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is very expensive, and I had to continue saving in the hope of acquiring such a vehicle. I continued with my singing and tried to put some money aside. Many writer-composer friends had made recordings and seemed to be making a lot of money from them. So I decided to try it, having by now more than 150 songs in my bag. The first recording firm that I approached offered me a three-year contract, which I signed. The director of the recording firm was Lucien Morisse, the director of the radio station Europe No. 1, which had launched a tremendous number of famous singers. My first record was fairly successful, and the second, thanks to a song called Le Miel et la Canelle (Honey and Cinnamon), was even more popular. It was often heard on the radio: I smell honey and cinnamon I smell vanilla and love I smell honey and cinnamon Girl I'll always adore. The first was a brunette, Margot was her name We played the pipes as the moon lit the night I took the road to her eyes And followed the way to her hair. The path around her curves I remember well I took the road to her eyes And followed the way to her hair. The third was a redhead, Marion she was called For her lovely little face and her frothy underslip I took the road to her eyes And followed the way to her hair. 132 INTELLIGENT DESIGN: MESSAGE FROM THE DESIGNERS HONEY AND CINNAMON The second was a blonde, her name was Marielle