![]() But Gainsbourg is also getting into some serious musical grooves, like the Booker T-inspired riff behind "Chatterton", and the tricky string arrangements on the Bardot duet, "Bonnie and Clyde". The Birkin tracks are pretty nasty, and pretty nudge-nudge, wink-wink, if ya know what I mean. These late '60s recordings are the songs that Gainsbourg is most identified with - his ye-yework with Brigitte Bardot and the sexy stuff with Jane Birkin. Serge Gainsbourg "Comic Strip" (Mercury, 1996) Of these three discs, this is probably my favorite. Gainsbourg's "exotica" material - and it's great stuff! Draws on many of the same releases as the Du Jazz Dans de Ravin CD, but with a less goofy feel. Serge Gainsbourg "Couleur Cafe" (Mercury, 1996) This collection draws heavily on early LPs such as Confidentiel and Gainsbourg Percussions, as well as a slew of singles and soundtracks. Much of this jazz-tinged material is extremely goofy, but charmingly so. Serge Gainsbourg "Du Jazz Dans De Ravin" (Mercury, 1996)Ĭan the French do the lounge lizard thing? Well, sure, why not - after all, didn't they invent the cabaret? This is one of three thematically-drawn collections that came out in 1996 that are, I think, perhaps the best introductions to Gainsbourg's work. ![]() One of the most complex talents in modern French music, Gainsbourg holds up rather well after all these decades. His own music is in the midst of a hipster renaissance, with several high-profile domestic reissues, tribute albums and cover versions, as well as a flood of European reissue imports. Gainsbourg also guided the careers and musical sound of ye-ye singers France Gall and Brigitte Bardot. One of his biggest hits was "Soixante Neuf Annee Erotique" ("69: The Erotic Year"), a 1969 duet with Jane Birkin in which they celebrated (and simulated) oral sex. Gainsbourg cultivated infamy, and made a point of appearing as sleazy and dissolute as possible. ![]() ![]() The mastermind behind the bubblegummy French girl-group ye-ye fad of the 1960s, Serge Gainsbourg (1928-1991) was well known as a songwriter and impressario, as well as a performer and all-around bad-boy celebrity. Serge Gainsbourg Discography - Slipcue e-Zine French Pop guide ![]()
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