France Gall - Lounge Legends -2002- Instant

And in that, France Gall became, unintentionally and forever, a true Lounge Legend.

The positive view is that Lounge Legends introduced Gall to a generation who had never heard of her. In 2002, an American teenager buying this CD on a whim because they liked the cover of Air – Moon Safari would discover a portal to the entire Yé-yé movement. This compilation was a gateway drug to Françoise Hardy, Sylvie Vartan, and ultimately, to the deeper cuts of Gainsbourg. France Gall - Lounge Legends -2002-

The infamous Gainsbourg-penned track about aniseed lollipops (an allegory for oral sex) is usually heard as a scandal. But in 2002, divorced from the scandal, it is a masterpiece of baroque pop. The flutes, the glockenspiel, and Gall’s innocent, floating vocal sit perfectly next to a track by Air or Thievery Corporation. The song’s slow, swaying rhythm—almost a waltz—is pure lounge gold. And in that, France Gall became, unintentionally and