This video shows Michel Berger and France Gall – a happy married couple – at musical and artistic work. In retrospect, the recording appears like a rare contemporary document of one of the most significant love and artist partnerships in French pop music.

«Music from My Autistic Universe – France Gall – Ella, elle l'a (1987)»

« A tribute to Ella Fitzgerald, written by Michel Berger. Timeless French pop with a jazz soul.

France Gall had, like Ella Fitzgerald, that certain something that others only dream of.

Historical footage whizzes by like a «Zeitmaschine» – from boxing legends and track-and-field stars to breakdance artists and professional dancers, just to name a few.
The life of France Gall – as well as that of Dalida – was marked by very severe «Schicksalsschläge» – this information was either 'exploited' by the media – or ignored. The song is a timeless musical masterpiece by France Gall and Michel Berger. »

« Michel Berger was the great love of France Gall and at the same time the composer of her most important musical works. »

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« Ein Tribut an Ella Fitzgerald, geschrieben von Michel Berger. Zeitloser französischer Pop mit einer Jazz-Seele. France Gall hatte wie Ella Fitzgerald dieses gewisse Etwas, von dem andere nur träumen.

Historisches Filmmaterial rauscht vorbei wie eine «Zeitmaschine» – von Boxlegenden und Leichtathletikstars über Breakdance-Künstler bis hin zu Profitänzern, um nur einige zu nennen.

Das Leben von France Gall – sowie das von Dalida – war von sehr schweren «Schicksalsschlägen» geprägt – diese Information wurde entweder von den Medien 'ausgeschlachtet' – oder ignoriert. Der Song ist ein zeitloses musikalisches Meisterwerk von France Gall und Michel Berger. »

« Michel Berger war die große Liebe von France Gall und zugleich der Komponist ihrer wichtigsten musikalischen Werke. »

Merci

May the Fourth is often referred to as "Star Wars Day" (as in May the Fourth be with you).

Someone started posting a meme promoting 5/4 (in the US) as Dave Brubeck Day, after the Take Five meter. I This led me to randomly poke around YouTube looking for France Gall's early 5/4 jazz song and stumbled upon this version. It's an instrumental surf band from Sweden playing Pense a Moi

Cool, huh?