May 14, 2009 serge gainsbourg was born in france to russian parents. I just discovered serg gainsbourg through the documentary, a heros life. The album is book ended by melody and cargo culte which both utilize the albums centerpiece that haunting bass that you will recognize from. Its a hard one to track down i was lucky enough to get my copy off ebay for not much, although there is a copy online at a pretty ott price in my opinion. Mar 26, 2009 melody nelson is a collaboration with composer and arranger jeanclaude vannier, who assembled a bunch of top sessionmen for the album. Neither english nor french are my native languages, forgive any typosgrammar.
The lolitaesque pseudoautobiographical plot involves the middleag. I knew id be giving up the beautiful fullsize artwork and book by opting for the 2 cd1 dvd edition instead of the big box. Join facebook to connect with melody nelson and others you may know. Melody nelson is a collaboration with composer and arranger jeanclaude vannier, who assembled a bunch of top sessionmen for the album. Issued on inedits, les archives 19581981from gainsbourg forever boxset une production philips. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. If youre a fan of the man as are air, beck, pulp, portishead, and many many. Serge gainsbourg was born in france to russian parents. The lolitaesque pseudoautobiographical plot of the album involves the middleaged gainsbourg unintentionally colliding his rollsroyce silver ghost into teenage girl melody nelson s bicycle, and the. Serge gainsbourg melody nelson molecule remix soundcloud. Stream serge gainsbourg melody nelson molecule remix by molecule from desktop or your mobile device. This is a brilliant album,circa 1971, absolutely haunting, and too quickly over. The lolitaesque pseudoautobiographical plot of the album involves the middleaged gainsbourg unintentionally colliding his rollsroyce silver ghost into teenage girl melody nelsons bicycle, and the. Despite selling poorly on first release, it now holds a huge influence on many artists of various styles.
Born lucien gainsbourg of jewishukrainian musical migrants, gainsbourg is considered to be among the finest and most quintessentially french artists of the modern era, once embodying his. There is a string of more current musical stalwarts who hold their hands up to being influenced by melody nelson, and it often features in the annals of q and mojo. Quite often, attempts fall flaccid, missing the titillating mark by a mile. Sex has always sold, but presented with a landmark musical backdrop, the combination is rare as finding the elusive g spot. My melody my melody nelson lovable little idiot you were the condition sine qua non of my reason. The absolute richness of melody nelson makes this more than enough for. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and. If youre a fan of the man as are air, beck, pulp, portishead, and many many others but that list somehow doesnt do him. Aug 17, 2008 poor melody nelson yeah, she had tons of it but her days were numbered fourteen autumns and fifteen summers a little animal that melody nelson an adorable little girl and such a delicious child whom i only knew for an instant oh. The velvet underground gave rise to a new era of rock music, and elements of this influence are audible in gainsbourg s classic album from 1971. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
This thick, churning music is the perfect backdrop for serge gainsbourg s molasses voice. Outside his native france, the view of serge gainsbourg w. Theres little doubt that melody nelson, a short 27 minute album released in 1971 is gainsbourgs masterpiece. Produced by jeanclaude desmarty, the album was released on. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet.
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