Kirsty Falconer thinks she cannot be the only one who watched Johnny Hallyday's memorial service half-expecting him to burst out of the white rose-adorned coffin, all leather and eyeliner and massive silver crucifix, giving another rendition of Allumer le feu.
12 December 2017, The Tablet
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