Serge Gainsbourg
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Biography
[Edit]Serge Gainsbourg was the dirty old man of popular music; a French singer/songwriter and provocateur notorious for his voracious appetite for alcohol, cigarettes, and women, his scandalous, taboo-shattering output made him a legend in Europe but only a cult figure in America, where his lone hit "Je T'Aime...Moi Non Plus" stalled on the pop charts — fittingly enough — at number 69.
Born Lucien Ginzberg in Paris on April 2, 1928, his parents were Russian Jews who fled to France following the events of the 1917 Bolshevik uprising. After studying art and teaching, he turned to painting before working as a bar pianist on the local cabaret circuit. Soon he was tapped to join the cast of the musical Milord L'Arsoille, where he reluctantly assumed a singing role; self-conscious about his rather homely appearance, Gainsbourg initially wanted only to carve out a niche as a composer and producer, not as a performer.
Still, he made his recording debut in 1958 with the album Du Chant a la Une; while strong efforts like 1961's L'Etonnant Serge Gainsbourg and 1964's Gainsbourg Confidentiel followed, his jazz-inflected solo work performed poorly on the charts, although compositions for vocalists ranging from Petula Clark to Juliette Greco to Dionne Warwick proved much more successful. In the late '60s, he befriended the actress Brigitte Bardot, and later became her lover; with Bardot as his muse, Gainsbourg's lushly arranged music suddenly became erotic and delirious, and together, they performed a series of duets — including "Bonnie and Clyde," "Harley Davidson," and "Comic Strip" — celebrating pop culture icons.
Gainsbourg's affair with Bardot was brief, but its effects were irrevocable: after he became involved with constant companion Jane Birkin, they recorded the 1969 duet "Je T'Aime...Moi Non Plus," a song he originally penned for Bardot complete with steamy lyrics and explicit heavy breathing. Although banned in many corners of the globe, it reached the top of the charts throughout Europe, and grew in stature to become an underground classic later covered by performers ranging from Donna Summer to Ray Conniff.
Gainsbourg returned in 1971 with Histoire de Melody Nelson, a dark, complex song cycle which signalled his increasing alienation from modern culture: drugs, disease, suicide and misanthropy became thematic fixtures of his work, which grew more esoteric, inflammatory, and outrageous with each passing release. Although Gainsbourg never again reached the commercial success of his late-'60s peak, he remained an imposing and controversial figure throughout Europe, where he was both vilified and celebrated for his shocking behavior, which included burning 500 francs on a live television broadcast and recording a reggae version of the sacred "La Marseillaise."
Gainsbourg also created a furor with the single "Lemon Incest," a duet with his daughter, the actress Charlotte Gainsbourg. In addition, he posed in drag for the cover of 1984's Love on the Beat, a collection of songs about male hustlers, and made sexual advances towards Whitney Houston on a live TV broadcast. Along with his pop music oeuvre, Gainsbourg scored a number of films, and also directed and appeared in a handful of features, most notably 1976's Je T'Aime...Moi Non Plus, which starred Birkin and Andy Warhol mainstay Joe Dallesandro. He died on March 2, 1991.
Title: Je t'aime...moi non plus (Vibrators Remix) [From Love and the Beat 1]
Artist: Serge Gainsbourg
Genre: Rock, World Music, Pop
Title: Gainsbourg Cinéma Chansons 1959-1980
Artist: Serge Gainsbourg
Title: Le Cinema De Serge Gainsbourg (Original Soundtrack) (CD1)
Artist: Serge Gainsbourg
Genre: Jazz, Rock, Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Du chant à la une !... / Du chant a la une !...
Artist: Serge Gainsbourg
Genre: World Music, Pop
Title: Les 100 Plus Belles Chansons (CD1: Le Poinçonneur Des Lilas)
Artist: Serge Gainsbourg
Genre: Jazz, Rock, World Music, Latin, Pop Rock, Acoustic, Smooth Jazz
Title: Les 100 Plus Belles Chansons (CD2: La Javanaise)
Artist: Serge Gainsbourg
Genre: Jazz, Rock, World Music, Latin, Pop Rock, Acoustic, Smooth Jazz
Title: L'homme à tête de chou / L'homme a tete de chou
Artist: Serge Gainsbourg
Genre: World Music, Pop
Title: Le Zénith De Gainsbourg
Artist: Serge Gainsbourg
Title: Gainsbourg Cinéma Instrumentaux 1959-1986
Artist: Serge Gainsbourg
Title: Je T'aime... Moi Non Plus
Artist: Serge Gainsbourg
Collections
Title: The All Time Greatest Duets Of The Millenium (CD2)
Genre: Blues
Title: Esthetics Lounge Vol. 34
Title: Erotic Dreams: Over 60 Minutes Of Music
