-seater club or something. Sad that his work never translated, though he was a friend of Jagger and various others...<br />Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16650725159013368925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-13096819614579735472017-12-07T13:52:41.683+00:002017-12-07T13:52:41.683+00:00They were far more interesting. Lady M was at scho...They were far more interesting. Lady M was at school with La Birkin.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-84562025411098123112017-12-07T12:33:28.821+00:002017-12-07T12:33:28.821+00:00He was upstaged by Birkin and Gainsborg in the end...He was upstaged by Birkin and Gainsborg in the end.Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-68301424025881800172017-12-07T12:14:49.932+00:002017-12-07T12:14:49.932+00:00The French are better at Ballads than Rock-n-Roll....The French are better at Ballads than Rock-n-Roll.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-59922682445988776152017-12-07T09:55:47.241+00:002017-12-07T09:55:47.241+00:00He was spoken about today here on radio. I have ne...He was spoken about today here on radio. I have never heard of him. His record sales were phenomenal, but after hearing one track of his music, I wasn't keen to hear more. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-6712580669782723342017-12-07T08:59:04.326+00:002017-12-07T08:59:04.326+00:00I honestly don't know; I wasn't really a f...I honestly don't know; I wasn't really a fan.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-25323723254559683512017-12-07T08:29:42.223+00:002017-12-07T08:29:42.223+00:00I remember the name but can't remember anythin...I remember the name but can't remember anything he sang. What was his most famous song?Franceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02576715462615744934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-29354522950787714282017-12-07T06:30:51.956+00:002017-12-07T06:30:51.956+00:00He was a HUGE star here, and in other Francophile ...He was a HUGE star here, and in other Francophile countries.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-16986169459443979012017-12-07T06:29:56.198+00:002017-12-07T06:29:56.198+00:00He was obsessed by becoming known in the US. Most ...He was obsessed by becoming known in the US. Most of his album covers showed him in US locations, aboard a Harley, or driving some big 1950's car. I'm pleased that at least someone knows of him.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-84471368361246590082017-12-07T06:09:09.720+00:002017-12-07T06:09:09.720+00:00So now, due to you Cro, more of us know of Johnny....So now, due to you Cro, more of us know of Johnny. And being a big fish in a little pond is certainly not the worst accomplishment in life. Donna OShaughnessyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266654110280149719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-72018739611888116042017-12-07T05:16:19.167+00:002017-12-07T05:16:19.167+00:00I remember him. He did get some press in the US a...I remember him. He did get some press in the US and had some fame. He was, as you said, referred to as the French Elvis. That is not so bad. <br /><br />Fame is fleeting and I wonder if Elvis had not died so young (43?), would he have been able to sustain his fame. He (his estate) got richer with his tragic death.Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.com