the rest of this marvelous record
and, speaking of the beloved dead: 30 years ago serge gainsbourg died
yep ... the one with "je t'aime ... mois non plus" /sigh
ever listened to "l'histoire de melodie nelson"? experiencing these wonderful 30 minutes you'll understand, "je t'aime" is beautiful, but .... hmmm ... he made better stuff and "melodie" to me is on top of that
serge gainsbourg, that's ths little jew with a mighty nose who first had brigitte bardot and then jane birkin in bed.
he's also the one who covered the french national anthem, "marseillaise" with sly & robbie as roots reggae ...
Following harsh and anti-semitic criticism in right-wing newspaper Le Figaro by Charles de Gaulle biographer Michel Droit, his song earned him death threats from right-wing veteran soldiers of the Algerian War of Independence, who were opposed to their national anthem being arranged in reggae style. In 1979, a show had to be cancelled, because an angry mob of French Army parachutists came to demonstrate in the audience. Alone onstage, Gainsbourg raised his fist and answered: "The true meaning of our national anthem is revolutionary" and sang it a capella with the audience. The soldiers joined them, a scene enjoyed by millions as French TV news broadcast it, creating more publicity
this is a scene that always touched me deep inside and drives me to tears everytime i recall it. while the rest of the musicians hides backstage, this little jew with his big nose hit the stage, alone with his guitar and makes the haters in the audience singing with him the "marseillaise"
okay, "je t'aime ..." I understand ;)
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