Daho is best known in Britain for his appearence on the number 11 Saint Etienne hit single "He's On The Phone", which is an English-language adaptation of his 1984 French-language hit "Weekend à Rome". He also collaborated with Saint Etienne on the Resurrection EP, his album Eden, and his single "Le Premier Jour", itself based on the track "Ready or Not" from Sarah Cracknell's 1997 solo album "Lipslide".
He has worked with many other artists, such as Chris Isaak, Marianne Faithfull, Elli Medeiros, Astrud Gilberto, Vanessa Daou, the Swingle Singers, and more. His duet with Charlotte Gainsbourg, titled "If", was released in 2004.
His 1996 album Eden featured a mix of electronic-oriented songs, ranging from downtempo ballads to drum 'n' bass-influenced tracks, and HiNRG dance. Corps & armes (2000) saw Daho return to a more orchestral sound fuelled by traditional instruments, such as piano, acoustic guitar, and horns. In 2004, he released Réévolution, which featured a guitar-heavy rock sound.
In 2012, he produced and composed songs for French comedian/singer Lou Doillon for her first album Places.
Étienne Daho is one of the most influential French pop singers of the last four decades. His extensive work has seen him collaborate with many artists, and explore a wide range of musical styles.
Cap Falcon
Étienne Daho Lyrics
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Et sans route tracée, détournée
Sous les pluies torrentielles, les étincelles
Les orages de l'été et la valse de ton ombre
Quand la ville soupire
Avant la fin de la nuit, je reviens
Les orages de l'été et la valse folle de ton ombre
Quand la ville soupire
Avant la fin de la nuit, je reviens (x6)
Je reviens
Voyageur au long cours, ce retour
A l'envers, à rebours
Mon parcours
Sous les pluies torrentielles qui te...
Me voici.
In Étienne Daho's Cap Falcon, the lyrics describe a lost traveler without a past or a set path to follow. He's wandering through the summer storms, and the sparks that dance in the rain create a kind of madness that envelops him. He's lost in the presence of someone mysterious whose shadow constantly envelops him. This someone seems to bring out something in him that he can't control. The lyrics hint at the idea of the city being alive at night and exhaling in relief as the dawn breaks. It's a place where the traveler keeps coming back to.
The song is about the feeling of being lost and being consumed in the moment. It's a song that describes the overwhelming sensation of being in the present and the trance-like feeling that comes with it. The lyrics convey a sense of being in a dreamy state, in which the traveler’s sense of reality is blurred. The song also suggests that the traveler prefers this state of mind to the conventional world he left behind.
Line by Line Meaning
Voyageur égaré, sans passé
Lost traveler without a past
Et sans route tracée, détournée
And without a clear path, diverted
Sous les pluies torrentielles, les étincelles
Under the torrential rains, the sparks
Les orages de l'été et la valse de ton ombre
The summer storms and the waltz of your shadow
Quand la ville soupire
When the city sighs
Avant la fin de la nuit, je reviens
Before the end of the night, I return
Sous les pluies torrentielles, les étincelles
Under the torrential rains, the sparks
Les orages de l'été et la valse folle de ton ombre
The summer storms and the crazy waltz of your shadow
Quand la ville soupire
When the city sighs
Avant la fin de la nuit, je reviens (x6)
Before the end of the night, I return (x6)
Je reviens
I return
Voyageur au long cours, ce retour
Long-distance traveler, this return
A l'envers, à rebours
Upside down, backwards
Mon parcours
My journey
Sous les pluies torrentielles qui te...
Under the torrential rains that...
Me voici.
Here I am.
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