First Time Reaction Serge Gainsbourg Mon Légionnaire (GIGANTIC!) | Dereck Reacts

[@littlecee]

Dereck qui découvre la vraie musique française... Tu m'étonnes que c'est fantastique...!!!!

[@LMK30]

Gainsbourg IS the best. The most underrated french artist of all times.

[@astriddubourg7367]

This song was written in 1936 by Raymond Asso who was himself a former legionnaire. Originally, it was sung by Edith Piaf. It's about love and tragedy with a soldier we know nothing about. Serge Gainsbourg was a musical genius who loved to provoke "good society" and the rigidity of morals. He was curious about all musical genres. Serge would have stifled in our present time.

[@thomasschmitt7250]

Marie Dubas

[@antoineshunsuke]

Originaly, it was sung by Marie Dubas in 1936. By Edith Piaf in 1937. Serge Gainsbourg in 1987...

[@RegnaSaturna]

Waw i did not know that.

[@frederic_viennot]

Serge Gainsbourg is a pure genius and he’s covering a ‘female’ song here ; always smartly provocative ;))

[@chatnoir9242]

merci Dereck, Gainsbourg, c'est la classe, la poésie, la différence, la beauté des mots. un génie de la langue française. pour info, cette chanson a été d'abord chantée par Edith Piaf, c'est une reprise géniale. toutes ses chansons sont des bijoux.

[@korrigan6698]

ah there it is! Dereck discovers the master Gainsbourg, genius composer, extraordinary lyricist. A man who breaks all the rules to the point of destroying himself with cigarettes and alcohol. But an extraordinary genius. Only masterpieces.

[@PixieDust18]

Please just look the French interview with Serge Gainsbourg and Whitney Houston... It's just GOLD 😂

[@magaliehadjisotiri9255]

Serge Gainsbourg was a genius. He wrote and composed so many songs, mostly for others, many different kind of music, francophone and anglophone, and they're all so good. You're going to love him. Thank you Derek, love your channel.

[@thierrymacel4758]

@@Rapoutch C'est vrai, et dans un certain sens. Il n'avait peut-être pas tort. Car il pensait que seuls les grands compositeurs pouvaient être reconnus comme majeurs dans l'histoire de la musique. Je pense que c'est dans ce sens là qu'il voulait diriger ses propos. D'ailleurs, si on s'intéresse, d'un peu plus près, à sa discographie. Bon nombre de ses tubes, sont des "sortes" de plagiats des grandes oeuvres classiques. Par exemple, Lemon incest est un morceau très inspiré de l'étude n°3 en MI majeur de CHOPIN. Ou encore, Initials BB, il s'est inspiré de la symphonie n° 9 dite "du nouveau monde" d'Anton DVORAK. Voila, sans doute, pourquoi il considérait la chanson comme un dérivé mineur des grandes oeuvres classiques. Mais il avait le cran de le reconnaître, bon nombre d'artistes font de même, aujourd'hui, et ils se considèrent comme des créateurs originaux.

[@thaleis]

@@Rapoutch Il a dit aussi, quelques années plus tard, que les arts mineurs étaient en train d’ e. nculer les arts majeurs...

[@laurebourgeois7256]

He stole a looooooot of stuff too. He said it himself.

[@thierrymacel4758]

@@thaleis Ca je ne l'ai pas vu ni entendu. Avez-vous, svp, la réfèrence, où, je pourrai retrouver cette interview, si c'était une interview filmée, Bien sur. Dans les archives de l'I.N.A. Je pourrai éventuellement la retrouver. D'avance merci, quelque soit votre réponse.

[@millersimon6655]

@@laurebourgeois7256 Tu confond Composition et Arrangements Arranger du Dvorak c'est pas du plagiat.

[@amphiprionperideraion5122]

Man, pictures of serge gainsbourg WITHOUT a cigarette doesn’t exist!!

[@nomisoue]

Congratulations for your open- mindeness towards works that are not american or british. Gainsbourg is indeed a monument of the french culture.

[@catfrexfrecat1800]

These song is a reprise of a very old french song. A reprise with a modern and jazzy style.

