You should listen to this song if : You want to listen to an homage to women, because you think they all deserve respect...
About this song : Reggiani is talking about a woman lying in his bed, a woman who is no longer 20 years old. We're left to wonder who she is, but as the song goes on, we understand that the woman to whom he's showing so much respect is in fact a prostitute. The song is by no means an apology of the prostitution ; he's mainly pointing out that this woman who may be an object of contempt or mockery for others, has earned his respect and his devotion. The introduction of this song is an excerpt from a poem of Charles Baudelaire ("Je n'ai pas pour maîtresse une lionne illustre"). The lyrics of the song itself have been written by Georges Moustaki (who himself played this song) ; I prefer the interpretation by Serge Reggiani, that's why it is his version that you will find below. About the author : Serge Reggiani was an actor, a writer, a painter and a singer. The separation with his wife, and the suicide of his son, led him to depression and alcoholism, which he tried to fight. He was a great interpreter , that's why it is sometimes better to look for his live performance, instead of his studio recording. Other famous songs are : Les loups sont entrés dans Paris, Le petit garçon, Il suffirait de presque rien, Ma vieille, Le déserteur, Ma fille, Votre fille a vingt ans... . To know more about him : Serge Reggiani. THE SONG REALLY STARTS AT 0:45s. Be patient ! And if you're not moved by Reggiani's emotion at 1:15, well maybe Rap is a better kind of music for you... Les paroles, and their approximate translation : Si vous la rencontrez, bizarrement parée, If you meet her, oddly
dressed ,
La femme qui est dans mon lit The
woman who is lying in my bed
Note : Why do I suggest different albums for different countries ? Well, strange as it may seems, there is sometimes a HUGE difference of price for the same album in different countries (supposing it's available) ; and what is a good bargain somewhere is a total rip-off elsewhere. So, for each country, I usually look for the two or three albums that have all (or most of) the "must have" songs, and then I compare the prices and carefully weigh the pros and cons... Exceptionally, for some countries I don't suggest the "CD format" album, but its equivalent as "mp3 download" album, because : - the original CD, when available, is sold by resellers at a very high price ; - the mp3 album is really a good bargain for its price ; - Compared to the other albums of this artist, the mp3 album has the advantage of being the original recording, remastered.
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