1) a project created by French musicians Marc Collin and Olivier Libaux and a number of female singers
2) a Japanese pop-R&B band
3) a Berlin-based multimedia music project founded by actress Betty la Gachette and musician & video-editor Renault Schubert.
1) Nouvelle Vague (France) is a project created by French musicians Marc Collin and Olivier Libaux and a number of female singers, including Camille, Alexandra Pavlou of Spring and Suburbia, Mélanie Pain, Marina Céleste & Phoebe Killdeer of Phoebe Killdeer and the Short Straws. The group's albums consist in bossa nova fashioned covers of (primarily) New Wave songs (hence the name "Nouvelle Vague"). The covers include songs by Dead Kennedys, The Smiths, Joy Division, Public Image Ltd., Depeche Mode and Bauhaus. Each singer only performed songs they were not previously familiar with, to ensure that each cover would have an individual interpretation.
With a name that means "new wave" in English and "nova onda" in Portuguese (which is the meaning for "bossa nova", a new music "fashion"), Nouvelle Vague's moniker neatly sums up the group's concept: remaking classic new wave singles with a Brazilian pop twist. Libaux played with various French pop bands during the '90s and began working with Collin in 1998. For Nouvelle Vague, Collin and Libaux recruited half a dozen French and Brazilian vocalists who were unfamiliar with the original versions of songs like Joy Division's "Love Will Tear Us Apart" and XTC's "Making Plans for Nigel" to ensure that their renditions had their own identity. Nouvelle Vague was released in Europe in 2004 and received U.S. distribution in spring 2005, which coincided with tour dates in locales as far-flung as Shanghai, New York, Los Angeles, and Rio de Janeiro. Nouvelle Vague's second album, Bande à Part, arrived in summer 2006. The following year, the team returned with Coming Home, a collection of songs from films given the Nouvelle Vague treatment. Nouvelle Vague presents New Wave, a collection of covers by new wave artists, also arrived in 2007.
One of the singers involved in the project has released solo work as Camille.
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2) Nouvelle Vague (Japan) is a Japanese band whose pop-R&B sound is beautifully arranged and fronted by the soulful vocals of diva Ricca. Other members of the band include Koyama (keyboards) and Try (bass).
2) Nouvelle Vague (Germany) was a Berlin-based multimedia music project founded by actress Betty la Gachette and musician & videoeditor Renault Schubert.
A final decision to change the name was reached in 2004, after french project Nouvelle Vague becomes successful. The new name is: FILM2
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In a Manner of Speaking
Nouvelle Vague Lyrics
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I just want to say
That I could never forget the way
You told me everything
By saying nothing
In a manner of speaking
I don't understand
How love in silence becomes reprimand
But the way that I feel about you
Is beyond words
Oh give me the words
Give me the words
That tell me nothing
Oh give me the words
Give me the words
That tell me everything
In a manner of speaking
Semantics won't do
In this life that we live
We only make do
And the way that we feel
Might have to be sacrificed
So in a manner of speaking
I just want to say
That like you I should find a way
To tell you everything
By saying nothing
Oh give me the words
Give me the words
That tell me nothing
Oh give me the words
Give me the words
That tell me everything
Oh give me the words
Give me the words
That tell me nothing
Oh give me the words
Give me the words
That tell me everything
The song "In a Manner of Speaking" by Nouvelle Vague is a beautiful and haunting ballad that explores the complexities of communication in relationships. The song opens with the singer saying that they could never forget the way their partner told them everything by saying nothing. This clever wordplay highlights the idea that sometimes silence can speak volumes, and sometimes the things left unsaid can be just as important as the things that are said.
Throughout the song, Nouvelle Vague explores the idea that love and communication are not always straightforward or easy. The singer notes that "semantics won't do" - in other words, sometimes the words we use to express ourselves are inadequate or insufficient. This is particularly true in the context of relationships, which often require a delicate balance of communication and emotion.
One of the most powerful lines in the song comes towards the end, where the singer says that "the way that we feel/ Might have to be sacrificed." This line is a poignant reminder that sometimes, even when we want to express ourselves fully, circumstances or societal expectations make it difficult or impossible to do so. Ultimately, "In a Manner of Speaking" is a song about the complexities of love, communication, and the human experience.
Line by Line Meaning
In a manner of speaking
To put it in a certain way
I just want to say
I want to express
That I could never forget the way
The memory is vivid in my mind
You told me everything
You expressed everything without uttering a word
By saying nothing
Through silence
I don't understand
I'm unable to comprehend
How love in silence becomes reprimand
When there's no words, love can be taken the wrong way
But the way that I feel about you
My feelings towards you
Is beyond words
Cannot be described
Oh give me the words
I'm searching for the words
That tell me nothing
That don't reveal anything
That tell me everything
That express everything
Semantics won't do
The meaning of words can't fully convey what I want to express
In this life that we live
As we go through our existence
We only make do
We simply cope with what we have
And the way that we feel
Our emotions
Might have to be sacrificed
May need to be compromised
That like you I should find a way
I need to follow your example and find a way
To tell you everything
To fully express my feelings
By saying nothing
Without uttering a word
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: WINSTON TONG
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