History's Dumpster = GLORIOUS trash! Kitsch, music, fashion, food, history, ephemera, and other memorable and forgotten, famous and infamous pop culture junk and oddities of yesterday and today. Saved from the landfill of time...
I can just imagine this. Several ABC-TV programming honchos are sitting at a large table in a conference room, snorting a mountain of cocaine while trying to come up with new Saturday morning cartoon ideas.
Suddenly one of them jumps up and says "I'VE GOT IT! Why not make a cartoon with the kids from The Brady Bunch....andWonder Woman!"
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The Osmonds
The Osmonds were at their commercial peak in 1972. So Rankin-Bass, following the EXACT same formula of their successful Jackson 5ive cartoon, decided to recycle that into this show. And I do mean RECYCLE......
Clearly, nothing says "sex appeal" like some dude with a cigarette hanging nonchalantly out his mouth.
Meet
Jacques Dutronc, he was one of France's hottest stars of the '60s and
'70s. He scored a number of hits there and in French Canada (he's probably best known amongst American music fans as the husband of singer Francoise Hardy.) I once found a 45 of this song "J'aime Les Filles" or "I Love The Girls".
I found it at my favourite thrift shop in a random bag of 45s, some 40 of them for $1.00
The lyrics.....
J'aime les filles de chez Castel J'aime les filles de chez Régine J'aime les filles qu'on voit dans "Elle" J'aime les filles des magazines
J'aime les filles de chez Renault J'aime les filles de chez Citroën J'aime les filles des hauts fourneaux J'aime les filles qui travaillent à la chaîne
Si vous êtes comme ça, téléphonez-moi Si vous êtes comme ci, téléphonez-me
J'aime les filles à dot J'aime les filles à papa J'aime les filles de Loth J'aime les filles sans papa
J'aime les filles de Mégève J'aime les filles de Saint-Tropez J'aime les filles qui font la grève J'aime les filles qui vont camper
Si vous êtes comme ça, téléphonez-moi Si vous êtes comme ci, téléphonez-me
J'aime les filles de la Rochelle J'aime les filles de Camaret J'aime les filles intellectuelles J'aime les filles qui m'font marrer
J'aime les filles qui font vieille France J'aime les filles de Cinéma J'aime les filles de l'Assistance J'aime les filles dans l'embarras
Si vous êtes comme ça, téléphonez-moi Si vous êtes comme ci, téléphonez-me...
I ran these lyrics through Babelfish and got this translation......
I love the girls from Castel I love the girls from Régine I love the girls one sees in "Elle" I love the girls of the magazines I love the girls from Renault I love the girls from Citroen I love the girls of the blast furnaces I love the girls who work with the chain If you are like that, telephone to me If you are like Ci, telephone me
I love the girls with dowry I love the girls with dad I love the girls of Loth I love the girls without dad I love the girls of Mégève I love the girls of Saint-Tropez I love the girls who strike I love the girls who will camp If you are like that, telephone to me If you are like Ci, telephone me
I love the girls of the La Rochelle I love the girls of Camaret I love the intellectual girls I love the girls who make merrier I love the girls who make old France I love the girls of Cinema I love the girls of The Assistance I love the girls in embarrassment If you are like that, telephone to me If you are like Ci, telephone me…
Wow.....I've
been through every type of girl he mentions...except for those girls of
the blast furnaces. Who knew?
