It’s not too long for me to wait until I begin to spend sizeable chunks of my summer traversing the French autoroute network, so allow me (if you will) to indulge myself a little and spend the next few moments reminiscing about some of my favourite cross-channel musical moments. So why not grab a quick glass of rosé, a crusty baguette and a healthy helping of morbier before sitting back and imagining yourself topping up the driver’s tan…
1. Nino Ferrer – La Rua Madureira
Nino Ferrer was a French-Italian singer who shot to fame in the late sixties on the back of a number of bossa-nova inspired singles. The street in the title can be found in the centre of Rio De Janeiro and the lyrics contain other references to the area which inspired the music itself.
