Take a Chanson on Me

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French is not just the language of love; it's also popular in English-language pop songs. Here's a test of your knowledge of dabblers in Francophone songwriting.

  1. 1

    Which Police song was alternately titled "J'aurai toujours faim de toi"?

  2. 2

    What French punk song was based on Elton Motello's "Jet Boy Jet Girl"?

  3. 3

    Which Blondie song does NOT feature a lyric in French?

  4. 4

    Which Talking Heads song featured lyrics in French?

  5. 5

    What pop-rock band had a hit with the lyric "accroches-toi a ton reve"?

  6. 6

    "Voulez-vous coucher avec moi" is the refrain of what 1976 disco classic?

  7. 7

    Which Rolling Stone drolly intoned "(Si Si) Je Suis Un Rock Star" in 1981?

  8. 8

    Which 1970s supergroup asked "La question c'est voulez-vous"?

  9. 9

    Whose 1988 debut album spawned the dance hit "Je ne sais pourquoi"?

  10. 10

    Robbie Nevil had a 1987 hit with what French-titled song?

  11. 11

    Terry Jacks's tearjerker "Seasons in the Sun" was loosely based on the lyrics to which Jacques Brel song?

  12. 12

    What 1980s hit by a soap opera star begged "fais l'amour avec moi"?

  13. 13

    Which song by Chic was the dance craze of 1978?

  14. 14

    The title of which Peter Gabriel song was translated into French in the lyrics?

  15. 15

    Which flamboyant disco diva had a huge club hit in 1977 with the Edith Piaf classic "La vie en rose"?

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