You should listen to this song if : You're deadly serious about making money...
About this song : This song is a multi level parody. It mocks all the songs that have the "gimme" anthem in the lyrics ; it makes fun of the main theme of Nicolas Sarkozy (French president in 2007) campaign ("I'll be the president of the purchasing power of the French") - which turned sour after a few financial crisis ; it comes back to an old poem of Prévert called "L'inventaire" (the inventory) which enumerates silly things ; it refers to a famous french cheese (camembert) and brand ("Président") to make fun of the President, it alludes to the Hollywood movie trend of super heroes and super powers, it makes fun of the silliness of people complaining about their poverty and buying useless things as soon as they get paid... About the author : La chanson du dimanche is a small band of two funny and talented guys, who have recorded every week a new song. Some of these songs are epic, others are just shit. They usually mock an habit or a common set of mind of French people.They can be difficult to understand for foreigners, because they use a lot of "cultural references". Among their hits, you can also listen to "Bonne humeur", "Petit cheminot", "Bluetooth" and "Aaaah chiche". Les paroles, and their approximate translation : Si j'avais le pouvoir d'achat, Aaaah If I had the purchasing power, J'achèterais plein d'objets sans fil, Aaaah I would buy lots of wireless things, J'achèterais un écran plat, Aaaah I would buy a flat screen La vie serait plus facile, Aaaah Life would be easier Je t'achèterais un stylo I’d buy you a pen Je t'achèterais un cahier I’d buy you a notebook Peut-être même que je pourrais payer Maybe I could even pay L'Université the university Donnez, donnez-moi, le pouvoir d'achat, Gimme Gimme the purchasing power Donnez, donnez-moi, le super marché, Gimme Gimme the super market Le super pouvoir de pouvoir marcher the super power of being able to walk Tout en achetant du lait UHT while buying UHT milk Donnez, donnez-moi, le pouvoir d'achat, Gimme Gimme the purchasing power Donnez, donnez-moi, le pouvoir d'achat, Gimme Gimme the purchasing power Si j'avais le pouvoir d'achat, Aaaah If I had the purchasing power J'achèterais des boîtes en plastique, Aaaah I’d buy plastic boxes J'achèterais une tente Quechua, Aaaah I’d buy a Quechua tent Aujourd'hui on ne sait jamais, Aaaah Nowadays one never knows Je t'offrirais le TER I’d buy you a train ticket Je t'emmènerais jusqu'à Beauvais I’d take you to Beauvais Peut-être même que je pourrais payer Maybe I could even pay L'hospice de mémé the hospice of granny Donnez, donnez-moi, le pouvoir d'achat, Gimme Gimme the purchasing power Donnez, donnez-moi, le super marché, Gimme Gimme the super market Le super pouvoir de pouvoir marcher the super power of being able to walk Tout en achetant du lait UHT while buying UHT milk Donnez, donnez-moi, le pouvoir d'achat, Gimme Gimme the purchasing power Donnez, donnez-moi, le pouvoir d'achat, Gimme Gimme the purchasing power Si j'avais le pouvoir d'achat, If I had the purchasing power je devrais payer plus d'împots, I should pay more taxes Mais en fait je paierais moins d'împots, But actually I would pay less taxes parce que les împots c'est bien fait, because taxes are well designed J'achèterais un camembert président, I would buy a « President » camembert (cheese) celui qui sent des pieds, the one that stinks like smelly feet Le président y sent des pieds, the « President » he stinks like smelly feet Je m'abonnerais à la piscine, I’d take out a subscription to the swimming pool puis j'irais chez le podologue, then I’d go to the podiatrist Pour me faire enlever une verrue, to have a wart removed je roulerais des heures de vélib', I’d run hours with my bicycle J'achèterais un barbecue, I’d buy a barbecue avec un allume barbecue, with a barbecue lighter J'achèterais un Rottweiler, I’d buy a Rottweiler pour protéger mon barbecue, to guard my barbecue Puis je placerais 1000 euros then I’d invest 1000 euros à l'excellent taux de 4%, at the excellent rate of 4% ce qui me fera, which will make Au bout de dix ans, in ten years time la coquette somme de 400 euros, a mere 400 euros 400 euros c'est très important, 400 euros it’s a lot je pourrais m'acheter une brosse à dent, I could buy myself a toothbrush Du jus d'ananas, some pineapple juice et un téléphone and a phone pour pouvoir raquer encore un peu plus... to cough up even more Note : "vélib" is a paying city-owned service of bicycles in Paris. It's the contraction of "vélo et liberté" ("bicycle and freedom"). It's like a taxi, except you're on a bike and you pedal.
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