Monsieur Gainsbourg Revisited
| Monsieur Gainsbourg Revisited | |
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| Compilation album by Various artists | |
| Released | 2006 |
| Label | Virgin Records (UK) Verve Forecast Records (US) |
Monsieur Gainsbourg Revisited is a tribute album to the works of late French singer/songwriter Serge Gainsbourg. First released on Virgin Records in 2006, it consists of English language cover versions of Gainsbourg songs, performed by a diverse array of contemporary artists. Gainsbourg's former wife, Jane Birkin, sang on one track.
The album charted in France (#8), Switzerland (#23) and Belgium (#6 Wa, #29 Vl).[1]
Track listing
[edit]- "A Song for Sorry Angel" – Franz Ferdinand & Jane Birkin
- "I Love You (Me Either)" ("Je t'aime... moi non plus") – Cat Power & Karen Elson
- "I Just Came to Tell You That I'm Going" ("Je suis venu te dire que je m'en vais") – Jarvis Cocker & Kid Loco
- "Requiem for Anna" – Portishead
- "Requiem for a Jerk" ("Requiem pour un con") – Faultline, Brian Molko & Françoise Hardy
- "L'Hôtel" – Michael Stipe
- "Au Revoir Emmanuelle" – Tricky
- "Lola R. for Ever" – Marianne Faithfull & Sly and Robbie
- "Boomerang 2005" – Gonzales, Feist & Dani
- "Boy Toy" – Marc Almond and Trash Palace
- "The Ballad of Melody Nelson" – Placebo
- "Just a Man with a Job" – The Rakes
- "I Call It Art" – The Kills
- "Those Little Things" – Carla Bruni
- American edition bonus tracks
- "The Ballad of Bonnie and Clyde" – James Iha & Kazu Makino
- "Angels Fall" – Nina Persson & Nathan Larson
The 2020 re-issue of the compilation added "The Lollies" covered by Keith Flint, but removed the James Iha & Kazu Makino cover, as well as the Placebo cover in some formats.
References
[edit]- ^ Steffen Hung. "Monsieur Gainsbourg Revisited". lescharts.com. Retrieved 2022-08-09.
