[44] Subsequent years saw his health deteriorate. Kurt Cobain, that sung on the song “Stay Away” the line “Rather Be Dead Than Cool/ Fashion Stinks, Fashion Style”, end up developing a personal style reflected on his clothes and hair that remains trendy and copied by many around the world, We remember Kurt Cobain through his words on 27 quotes, some inspirational, some revealing of who he was, taken from interviews, song lyrics, lose poems and live statements, The iconic pop song “Billie Jean” hides a very disturbing story behind it’s lyrics, find out what it is. Comics artist Joann Sfar wrote and directed a feature film titled Gainsbourg (Vie héroïque), which was released in France in 2010. [6] Regarded as the most important figure in French pop whilst alive, he was renowned for often provocative and scandalous releases which caused uproar in France, dividing its public opinion,[7][8] as well as his diverse artistic output, which ranged from his early work in jazz, chanson, and yé-yé to later efforts in rock, funk, reggae, and electronica. The daughter of English singer and actress Jane Birkin and French songwriter, singer and actor Serge Gainsbourg, she was raised in Paris. Musically, L'homme à tête de chou turned out to be Gainsbourg's last LP in the English rock style he had favoured since the late 1960s. View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 2013 CD release of "Intégrale Serge Gainsbourg Et Ses Interprètes Vol. He also made a short film, Le Physique et le Figuré, and co-wrote the first color film made for French television "Anna. Although belatedly, Aux Armes Et Cætera – Dub Style and Mauvaises Nouvelles Des Étoiles – Dub Style further established Gainsbourg, posthumously, as an influential icon in European pop music. By clicking continue you agree with this. Since his death from a second heart attack in 1991, Gainsbourg's music has reached legendary stature in France, and he is regarded as one of France's greatest ever musicians[citation needed] and one of the country's most popular and endeared public figures. [55], The Parisian house in which Gainsbourg lived from 1969 until 1991, at 5 bis Rue de Verneuil, remains a celebrated shrine, with his ashtrays and collections of various items, such as police badges and bullets, intact. Gainsbourg used black comedy, as he and his family had suffered during World War II, being forced to wear the yellow star as the mark of a Jew. Histoire de Melody Nelson was released in 1971. Gainsbourg mise de nouveau sur la provocation puisque les thèmes du film tournent autour de l'homosexualité et l'érotisme. L'enregistrement a lieu à Kingston en Jamaïque. Yet he continued to produce albums and songs for women—typically women with a frail voice—some of them highly successful, like the aforementioned Baby Alone in Babylone (1983) and Amour des feintes (1990) for Jane Birkin, Variations sur le même t'aime (1990) for Vanessa Paradis, Pull marine (1983) for Isabelle Adjani, "White and Black Blues" for Joëlle Ursull (which came second at the 1990 Eurovision). [1], His next song for Gall, "Les Sucettes" ("Lollipops"), caused a scandal in France: Gainsbourg had written the song with double meanings and strong sexual innuendo, of which the singer was apparently unaware when she recorded it. In 1989, Phillips, the recording label, released a 207-song box set titled, ‘De Gainsbourg a Gainsbarre’, which contained many songs by Gainsbourg sung all through his career. In 1969, he appeared in William Klein's pop art satire Mr. Freedom, and in the same year he co-starred alongside Jane Birkin in The Pleasure Pit as well as in Slogan, for which he wrote the title song "La Chanson de Slogan". Famous humorist Pierre Desproges, who commented the incident with Catherine Ringer, said that he had admired Gainsbourg when he was alive (meaning to say that he was currently as good as dead), and that he was "the only genius looking like a garbage can" ("le seul génie qui ressemble à une poubelle"). He had to undergo liver surgery but denied any connection to cancer or cirrhosis. Les meilleures offres pour SERGE GAINSBOURG - L EAU A LA BOUCHE - LA COLLECTION OFFICIELLE 1960 sont sur eBay Comparez les prix et les spécificités des produits neufs et d'occasion Pleins d'articles en livraison gratuite! In late 1967 he had a brief but ardent love affair with Brigitte Bardot, to whom he dedicated the song and album Initials B.B.. [32] Gainsbourg's first commercial success came in 1960 with his single "L'Eau à la bouche", the title song from the film of the same name, for which he had composed the score. except when/where noted. 8 August 1964) and a son, Paul (born in spring 1968). Gainsbourg appeared in nearly 50 film and television roles. People are like stained – glass windows. Serge Gainsbourg a écrit 485 chansons, aussi bien pour lui que pour d'autres interprètes.Il a notamment écrit pour Juliette Gréco, France Gall et Françoise Hardy.. Les reprises des chansons de Serge Gainsbourg sont extrêmement nombreuses : on recense plus de mille interprétations différentes depuis 1958. Did you ever were curious to see what male Rockstar matches your personality? In 1960, he co-starred with Rhonda Fleming in the Italian film La rivolta degli schiavi (The Revolt of the Slaves) as Corvino, the Roman Emperor Massimiano's evil henchman. Performed by French teen and charming singer France Gall, it won first prize. [25][26] Whilst filling in a form to join the songwriting society SACEM, Gainsbourg decided to change his first name to Serge, feeling that this was representative of his Jewish background and because, as his future partner Jane Birkin relates: "Lucien reminded him of a hairdresser's assistant". Following harsh and anti-semitic criticism in right-wing newspaper Le Figaro by Charles de Gaulle biographer Michel Droit,[citation needed] his song earned him death threats from right-wing veteran soldiers of the Algerian War of Independence, who were opposed to their national anthem being arranged in reggae style. Dès le début des années 1960, Serge Gainsbourg mène une carrière active d'acteur. In 1982, Gainsbourg wrote an album for French rocker Alain Bashung, Play blessures. The love that we will never make together is the most beautiful, the most violent, the most pure, the most heady. L'Eau à la bouche est un film réalisé par Jacques Doniol-Valcroze avec Françoise Brion, Bernadette Lafont. Beauty is only skin deep. To celebrate his anniversary we've gathered together 15 memorable quotes by the man himself Les « reprises » sont à distinguer des titres créés pour des interprètes. Whereas Gall thought that the song was about a girl enjoying lollipops, it was actually about oral sex. En 1979, il enregistre un nouvel album, intitulé Aux armes et cætera. After that particular incident, Gainsbourg was never again really "clean" in public, almost always having a drink in his hand and a lit cigarette between his lips, thus disgusting many with his behavior and demeanor in all he said and did. The song appeared that year on an LP, Jane Birkin/Serge Gainsbourg. While on stage he began to tell an obscene story about Brigitte Bardot and a champagne bottle, only to stagger offstage and collapse in a nearby seat. Brigitte Anne-Marie Bardot (/ b r ɪ ˌ ʒ iː t b ɑːr ˈ d oʊ / brizh-EET bar-DOH; French: [bʁiʒit baʁdo] (); born 28 September 1934), often referred to by her initials B.B., is a French animal rights activist and former actress and singer. Iconic Musicians, Artists, Actors, Singers and more. In 1968 he wrote music for and appeared as himself in Le Pacha directed by Georges Lautner. After Gainsbourg's passing, Eddy Mitchell reported that their duet of "You Rascal You" had far fewer sales than would have normally been expected because of this. The iconic Serge Gainsbourg had a way with the words, never comfortable with the establishment, throughout his life he wrote beautiful memorable songs and poems that continue to influence and inspire new generations of musicians, poets and artists around the world. The controversy arising from the song, although a big hit for Gall, threw her career off-track in France for several years. [48] In December 1988, while a judge at a film festival in Val d'Isère, he was extremely intoxicated at a local theatre where he was to do a presentation. Jul 26, 2013 - Scroll through the defining moments of 1960s fashion, from the iconic trend setters to the talented designers who dressed them. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Better to cry than just to laugh at everything. Click here to contact us for sugestions, input or anything else. Before Sunrise, Before Sunset, The Secret of NIMH, The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension, The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, 1960's French films, What's New Pussycat?, Harold and Maude, The Dreamers: Favorite Music [21] Gainsbourg obtained work teaching music and drawing in a school outside of Paris, in Le Mesnil-le-Roi. Find information about "integrale serge gainsbourg 1957 1960" listen to "integrale serge gainsbourg 1957 1960" on AllMusic Discover (and save!) Gainsbourg was disillusioned as a painter as he lacked talent but earned his living working odd jobs and as a piano player in bars, usually as a stand-in for his father. For many in France, this incident was the last straw, and much of his later work was overlooked since it was often done and performed while he was inebriated. It was released in September, becoming a commercial and critical failure, despite winning the grand prize at L'Academie Charles Cross and the praise of Boris Vian, who compared him to Cole Porter. [21] They married on 3 November 1951 and were divorced by 1957. Serge Gainsbourg, Composer: Équateur. The decision was taken right upon leaving the studio: "I'll get into hack work and buy myself a Rolls". In 2010, Lise Lévitzky published a book called Lise et Lulu which raises the possibility of Gainsbourg being bisexual. In the 1980s, near the end of his life, Gainsbourg became a regular figure on French TV. Famous for portraying sexually emancipated personae with hedonistic lifestyles, she was one of the best known sex symbols of the 1950s and 1960s. "[49][50] He directed a few music videos, including the controversial "Morgane de toi" for his friend Renaud, featuring a group of naked children running on a beach. His last official partner was Bambou. Serge Gainsbourg en 1960 (PHILIPPE BATAILLON / INA) Franceinfo. [16][17] Joseph Ginsburg was a classically trained musician whose profession was playing the piano in cabarets and casinos; he taught his children—Gainsbourg and his twin sister Liliane—to play the piano. His lyrical works incorporated wordplay, with humorous, bizarre, provocative, sexual, satirical or subversive overtones, including sophisticated rhymes, mondegreen, onomatopoeia, spoonerism, dysphemism, paraprosdokian and pun. The film won three César Awards, including Best Actor for Elmosnino, and nominated for an additional eight. On March 2nd 1969 in Miami, The Doors begun their downward spiral after a visibly unleashed and very intoxicated Jim Morrison supposedly exposed himself on stage. His relationship with Brigitte Bardot led to a series of prominent pop duets, such as "Ford Mustang" and "Bonnie and Clyde".