[@sylviebertin7899]

YES the song of edith piaf..

[@laurencefoubert1815]

@@sylviebertin7899 Nope, Marie Dubas.

[@laurebourgeois7256]

@@sylviebertin7899 interpreted by Edith Piaf but it has been first created and sung by Marie Dubas.

[@nicoleon5524]

@@sylviebertin7899 EDITH PIAF en majuscule merci

[@brunosco]

Une reprise = a cover

[@SiRcErOn_YuLmEr]

"Quoi" written by him and sung by Jane Birkin is a pure gem.

[@LSa-rk7zb]

Au sommet de sa beauté,Jane, à cette époque

[@standafan4141]

Quoi's music wasn't written by Gainsbourg, it was written by Italian composers. He wrote the music.

[@yackouerasmus431]

" Melody Nelson " with Jane Birkin on back vocals. Bass line, vocal Serge, back vocal Jane... Pure genius

[@captp3195]

And cargo culte in the same album. Best album in the World ;p

[@sandrinelacombe7774]

Le genie et provocateur français qu'est ce qu'il nous manque

[@2346xm]

Dereck: Legionnaire: soldier engaged in the Foreign Legion, a mythical army corps created in France in 1830. The elite of the French army!

[@gillessotty8156]

merci à eux

[@josefineb4263]

Merci à eux ❤

[@christophespoiden1627]

And that everybody in the world can join, wathever your nationality of culture or language or even criminal past...After 5 years service, you obtain the French nationality automatically, only mandatory, the 5 years service and everything is execute in French, mandatory to learn French at the beginning..

[@2346xm]

the director of the clip is Luc BESSON, who also directed the clip QUE MON COEUR LACHE of Mylene Farmer !

[@rhodogunn291]

A guy speaking with instrumentation that's pure bliss for the ears: it sums up Gainsbourg's work pretty well !

[@magicfractale]

One of the Best if not the Best french musician and song writer ! A pure genius mastering so many different styles...

[@FlorianCordier]

Gainsbourg is probably one the best arranger and lyrics writer in the French music history.

[@MrToobib]

Actually he had brillant ideas, but he certainly had some of the greatest french "producers" of his era to work for him. JC Vannier, Dominique Blanc-Francard, Goraguer, Colombier...

[@Mimix476]

Gainsbourg at last! This unequaled music legend has endless surprises in store for you. Lucky you!

[@BBdu37]

One of the most prolific French authors / composers but perhaps also the most sulphurous. Many collaborations (France Gall among others for her debuts) but it is with Jane Birkin that he will reach the peak of his art. His last 2 albums remain for me his best. Love on the beat is just a bomb 💣💣💣

[@Abassi2A]

Serge Gainsbourg was Picaso of music, the purest of the purest of the 20th century

[@romainviry3185]

Serge is a vocal, musical, lyrical Legend. This reaction is not going to be the last of the great Gainsbourg ^^

[@crottedebite6907]

C'est un grand parolier, ca, ya pas a chier ! Au niveau de la musique, pareil, beaucoup d'exploration musicale et de chefs d'oeuvres,....en revanche en tant que chanteur, j'ai jamais réussi a accrocher. Comme le dit Dereck, "il ne chante pas, il parle"...et il a l'air d'apprécier ca !!!! Il a, certes, ce phrasé légerement, soufflé, murmuré, qui donne un coté sensuel a ses morceaux (sensuel en parlant de Gainsbourg, je me demande d'ailleurs si c'est pas un pléonasme), mais je ne trouve pas que ca fasse de lui un bon chanteur. Ca donne une atmosphère a ses chansons, mais je ne l'écouterai pas a capella.

