
Charlotte Gainsbourg is one talented woman. I’ve always had a vague idea of who she was. But she demanded my full attention after absolutely killing it in Lars von Trier’s Antichrist. Since then, I’ve been on a mission to see as much of her work as possible. Sadly, I didn’t realize she was a musician until last Saturday.
It was then that brooklynvegan.com wrote about first live show ever (hit the link for pictures and their thoughts from the show, as well as the music video for Heaven Can Wait). Apparently, her latest album, IRM, dropped in December and I completely missed it. Lucky for me, some kind soul decided to bless me with a copy this morning and I’ve been listening to it all day. Good but not great the first time through, IRM will grow on you with every listen. Her vocals coupled with the raw, unprocessed production work together to create a haunting and ethereal tone throughout the album.
The standout track is, without a doubt, Le Chat Du Café Des Artistes. It’s so sick, I had to listen to it twice and post it to my Tumblr immediately. With its impeccable use of strings and drum breaks, it’s only matter of time till someone samples it. I can already hear Ghostface going hard on a RZA remix of this. An incredibly addictive album, this will stay in the rotation for a long while.
Check it out.
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French lyrics are below (if anyone wants to translate this for me, that would be fantastic):
Quand on est mort c’est qu’on est mort
Quand on ne rit plus c’est qu’on ne vit plus
Quand j’aurai coupé la ficelle
Mettez-moi dans une poubelle
Laissez-moi faisander un mois
Et de là jetez-moi au chat
Qu’il refuse ma rate et mon foie
Mais choissez l’heure pour qu’il me mange le cœur
Et je reste encore avec vous
Sur vos épaules et vos genoux
Que je sois puiqu’il faut qu’on existe
Le chat du café des artistes
Et si le pain vient à manquer
Je serai là et n’hésitez pas
Brisez-moi les pattes et le cou
Et puis mangez-moi à même le chat
Ce ne sera pas la première fois
Qu’on aura mangé un artiste
Quand on est mort c’est qu’on est mort
Quand on ne rit plus, c’est qu’on ne vit plus
Quand il a coupé la ficelle
On l’a mis dans une poubelle
Et puis ils m’ont oublié là
Là là là là là là là là
Comme ils ont oublié le chat
Comme ils oublieront ma tête et mes chansons
Ce ne sera pas la dernière fois
Que l’on oubliera un artiste
Quand on est mort c’est qu’on est mort
Quand on ne rit plus, c’est qu’on ne vit plus
Quand il a coupé la ficelle
On l’a mis dans une poubelle
Et puis ils m’ont oublié là
Là là là là là là là là x2
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Yeah, for me the stand out track (see below). I was looking for translations, found your posting the the english version below…. And that kinda sad as it’s not written by them, but overall the lp is still very strong….
I’ve been listening to Brel / Gainsbourg for a long time, but recently have been stretching the boundaries thanks to the great http://fillessourires.blogspot.com/
enjoy…..
http://whiskeyclone.net/ghost/songinfo.php?songID=981
When one is dead than one is dead When one no longer laughs, they no longer live When I will have cut the twine Put me in a garbage can Let me hang a month And from there throw me to the cat Who will refuse my spleen and my liver But choose the hour for him to eat my heart And I still stay with you On your shoulders and your knees Which I will be because it is necessary to exist The cat of the Cafe Des Artistes
And if the bread goes missing I shall be there and do not hesitate To break my legs and neck And then eat me like the cat It will not be the first time That they will have eaten an artist
When one is dead than one is dead When one no longer laughs, they no longer live When I will have cut the twine Put me in a garbage can And then they forgot me there There there there there there there there there As they forgot the cat As they will forget my head and my songs
It will not be last time That they will forget an artist And then they forgot me there There there there there
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Salut, moi aussi je cherche des cours de musiques, j’ai trouv
Vous cherchez des cours de musique ?
Thank you for the interesting read! Alright playtime is over and back to school work.
I just wanted to add that the song is a cover. ‘Le Chat Du Café Des Artistes’ was written by Quebec singer-songwriter Jean-Pierre Ferland. The original is also superb - reminiscent of ‘L’histoire de Melody Nelson’, the album by Gainsbourg’s father, Serge.
Check out the original here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RbeTSBxE-o
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