"Je vole" is a 1978 song by French singer
Michel Sardou
Michel Charles Sardou (; born 26 January 1947) is a French singer and occasional actor.
He is known not only for his love songs ("La maladie d'amour", "Je vais t'aimer"), but also for songs dealing with various social and political issues, su ...
and the title track of the same titled album ''Je vole'' by Sardou. The B-side of the single was "8 jours à El Paso". The lyrics of "je vole" were co-written by Michel Sardou and Pierre Billon and the music was composed by Sardou himself. The song was a big commercial success reaching number 3 in France selling approximately 500,000 copies.
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Context
The song is a last silent appeal of an adolescent on the verge of committing suicide the same day. This was confirmed in Sardou's autobiography: "je vole is not about an adolescent running away, it's about an adolescent who's about to commit suicide".
The main part of the lyrics is spoken by Sardou as prose, and only the refrain is sung:
Track listing
#"Je vole" (5:02)
#"8 jours à El Paso" (3:07)
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In popular culture
Louane Emera's version
The song's subject was adapted for the storyline of the 2014 French film ''La famille Bélier
(released as ''The Bélier Family'' in Australia) is a 2014 French-Belgian coming-of-age comedy-drama film directed by Éric Lartigau. The film received six nominations at the 40th César Awards, winning Most Promising Actress for Louane Emera. ...
'' directed by Éric Lartigau. The story writer Victoria Bedos
Victoria Bedos (born April 28, 1984 in Neuilly-sur-Seine) is a French author, screenplay writer, singer and actor.
Biography Family
She is the daughter of Guy Bedos and Joëlle Bercot, and the sister of Nicolas Bedos. She was named after Chaplin' ...
indicated that she based her story on the song "je vole" as she considered Sardou's songs very inspirational. Since the sentiments in "Je vole" touched her heart deeply, she submitted a film project to the producers based on the youth character with a spirit of emancipation as expressed in the song.
"Je vole" is performed on the soundtrack of the film by Louane (full name Louane Emera), a singer in Top 8 of season 2 Season 2 may refer to:
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* '' 2econd Season''
See also
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of the French '' The Voice: la plus belle voix'' picked for the lead actress in the film.
The text of the song was slightly changed but the general meaning and even phraseology were kept. Only the refrain is kept intact word for word. Another striking difference is that the whole song is sung by Louane, whereas in the original, Sardou spoke the lyrics and only sings the refrain. Several other songs of Sardou are also used in the soundtrack for the film.
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References
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1978 singles
2014 songs
1978 songs
Michel Sardou songs
Songs written by Michel Sardou
Songs written by Pierre Billon