Heavy Friends
Saturday January 11th, 2025 with Heavy Ben
In Memoriam - 2024 (Part 3)

Part three in the annual Heavy Friends series that pays respects to the departed. Part one December 21 https://cod.ckcufm.com/programs/410/68103.html Part two January 4 https://cod.ckcufm.com/programs/410/68327.html Part four January 18 https://cod.ckcufm.com/programs/410/68634.html Pictured: Comment Te Dire Adieu? Françoise Hardy died at 80 in Paris. Since her first French television appearance in 1962 (in a green oversize V-neck sweater, worn rakishly backward), the singer, actress, and erstwhile yé-yé ambassadress Françoise Hardy has enthralled audiences and fans with her sound and style. Her signature curtain of hair teasing glimpses of gray-saucer eyes and cheekbones seemingly chiseled from Haussmann stone were as striking and vulnerable as the plaintive lyrics in her hits “Tous les garçons et les Filles” (“All the Boys and Girls”) and “Comment te dire adieu” (It Hurts to Say Goodbye). But it takes more than Euclidean bone structure and catchy singles to become the symbol of an era to such beatific heights in the world of fashion and music. So what exactly is the essence of Hardy’s allure, and why does it still beguile us today? https://frame-store.com/en-ca/blogs/stories/the-story-of-br-francoise-hardy (to embiggen the show icon, right-click and choose "Open image in new tab")