Belle & Sebastian-POUPEE DE CIRE POUPEE DE SON

[WittleJuBag]

Arcade Fire does an amazing cover. Sooo much better than this!

[FERRAT1953]

Music not bad

Voice and accent: terrible

[tremah05]

But friend if you don’t like them hot and with some tits, you can still fantasize about the cold, arty and annoying multi-instrumentist girl with no voice ! Ah, only kidding here. Aouch, I really put my English to the test on this one, but that was fun… have a nice night, pal !

[jwhiteout]

@tremah05 Your English is fantastic. I really wouldn't have known. That said French people speaking English usually sound like they've had a stroke. You're alright. I found a Gainsbourg record at a garage sale once nearly 20 years ago (Rock Around the Bunker). I was amazed by how bad it was and how so many people seem to think he's as great as Elvis or something (or in your case, Jerry Lewis and Mickey Mouse....hahahaha how's that for a cliche?). But that's just me. I like plenty of crap.

[tremah05]

He was a shy and complex man who sought an outlet to his ugliness by “taking advantage” of women, who usually would describe him as a “nice guy” or “a gentleman”… It’s hard to cast a stone at gainsbourg for taking advantage of France Gall’s innocence (or maybe this was the other way round ? HERE’s an idea !) The girl was fresh, beautiful (and hot).

[tremah05]

It would be like writing about Hendrix to a certain extent and reduce him to a drug addict only interested in fucking wasted hippie whores and guitar sacrifices on stage. In other words, it’s all bull... “folklore” and publicity. Gainsbourg, like many other artists, created an image for the public of which he was manipulative at times, until he eventually fell victim to it and of his own manipulation (the self-destroying and pathetic “gainsbarre” of the 80s).

[tremah05]

...which is a not so well known record by Gainsbourg - and a must have.

As for the delicious France Gall (and others) being a “hot water bottle with tits” and “propped up doll being taken advantage of by some slimy studio hack” – while I can definitely acknowledge some kind of repressed puritanism (have you ever thought that women do eventually like to feel like “being used” by men at times ?... and what do you have against tits anyway ?)...

[14icedtambourines]

man she sucks

[TheCarsThatAteParis]

Thanks for uploading this.

[constant137]

One wonders if this band bothered to listen to the original of France Gal, where she sings a melancholic and ironic song, with brio but without hurrying. Here all the grace and irony is lost, in an insane rush to the end.

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In a way, it is the best compliment to France Gal; there was (is) only one like her.

[jwhiteout]

@constant137 Ooooooh! I was just thinking that. Here's a french word for you: DOUCHE.

[Kmartg]

one of the most overrated bands of the 90s

[7000mornings]

A little fast, yes. But to say Isobel Campbell can't sing is like saying the pope isn't Catholic. Listen to any Belle & Sebastian original and then say she can't sing.

[bobafettlives]

arcade fires version is the best cover i think

[aidalai6]

ever since i saw "High Fidelity"....all i can think is "sad bastard music"...!!

[nundinum]

hola me llamo Enrique. tengo 5 años y esta cancion me gusta mucho

[sormu16]

She is actually OK, but she does far from have France Gall's sharpness and precision. And right, it doesn't help that they play it too fast. So, right, this song fails, but she could be fine in other contexts.

[silviafarfallina]

I it just me or does she look just like Edie Sedgwick?

[ilcourtlesfilles]

@silviafarfallina more like jean seberg

[silviafarfallina]

@ilcourtlesfilles I stand corrected.

[odiemarshhen]

She cannot really sing it, particularly at this tempo. Why bother to do it then. She is straining in everyway. yikes.

[kittydeveer]

this is awesome ppl

yes arty but BLOODY FUCKING COOL

[tremah05]

This is an awful arty cover of Gainsbourg's song, that totally lacks the charm and the freshness of the original... she can't sing

[jwhiteout]

@tremah05 She's still a better singer than his daughter. But I guess when no one from your country has done anything of note culturally in the last 40 years you get sensitive about things like this.

