Elsa - "T'en vas pas"

I'm sorry for letting you without news for several days, but february 1987 was not a very active month regarding number ones in the U.K. and U.S. music charts... In U.K., Ben E. King stayed 3 weeks number one and in the U.S. it's even "worst" as Bon Jovi stayed 4 weeks at first place!

So, today I decided to let you know what was number one hit in... France! Why? First, because I'm a frenchspeaking guy from Belgium so, this is also part of my "culture"... Second, because I'm sure you could find the french singers quite "funny" to see and listen to...

Today, let me introduce you to a young and very romantic french singer aged only 14 at that time: Elsa. And this is probably her biggest hit, it's called "T'en vas pas" wich could be translated by "Don't go!"...

Maybe some english speaking people do know her though because she also sang some songs with Glenn Medeiros... but I'm not sure that was hits anywhere else than in France.

OR maybe you're a football fan and her face reminds you someone because she was for several years the girlfriend of world champion french soccer player: Bixente Lizarazu.

On the music point of view, she never really managed to lose that "young romantic girl" image she had... Luckily for her she's also acting in some french movies or tv-movies...

If you live outside France and heard about her, please let me know! :-)

Bon Jovi - Livin On A Prayer

In the United-States, only a week after having reached the top, Madonna has to leave her place to Bon Jovi and their hit "Livin on a Prayer". Don't laugh when you'll watch the video, at that time it was very "rock'n roll" to have long hair with "permanent wave"! Remember, the same kind of look was also the one used by Europe and their "Final Countdown"... :-))

"Permanent waves" or not, this song was a huge succes that stayed 4 weeks at number one position and also reachhed the 4th place in the U.K. charts...

For your information, Jon Bon Jovi (lead singer), didn't like that song and it's Richie Sambora (lead guitarist) that convinced him that the song was pretty good and deserved to be part of their second album "Slippery when wet"! Finally, that song became and still is one of their biggest hits, if not THE biggest... Well done Jon ! ;-)

In 2006, on VH1's website, people voted for the "100 biggest hits from the 80's", and guess who what? "Livin on a Prayer" reached the first place!