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I remember when this song first came out. Everyone thought she was a talented but young Donna Summer wanna be. However the song was really catchy and well produced. It's too bad she couldn't have gone further with her music career.

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I agree Dan. Thanks for reading & reacting ! Have a great weekend !

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Oct 18Liked by PeDupre

A timely meditation on the casual cruelties of the music industry, especially given the recent tragic death of One Direction's Liam Payne. France Joli was unknown here in Britain outside of the underground LGBTQ scene, as was Canadian disco as a whole. However, I'm sure Lime were one of the acts Pete Waterman had in mind when he referred to the "cheap and nasty" Boystown tracks that inspried him to form PWL (boasting, in typical Waterman fashion, that he could do much better) and the Pet Shop Boys were certainly listening. Prelude were much more widely influential here and Eric Matthew's electronic production work with Sharon Redd was certainly an eye opener for me. Incidentally, my favourite track from the era after Moroder had made the transition from disco to 80s pop is New York New York from Nina Hagen's 1983 album Fearless.

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I only recently got hold of the twelve inch of the Nina Hagen track. Great stuff. It'll be featured in one of the future mixes for sure

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I read some of the articles on Liam Payne yesterday in The Guardian and it made me think about the France Joli story. Especially as in the interview with Judy Torres she tells the story of her gambling addiction and how she was planning to commit suicide but held back on the last moment. The Liam Payne story is another example of how the music industry can be extremely cruel. Thanks for reading, reacting & sharing Paul ! Have a great weekend.

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Thanks for this! I'm a pretty big fan of France Joli's music and covered her back in May. Awesome to see her getting more exposure on here!

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I just read your post Mark Edward. We both come to the same conclusions about her. I don't know her, you neither I suppose. But she comes across as a genuine nice person. She's been through a lot and could've been the original Celine Dion but it didn't work out like that and she's ok now with it. I was a fan of the song but after researching and writing this episode I became a fan of her. She's Inspirational. Thanks for the compliments, reading & sharing ! Have a great weekend !

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