- Ronnie Bird
Ronnie Bird, born Ronald Méhu, is a French singer born in
Boulogne-sur-Seine (Hauts-de-Seine) on the24 April 1946 . As a student, he attended lycée Claude Bernard until he had an argument with a teach. He debuted his recording career in 1964 with Decca, with the title track "Adieu à un ami", which was a homage toBuddy Holly . Despite his evident ability and the apparent success of ("Elle m'attend", "Où va-t-elle ?"), he ended his artistic career after 5 years.He is also noted for participating between 1968 and 1972, in the French production of the musical comedy "
Hair ". Moreover, he wrote the lyrics of the remarkable song, "Precious Things", song byDee Dee Bridgewater , in a duet withRay Charles , which saw success in 1989.Discography
"Supers 45 tours"
- Adieu à un ami / Tu ferais mieux de filer / On s'aime en secret / Dis aux montagnes (Decca, 1964)
- L'amour nous rend fou / Pour toi / Je ne mens pas / Tout seul (Decca, 1964)
- Elle m'attend / Tu perds ton temps / Je ne mens pas / Pour être à toi (Decca, 1965)
- Où va-t-elle ? / Ma vie s'enfuit / Je voudrais dire / Ce maudit journal (Decca, 1965)
- Chante / Ne t'en fais pas pour Ronnie / Cette maudite solitude / Cheese (Philips, 1966)
- N'écoute pas ton cœur / Seul dans la nuit / Hey girl / Ça n'est pas vrai (Philips, 1966)
- Tu en dis trop / C'est un hold-up / Je serre les poings / Tu ne sais pas (Philips, 1967)
- La surprise / Si quelque chose m'arrivait / Les filles en sucre d'orge / Ne me promets rien (Philips, 1967)
- Le pivert / De l'autre côté du miroir / SOS mademoiselle / Aimez-moi (Philips, 1968)
"CD"
- Twistin the rock, vol. 7 (Mercury, 2002)- One World (Phonogram 1992)
Trivia
The song "Le Pivert" (the woodpecker) was prohibited from being played on "
Radio-France " because of, according to an internal memo its "vulgar attack on good taste". The memo was published in "Charlie Hebdo ".External links
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIOp7C_2F_M Clip de "Tu perds ton temps"]
* [http://ronniebird.toochattoo.com Fan Club Site (french)]
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