Ça plane pour moi
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| "Ça plane pour moi" | |
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| Single by Plastic Bertrand | |
| from the album An 1 | |
| A-side | "Ça plane pour moi" |
| B-side | "Pogo Pogo" |
| Released | December 1977 |
| Format | 7" |
| Genre | Punk, novelty |
| Length | 2:57 |
| Label | AMC |
| Writer(s) | Yvan Lacomblez |
| Producer | Lou Deprijck |
"Ça plane pour moi" (French pronunciation: [sa plan puʁ mwa]) is a punk rock song by Plastic Bertrand, although the voice on the original recordings is of producer Lou Deprijck.[1] It was issued as a single in December 1977. The song was composed by Yvan Lacomblez and produced by Lou Deprijck. "Jet Boy, Jet Girl", an adaptation recorded in November 1977 by Elton Motello, has the same melody. The song was covered by many artists and in its original form made #8[2] on the UK charts.
"Ça plane pour moi" is a French idiomatic expression which translates literally as "It is gliding for me"; however, its meaning is best translated as "Everything's going well for me".
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[edit] In popular culture
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- European Vacation (1985 movie)
- Extreme Championship Wrestling (1997 TV programme)
- Casper & Mandrilaftalen (1999 Danish comedy/sketch show)[3]
- Me Myself I (1999 Australian movie)
- Winning London (2001 movie)
- The Lone Gunmen (2001 TV series episode "Eine Kleine Frohike")
- Fastlane (2002 TV series episode called "WET")
- Eurotrip (2004 movie)
- What's New, Scooby-Doo? (2005 TV anime, episode "Ready to Scare")
- Beerfest (2006 movie)
- In 2008 Playwright Michael Phillis used the song as the closing moment of his NYC Fringe Festival Play "Wish We Were Here"
- Gossip Girl ( 2008-2009 TV promos, The CW TV series, second season)
- Privileged (2008-09 TV series)
- Nitro Circus (2009 TV series)
- Mars Bar (2009, 2010 Australian commercials)
- Hovis (2010 English commercials)
- 127 Hours (2010 movie soundtrack)
- Time Warner Cable (2011 American commercial)
- Jackass 3.5 (2011 movie soundtrack)
- Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (2011 TV episode)
[edit] Other versions
- In 1977, Elton Motello covered the song under the title "Jet Boy Jet Girl". This version was then covered by numerous bands, including The Damned, Captain Sensible, The Softies and Chron Gen.
- In 1979, Telex released "Ça plane pour moi" in an extremely slow version, on their album Looking For Saint Tropez.
- in 1992, Sonic Youth recorded a version of this song as a contribution to the covers compilation album Freedom of Choice: Yesterday's New Wave Hits As Performed By Today's Stars.[4]
- In 1993, Leila K released "Ça plane pour moi" as a double A-side single with the song "Check the Dan".
- In 1996, Mr. Ed Jumps the Gun's version was featured on the soundtrack to Barb Wire, the Pamela Anderson film.
- In 1996, Presidents of the United States of America released "Ça plane pour moi" as a single.
- In 1997, Thee Headcoatees released "Ça plane pour moi" on their album Punk Girls.[5]
- In 1999, Hemmi Gunn made his own version of the song, called "Einn Dans við Mig" (One Dance with me).
- In 2001, Lost Acapulco recorded a version of the song, called "Olvidemos el romance", with different lyrics for a track of the soundtrack of the Mexican movie Perfume de Violetas.
- In 2005, Savage Circus recorded a cover of the song as a Japanese bonus track for their album Dreamland Manor.
- In 2006, Richard Thompson edited a version available on the box set The Life and Music of Richard Thompson.
- In 2007, Presidents of the United States of America's version was featured in a Pepsi commercial
- In 2008, Vampire Weekend posted a live cover of this song on their Myspace.
- In 2009, Kim Wilde performed the song as part of her live concerts all through Europe.
- In 2009, Nouvelle Vague released a cover of the song on their third album 3.
- In 2009, The BossHoss covered the song on the album Rodeo Radio.
- In 2008, The Lost Fingers recorded a cover of "Ça plane pour moi" with Plastic Bertrand, released on their 2009 album Rendez-vous Rose.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- Notes
- ^ Expatica Plastic Bertrand admits not singing pop classic 28 July 2010
- ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-10787037
- ^ Mandrilaftalen News with Ça plane pour moi intro
- ^ Second Hand Songs, retrieved on 11 May 2009
- ^ Thee Headcoatees allmusic page
[edit] External links
- http://www.plasticbertrand.com/ official Website
