# What (French?) musical artist is this? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 10, 2008, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-french-musical-artist-is-this/433036 "2008-01-10T21:51:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Juliette\_Culture\_Junkie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5fc32e/32.png) [@Juliette\_Culture\_Junkie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Juliette_Culture_Junkie)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2008, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-french-musical-artist-is-this/433036/1 "2008-01-10T21:51:17Z")
Warning: Music/video plays automatically. [Jared Gold’s Black Dahlia](http://www.jaredgold.com/Dahia2.html) I’m pretty much infatuated with this song. The video is a fashion show segment from 2001, illustrating Jared Gold’s “Black Dahlia” line. Can anyone ID the backing song or band? I think the lyrics are French, but I can’t pick out any phrases because she’s sort of cooing. ---
**Author:** ![A.I.Wintermute](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7bcc69/32.png) [@A.I.Wintermute](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/A.I.Wintermute)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2008, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-french-musical-artist-is-this/433036/2 "2008-01-10T23:39:12Z")
I speak neither, but I’m 90% sure that song is in fact in Japanese, not French. ---
**Author:** ![xnylder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/bbce88/32.png) [@xnylder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xnylder)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2008, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-french-musical-artist-is-this/433036/3 "2008-01-10T23:41:10Z")
Definately Japanese, not French, even if the style is French. ---
**Author:** ![A.I.Wintermute](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7bcc69/32.png) [@A.I.Wintermute](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/A.I.Wintermute)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2008, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-french-musical-artist-is-this/433036/4 "2008-01-11T00:25:11Z")
“Humming ga Kikoeru” by Kahimi Karie. ---
**Author:** ![A.I.Wintermute](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7bcc69/32.png) [@A.I.Wintermute](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/A.I.Wintermute)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2008, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-french-musical-artist-is-this/433036/5 "2008-01-11T00:26:53Z")
Lyrics: FUSHIGI NA YUME NO NAKA DE OSHABERI NA ANO KO GA HASHITTERU YO JITENSHA DE ZUTTO MITEITARA SORA NO UE MADE FUWARI FUWARI TO UKANDE SUKOSHI TERETERU YO I’m not sure I’m allowed to post more than that, but that should be enough to follow along. The rest of the lyrics can be found here: [Yukinari.com is for sale | HugeDomains](http://www.yukinari.com/sunday/sun_humming.htm). Edit: Also a different romanization with English translation at [http://members.optusnet.com.au/~waynedavidson/karie\_lyric\_humminggakikoeru.htm](http://members.optusnet.com.au/~waynedavidson/karie_lyric_humminggakikoeru.htm). ---
**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2008, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-french-musical-artist-is-this/433036/6 "2008-01-11T00:27:30Z")
I LOVE Kahimi Karie. Thanks for reminding me to catch up on her stuff. ---
**Author:** ![Juliette\_Culture\_Junkie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5fc32e/32.png) [@Juliette\_Culture\_Junkie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Juliette_Culture_Junkie)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2008, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-french-musical-artist-is-this/433036/7 "2008-01-11T00:29:51Z")
Thank you all so much for the info! I’m gonna go find some of her CDs 🙂