'Des larmes' ('Tears') is the latest single from French superstar Mylene Farmer. She's just finished a run of concerts in Paris last month. They have been filmed, and a movie of those concerts will appear in French cinemas this November. There are some rumours that these have been her last live concerts ever - but we'll have to wait and see if those rumours are true.
The record company has employed some weird tactics surrounding Mylene's last album 'Désobéissance': four singles were released, but only two of them ('N'oublie pas' and this one) were released on 7" vinyl. The three previous singles came with a flurry of remixes, but this single only comes with an instrumental version of the track. It does not seem to matter to her fans: they will buy whatever is released - just like I do.
My collection: 7" single no. 6141
Found: Amazon France, received July 12, 2019
Cost: 7 euro
Tracks: 'Des larmes (edit radio)' / 'Des larmes (version instrumentale)'
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Wednesday, 17 July 2019
Wednesday, 15 August 2018
N'oublie pas - Mylene Farmer & LP
For the first time in a long time, Mylene Farmer has released a single on the 7" vinyl format. I thought the last one was Que mon coeur lâche, but to my dismay I just found out that her 2013 single 'Je te dis tout' was also released on 7" vinyl - as a limited edition picture disc.
Anyway, the new single 'N'oublie pas' was released last Friday on CD-single and 7" vinyl. It is a decent song, and a duet with a certain LP. I'd never heard of her. Full name: Laura Pergolizzi, an American singer from Italian descent with a less than pleasant voice. The single was a no. 1 hit in France upon its release, of course, because Mylene Farmer hasn't stopped being a superstar over there.
My collection: 7" single no. 5915
Found: Fnac.com, received August 14, 2018
Cost: 10 euro
Tracks: 'N'oublie pas' / 'N'oublie pas (instrumental)'
Anyway, the new single 'N'oublie pas' was released last Friday on CD-single and 7" vinyl. It is a decent song, and a duet with a certain LP. I'd never heard of her. Full name: Laura Pergolizzi, an American singer from Italian descent with a less than pleasant voice. The single was a no. 1 hit in France upon its release, of course, because Mylene Farmer hasn't stopped being a superstar over there.
My collection: 7" single no. 5915
Found: Fnac.com, received August 14, 2018
Cost: 10 euro
Tracks: 'N'oublie pas' / 'N'oublie pas (instrumental)'
Monday, 22 February 2010
Que mon coeur lâche - Mylene Farmer
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The single reached number 9 in the French singles chart and number 8 in the Belgian (Wallonia) singles chart.
My collection: 7" single no. 2629
Found: Record fair, March 16, 1996
Cost: 10 guilders
Tracks: 'Que mon coeur lâche' / 'Que mon coeur lâche'
Friday, 12 February 2010
Beyond my control - Mylene Farmer
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The single reached number 8 in France and number 10 in the French-speaking part of Belgium. The single was also released in the Netherlands, but without any chart success.
My collection: 7" single no. 2220
Found: Record fair, Rotterdam, December 17, 1994
Cost: 3 guilders
Tracks: 'Beyond my control' / 'Beyond my control (Ya ya version)'
Thursday, 21 January 2010
Regrets - Mylene Farmer and Jean-Louis Murat
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The song was released as the third single from Farmer's third album 'Ainsi soit je...', reaching number 3 in France and number 2 in the French-speaking part of Belgium.
My collection: 7" single no. 2221
Found: Record fair, Rotterdam, December 17, 1994
Cost: 10 guilders
Tracks: 'Regrets' / 'Regrets (Classic bonus beats)'
Sunday, 10 January 2010
Je t'aime mélancolie - Mylene Farmer
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'Je t'aime mélancolie' reached number 3 in the French singles chart and number 8 in the French-speaking part of Belgium.
My collection: 7" single no. 1956
Found: Record fair, Amsterdam, September 25, 1993
Cost: 5 guilders
Tracks: 'Je t'aime mélancolie (radio mix)' / 'Je t'aime mélancolie (Smooth mix)'
Sunday, 6 December 2009
A quoi je sers... - Mylene Farmer
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As often with Mylene, the lyric of the song is very pessimistic. It's about madness, the desire of suicide and the impression of the futility of the life. According to some observers, the song sums up most of Mylene's work, as it displays the singer's doubts about her usefulness on Earth. The single reached number 16 in the French singles chart.
My collection: 7" single no. 1971
Found: Record fair, Amsterdam, September 25, 1993
Cost: 10 guilders
Tracks: 'A quoi je sers...' / 'La veuve noire'
Monday, 16 November 2009
Allan (live) - Mylene Farmer
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'Allan' was only performed during Mylene's 1989 live tour, and has not appeared on subsequent live concerts since then. This single reached number 32 in the French singles chart.
My collection: 7" single no. 2111
Found: Record fair, June 4, 1994
Cost: 8 guilders
Tracks: 'Allan (live)' / 'Psychiatric'
Sunday, 1 November 2009
Sans logique - Mylene Farmer
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The song actually had to be recorded twice, because the first time, there was a technical problem. The sentence 'this is a blank formatted diskette' which is heard in the introduction of the song refers to this problem and has been maintained to keep the memory of this technical malfunction.