[@cmoiden37]

@@crottedebite6907 un grand parolier ok mais la la chanson est une reprise de edith piaf

[@jevousemmerdetouslesthunde2391]

@@crottedebite6907 Pareil! Par contre, je ne comprends pas ce qu'il fait là! Encore un choix de toute cette bande ici. Pour moi, sincèrement, il ne m'a jamais trop intéressé, je n'ai jamais rien acheté de lui! Par contre en revanche, certaines chansons pour les autres (surtout comédiennes ou autres) comme Pull Marine d'Isabelle Adjani ou Charlotte Gainsbourg "Elastique" je trouvais ça bien quand j'étais gosse étant donné que j'ai grandi dans cette décennie et ce fameux Pull Marine ou L'Elastique qu'est-ce que je les ai entendus et chantés à cette époque surtout Charlotte dont la chanson me faisait bien marrer (enregistrée sur cassette) et qu'on se régalait à la cour de récré à reprendre tout comme d'autres dans les 80's! 😁

[@zeroqi]

Legendary writer and singer, wrote "Tandem", songs i would recommend "Aux enfants de la chance" (about drugs), la javanaise, peraps look at collaborations ("Pull parine" with Isabelle Adjani the actress, and Luc Besson for the music video, or Catherine Deneuve with "dieu est un fumeur de havane"), ""Je suis venu te dire que je m'en vais" ("came to tell you i'm leaving"), he even did a raggae version of our nationaly hymn "Aux armes et caetera", he was a provocator, burning live a 500 Francs (100$ roughtly to show how much of it the state was taking in taxes by stopping at half, that was illegal), he slept with the most beautiful women and was gifted but had demons, was often pissed on TV, including poor whitney Houston, but he was a great lyricist... Good continuation Derek, it's lovely to see old songs discovered from America, take care

[@paulchapoy992]

Some more Gainsbourg please! He is very unique! Great reaction! 💝 Thank you Dereck...

[@christelledefrance8762]

Hi Dereck. He was a genius. You already know him in fact : remember "tandem" by Vanessa Paradis and "white and black blues" by Joëlle Ursull.

[@stephanietowers2196]

Serge was a Grand Homme we miss every single day ♥️♥️♥️ Yes Dereck Unique, generous, full of surprises, timid. He was the first I saw in concert, I was 12.

[@arkasonus7678]

The end of 70's and 80's was a renaissance for Gainsbourg. Using rhythms and sounds of that time make him appreciated by younger generations, despite some bad habits (alcohol, cigarettes, sexual content...).

[@minahquentin1127]

I agree.

[@janosfernandez945]

Serge Gainsbourg is the French genius for me, no one but him could pull off singing about another man while being straight just because the words are beautiful and pure poetry, barring any sexual orientation. He was a f*** legend, a poet, a drunk, a visionary and everything in between !

[@mcpicaud]

A TRUE GENIOUS! You can try ANYTHING from him, nothing to discard, only the best!

[@patriciavernet6682]

Happy. You love it ! Hugs from France !

[@goonercestlavie]

The whole song could be like that and you don't care. Yep. That Serge style. Unique delivery. A poet. Genius composer.

[@goupildubocage2018]

And now, " you're under arrest" by GAINSBOURG...

[@pascalmarfaing1690]

Good proposal with few English lyrics. The sound is BIG.

[@leseize26]

You just cannot imagine how he is an incredible melodist and writer, some of his songs are poems in french

[@franklab7782]

i want to say :"finally" Serge Gainsbourg , the greatest of the greateasts . A genius . That song wouldnt even be into my top 100 of his songs .A lot to discover and go threw .

[@lilaladdada]

He was a pure genius pur genius … playing with words ( pur poetry : now we learn his lyrics at high school as poetry ) and he was also a incredible composer … hug hug and unique Gainsbourg 💕💕: merci 🌹

[@francois75005]

Enormissime, Dereck. Bravissimo.

[@manukeo5498]

Hello Derek . S.G : *Love on the beat* Regards

[@icitlalistardust9060]

This was originally a song by the famous Edith Piaf!

[@LATULIPENOIRE]

Legendary Genius and great guy.

[@ViveLeRoi1975]

The album "Melody Nelson" is a masterpiece. "la decadence" "la Javanaise" si many different styles with him.

[@claudinemaitral1097]

Oui c’est une interprétation fabuleuse mR Gainsbourg faisait des chansons et arrangements fantastiques

[@giothefrench6575]

Next: "You're under arrest" by Serge Gainsbourg. Great clip.

