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Peter Critchley

Apr 16, 20208 min read

The Woman With a Million Unwritten Poems in Her Voice

The Woman With a Million Unwritten Poems in Her Voice Juliette Gréco has long been a favourite singer of mine. I have a number of her...

Peter Critchley

Jul 22, 201930 min read

Françoise Hardy Discography

COMPLETE DISCOGRAPHY The following table gives a (well-nigh) complete list of every song ever recorded by Françoise Hardy. Or, more...

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Peter Critchley

May 7, 20198 min read

Happy Birthday Jacques Brel

It was Jacques Brel's 90th birthday in April. I once had a most untypical loss of temper when giving a talk to a class in Liverpool. Some...

Peter Critchley

Apr 30, 201837 min read

Reflections on Françoise Hardy's Personne d’Autre

New album from Françoise Hardy, Personne d’Autre. A few decades ago now, I remember Alan Price (of The Animals and House of the Rising...