Year 8, Day 144

Hey guys. Today's song is Dancing With Myself by Nouvelle Vague.

Photo by: Martin Stabenfeldt

This is another one that I've had saved to feature for a really long time, but never quite found the right place to put it. This might still not be quite right, but it serves as a good way to kind of ease us back into the more modern stuff. So Nouvelle Vague is french for new wave, and this group is a French cover band led by Olivier Libaux and Marc Collin, and features a multitude of singers of which there are just too many to name. They've been active since 2003, releasing music since 2004 with the release of their first album, with another in 2006, 2009, and 2010. They did an EP and an album in 2016, followed by another EP in 2017 with some compilation albums since then. The group mostly covers 70's and 80's French new wave music, and uses bossa nova a.k.a. a Portugese new wave musical style. Now let's talk about this song specifically. Originally it was a punk rock song from the band Gen X released in 1980, then was re-released by Gen X's singer as part of his solo career after the band broke up. That singer being Billy Idol, which probably sounds familiar. This song was then covered by Nouvelle Vague for their 2006 album, featuring Phoebe Killdeer as the vocalist on the track. She also has other music to check out if you're interested in her voice, just look up her name and you'll find it. And if you're curious, listen to the other versions of this song to see their differences. In any case, I hope you enjoy.

Peace.