[@sebastienotaku1317]

Oh, My God ! You finally did it ! Thank you so much for your reaction to Serge Gainsbourg. That guy is just a pure legend. He is a monument in french song and in french culture. He is, without a doubt, the most complete and talented French artist of all time. He was so brilliant in so many ways it's hard to imagine. I don't know if you know it but he was actor , composer , poet , director , writer , singer , singer-songwriter , pianist , songwriter , jazz musician , screenwriter , film score composer , musician and painter. One example among others of the immensity of his talent are the hundreds of songs he wrote for dozens of French singers throughout his career. Finally, to summarize : Gainsbourg = Greatest French Genius Ever. It's pretty hard to choose but if had to recommend to you one song by Serge Gainsbourg, it would be : "Sea, Sex and Sun". I really love that song because it makes me feel good and happy every time that I listen to it and really think that you will love it too. Well, Dereck, thanks again for that reaction and have a nice day.

[@davidpacome5175]

Serge Gainsbourg was a genius, he wrote his texts and composed the music for all his songs. This song was sung by Edit Piaf in 1936, which sings the love of a woman for a dead Legionaire, so he made this new version, the music video is directed by Luc Besson (the fifth element, Nikita, the big blue, Subway, etc.) listen if possible, - Je t’aime, moi non plus. - Initials B.B (song written for Brigitte Bardo, and which speaks of her, a pure masterpiece) - La Javanese etc. etc.

[@quentinmarquez5818]

Initials BB - Manon - Sea Sex and Sun - You're under arrest - Shotgun - Dispatch Box......!!!!!!!!!! TTHHHHAAAAAAAAANNNNNNNNNK YYYYOOOOOOUUUU Derek!!!

[@Kiev-in-3-days]

This is how you are reminded what a genius he was.

[@Dadounette29]

Serge Gainsbourg wrote a lot of masterpieces. We miss him so much.

[@jean-pierrecharpentier2546]

He had big, clear eyes Where sometimes lightning passed As in the sky pass storms He was full of tattoos That I never really understood On his neck was written "Not seen, not taken". On his heart it read "Nobody". On his right arm a word "Raisonne I don't know his name, I don't know anything about him He loved me all night long My legionnaire And left me to my fate He left in the morning Full of light He was thin, he was beautiful He smelled like warm sand My legionnaire! (...) There was sun on his forehead That put in his blond hair Of the light Happiness lost, happiness gone Always I think of that night And the desire for her skin gnaws at me Sometimes I cry and then I think That when he was on my heart I should have shouted my happiness But I didn't dare to tell him I was afraid to see him smile I don't know his name, I know nothing about him He loved me all night long My legionnaire And left me to my fate He left in the morning Full of light (...) He was thin, he was beautiful He smelled like warm sand My legionnaire There was sun on his forehead That put in his blond hair Of the light ( solo saxo ) We found him in the desert He had his beautiful eyes open In the sky, clouds were passing by He showed his tattoos Smiling and he said Showing his neck "Not seen, not taken" Showing his heart "Here, nobody" He didn't know I forgive him I dreamed that destiny (...) Would bring me back one fine morning My legionnaire That we would go away alone together In some wonderful country Full of light He was thin, he was beautiful, We put him under the warm sand My legionnaire There was sun on his forehead That put in his blond hair Of the light Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)

[@rhodogunn291]

Thank you Dereck I was waiting for this one for so long, I was sure you would love it! Gainsbourg was a hitmaker from the 50s to the 90s in all kind of musical genre: pop, disco, twist, rock, reggae... A true genius. In my opinion the greatest French songwriter of the 20th century alongside Berger and Goldman.

[@2346xm]

Génial Serge Gainsbourg 😍😍

[@romainviry3185]

Next up there are SO MANY : Je suis venu te dire que je m'en vais, Lemon incest, Sea sex and sun, La javanaise, Bonnie and Clyde, Couleur café, La décadanse... You're not going to be through before quite some time :) OH NO YOU DON'T MESS WITH SERGE ;) Nice one (again) @Dereck Reacts

[@arkasonus7678]

Lola rastaquouère 😏

[@TomH2681]

I'm voting for Bonnie and Clyde.

