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Gnration 78
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Wikipedia article
"'Gnration 78'" is a song by French singer Dalida featuring French singer Bruno Guillain. It's a megamix of Dalida's previous hits, remixed in disco style, including a new piece written by Jeff Barnel that permeates throughout the song. First released on single in March 1978, it soon became #1 hit in France and achieved success in Europe and Canada.
Dalida was a pioneer in this field, as Gnration 78 is one of the first megamixes, and one of the first commercially successful remixes in history. It was soon followed by her second megamix "a me fait rver", as well successful.
"Gnration 78" was immediately featured with promotional video. Commercially distributed and repeatedly played, it is one of the earliest examples of what will become music video. It is often credited in France as the first French music 'clip'.
Description
The idea came from Dalida's team. Seventeen-year-old Bruno Guillain was already known to the public as a new actor. It was his first of only two collaborations with Dalida in the studio, the second being for "a me fait rver".
Samples
A number of Dalida's previously released songs was sampled. They were all successes, so the song is reminiscent of a medley.
# Come prima
# Gondolier
# Volare
# Romantica
# J'attendrai
# Darla dirladada
# Paroles, paroles
# Les enfants du Pire
# Ciao ciao bambina
# T'aimer follement
# Le jour o la pluie viendra
# Les gitans
# Gigi l'amoroso
# Il venait d'avoir 18 ans
# Bambino
# Salma Ya Salama
References
Bibliography
* 'L'argus Dalida: Discographie mondiale et cotations', by Daniel Lesueur, ditions Alternatives, 2004. and .
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