When Alain Bashung was one year old he was sent to the Strasbourg area, in Wingersheim, to stay with his grandparents. He spent his childhood in the country in a conservative environment. When he was five years old he discovered Music most notably Kurt Weill, as he played harmonica. He was also a Choirboy in the church at Wingersheim and played basket-ball. At School he was regarded serious child.
He returned to Paris in 1959, where he discovered the great names of Chanson Française, the radio, American Rock with Gene Vincent, Buddy Holly and Elvis Presley. Whilst studying to become an accountant, he started a short lived Band with friends “les Dunces” whose style swong between Folk and Rockabilly. He quickly dropped his studies.
Bashung started a band with musicians met in Royan, a new band playing in Restaurants, Hotels and most of all the American bases. his career started with some difficulties with the release of his first single at 19 years of age “Pourquoi rêvez-vous des États-Unis ?” in 1966. He released a dozen singles, one using the pseudonym David Bergen, and two others. In 1971/1972 under the pseudonym "Hendrick Darmen" compositor and singer of the band “Monkey Bizness”. He wrote a number of songs for stars of the time like Noël Deschamps, but doesn't appear to have reached success.
In 1973, he played Robespierre in the Musical “La Révolution française” written by Claude-Michel Schönberg. He met Dick Rivers the singer of Les Chats Sauvages, for whom he composed and produced music.
He met musician Andy Scott and the songwriter Boris Bergman, and in 1977 wrote his first innovative LP “Romans photos”, though it was a Commercial failure in the context of Punk storming music.
In 1979, he released “Roulette russe”, a very dark and more Rock orientated album.
He confirmed his talent with critical acclaim and public success in 1981, with the rock influenced album “pizza”, mainly with one single from the album “Gaby, oh Gaby” that finally got Bashung success in the charts in 1981 followed by the single “Vertige de l'amour”, and started touring the bigger venues Notably “l'Olympia” in Paris.
In 1982, Bashung collaborated with Serge Gainsbourg on the complex album “Play blessures”, that did not achieve commercial success.
In 1983, he confused his fan base with an album deviating from the previous rock style, “Figure imposée”. In 1985, he came back with a number of titles written for “SOS Racisme” (anti-racism organisation).
In 1986, he released “Passé le Rio Grande”, which won him a “Victoire de la Musique”. Two singles achieved some success over the airwaves: “Malédiction” and “L'arrivée du tour”. However the album itself did not sell much.
In 1992, he started a long partnership with writer Jean Fauque, for “Osez Joséphine”, an album which also contains some cover of classic Rock such as “Night in White Satin”. His fan base grew and the album sold 350 000 copies. In 1994, he followed up with “Chatterton,” collaborating with Sonny Landreth, Ally McErlaine, Link Wray, Marc Ribot and Stéphane Belmondo. The key single extracted from this album is “Ma petite entreprise.” He started a two-year tour that results in the 1995 live album, “Confessions publiques.”
After recording a duet with Brigitte Fontaine "City" for her album "Les Palaces", Bashung returned to the musical world following a stint acting and in 1998 with “Fantaisie militaire”. While making this album in collaboration with Rodolphe Burger, Les Valentins and Jean-Marc Lederman. He will receive three Victoires de la Musique for the Album in 1999.
In 2002, he released the “L'imprudence” album to further critical acclaim. During the same year, he recorded with his wife, actress and comedian Chloé Mons “le Cantique des cantiques”. They created this title for their wedding in 2001, on a music written by Rodolphe Burger and on the basis a a new translation of the “Cantique des cantiques” from the Bible by the Author Olivier Cadiot.
In 2004, he released live double album “La tournée des grands espaces."
In 2005, for the twentieth Victoires de la Musique, he received an award for the best album of the last 20 years for “Fantaisie militaire.”
In the beginning of 2007, he participates in the tour “Les Aventuriers d'un autre Monde” with Jean-Louis Aubert (Téléphone), Cali, Daniel Darc, Richard Kolinka (Téléphone) and Raphaeël.
In March 2009, he recieved three Victoires de la Musique for his last album "Bleu Pétrol".
He passed away on March 14th, 2009 of complications of metastatic lung cancer.
