The Continuing Cult of French Provocateur Serge Gainsbourg
As an apolitical, ironic, and internationally-minded songwriter and composer, Serge Gainsbourg certainly differed from many 20th-century French musicians.
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The 20 Best Album Re-Issues of 2009
Step back 10 years when we presented our 20 best re-issues of 2009, highlighted by the long overdue remastering of the Beatles oeuvre, a number of '80s and '90s classics, and one of the most storied catalogues in electronic music.
Mick Harvey: Intoxicated Man / Pink Elephants
They are Serge Gainsbourg's songs, but it's Harvey’s show, and he does a fine job as frontman throughout.
Water Dreams: “Pull Marine” (1983) by Isabelle Adjani
French actress Isabelle Adjani's curious exploration of love and death in a pop song co-written by the legendary Serge Gainsbourg is visualized as a cold, erotic dream, courtesy of Luc Besson.
The Cult of Mediocrity: Jane Birkin, Serge Gainsbourg, and the Medio-cultural
On the set of Slogan, Jane Birkin met Serge Gainsbourg, the Gitanes-smoking, mumbling songster who would engineer her Pygmalion transformation.