Abstract
Futures New and Old Looking back on the strange career of this singer, actress, model, and decadent, I am repeatedly drawn to two particular moments. The first is Jones’s live cover of the Edith Piaf standard “La vie en rose” as captured in her “contemporary musical” A One Man Show (dir. Jean-Paul Goude, UK, 1982). Perched on a fake staircase, Jones stands immobile throughout the performance, legs askew in epic stilettos. Her flat-top haircut is razor sharp. One gloved hand holds a microphone, the other mimes playing an accordion. Neck crooked, eyes blazing, Jones glares at the audience, expelling the lyrics like a Amazing Grace: Decadence, Deviance, Disco
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