Besides the highly successful "Poupée de Cire, Poupée de Son", she also notably sung "Les Sucettes" and "Baby Pop". In France, she was perhaps more known for the chanson songs she sang in the late-70s through the mid-80s, many of them written by her husband, Michel Berger, who died in 1992. In 1987, she had some additional international success with her Ella Fitzgerald tribute "Ella, elle l'a". She still recorded music into the new millennium.
France Gall died on 7 january 2018 at age 70 in a hospital in Paris.
Baby Pop
France Gall Lyrics
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Faudra pour ça durement travailler
Te lever aux aurores
Automne comme été
Tu auras beau économiser
Tu ne pourras rien mettre de côté
Et là-dessus encore
Heureuse si tu peux aller danser
Chante, danse baby pop
Comme si demain baby pop
Ne devait jamais baby pop
Jamais revenir
Chante, danse baby pop
Comme si demain baby pop
Au petit matin baby pop
Tu devais mourir
Sur l'amour tu te fais des idées
Un jour ou l'autre c'est obligé
Tu seras une pauvre gosse
Seule et abandonnée
Tu finiras par te marier
Peut-être même contre ton gré
À la nuit de tes noces
Il sera trop tard pour le regretter
Chante, danse baby pop
Comme si demain baby pop
Ne devait jamais baby pop
Jamais revenir
Chante, danse baby pop
Comme si demain baby pop
Au petit matin baby pop
Tu devais mourir
Tu ne peux ignorer les dangers
Que représentent les libertés
Les menaces de guerre
Semblent se préciser
À cet instant baby tu le sais
Où tous les soleils vont se lever
Quelque part sur la terre
Les balles sifflent, le sang est versé
Chante, danse baby pop
Comme si demain baby pop
Ne devait jamais baby pop
Jamais revenir
Chante, danse baby pop
Comme si demain baby pop
Au petit matin baby pop
Tu devais mourir
The lyrics of France Gall’s song, Baby Pop, convey a deep message about life and its uncertainties. It talks about the struggles involved in making a living and saving up some money, in order to have some leisure time to dance and be happy. The lyrics are quite cynical about the realities of life, as they suggest that no matter how hard one works, there may not be enough to save, and nothing is guaranteed. The line “Les quelques sous que tu vas gagner/Faudra pour ça durement travailler” means “The few coins that you are going to earn, you will have to work hard for it”. The lyrics suggest that one should live in the moment and enjoy life to the fullest because tomorrow is not promised, and that is the inspiration behind the catchy chorus “Chante, danse baby pop/Comme si demain baby pop/Ne devait jamais baby pop/Jamais revenir".
The second stanza of the song talks about the naive ideas of love that young people have, which may not always be realistic. The lyrics suggest that one day, the singer of the song, a young girl may end up alone and forgotten. They also depict the singer as being forced into marriage, which is a scenario that is all too familiar in the repression of the past eras. The line “Tu finiras par te marier/Peut-être même contre ton gré” means “You will end up getting married/maybe even against your will”. The song ends with a warning about the threats of war and its inevitable consequences. The lyrics are a call to action to live in the moment but with the awareness of one's surroundings.
Line by Line Meaning
Les quelques sous que tu vas gagner
The small amount of money you will earn
Faudra pour ça durement travailler
You will have to work hard for it
Te lever aux aurores
Wake up at dawn
Automne comme été
In autumn as well as in summer
Tu auras beau économiser
You can save as much as you want
Tu ne pourras rien mettre de côté
You won't be able to save anything
Et là-dessus encore
On top of that
Heureuse si tu peux aller danser
You will be happy if you can go dancing
Chante, danse baby pop
Sing, dance, baby pop
Comme si demain baby pop
As if tomorrow, baby pop
Ne devait jamais baby pop
Should never, baby pop
Jamais revenir
Never come back
Sur l'amour tu te fais des idées
You have ideas about love
Un jour ou l'autre c'est obligé
Sooner or later it's inevitable
Tu seras une pauvre gosse
You will be a poor kid
Seule et abandonnée
Alone and abandoned
Tu finiras par te marier
You will end up getting married
Peut-être même contre ton gré
Maybe even against your will
À la nuit de tes noces
On your wedding night
Il sera trop tard pour le regretter
It will be too late to regret it
Tu ne peux ignorer les dangers
You can't ignore the dangers
Que représentent les libertés
That freedoms represent
Les menaces de guerre
The threats of war
Semblent se préciser
Seem to be becoming clearer
À cet instant baby tu le sais
At this moment, baby, you know it
Où tous les soleils vont se lever
Where all the suns are going to rise
Quelque part sur la terre
Somewhere on the earth
Les balles sifflent, le sang est versé
Bullets whistle, blood is spilled
Au petit matin baby pop
In the early morning, baby pop
Tu devais mourir
You had to die
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Serge Gainsbourg
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