''Monsieur Gainsbourg Revisited'' is a
tribute album
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to the works of late French singer/songwriter
Serge Gainsbourg
Serge Gainsbourg (; born Lucien Ginsburg; 2 April 1928 – 2 March 1991) was a French musician, singer-songwriter, actor, author and filmmaker. Regarded as one of the most important figures in French pop, he was renowned for often provoca ...
. 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
Jane Mallory Birkin, Order of British Empire, OBE (born 14 December 1946) is an English-French singer and actress. She attained international fame and notability for her decade-long musical and romantic partnership with Serge Gainsbourg. She als ...
, sang on one track.
The album charted in France (#8), Switzerland (#23) and Belgium (#6 Wa, #29 Vl).
Track listing
#"A Song for Sorry Angel" –
Franz Ferdinand
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F ...
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Jane Birkin
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#"I Love You (Me Either)" ("
Je t'aime... moi non plus") –
Cat Power
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Karen Elson
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Early life and education
Elson was born in Oldham, Greater Manchester, and attended North Chadderton School as a child. She has a fraternal twin sister, filmma ...
#"I Just Came to Tell You That I'm Going" ("Je suis venu te dire que je m'en vais") –
Jarvis Cocker
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Kid Loco
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#"Requiem for Anna" –
Portishead
#"Requiem for a Jerk" ("Requiem pour un con") –
Faultline
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,
Brian Molko
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Françoise Hardy
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#"L'Hôtel" –
Michael Stipe
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Poss ...
#"Au Revoir Emmanuelle" –
Tricky
#"Lola R. for Ever" –
Marianne Faithfull
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Sly and Robbie
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#"Boomerang 2005" –
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* Battle of Gonzales, 1835
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,
Feist &
Dani
#"Boy Toy" –
Marc Almond
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and
Trash Palace
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** Litter, material discarded in inappropriate places
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#"The Ballad of Melody Nelson" –
Placebo
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#"Just a Man with a Job" –
The Rakes
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#"I Call It Art" –
The Kills
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#"Those Little Things" –
;American edition bonus tracks
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"The Ballad of Bonnie and Clyde" – James Iha
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& Kazu Makino
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#"Angels Fall" – Nina Persson
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& Nathan Larson Nathan Larson may refer to:
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* Nathan Larson (criminal), American white supremacist and convicted felon
See also
*Nate Larson
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References
Sources
monsieurgainsbourg.com
External links
Album info from Verve Forecast Records
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2006 compilation albums
Virgin Records compilation albums
Electronic compilation albums
Pop compilation albums
Serge Gainsbourg tribute albums