2026-05-09 06:32 UTC
On 9 May 1966, Katty Line's "Ne fais pas la tête" was released.
An irresistible punchy cover of Nancy Sinatra's "How Does That Grab You, Darlin'?".
"The square adult world thought that the [Yé-Yé] movement was a facile imitation of music from abroad. Many were happy to dismiss them without bothering to listen to the originality and sophistication of the music itself."
- "Yé-Yé was cool then, and it’s just as cool now."
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@ixi@mastodon.online 2026-05-09 06:33
"Many thought the Yé-Yé ["referring to the “Yeah! Yeah!” exclamations of rock ‘n’ roll"] girls would only last one season, just as so many adults initially viewed the Beatles as one-hit wonders. But Yé-Yé fans weren’t worried: They adopted the simplistic label as a medal of honour [...] in a music world that, until that point, was still dominated by men." – "As Pussy Cat sang, ‘Now times have changed and it’s up to the girls to decide.’" __ "Yé-Yé: An Introduction" https://web.archive.org/web/20241202233017/https://daily.redbullmusicacademy.com/2014/02/ye-ye-introduction