Name: Aux Armes Et Caetera
Brand: Serge Gainsbourg

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600753718551

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Limited edition

Release date

2009-03-02

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Sales:8.875

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Serge Gainsbourg

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Mercury

Serge Gainsbourg (April 2, 1928 – March 2, 1991) was a multi-talented artist known for his work as a poet, singer-songwriter, painter, actor and director. Born in Paris to Jewish Russian parents, Gainsbourg initially aspired to be a painter but found success as a piano player in bars. He reluctantly took on singing roles and went on to become a renowned composer and producer.

Gainsbourg drew inspiration from Boris Vian and sought to break free from traditional French chanson music by exploring other genres like British and American pop. He also wrote soundtracks for over 40 movies and directed four films himself. Notably, his song "Je t'aime... moi non plus" featuring simulated sounds of female orgasm caused controversy and censorship upon its release.

His songs were often interpreted by British torch singer Petula Clark, while Dionne Warwick's version of "Mamadou" became the first English-language adaptation of one of Gainsbourg's songs. His concept album "Histoire de Melody Nelson," produced by Jean-Claude Vannier, has had a lasting influence on artists such as Air, David Holmes, and Beck.

In 1978, Gainsbourg collaborated with Robbie Shakespeare, Sly Dunbar, and Rita Marley to create a reggae version of the French national anthem "La Marseillaise." This rendition sparked

Import Version from Universal france. the late serge gainsbourg, his basso-profundo vocals marinated in cigarette smoke, was the priapic parisian prince of the put-on, an erotic poet-philosopher who deliberately couched his most outrageous lyrics in syrupy melodies. he first achieved international notoriety with 'je t'aime, moi non plus,' wherein he and jane birkin simulated coitus, delighting horny adolescents and dirty old men everywhere. ever the experimenter, he traveled to jamaica in 1979 and enlisted the services of sly dunbar and robbie shakespeare, probably the greatest reggae rhythm section of all time, and the i-threes, bob marley's female back-up trio. gainsbourg thoroughly offended right-wingers by snarling and moaning his way through his country's national anthem, with the non-french-speaking i-threes piping an offhand 'aux armes et cetera' at the chorus.

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