Monsieur Gerard wrote:

>PS : about french stuff, please forget a few seconds Gainsbourg, 
Gall and
>Bardot, try Michel Polnareff, Ronnie Bird, Jacques Dutronc


Several have chimed in with Gerard on this.  Thanks much, I 
appreciate the suggestion and will keep these on my "gotta check out 
list".  I had not heard of any of them, which I'm sure I will need to 
correct. I did check on All Music Guide and they had little info on 
Polanareff.  The other two's descriptions sound like they are less in 
the "soft pop" arena.  Sincere question to any who recommended these 
over Gainsbourg and company.... Is this in part per frustration that 
these soft pop "types" being the names that frequently come up 
related to French music?  I'm just curious, to distinguish if you 
think they are better, or just different and less known) then the 
previous mentioned group of Gainsbourg, and so on (thanks). Again, I 
appreciate the tips and anything more you can shed on "where to start 
with any of these three you've mentioned".

Regarding getting a song that is stuck in your head, out of your 
head.  I said it before, whatever song is stuck, sing it in an 
exaggerated Bob Dylan voice. The tune will be killed and you'll soon 
have your sanity back.  

Steve D