[@mariedelorraine7406]

Super la playlist !👍 Mais *"Lemon incest"* n’est pas censuré/bloqué hors de la France ?🤔

[@minahquentin1127]

Lemon incest are you sure... not his better work. Not to mention the creepiness 🙄

[@romainviry3185]

@@minahquentin1127 debatable. Serge was obviously a provocative person (to say the least) but , in my opinion, only expressed the absolute impossible love and made it sexy. Thé vidéo clip made it much more creepy than it needed to be.

[@lotfibezza2880]

Hi Dereck, first thanks for bringing back the best of the 80's. You should try "No Comment" from Mister Serge, and by the way the Dax Riders remix is killing. Keep up the good work. Greetings from France

[@leseize26]

Gainsbourg is a genious melodist and a poet

[@dina-ys6xf]

Gainsbourg was an artist, poet, painter, pianist ... LISTEN "couleur café" ☀️

[@sebastienfontaine2418]

Already do

[@RegnaSaturna]

This is the same man from ' Chanson de Prévert' you did earlier. Can you believe it? Great review! Loved it!

[@laukushi]

Comme on dit chez nous, un monstre sacré ! ! Grosse pensée pour serge, jane et charlotte !!

[@danielblaze4112]

L'instrumentation est très réussie et le passage du saxo est une merveille !

[@gloubby]

Hello Dereck, I've been watching your videos for a few months and it's a pleasure to see you discover some classic French music, for some time I was wondering when you would arrive at Serge Guinsbourg, you're finally there! One thing is certain, you must continue to discover his work. For me he is a major artist of French culture, composer, performer and poet. He went through several musical periods and each time he produced complete albums of hits. It's a gigantic production, he wrote a lot of songs for other artists. He is undoubtedly my favorite French artist, there is not a week in my life where I do not listen to his songs. Today he is considered a musical genius, although he himself never considered himself a major artist. However, you need to know some things about this character. He is a sulphurous and contested person, during his lifetime, he always disturbed and pushed the limits of society. Some songs deal with delicate subjects, violence, incest etc ... Unfortunately, in the current cancel culture it seems difficult to react to certain songs. In my opinion Serge Gainsbourg would have hated this movement and would have fought it with his weapons vocabulary, impertinance rhythm and melody! My recommendation: Variations sur Marilou. kzbin.info/www/bejne/Zom1fWmJbNalrpo No vidéo clip, but i think you gonna apreciate the texte translation.

[@claire12322]

More Gainsbourrrggggg 😁🤗

[@bardoubruno498]

He love orchestrations, i think gainsbourg will be reviewed for a long time.

[@madrigal___380]

Merci de faire découvrir serge Gainsbourg a vos compatriotes

[@sylviebrunel2416]

Coucou Gainsbourg un vrai talent de poète et de d'amour. Sorry Angel No comment Les enfants de la chance Des merveilles Bisous de France

[@GHK1]

Very happy to listen to songs that my memory had lost. :) Please react on live between Celine Dion and Ginette Reno: "Un peu plus haut, un peu plus loin". Ginette is a legend here in Quebec and this duo remains the most magical ever heard.

[@MangeDisk]

Check out "Love On The Beat" , you just won't believe it !

[@diegozappa9621]

Was asking when you will find Serge's songs? Done ! Great Dereck :-) You find at last our best artist ever ;-) Kiss from France

[@patricklemeur6360]

LOVE ON THE BEAT , pour la bass...

[@louisea8118]

So you will love the beauty song from Gainsbourg

[@allistaircampbell9282]

The good ol'days where France could produce some great music. This is over.

[@LordDaUK]

If you starting to explore Serge Gainsbourg songs, you are in for the surprise Dereck ! BTW this song is a remix from Edith Piaf

[@antoineshunsuke]

Precisely, it's a cover from Marie Dubas who first sang it in 1936. Edith Piaf sang it in 1937.

