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Paris continues to be a source of inspiration for many artists. Indeed, the magic of Paris that both recalled the nostalgia of the 20´s and the popular May 68 is behind us. The timing of any revolution has resolved to be suspended from a golden arch. Paris city has become too expensive to live in; housing, food or transportation. However, despite the economic crisis, and despite the slightly French paranoia that exists for foreigners and immigrants, Paris is still a place where cultural diversity is a kind of inevitable boom. In other words, the face of Paris now has a thousand shapes, colors, accents, languages, foods, much more than before, no doubt.
The music scene in Paris is quite diverse. Who says the French don’t know how to rock? If you go to Paris, you find that there are places for all styles; garage, psychedelia and indie rock as the most predominant ones, but there are also spaces for metal, reggae and, of course rap, which is the most popular throughout France as well as pop, you find everything in Paris. Hence, many videos are filmed in Paris yet, some from well-known musicians, among many others.
Starting back in the 60´s, Paris has been the perfect scenario for some of the most interesting videos, back then there was no MTV or anything like that, and instead, these films were promoting by films artists as emblematic as Francoise Hardy, Anna Karina, Jacques Dutronc, Charles Gainsbourg, among the many stars of the French Ye-Ye. Jumping to the present, some of the latest videos filmed in Paris include “I love you” by the controversial Rihanna, “Latinos in Paris” by Pitbull and “Keep it Between Us” by Kelly.
The most classic Parisian music video is a short called “The Temptation of Victoria”, produced in 2005 and directed by Michael Shamberg, director of several videos of the legendary band New Order. In this video, Shamberg returns to the classic song “Temptation” from the English band, to create a video that captures its magic and simplicity. Maybe, just maybe, “Temptation” New Order, is the most emblematic song of the group, and the one that sums up their dramatic spirit but also love and dance.
Starring the beautiful singer of The Concretes, Victoria Bergsman, the video shows a young woman in Paris who steals a vinyl record store, and runs through the streets of Paris just to get home, put the disc and start dancing in a kind of dream. This video unfortunately, was not part of the official retrospective DVD New Order edited videos for some time before. Thus, it becomes a rarity for the band fans of Victoria Bergsman, and the legendary Paris.
Get apartments in Paris and live your own music video. Paris is a city that continues to charm all those who visit it. Experience the magic of this beautiful city by yourself.
