Zou Bisou Bisou (Oh Kiss, Kiss)

The last Digital Den talked about how Don Draper would benefit from a GoFlex Satellite. After watching Sunday’s episode of Mad Men entitled A Little Kiss, I was amazed to see how a little song called Zou Bisou Bisou blew up becoming an Internet sensation of people trying to trace its origins.

The version of the song from the video is performed by Gillian Hills from 1962 (Four years before A Little Kiss takes place). Ms. Hills spent part of her singing/acting career in France where she worked a couple record labels before the transition into film in the early 70’s.

The fact that this song caused such an Internet ruckus speaks volumes to the power of music when meshed properly with another mainstream medium like television (the steamy performance by actress Jessica Paré probably didn’t hurt either) and the muscle of social media.

According to this article on Mashable, people flocked to the web to find out more about the song immediately after the scene. I love this song — as I often love obscure, lesser-known music (and that may explain why I have so many soundtracks for Quentin Tarantino movies.) And since I had never heard the song prior to watching the episode, it helps me appreciate even more the concept

Having never heard the song prior to watching the episode, it makes me appreciate the concept of music preservation and the work that the GRAMMY Foundation is doing. Whoever found this song needs to get a raise for their creativity, but also give a nod to organizations like the GRAMMY Foundation for their work in making sure music is available for the masses and for future generations.

In case you’ve missed previous posts, the GRAMMY Foundation works to raise public awareness of the need to preserve America’s audio legacy. Without their efforts, we risk losing our American music culture and history.

Thank you, Mad Men for exposing us to new (old) music and thank you, GRAMMY Foundation for preserving that musical legacy.

I’m a fan of older music, so if you have a favorite song from days gone by, leave a link to it in the comments below or on Twitter and Facebook.