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Pop/Rock
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Foreign Language Rock
French Rock
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France had a subculture of musicians who performed hard-driving rock & roll. French Rock may have sounded like American or British rock & roll, but it was sung in French and had distinctly French themes.
French Rock Artist Highlights
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Serge Gainsbourg
Plastic Bertrand
Johnny Hallyday
Noir Désir
Les Rita Mitsouko
Les Thugs
Stephan Eicher
Jean-Louis Murat
Sheila
Alain Bashung
Indochine
Hubert-Félix Thiéfaine
-M-
Les Nubians
More French Rock Artists
French Rock Album Highlights
More French Rock Albums
Serge Gainsbourg
Comic Strip
Plastic Bertrand
King of the Divan: Best of Plastic Bertrand
Serge Gainsbourg
Histoire de Melody Nelson
Jacques Dutronc
Jacques Dutronc Gold [1994]
Johnny Hallyday
Ce Que Je Sais
Serge Gainsbourg
Initials S.G.
Nino Ferrer
Nino and Radiah et Le Sud
Mano Negra
Casa Babylon
More French Rock Albums
French Rock Recent Releases
More Recent Releases
Various Artists
Popcorn Exotica: R&B, Soul & Exotic Rockers from the 50s & 60s
Indochine
Putain de Stade
Jean-Claude Vannier
Roses Rouge Sang
Roch Voisine
California: Americana III
More Recent Releases
French Rock Song Highlights
More French Rock Songs
Et Moi, et Moi, et Moi
Jacques Dutronc
Jacques Dutronc
Je T'Aime...Moi Non Plus
Serge Gainsbourg
Jane Birkin
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Serge Gainsbourg
Initials B B
Serge Gainsbourg
Serge Gainsbourg
Bonnie and Clyde
Serge Gainsbourg
Brigitte Bardot
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Serge Gainsbourg
Flags
Les Thugs
Les Thugs
I Was Dreaming
Les Thugs
Les Thugs
Ca Plane Pour Moi
Lou Deprijck
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Yves M. Lacomblez
Plastic Bertrand
Que Je T'Aime
Jean Marie Renard
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Gilles Thibaut
Johnny Hallyday
Tous Les Goûts Sont Dans Ma Nature
Jacques Dutronc
Jacques Dutronc
Il Est Cinq Heures, Paris S'éveille
Jacques Dutronc
Jacques Dutronc
More French Rock Songs
Other Styles in Foreign Language Rock
Aboriginal Rock
AustroPop
Dutch Pop
Eastern European Pop
French Pop
French Rock
Indipop
International Pop
Italian Pop
Liedermacher
Nouvelle Chanson
Rock en Español
Scandinavian Pop
Yé-yé
Aboriginal Rock
AustroPop
Dutch Pop
Eastern European Pop
French Pop
French Rock
Indipop
International Pop
Italian Pop
Liedermacher
Nouvelle Chanson
Rock en Español
Scandinavian Pop
Yé-yé