Serge Gainsbourg

Serge Gainsbourg — Histoire De Melody Nelson

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By Chris Burland (CHARTattack) April 16, 2009 2:36 pm
The raw-voiced Serge Gainsbourg may have been one ugly fuck, but he sure made the ladies swoon whenever he lit up a Gitane and sang. This reissue of 1971's Histoire De Melody Nelson is Gainsbourg's attempt at a concept album. It's more in line with Marvin Gaye's What's Going On than the traditional psychedelic template of The Beatles' Sgt....
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Monsieur Gainsbourg Revisited Compilation

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By Bryan Borzykowski (CHARTattack) March 21, 2006 10:55 am
Serge Gainsbourg was once France's wild child. He slept around, loved his booze and even told Whitney Houston, "I want to fuck you," on national TV. But beneath the hard living exterior was a deeply passionate and eclectic songwriter. On Monsieur Gainsbourg Revisited, a host of contemporary acts tackle the acclaimed songwriter's oeuvre...
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Sexy Gainsbourg Songs Covered By Feist, Franz And Others

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By Allegra Shepherd (CHARTattack) February 22, 2006 7:00 pm
Any ESL teacher will say that one of the best ways to learn a second language is to listen to music. It is, after all, the universal language. But while French students grew weary of "Alouette," a lot of North American and British musicians were learning a little more than Parisian from the sexy songbook of Serge Gainsbourg. Cat...
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