Gainsbourgs 1971 concept album by french songwriter serge gainsbourg. Gainsbourg is revered as a genius in france and with good reason. By early 1967, the french singer and songwriter serge gainsbourg had been a. Produced by jeanclaude desmarty, the album was released on march 24, 1971 through philips records.
The indifferent response to gainsbourgs death was typical of pop music. The lolitaesque pseudoautobiographical plot involves the middleaged gainsbourg unintentionally colliding his rolls royce silver ghost into teenage nymphet melody nelsons bicycle, and the subsequent seduction and romance that ensues. Serge gainsbourg, a collection of avantjazz interpretations on. Produced by jeanclaude desmarty, the album was released in march 1971 through philips records. Listen to serge gainsbourg soundcloud is an audio platform that lets you listen to what you love and share the sounds you create 915 tracks. Serge gainsbourg melody translation in english musixmatch. The lolitaesque pseudoautobiographical plot of the album involves the middleaged gainsbourg unintentionally colliding his rolls royce silver ghost into teenage girl melody nelsons bicycle, and the. Serge gainsbourg, melody nelson rendered into english by. This is a brilliant album,circa 1971, absolutely haunting, and too quickly over.
The orgasmic vocal additions of his lover jane birkin earned je taime moi non plus a denunciation from the vatican in 1969. He tried his hand again at the melody nelson tribute concert at the barbican a few years. By the time gainsbourg started working on melody nelson, his career had already gone through several major stylistic shifts. He sent a teenage france gall up the charts singing a song about enjoying a sucker, without alerting her to the lyrics double meaning. Below is a list of midi melodies available for downloading.
The intersection of gainsbourgs louche gallic pop with eruptions of lush burt bacharach. The nature of their relationship, however, is explicitly clear simply as expressed through the music and general feel of the album. Sold by mediamerchants and sent from amazon fulfillment. If your browser is able to play midi files you can listen to the chosen melody from the list without downloading. What her exact condition is to the serge gainsbourgs narrative voice would require some translation as all lyrics are in gainsbourgs native french. Download midi melodies gainsbourg, serge midimelody. Serge gainsbourg melody nelson side b vinyl rip duration. If you need more precise search, use the option advanced.
Serge gainsbourgs song melody nelson, rendered into english in subtitles. Although famous in france for many years, he did not achieve his first no. This 1971 release from serge gainsbourg is considered one of his greatest and most influential. Gainsbourgs varied style and individuality made him difficult to categorize. No such problems with the cd or any other records in my collection. The lolitaesque pseudoautobiographical plot involves the middleaged gainsbourg unintentionally colliding. Here you can download the midi melodies of artist gainsbourg, serge.
Serge gainsbourg was an artist was at the forefront of so many styles from jazz, to pop,to world music,he was always ahead of the curve. Produced by jeanclaude desmarty, the album was released on. Dont be put off by the fact that its all in french. That bass is the first sound you hear on melody nelson, quietly tracking up and down in a windscreenwiper rhythm. I just discovered serg gainsbourg through the documentary, a heros life. Stream tracks and playlists from serge gainsbourg on your desktop or mobile device. Serge gainsbourg integrale 20cd box set steve hoffman.
To immediately find what you need to enter a keyword in the form below. Its probably a game with the words with more meaning in it. Translation of melody by serge gainsbourg from french to english. Despite selling poorly on first release, it now holds a huge influence on many artists of various styles. A concept album that tells the story of an accidental meeting with a teenage melody nelson and the romance that follows, this was named by rolling stone france as the fourth greatest french rock album of all time. Almost unbelievably, the french masters best work was out of print in north america. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and. English translation of lyrics for melody by serge gainsbourg.
Serge gainsbourg was born in france to russian parents. Melody nelson to the concrete drabness of rock around the bunker. Serge gainsbourg april 2, 1928 march 2, 1991 was a french poetsongwriter, singer, actor, novelist, painter and director. The first time i heard melody nelson, it was in paris, year 1977 at a friends home. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Serge gainsbourg licensed to youtube by umg on behalf of universal music division mercury records. If you do not allow these scripts you may not be able to use or see these sharing tools. The lolitaesque pseudoautobiographical plot of the album involves the middleaged gainsbourg unintentionally colliding his rollsroyce silver ghost into teenage girl melody nelson s bicycle, and the.
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