bébé pop

France Gall - Ne sois pas si bête (1964, Averty show) I've just realised it's one year since SpikedCandy was born, ...

a new coat of paint

I think I've hit on a plan to let me keep blogging without exhausting myself and then subsequently losing interest. ...

roll-roll-roll rollergirl

The INA archives have quickly become my new favourite time-zapper. Among its wonderful offerings: This fantastic ...

et jacques et jacques et jacques

Just received an email from the French TV Archive Institute , letting me know about their new (?) website, which ...

is it really a spiked candy post?!

Yes it is! Although I'm not really sure what it says about me that this is the song that has inspired me to post ...

why did you change?

Twinkle - Golden Lights (1965)   Chantal Goya - Dans la nuit (1966) Forget The Smiths' version of 'Golden ...

clothilde en italien

(Cover courtesy of Bardot A Go Go ) Yes, Clothilde 's Italian tracks do actually exist! And, thanks to Simon, the ...

youtube madness

I've started uploading some of my France Gall video collection to YouTube . Check my video page regularly, as I'm ...

n'ai pas peur

Thought I'd jump on Guuzbourg 's bandwagon with my favourite French duet of all time: Anna Karina & Serge ...