Although famous in france for many years, he did not achieve his first no. Serge gainsbourg vocals, guitar, piano, writer, jeanclaude vannier keyboards, arranger, director. This is a brilliant album,circa 1971, absolutely haunting, and too quickly over. Serge gainsbourg jane birkin french pop lp vinyl album covers cool things to buy singer pictures amazon fr. May 14, 2009 serge gainsbourg was born in france to russian parents. The songs are lavishly orchestrated, yet the dominant instrument isnt guitar or. 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. Serge gainsbourg was born in france to russian parents. Tango rock and roll boris vian partition piano chant arts bible mindfulness album. Serge gainsbourg vocals, guitar, piano, writer, jeanclaude vannier keyboards, arranger, director, jeanclaude. He sent a teenage france gall up the charts singing a song about enjoying a sucker, without alerting her to the lyrics double meaning. If youre a fan of the man as are air, beck, pulp, portishead, and many many others but that list somehow doesnt do him.
Mercury 537 1841,mercury music group 537 1841 series. Despite selling poorly on first release, it now holds a huge influence on many artists of various styles. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The orgasmic vocal additions of his lover jane birkin earned je taime moi non plus a denunciation from the vatican in. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cooki. Gainsbourg s varied style and individuality made him difficult to categorize. Theres little doubt that melody nelson, a short 27 minute album released in 1971 is gainsbourg s masterpiece. With help from actress, amour, and inspiration jane birkin, arrangerconductor and coconspirator jeanclaude vannier lenfant assassins des mouches, not to mention a tight hand picked crew of top shelf u.
Discussion in music corner started by rediffusion, sep 20. Gainsbourg s 1971 concept album by french songwriter serge gainsbourg. This thick, churning music is the perfect backdrop for serge gainsbourgs molasses voice, and the fact that i dont know what he is saying here only focuses me more on what a finely tuned instrument his voice is. Serge gainsbourg april 2, 1928 march 2, 1991 was a french poetsongwriter, singer, actor, novelist, painter and director. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. The absolute richness of melody nelson makes this more than enough for repeated listening.
With help from actress, amour, and inspiration jane birkin, arrangerconductor and coconspirator jeanclaude vannier lenfant. The album itself is very impressive too, complete with liner notes. Theres little doubt that melody nelson, a short 27 minute album released in 1971 is gainsbourgs masterpiece. The orgasmic vocal additions of his lover jane birkin earned je taime moi non plus a denunciation from the vatican in 1969. The lolitaesque pseudoautobiographical plot involves the middleaged gainsbourg unintentionally colliding his rolls royce silver ghost into teenage nymphet melody nelson s bicycle, and the subsequent seduction and romance that ensues. This 1971 release from serge gainsbourg is considered one of his greatest and most influential. I just discovered serg gainsbourg through the documentary, a heros life. Produced by jeanclaude desmarty, the album was released on. This album is a bit different from his earlier works, its a funky saga about a late night cruise which leads to an unlikely romance with a young girl serge happens to hit with his car. The lolita esque pseudoautobiographical plot of the album involves the middleaged gainsbourg unintentionally colliding his.
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