[tremah05]

@jwhiteout ... Please cut the crap&keep it civil. I don't give a shit about french bashing and keyboard warriors. Haters, whatever their nationality, are the same dumb people with a lack of education and - obviously - some time to loose on the internet. I was merely pointing the fact that this cover sucks. No voice. The whole thing sounds vague (sorry for the french word!) and apathetic (which are other words for "arty" as I said in my previous comment). End of subject. Have a nice day, pal !

[jwhiteout]

@tremah05 Keep it civil? You're the one being profane, I wasn't. I guess you really do get sensitive about this. As for Isobel Campbell having no voice, well that's all subjective, isn't it? In any event she's certainly more talented than that hot water bottle with tits who did the song originally. Isobel is a multi-instrumentalist who writes her own music. Not some propped-up doll being taken advantage of by some slimy studio hack.. sorry, "legend." Have a nice day, pal!

[tremah05]

@jwhiteout Sorry bro' but I stand by my position: no voice and if u’re a bit into music u have to admit that this cover sounds bad regardless of your animosity towards “french culture” and your own subjectivity about this girl. The band barely keeps in tune, doesn’t play tight, and the trumpet is horrible.

As for Gainsbourg being a “legend”, well, you said it. I only care about music (and lyrics here, which are indeed brilliant) I would only recommend to listen to the "Melody Nelson" record..

[tremah05]

@jwhiteout ... into those bombastic, self-indulgent and ready-to-use formulas, I have to admit, friend, that you’re indeed 100% right about Gainsbourg and as true as a talking cliché can be.

Gainsbourg was well known for being a cynical, ugly, alcoholic asshole obsessed about women. You’re only indulging yourself with formulas here, and writing things that have been written over and over and over…

[jwhiteout]

@tremah05 Well, maybe so. The band really have improved over the last 12 years or so. I agree with you this wasn't the high water mark of their career. I really dig Isobell and there's so much animosity toward her here because she had the temerity to even dare cover a song by such a revered asshole. Talk about over-rated... anyway, I'm just funnin' around. What you or say doesn't matter anyway. As for my self-indulgence, well, I think that's the name of the game around here, anyway.

[troupkid]

god this sucks compared to the original.

[bitenbois]

Je crois que Gainsbourg aurait craqué devant la ravissantissime Isobel Campbelle .

ceci étant la ralisation es vraiment nulle à mon avis . A quoi riment ces changements de caméras à la con

à part ça c'est vrai que la batterie est très bonne..

Vive Isobel !!!!

[Pommedemer]

C'est vrai...ils n'ont rien apporté de nouveau à ce morceau...je préfère l'interprétation qu'ils en ont fait les Arcade Fire

[crimsonaneurysm]

@Pommedemer moi aussi

[pissevinaigre]

Nul à chier !!! Le montage donne mal au coeur et cette version est la plus nulle que j'ai jamais entendue.

[LeRougeSork]

Weak

[synthmonger]

too fast. Sounds rushed.

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[thursdayfriday9]

@synthmonger Whiz through the song, make a video that doesn't stay still for more than a second...all signs that this is not be something worth listening to.

[rodolphefleury]

i love the original but i love the fast pace of this one, the drums are awesome!

[jeffrhodeisland]

I love this band, but I don't know why they put this on the Fans Only DVD - it's really a terrible cover version. It's far too fast and poor Isobel can't keep up. Plus she doesn't have France Gall's loud voice. She should have done a Jane Birkin song!!!!

[VacuumBoots81]

i somewhat agree about covering Jane Birkin, but I really enjoyed this cover haha

[phoebec1975]

she han no voice, worst version ever of an amazing song!

[HangOnToYourEgo]

I miss Isobel in Belle and Sebastian, awh well I guess it was for he best as shes making great music outside the group now.

[RegardeLaMer]

I love Belle and Sebastian!!

[sambine]

belle and sebastian is soo good. I like too the version of arcade fire

[blurboy007]

THANK YOU for adding this! A great favorite.