my latest infatuation: Gainsbourg & Birkin

[Rael Imperial Aerosol Kid]

Wow, I love this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBa54...=jane%20birkin

"Je T'aime...moi non plus" What a beautiful melody and so risque with Jane Birkin's breathy sighs.
A little research turns out that when Serge Gainsbourg released this in 1968 it was banned in many countries and condemned by the Vatican.
He had originally recorded this with Bridgette Bardot whose husband refused it to be released, (subsequently available in 1986). So Serge recorded it with gal pal Jane Birkin.


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Turns out Serge was a cad and totally outrageous.
He wrote "Les Sucettes" for teen singer France Gall. She thought she was singing about enjoying lollipops. When she found out that it had another meaning she refused to work with Serge again. Check the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsUlz...earch=sucettes Times were more innocent for her not to get the double-entendre.

Then there was the time Serge tells Whitney Houston what is really on his mind in front of a tv audience: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMAHs...ourg%20houston
wow! Serge looks pretty trashed.

anyway, he was a musical genius regardless of his brashness.