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British singer-songwriter Elvis Costello has released a new EP containing French versions of songs from his 2020 album Hey Clockface. Titled La Face de Pendule à Coucou, the EP includes the track No Flag (en Français), sung by Iggy Pop.
When asked about the difficulties of singing in a language that’s not his native tongue, Iggy Pop said: “There’s a uniqueness to the French language. No other language has vowels that sound like that. Learning a song that’s as quick as No Flag took a month of practice because my lips weren’t used to those combinations.
“I [worked on it] for 40 minutes a day for about five weeks. You don’t want to do too much work on it at once or it’s not fun anymore.”
On top of Pop, the record features collaborators such as Steve Nieve, alongside various Parisian artists including Tshegue, Isabelle Adjiani, and AJUQ.
La Face de Pendule à Coucou was shared digitally March 26, and is to be released on vinyl this summer via Concord Records.
Costello has also shared the French-adapted lyric video for the track Hetty O’Hara Confidential
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ELVIS COSTELLO & THE ATTRACTIONS Blood & Chocolate (1986 UK 11-track LP which saw Elvis reunite with producer Nick Lowe & his backing group the Attractions. Includes the singles Tokyo Storm Warning, I Want You & Blue Chair, with lyric inner.The picture sleeve shows minor wear and the vinyl shows light signs of play XFIEND80)
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ELVIS COSTELLO & THE ATTRACTIONS Ten Bloody Marys & Ten How's Your Fathers (1984 UK 20-track vinyl LP which compiles rarities & b-side recordings. Glossy picture sleeve. The sleeve displays only light general wear and the vinyl shows a coupleof cosmetic hairlines and light signs of play FIEND27)
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