Rita Mitsouko CoD (anyone heard of them?)

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Christine Ringer(Lolita Danova?)& Fred Baby doin' the French dancefunkrockyoursocksofavantegardemusakthing.

Loyal fan here wants to know others reaction to their styles.

Cheers, Derek.

WWW.ritamitsouko.com

― Derek Alan Welch, Monday, 6 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I remember that they had a sort of almost would-be quasi hit here (U S of A) back in the '80s. I can't remember what it was called, but I could hum you the chorus right now if you like. Catchy, to say the least, and probably ahead of its time, vis-a-vis contemporary French pop worth respect.

― Lee G, Monday, 6 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I was just spinning my Marcia Baila 12" recently,and it still sounds good!

― mss, Monday, 6 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Sparks fans always seem to know something about them (like me!). But that's about it.

― Ned Raggett, Monday, 6 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Yeah, love what I've heard, though I guess the only ones that have really stuck with me are the big hits, "Marcia Baila", "C'est Comme Ca", "Hip Kit". I used to hear the first two in clubs in New York quite a bit in the 80s, they were very popular with the fashionistas. Love their videos, as well, they were the first group I can recall to do a tribute to Bollywood sort of video. Didn't Catherine Ringer have some sort of altercation with Serge Gainsbourg on French TV? Only this time, unlike Whitney, she came out on top?

― Arthur, Monday, 6 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Lee, was their hit called Singin In The Shower?

― Daniel, Tuesday, 7 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

No, I'm pretty sure C'est Comme Ca was the hit. It had a pretty cool video if I recall. They used to get played all the time in the late 80s/early 90s on Australian music video show Rage.

― electric sound of jim, Tuesday, 7 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

anything I've heard by them I've liked. But I've not heard much, and that only in snippets on TV.

didn't they do a track with Sparks? actually, I didn't like that one much.

― DV, Tuesday, 7 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

"C'est Comme Ca" was the one I remember. I can even remember a bit of the video.

― Lee G, Tuesday, 7 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

"Andy" was their big hit here in Canada, from what I can recall. Much Music had the video (which I only vaguely remember) in fairly heavy rotation. Like Sparks, they were/are crazy. Lots of fun.

― Bryan, Tuesday, 7 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

four weeks pass...

"Marcia Baila" rulez...

French youngsters still listen to it, trust me!

:-)

Patrice

― Patrice Choffat, Thursday, 6 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Les Rita Mitsouko are very much and alive, and will be releasing a new albulm in Summer 2002. This will follow on from 2000's 'Cool Frénésie' which was a great return to form.

Their website is at http://www.ritamitsouko.org - and includes an English translation of most of the content.

The 'news' link http://www.ritamitsouko.org/NEWS.htm is in English and contains concert info and free music/image files for download.

C'est bonne :)

― mb, Saturday, 15 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

A college roommate was an exchange student in France, and came home with a shitload of 'cheesy French music'. I stole her tape of LRM and she was baffled as to my fascination with them. I love that first album, yes I have it on vinyl, and The No Comprendo. Marc et Robert grew on me. I've been nearly alone in my passion, looks like.

― Kerry, Monday, 17 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

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