Genre: Pop
Title: Only Romantic (CD2)
Genre: Instrumental
Title: Nostalgie Summer Party (CD3)
Genre: Dancefloor, Pop
Title: Cafe De Flore 2
Genre: Pop
Title: Vive Le Tour (Les 100 Plus Belles Chansons) (CD1)
Genre: Acoustic
Title: Vive Le Tour (Les 100 Plus Belles Chansons) (CD2)
Genre: Acoustic
Title: Sonar 1000 (Radio 1 BE) Volume 3 (CD01)
Genre: Blues
Title: Les 100 Titres Cultes De La Chanson Française (CD4)
Genre: Acoustic
Title: Les 100 Titres Cultes De La Chanson Française (CD5)
Genre: Acoustic
Title: Maison Ibiza Lounge (CD1)
Genre: Rock, Club/Dance
Title: Indie Electro Pop August 2013 - Deprived
Genre: Indie Pop, Indie Rock
Title: Indie Rock Universe (Summer 2013) (CD1)
Genre: Indie
Title: 100x Vive La France (CD3)
Genre: Rock, World Music, Pop, Acoustic
Title: Hit Box Slows (CD1)
Genre: World Music, Pop
Title: Nana Mouskouri - Hit Box
Genre: Pop
Title: 100 Film Classics (CD5)
Genre: Electronica, Soul, Jazz, World Music, Latin, Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack, Funk, Classical
Title: Vive La France Top 100 (Universal 2012) (CD4)
Genre: Acoustic
Title: Vive La France Top 100 (Universal 2012) (CD2)
Genre: Acoustic
Title: Las Vegas To Acapulco - Luxurious Jazz Moods
Genre: Jazz
Title: The All Time Greatest Songs - 06 - Duets
Genre: Pop
Title: Tarantino Experience (CD5)
Title: The Best Of France Nostalgique I
Genre: World Music
Title: Duets Of The Millennium (CD2)
Genre: Pop
Title: Spirit Of Chansons Françaises (CD2: Les Légendes)
Genre: World Music, Pop
Title: Spirit Of Chansons Françaises (CD3: Les Inoubliables)
Genre: World Music, Pop
Title: Spirit Of Chansons Françaises (CD4: Les Grands Succès)
Genre: World Music, Pop
Title: Dusty Fingers Volume 10
Genre: Soul, Jazz, Rock, World Music, Country, Funk, Instrumental
Title: Putumayo World Music - Putumayo Presents French Café
Genre: Jazz
Title: 1970 Die Stars, Die Hits, Die Facts
Genre: Electronica, Rock, Dancefloor, Pop
Title: Compact Disc Club: Cafe De Paris (CD1)
Genre: Pop
Title: Compact Disc Club: Cafe De Paris (CD2)
Genre: Pop
Title: Balade A Saint-Germain, Vol. 4
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Pop, Smooth Jazz
Title: Formidable 40 Franse Chansons (CD1)
Genre: World Music, Pop
Title: Europe 1 Summer Jazz
Title: Sitar Beat! Indian Style Heavy Funk Vol. 1
Genre: Funk
Title: Wind Of Change 2014 (CD1)
Genre: Club/Dance
Title: Best Of Jazz By Jazz Radio (CD2)
Genre: Soul, Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Title: Romantic Collection - Voulme 5
Genre: Pop
Title: Romantic Collection - France 2000
Genre: World Music
Title: 50 Ans De Chanson Francaise: 1914-1964 (CD4)
Genre: Pop
Title: 25 Putumayo Albums (French Café)
Genre: World Music, Ethnic , American Folk
Title: Echoes Of France Volume 2 (CD1)
Genre: Jazz, World Music, Pop
Title: Echoes Of France Volume 2 (CD2)
Genre: Jazz, World Music, Pop
Title: Le Temps Des Idoles - Le Hit Parade (CD1)
Genre: Rock & Roll, Pop
Featuring albums
Title: Late Night Tales - Franz Ferdinand
Artist: Franz Ferdinand
Genre: Electronica, Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Indie Rock, Reggae, Pop, Alternative, Psychedelic
Title: 21 succès de Arletty & Michel Simon / 21 succes de Arletty & Michel Simon
Artist: Arletty, Michel Simon
Genre: World Music, Pop
Title: Late Night Tales: Zero 7 - Another Late Night (Remastered)
Artist: Zero 7
Genre: Electronica, Dancefloor
Title: Late Night Tales
Artist: Franz Ferdinand
Genre: Electronica, Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Indie Rock, Reggae, Pop, Alternative, Psychedelic
Title: By the Sea (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Artist: Gabriel Yared
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Les Rita Mitsouko En Concert Avec L'Orchestre Lamoureux
Artist: Les Rita Mitsouko
Genre: Pop Rock, Synth Pop, Art/Entehno
Title: Putumayo Presents: French Café / Putumayo Presents: French Cafe
Artist: Putumayo
Genre: World Music, Pop
Title: Ex - Fan Des Sixties
Artist: Jane Birkin
Genre: Downtempo, Electronica, House, Euro House, Pop, Acoustic
Title: Bird People (Original Soundtrack)
Artist: Béatrice Thiriet / Beatrice Thiriet
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Bubble Gum, Vol. 2
Artist: Brigitte Bardot
Genre: Rock, World Music, Pop, Psychedelic, Classical
Title: Late Night Tales: Franz Ferdinand
Artist: Franz Ferdinand
Genre: Electronica, Indie Rock, Pop, Alternative
Title: La Mer Et Autres Incontournables De La Chanson Francaise
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: World Music
Title: Les grands crus français, vol. 4 / Les grands crus francais, vol. 4
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Pop