Memory Lane

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Originally Posted by Alizée-Nederland

Exactly 18 years ago on June 21, 2003 the iconic fifth live performance of “J’ai pas vingt ans !” (“I’m not twenty !”) during the “Fête de la musique” at the Champ-de-Mars, the park at the foot of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, was broadcasted live on the TV channels “France 2” and “TV5”.

It is interesting to note that the French had decided to add strobe lights to the Eiffel tower, and would turn them on for a few minutes at certain hours each night. It proved so popular that they decided to do it on a permanent basis, and this occasion was the completion of that project. You can see on the video of her performance an image of the Eiffel tower, along with some numbers. Those numbers were a countdown to when they were going to turn on the lights.

Here is a video of the lights:




In this photo, you can see the countdown numbers:

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