Showing posts with label renaud. Show all posts
Showing posts with label renaud. Show all posts

Friday, April 19, 2024

Laisse béton - Renaud

Laisse béton - Renaud
2:30
Laisse béton, 1977
Written by Renaud Séchan

The title is verlan for "laisse tomber," meaning let it go, or forget about it.  In this delightful fast-paced story song, the narrator is relaxing in various cool locales when tough guys keep coming up to him and demanding his clothes, leading to physical altercations.  It's a tongue-in-cheek bit of silliness with a tacked-on moral: "La morale de cette pauvre histoire / C'est qu'quand t'es tranquille et peinard / Faut pas trop traîner dans les bars/ À moins d’être fringué en costard."  Or, one supposes, have the ability to beat up people in your James Dean jacket and cool cowboy boots.

Saturday, February 18, 2023

Adieu minette - Renaud

Adieu minette - Renaud
3:51
Laisse béton, 1977
Written by Renaud Séchan

The album is often called Place de ma mob.  The song is an acerbic kiss-off worthy of Dylan.  "Sous tes cheveux beaucoup trop blonds / Décolorés ça va de soi / T'avais une cervelle de pigeon / Mais j'aimais ça, mais j'aimais ça."  Or what about "Ton père j'l'ai traité d'enfoiré / Excuse-moi auprès d'lui / Si j'avais su que c'était vrai / J'y aurais redit."  The vocal is measured, almost monotone; the music is an accompaniment.  It's a cold litany more than a musical tour-de-force, mais j'aime ça, j'aime ça.

Hit Or Miss - New Found Glory

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