Comments on: Will the real Slim Shady please stand up

By: Rob

Rob — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 12:05:14 +0000

The only Celine Dion I ever bother with is the French stuff Jean-Jacques Goldman wrote for her (inc. “Pour Que Tu M’aimes Encore”). If only she’d stuck to that. Probably the best one is “Vole” which he wrote for her as a present just after her teenaged niece had died of cystic fibrosis. (Which BTW is why she does so much for CF charities.) The album (“D’Eux”) both songs come from is the best-selling French album of all time and the only French language album to go gold in the UK.

I don’t go for her English stuff though. (Although funnily enough “My Heart Will Go On” irritates me less than it does most people.)

By: mel

mel — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 16:06:57 +0000

ahem. i must confess to knowing all the words of a celine dion song, ‘pour que tu m’aimes encore’. just the one, mind you. does it make it less terrible if it’s in french??

no? i didn’t think so..

but there’s this really cool line about casting spells to make someone love you..

still no? give up then..

By: Rachie

Rachie — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 15:18:04 +0000

Insteadi, thanks! I’ve been over to visit, and your blog really brings back dusty Cairo memories.

Hello Birdy! Yes, Celine Dion is the very worst of my nightmare material. It’s the way she looms out of the fog, wailing and looking distraught, as if being pursued by zombies, or being dragged into the underworld. [shudder]

By: birdy

birdy — Sat, 07 Jul 2007 19:10:37 +0000

oh god.. the stuff of nightmares.

Mind you, so is Celine Dion…..

By: insteadi

insteadi — Sat, 07 Jul 2007 15:30:03 +0000

I’ve been reading your blog silently for a while now and love it. I’ve added you to the Rockin Girl Blogger thing that’s circulating at the mo which you can copy and paste from my blog. I’ve also just added a link to you from my blog.

By: Rachie

Rachie — Sat, 07 Jul 2007 12:51:50 +0000

mel, I know – I probably shouldn’t have worried. I should care more about Celine bloody Dion rotting their brains. And yes, Lou’s baby is adorable – all that fluffy hair!

LCG – Don’t worry. I normally associate Celine Dion with things like The Devil, and Crimes Against Music, so it was a tough call in this case.

Robert – thanks! You too.

By: robert

robert — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 17:31:39 +0000

Rachie,

Just a note to say I have pimped you at my blog. Used you to illustrate a point.

Err it is all good stuff. No bad in it at all.

Here is the link: http://iscatterlings.com/scoble-hugh-and-a-lister-groupies/

Have a good weekend.

By: la cubana gringa

la cubana gringa — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 13:28:25 +0000

While I cringe at the thought of Celine Dion (a Kenny G equivalent in my mind) was the alternative to Eminem, I have to agree…in this instance she might have been the better choice. Ekkk. I can’t BELIEVE I just said that!

By: mel

mel — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 12:30:58 +0000

I can just imagine you, in slow motion, running towards the stereo. tee hee. if the parents were anything like me (or my deceased, alas, granny) they’d have tutted and said, ‘music these days..no melody..can’t understand a word of what they’re saying..’ and you might, just, have got away with it. ps how beautiful is louby lou’s babby??