Oh so high

Yesterday, all eyes were on the London skyline as Europe's new "tallest building" The Shard was opened in a laser show that might have made Jean-Michel Jarre jealous...

...had Jean-Michel Jarre not been able to play his lasers, that is!

It doesn't actually look that tall in real life, and I can't say I'll be queuing up to pay 25 quid to see the view from the top.  No, this post is really just an excuse to give you some L'Amour Electronique friendly songs about tall buildings.

Serge Gainsbourg - New York USA

[Gainsbourg's New York USA was re-issued on Couleur Cafe and Comme Un Boomerang, both still available]

The Human League - Empire State Human

[you can buy Reproduction by The Human League from yr favourite online music emporium]

SETLIST from 23 January 2010

Here is the setlist from our first L'Amour Electronique of 2010

Dominic
Marie Laforêt – Marie Douceur, Marie Colère
Tubeway Army – Me, I Disconnect From You
Biky – Reponses
Michel Polnareff – L’Oiseau De Nuit
Boy From Brazil – Le Claquer Des Doigts
Gillian Hills – Ma Premiere Cigarette
Stereolab – Eloge D’Eros
Depeche Mode – Photographic
Telex – Moskow Diskow
Sarah
Katsen – Drax
Dan Deacon – Okie Dokie
France Gall – Ne Sois Pas Si Bête
Chantal Goya – Ce Soir On Danse
Stereo Total – Chewing Gum
The Chap – Fun and Interesting
The Human League – The Path Of Least Resistance
Yacht – Psychic City
Michèle Richard – Dou Da Dou
Verity
Sebastien Tellier – Kilometer
April March – Magic Ass
Serge Gainsbourg – Comic Strip
Jean-Michel Jarre – Oxygene pt.4
Magnetic Fields – Smoke and Mirrors
Françoise Hardy – Les Petits Garçons
Jacques Dutronc – Les Gens Sont Fous, Les Temps Temps Sont Flous
The Human League – Sound Of The Crowd
Add N To (X) – Barry 7’s Contraption
Dominic
Michel Polnareff – Beatnik
Charlotte Gainsbourg – IRM
Felix Da Housecat feat. Miss Kittin – Madame Hollywood
Dani – Sans Asterisque
Henri Salvador – Beta Gamma, L’Ordinateur
David Whittaker - Theme from The Tube (ZX Spectrum 128K) /
L’Infonie – L’Affair
Chantal Goya – Tu M’As Trop Menti
Serge Gainsbourg – Un Poison Violent, C’est Ca L’Amour
Brigitte Bardot – Harley Davidson
Stereo Total – Supergirl
Claire Dixon – Fleurs, Vent
Françoise Hardy – Je T’aime
Christine Pilzer – Mon Petit Homme Spatial
Sarah
Serge Gainsbourg – Le Poinçonneur Des Lilas
Jacques Dutronc – J’ai Tout Lu, Tout Vu, Tout Bu
Ria Bartok – Ecoute Mon Coeur
Sylvie Vartan – L’Irrésistiblement
Krisma – Black Silk Stockings
Bat For Lashes – Pearl’s Dream
MIA – Bamboo Banga
Chicks On Speed – For All The Boys In The World
Verity
Jacques Dutronc – Et Moi, Et Moi, Et Moi
Denim – Snake Bite
Dalida – Petit Elephant Twist
Stereo Total – Les Chansons d’A
Violaine – Dam’Dou Ah!
The Knife – You Made Me Like Charity
Neil Young – Sample + Hold
Neon Neon – Dream Cars
Pet Shop Boys – Rent
Sebastien Tellier – Sexual Sportswear
Dominic
Bazooka – Dada Dodo (version instrumental)
Ariane – Ice Cream
Toss – Da Da Da (est-ce qu'on s'cherche ou est ce qu'on triche?)
Les Beatlettes – C’est Graçe a Toi
Jacques Dutronc – Sur Une Nappe De Restaurant
Stereo Total – Orange Mecanique
Michel Polnareff – Dans La Maison Vide
Jean-Jacques Perrey – E.V.A.
Die Dorau & Die Marinas – Fred Vom Jupiter
Sarah
Trouble Vs Glue – No No More
Devo – Pink Pussy Cat
OMD – Almost
Ultravox – Quiet Man
Brigitte Bardot – Maria Ninguém
Jacques Dutronc – Les Cactus
Les Roche Martin – Les Mains Dans Les Poches
Pulp – OU
Ladytron – Discotraxx
Verity
Serge Gainsbourg – Requiem Pour un Con
France Gall – N’ecoute Pas Les Idoles
Mareva Galanter – Les Filles C’est Fait Pour Faire L’Amour
Heaven 17 – Temptation
OMD – Enola Gay
Trans X – Living On Video
Serge Gainsbourg – Love On The Beat
Yazoo – Nobody’s Diary
Dominic
Silicon Teens – Let’s Dance
Michel Legrand – Digue Ding Ding
Emmanuelle Seigner – Femme Fatale
Eileen – C’est Bottes Sont Fait Pour Marcher
Carole Robert & Les Improvistes - Le Fruit Defendu
Cats In Paris – Loose Tooth Tactile
Sarah
Sukia – The Dream Machine
Glass Candy – Candy Castle
Momus – I Am The Law
Soft Cell – Tainted Love/Where Did Our Love Go?
Verity
Françoise Hardy – Je Veux Qu’il Revienne
Sandie Shaw - Toujours un coin qui me rappelle
Jane Birkin – Raccrochez, C’est Un Horreur
Ray Davies/BBC Sporting Themes – Breezy Bounce
Add N To (X) – Metal Fingers In My Body
Dominic
Stereo Total – Tu M’as Voulue
Les 5 Gentlemen – Si Tu Reviens Chez Moi
Miss Pain – Teenage Action/New Distraction
Sarah
John Foxx – 20th Century
The B-52s – Dance This Mess Around
Sparks – Get In The Swing
Verity
Jacques Dutronc – Fais Pas Çi, Fais Pas Ça
Stereolab – French Disko
Michel Polnareff - Y'a que pas pouvoir qu'on peut
The Tornadoes - Telstar


And now the mp3s
Sarah
The Human League – The Path Of Least Resistance
[buy The Human League from iTunes | Amazon.uk]
Dominic
Serge Gainsbourg – Un Poison Violent, C’est Ca L’Amour
[buy Serge Gainsbourg from iTunes | Amazon.uk]
Verity
Violaine – Dam’Dou Ah!
[re-issued on Swinging Mademoiselle volume 2, which you can't get anywhere]