October 9, 1969 –
BBC’s Top Of The Pops refused to play the No. #1 hit in the country, Je T’Aime Moi Non Plus, on this date.
Gainsbourg, a French poet/actor/musician, originally recorded the risqué number in 1967 with Parisian actress Brigitte Bardot, who was both his musical partner and lover. When Bardot asked him to write her a love song, he came up with Je T’aime… Moi Non Plus. At the time, Bardot was married to German industrialist Gunter Sachs, and news of the star cozying up in the recording booth with the provocative poet was a tabloid reporter’s dream. The papers titillated readers with descriptions of the erotic tune. When the press contacted Sachs for a comment on the hot-and-heavy session, he demanded Bardot pull the plug on the project – which she did, along with her relationship with Gainsbourg.
The Haus of Dcaligari 