[@marineprocess9428]

Hello Dereck, I am really happy that you finally discover serge gainsbourg, because you have listened to a lot of songs written by him. Serge is really a great artist, poet, musician ... he is a Jewish child who experienced the Second World War, difficult for him, moreover, there is a film on his life, which I advise to see. He has gone through many eras with his music, the 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s. He formed a mythical couple with Jane Birking, they had a daughter Charlotte Gainsbourg, who became a famous actress and singer, she is a bit the darling of the French. I advise you to discover a song he did with his wife jane "69 année érotique". A heavy smoker and alcoholic, he died of it. His disappearance left the French with deep sadness. But it leaves an incredible artistic heritage worthy of France. I also advise you to discover alain bashung roker with a big heart and poet. thank's and big kiss from France.

[@h.c4898]

Gainsbourg, Balavoine, Coluche, Thierry leluron were controversial public figures to the political class. They were very opinionated and weren't scared to voice their contention on social issues. Gainsbourg died 30 years ago but his influence in the French artistry is still very much present in France. He's the father of French actress Charlotte Gainsbourg.

[@awagny9026]

Hi Dereck, Serge Gainsbourg was a great french singer and musician, he sing a great songs in France: "La Javanaise", "la chanson de Prévert", "la poinçonneur des lilas", "initials bb" for Brigitte Bardot, "Bonnie and clyde" sing with her, and "requiem pour un con" with a fantastic rythme. and he had a Gainsbarre périod, with an another songs, "love on the beat", and "la Marseillaise en reggae". Serge Gainsbourg was a genius of the french music.

[@Lepetitvignemale]

La décadence et Lemon incest de Serge Gainsbourg please

[@mariedelorraine7406]

@@Lepetitvignemale- *"Lemon incest"* n’est pas censuré/bloqué hors de la France ?🤔 J’avais cru comprendre cela.

[@Lepetitvignemale]

@@mariedelorraine7406 je ne savais pas, pourtant il n'y à vraiment pas de quoi... surtout quand on écoute vraiment le texte.

[@mariedelorraine7406]

@@Lepetitvignemale- Si, il y a de quoi. Au delà des mots qui sont très limites, les images du clip sont choquantes. Sachant, qu’en plus, sa fille Charlotte était mineure à l’époque. Il serait impossible de tourner ce genre de clip aujourd’hui, même en France.

[@KarlHeinzGaming]

Serge gainsbourg song :"no comment"

[@denoyellemagali9943]

Un des plus grand artiste de France 👌🏻👌🏻

[@snazzydray]

Du monde !!! :)

[@IsabelleRSG]

You definitely do not mess with Serge Gainsbourg... Lol. Truer words were never spoken. 'Initials BB' (written for French actress Brigitte Bardot who he was in a relationship with for a while) is a classic love song and another something different, also using a few notes from one of the classical composer Dvorak's symphonies.

[@jimmylouis8643]

Finally you take Mr Serge 😇😉✌️🙏🇫🇷

[@homerarikan1877]

One of is famous scandal is when he meet witney Houston and said to her without any greeting : 《I want to fuck you 》 on french live tv and also burning a big value bill on tv too (its forbiden to do that) very procative in his music in his life too ... what a MAN !!!

[@celineleroux3748]

Un grand maître! His music is fabulous and lyrics are pure poetry.

[@thierrybranger3906]

Hi Derek so glad you undertsand the genius of this man. Please listen to his song Melody Nelson, less 2 minutes of beauty and in your free tome, listen to the album. A gem !

[@novalimusique]

Excellente chaîne, continuez comme ça cher Derek 🙂✌️

[@fabienneclavier5984]

If you want to listen to more from him you should try “Initials BB” or “Bonnie and Clyde”, the instrumentation is very interesting in these songs.

[@stephaneparage2530]

you should crave " love on the beat" ;) KZbin version : Serge Gainsbourg - Love on the beat - (Sex Machine - 27-10-1984)

[@jeanchristophemack1621]

Listening, love and the bit ...🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃💥

[@jeanchristophemack1621]

Love and the bit... An incredibily song...

[@viedefun]

ENFIN !!!!! 💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖

[@stefstutzmann6187]

Dereck this IS the boss!!!

