“Je t’aime...moi non plus” #58 3/14/1970

If you ban a record, it’s likely to become a hit. Even though this was banned in many countries, it sold well enough in the UK to reach #1 in late 1969. A lot of US radio stations wouldn’t touch the single. The title roughly translates as “I Love You...Yeah, Me Neither.” French actor Serge Gainsbourg wrote the song for Brigette Bardot, with whom he was having an affair. Bardot’s then-husband understandably wasn’t too pleased so it went unreleased. Gainsbourg then did a new heavy-breathing version with British model Jane Birkin. Anyone need a smoke?