Monday, October 26, 2009

Muriel Moreno, Niagara and Que de souvenirs...



The year was 1990. My then-girlfriend was from San Sebastian, Spain (she was una Basque). Wonder what she's doing these days. The last time I saw her was in New York circa 1997.

Anyway I first heard the song "Pendant que les champs brulent" by Niagra at a Fnac store in Paris. I think I went there to have some rolls of film developed. Yeah, back then you had to go to a place like Fnac to print the pictures you took.

While I was wondering around the music section of the store, they played the song. It was love at first listen. Muriel's husky voice and the hypnotic rhythm were simpley irresistible and I bought the CD right away. Back then a CD cost about 120 francs or so...

For the next few weeks, my girlfriend and I played the song so many times in her beaten down burgundy Renault...

Muriel Moreno was an art history student in Rennes and one night, in a bar she meets Daniel Chenevez, a musician who is looking for a singer for his band called Niagara. The last as they say is history. In 1990 "Pendant que les champs brulent" was one of the most popular French songs.

I wish I had gone to one of Niagara's shows while I was living in Paris...Oh well...It's too late to regret...

Cheers! Muriel tu es une caresse!

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