S.O.S. Amor
Alain Bashung Lyrics
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Des jours ça veut pas rentrer
T'as fouillé mon baise-en-ville
Ça, je peux pas saquer
En voulant nettoyer mon fouet
Bêtement le coup est parti
Ton cri était presque parfait
Des jours ça veut pas rentrer
T'as fouillé mon baise-en-ville
Ça, je peux pas saquer
En voulant nettoyer mon fouet
Bêtement le coup est parti
Ton cri était presque parfait
J'ai des faims de loop de loop
De shalala chaloupés
Quant à la péniciline
Je m'arrête quand je veux
Tous ces hommes qui te turlupinent
Et moi qui vis au milieu
De quoi perdre son self-control
De quoi perdre son self-control
S.O.S. Amor
S.O.S. Amor
S.O.S. Amor
Tu m'as conquis j't'adore
Tu m'as conquis j't'adore
J'ai des faims de lune de miel
A Los Angeles-sur-Yvette
T'as des faims de moi après l'after beat
Quatre et quatre ça fait coït
Je me retiens ça fait coyotte
Ton cri était presque parfait
Ton cri était presque parfait
S.O.S. Amor
S.O.S. Amor
S.O.S. Amor
Tu m'as conquis j't'adore
Tu m'as conquis j't'adore
J'ai des faims de toi difficiles
Des jours ça veut pas rentrer
Quant à ma prochaine victime
Elle est sous ton nez
Toutes ces femmes qui se turlupinent
Et moi qui baragouinais
De quoi perdre son self-control
De quoi perdre son self-control
S.O.S. Amor
S.O.S. Amor
S.O.S. Amor
Tu m'as conquis j't'adore
Tu m'as conquis j't'adore
The lyrics to Alain Bashung's "S.O.S. Amor" are somewhat cryptic and difficult to decipher, but ultimately seem to center around the singer's obsession with a particular person, who they describe as both desirable and difficult to attain. The lyrics use a number of sexual metaphors, such as the singer's "faims de toi difficiles" (difficult hungers/desires for you) and their mention of a "baise-en-ville" (a term that seems to refer to a small, portable bag used for carrying sexual supplies). The singer also acknowledges their own lack of self-control in the face of these desires, and seems to be struggling with the idea that they may be unfaithful to the person they are addressing.
Line by Line Meaning
J'ai des faims de toi difficiles
I have difficult cravings for you
Des jours ça veut pas rentrer
Some days it just doesn't go away
T'as fouillé mon baise-en-ville
You searched through my one-night stand gear
Ça, je peux pas saquer
That, I can't stand
En voulant nettoyer mon fouet
While trying to clean my whip
Bêtement le coup est parti
Stupidly, the shot went off
Ton cri était presque parfait
Your scream was almost perfect
J'ai des faims de loop de loop
I have a craving for the thrill of looping
De shalala chaloupés
With shalalas and swaying hips
Quant à la péniciline
As for the penicillin
Je m'arrête quand je veux
I stop when I want
Tous ces hommes qui te turlupinent
All these men who bother you
Et moi qui vis au milieu
And me who lives in the middle
De quoi perdre son self-control
Enough to lose one's self-control
S.O.S. Amor
S.O.S. Love
Tu m'as conquis j't'adore
You've conquered me, I adore you
J'ai des faims de lune de miel
I have cravings for a honeymoon
A Los Angeles-sur-Yvette
In Los Angeles-sur-Yvette
T'as des faims de moi après l'after beat
You have cravings for me after the after-party
Quatre et quatre ça fait coït
Four plus four equals intercourse
Je me retiens ça fait coyotte
I hold back, making it sound like a coyote
Ton cri était presque parfait
Your scream was almost perfect
J'ai des faims de toi difficiles
I have difficult cravings for you
Des jours ça veut pas rentrer
Some days it just doesn't go away
Quant à ma prochaine victime
As for my next victim
Elle est sous ton nez
It's right under your nose
Toutes ces femmes qui se turlupinent
All these women who bother me
Et moi qui baragouinais
And me who babbled
De quoi perdre son self-control
Enough to lose one's self-control
S.O.S. Amor
S.O.S. Love
Tu m'as conquis j't'adore
You've conquered me, I adore you
Lyrics © SM PUBLISHING FRANCE
Written by: ALAIN BASHUNG, DIDIER GOLEMANAS
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@alainnavaron6644
Un génie de la musique parti beaucoup trop jeune
@powerearth8873
Ils nous restent ses trésors musicaux qu ils nous à légué et qui sont unique et éternel bravo Alain Bashung pour tt ça je sais qu'il nous entend et nous lis d'où il est !! "paix a toi Alain on t'aime fort 'nous les vrais purs et durs musicalement parlant et dans la vie "🎸🕺💃👏👏👏🙏
@didierbernard2494
Chanson réussie sur tous les plans.
@lionelbeaulaton7610
tout simplement sublime
@user-kf8hs8zb3x
Cette voix, ces paroles cette dégaine. Indépassable .
@laurentduc2135
Egal à lui-même ; mais rien ne présageait ce qu'il "pondrait" après ; en tous cas : génial....
@pascalarcade2330
Un Prince du Rock
@Eric-qy6qm
Excellent chanteur tu manques beaucoup cher Alain....
@christinetrombetta5235
Oui c'est vrai c'est un super chanteur comme Gainsbourg de grands chanteurs
@christinetrombetta5235
Alain tu me manques j'écoute beaucoup tes chansons