[@davraf42]

Dereck, I recommend the Jane Birkin music (made by Gainsbourg) : "Quoi" and " fuir le bonheur avant qu'il ne se sauve"

[@BruneSixtine]

The clip was directed by Luc Besson And the original song is from Edith Piaf

[@sandovaldo]

Music Video by Luc Besson (the Big Blue, la femme Nikita, Léon: The Professional and The Fifth Element) Another music video directed by Luc Besson "Pull Marine" Isabelle Adjani

[@leprincedurunning7423]

Thank you for taking the time to listen to this great singer, I made other suggestions but you didn't watch 😘

[@ericm8850]

Another good choice Dereck ! Gainsbourg was the best french songwriter...

[@noelpascal3245]

I'm very happy you enjoy this song and the talent of our Serge Gainsbourg. Take care.

[@glambertini4709]

Gainsbourg's work is huge, to 50ies 'till he end of 80ies, he was a master... I'm sure you will have a lot a fantastic recommandations, I will add "Melody Nelson" to them ! ;)

[@Bob_Mitch]

Serge Gainsbourg is a modern poet

[@Esperluet]

Quand il était sur mon cœur j'aurais dû lui crier mon bonheur

[@chatterton1034]

« Sorry angel » et « je suis venue te dire que je m’en vais » sont superbe surtout en live, « melody nelson » ça serais génial aussi 🙂

[@ninaducerrone9495]

Thank you Dereck 🙂 You should listen to manureva written by Serge Gainsbourg. The singer is Alain Chamfort.

[@LetsChillPage]

Hahaha I think it's impossible to find something of Gainsbourg without his cig. lol He even wrote a song called 'Dieu est une fumeur de havane" (God is a havane cigar smoker) that he sung in duet with very famous French actress Catherine Deneuve. In 1979 he also recorded a reggae album in Jamaica with Bob Marley & Peter Tosh musicians. Until then no white artist had ventured to this island and used the famous rhythm section of Sly Dunbar (drums) and Robbie Shakespeare (bass) and percussionist Sticky Thompson, guitarist Radcliffe Bryan, and keyboardist Mickey " Mao "Chung, the vocal harmonies were provided by the I-Threes (Rita Marley, wife of Bob Marley, Judy Mowatt and Marcia Griffiths). The result: a platinum record in a few months, but also a big controversy around the magnificent "Marseillaise" (The French national anthem) made in Jamaica and entitled "Aux armes, etc." which would become the hit of summer 79 ...An epic album of Serge Gainsbourg!

[@laetitiak125]

Wouah ! I knew only Piaf version, so different that it could be another song

[@samueldevulder]

Yet another b/w music video, but this time since the song is nearly a centrury-old (originally released in 1936), it is understandable ;) I'm just kidding here. This music video was direct by no other one than Luc Besson (Subway, Nikita, The big blue, Léon: the Professional, The 5th element, Lucy, etc.). Besson also directed Mylène Farmer's "que mon cœur lâche" and Madonna's "Love profusion" music videos. *Notice that:* 1) Gainsbourg' version changed from a "straight"-song (e.g. Piaf's interpretation) into a "gay"-inspired song without changing a single word, just by the ambiance in the music video. 2) Gainsbourg song "You're under arrest" from the very same album was also a big hit (with typical us sounds of the 80's).

[@stephanewantiez164]

A very gay song from a guy who was not gay at all ^^ He loved to be provocative, he was drunk most of the time when he was doing interviews on TV

[@stephanewantiez164]

and having an ad for a whisky just after a song from Serge Gainsbourg is just perfect 😂

[@Elibel77]

Legendary is a euphemism in his case. And indeed, no one could mess with this guys, my god he could bark back. You’re gonna have to choose another fruit there…. He’s off the bananas chart! Let me suggest cabbage. ;). This song was originally sung by another LEGEND, Edith Piaf. Gainsbourg has many phases in his life as a musician. This is the later phase. (Also wrote that Tandem song you reacted to. Try initials BB or Laëtitia for the 1960s stuff.)