The B-side, 'Dernier sourire' is a previously unreleased song about the death of a relative. 'Sans logique' reached number 10 in the French chart.
My collection: 7" single no. 2219
Found: Record fair, Amsterdam, October 17, 1994
Cost: 10 guilders
Tracks: 'Sans logique' / 'Dernier sourire'
Sunday, 25 October 2009
Tristana - Mylene Farmer
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The single reached number 7 in France and sold a quarter of a million copies.
My collection: 7" single no. 1921
Found: Record fair, Amsterdam, June 5, 1993
Cost: 5 guilders
Tracks: 'Tristana' / 'Au bout de la nuit'
Wednesday, 24 June 2009
Maman a tort - Mylene Farmer
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Boutonnat and a young songwriter named Jérôme Dahan wrote Farmer's first hit, 'Maman a tort', which was released to much success in March 1984. The video cost the modest sum of 5000 Francs but caused a stir in the music world. Boutonnat cast Farmer as a provocative Lolita figure, an image cultivated in her early days, especially on her debut album 'Cendres de lune', which was released in April 1986.
When I collected Mylene Farmer, starting in the early Nineties, these early singles already cost a fortune. I was quite happy to shell out a much larger sum for this single, bought from a dealer who apparently did not know he could easily fetch four times as much for it.
My collection: 7" single no. 2873
Found: Record fair, Utrecht, 1997
Cost: 20 guilders
Tracks: 'Maman a tort' / 'Maman a tort (instrumental)'
Tuesday, 16 June 2009
Libertine - Mylene Farmer
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I have no record of its chart position of France, but I am pretty sure that this one was her first big hit there. After this, her superstar status continued to rise.
My collection: 7" single no. 1900
Found: Record fair, Amsterdam, May 2, 1993
Cost: 10 guilders
Tracks: 'Libertine' / 'Greta'
Thursday, 4 June 2009
Plus grandir (live mix) - Mylene Farmer
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This live version was released in 1990, and taken from her album 'En concert'. It peaked at number 35 in the French singles chart, but did not chart in other territories.
My collection: 7" single no. 1870
Found: Record fair, Amsterdam, March 27, 1993
Cost: 8 guilders
Tracks: 'Plus grandir (live mix)' / 'Plus grandir (Mum's rap)'
Thursday, 16 April 2009
Pourvu qu'elles soient douces - Mylene Farmer
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Once I'd bought 'Désenchantée', I slowly started to collect more Mylene Farmer singles. I found 'Douces', the Dutch release of the mentioned song quite quickly, because it was re-released after the success of 'Désenchantée'. It didn't reach the Dutch Top 40, though.
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My collection: 7" single no. 1888 / no. 1922
Found: Record fair, Den Haag, May 2, 1993 / Record fair, Amsterdam, June 5, 1993
Cost: 3 guilders / 8 guilders
Tracks: 'Pourvu qu'elles soient douces' / 'Puisque...'
Wednesday, 4 February 2009
Ainsi soit je... - Mylene Farmer
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I'd started collecting Mylene Farmer singles only months before I went on a holiday to Vienna, Austria. I was greatly surprised to find an old single in a record shop there - but of course I bought it right away.
My collection: 7" single no. 1934
Found: Marik, Vienna, Austria, 1993
Cost: 59 Austrian Schilling
Tracks: 'Ainsi soit je...' / 'Ainsi soit je... (Lamentations)'
Download: here
Saturday, 10 January 2009
Sans contrefaçon - Mylene Farmer
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It was originally released on October 16, 1987. The song's lyrics seem to be autobiographical. Indeed, in interviews, Farmer often explained that when she was younger, a lot of people thought she was a boy because of her short hair. To play on this doubt, she even confessed to putting a handkerchief in her trousers. Although the song doesn't deal with homosexuality, over years it has become somewhat of a gay anthem.
My collection: 7" single no. 1871
Found: Record fair, Amsterdam, March 27, 1993
Cost: 10 guilders
Tracks: 'Sans contrefaçon' / 'La ronde triste'
Download: Album 'Ainsi soit je...', including both tracks (password: Ralf)
Tuesday, 9 December 2008
Désenchantée - Mylene Farmer
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This is also how a megastar in France can go almost unnoticed in the rest of Europe. Mylene Farmer is a good example: in France she's compared to people like Madonna in terms of popularity. It was only when she released the single 'Désenchantée' that she reached other European charts. In the Netherlands, she made it to no. 18. And into my record collection. It was actually the start of my Mylene Farmer collection - because she does make damn fine music.
My collection: 7" single no. 1487
Found: Melody Maker, Den Haag, July 3, 1991
Cost: 6 guilders
Tracks: 'Désenchantée' / 'Désenchantée (Chaos mix)'
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