Mistress of Time
Back in 1996, Jeanne Calment of France celebrated her 121st birthday by releasing a record titled Maîtresse du Temps (Mistress of Time) on which she "recounts her memories above a musical background of rap, techno and farandole, a regional dance tune dating to the Middle Ages."
Based on the clips I've been able to find, the album was as awful as you might expect.
Calment died in 1997, at the age of 122. Wkipedia offers this interesting detail about her life:
Based on the clips I've been able to find, the album was as awful as you might expect.
Calment died in 1997, at the age of 122. Wkipedia offers this interesting detail about her life:
In 1965, at age 90 and with no heirs, Calment signed a contract to sell her apartment to lawyer André-François Raffray, retaining a life estate. Raffray, then aged 47 years, agreed to pay her a monthly sum of 2,500 francs (€381.12) until she died. Raffray ended up paying Calment the equivalent of more than €140,000, more than double the apartment's value.
Salem Statesman Journal - Feb 22, 1996
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Category: Music | 1990s