Very Francophile, the American jazz singer Melody Gardot publishes "Sunset in the blue", her new album.
Guest of "Culture Médias", Wednesday, she explains her love for Serge Gainsbourg's song "La Javanaise".
A title that she sings in part on the air, before revealing her desire to perform it in a duet with Jane Birkin, whom she admires.
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They both speak French with touching and poetic fragility.
Could singers Jane Birkin and Melody Gardot sing a duet in French?
In any case, this is the hope expressed by the American artist at the microphone of Philippe Vandel, Wednesday, in
Culture Médias
, on the occasion of the release of his new album,
Sunset in the Blue
.
The jazz singer took the opportunity to sing the chorus of Serge Gainsbourg's classic
La Javanaise
, written for Juliette Gréco and performed by Jane Birkin.
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"The Javanese remains in the lead forever"
Polyglot, singer Melody Gardot learned French on the road to her tours.
This allows him to occasionally cover songs from our repertoire, such as
La Javanaise
.
"I love this song. I know the chorus. It stays in the head forever, it is linked to the 'heart' [in the heart,
note
]", explains the artist, in French in the text, before singing the chorus of Serge Gainsbourg's song on the air.
"
Jane Birkin is absolutely amazing, smart and beautiful
"
"But I am sometimes lost for the words of the 'verses' [the verses], as it happens to me with the great hits of the United States", she adds on Europe 1, while having fun singing "Want , want, do you want, my love ", his own version of the verses of
La Javanaise.
"Serge Gainsbourg's duets are classics"
Could Melody Gardot sing
La Javanaise
in duet with Jane Birkin?
"Yes, one day! I love this woman", she rejoices at the idea of a possible duet with this singer whom she admires.
"How beautiful she is! Jane Birkin is absolutely stunning, smart and beautiful."
The jazz singer greatly appreciates the songs written by Serge Gainsbourg.
And in particular those he sang in duet with women.
"What I like a lot about Gainsbourg's music is that he managed to put women in the spotlight, at a time when duets were very important", she analyzes.
"Serge Gainsbourg's duets are classics:
Melody Nelson
,
69 erotic year
… I love it. I play these songs on repeat at home."
Melody Gardot's appeal to Jane Birkin, seen as a duo, is in any case launched.