Happy Bastille Day!

Sacre bleu, it's Bastille Day, and your favorite Enfants Terribles almost accidentally let the day pass with nary a nod to our French namesakes. We couldn't let that happen, now could we? Now, my last visit to France consisted of me getting in a screaming match with the customs guy at Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport, but what can you do? Nice remains perhaps my favorite European city, and who doesn't love a good croissant now and again? Don't even get me started on fries.

In celebration of le quatorze juillet, we've put together a little mix of Frenchified tunes for your listening enjoyment. As His Royal Badness once said, "That's French. See?"

Just don't ask me what any of the songs mean. While Madame Farina will be aghast, my four years of high school French did not stick so well. i'm pretty sure i remember how to say "Your mom sleeps with my dog," though.

mp3: Les Debris, Ils Sont Blancs (Phil Lee from The Mighty King of Love)

mp3: Les Yeux Ouverts (Dream A Little Dream Of Me) (Emilie-Claire Barlow from The Very Thought of You)

mp3: Belleville Rendez-Vous (French Version) (The Triplets Of Belleville from The Triplets Of Belleville Soundtrack)

mp3: En Melody (Serge Gainsbourg from Histoire De Melody Nelson)

mp3: Sympathique (Pink Martini from Sympathique)

mp3: C'est Moi (Robert Goulet from Camelot Original Broadway Recording)

mp3: Comme des Enfants (Coeur De Pirate from Coeur De Pirate)

mp3: La Mer (Kevin Kline from French Kiss Soundtrack)

mp3: Comic Strip (Brigitte Bardot from Best of Bardot)

mp3: L'Un Part L'Autre Reste (Charlotte Gainsbourg from L'Un Part L'Autre Reste)

mp3: Can't Change Me (French Version) (Chris Cornell from Euphoria Morning French Release)

mp3: Transmitting Live from Mars (De La Soul from 3 Feet High and Rising)

mp3: French Taunting (French Guard from Monty Python and the Holy Grail)