Art Sullivan died on 27 December 2019, he had pancreatic cancer.
Singles released in France/Belgium include:
Et si tu pars [Art Sullivan et Kiki]
T’en aller
Ensemble (Termol - Art Sullivan) (1972)
La petite fille aux yeux bleus (Jacques Velt / Art Sullivan) (1973)
Adieu, sois heureuse (Termol / Art Sullivan) (1973)
Une larme d’amour (Jacques Velt / Art Sullivan) (1973)
Un océan de caresses (Sirna Velt - Art Sullivan / Claude Carrère - Jean Schmitt) (197?)
Revoir (Velt - Art Sullivan) (1974)
Donne, donne moi (Jacques Velt / Art Sullivan / arrgts. Gabriel Yared) (1974)
Petite demoiselle (Art Sullivan - Jacques Velt - Ch. Dumolin) (1975)
Viens près de moi (Velt - Art Sullivan) (1975)
Jenny (Dumoulin - Velt / Velt - Art Sullivan) (1975)
Vivre d'amour, besoin d'amour (197?)
Monsieur tu, madame vous (1977)
Qu’il me revienne (Termol) (1978)
Fan fan fan [Art Sullivan and the Cash Band] (Art Sullivan - J. Velt - R. Lienart - M. Wittmann) (1978)
Sur le bord d’une vie (Art Sullivan - J. Velt) (1978)
Douce comme l’amour (gabriel Yared - J. Velt - Art Sullivan) (1979)
Si tu veux (J. Velt - Art Sullivan - Ch. Demolin) (1983)
Le temps qui passe (J. Velt - Art Sullivan - J. Mercier) (1985)
Determination
Monsieur Chopin
Appelle-la
Determination
Art Sullivan Lyrics
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En face de ma mémoire
Je me sens bien
Il fait noir
Histoire d'espace
Histoire de classe
Entre elle et moi
La politique de déterministes
C'est le desert de l'oublie
La violence et la prudence
Me sont sinonyme d'ignorance
L'usurpation de fragilité
L'abscence de sensibilité
La pérversion, la vulgarité
Facilité de taille
En face de l'armoire à glace
J'ai des complexes mineurs
Je me sens bien, je me sens loin
Des idées d'ailleurs
La politique de déterministes
C'est le desert de l'oublie
La violence et la prudence
Me sont sinonyme d'ignorance
L'usurpation de fragilité
L'abscence de sensibilité
La pérversion, la vulgarité
Facilité de taille
Je me sens bien, je me sens loin
Des idées d'ailleurs
The lyrics of Art Sullivan's song Determination express a sense of detachment from the world and resignation to its injustices. The opening lines, "On the sidewalk/ In front of my memory/ I feel good/ It's dark," suggest a feeling of comfort in darkness and in retreating into one's own thoughts. The following lines, "A story of space/ A story of class/ Between her and me," hint at a divided society and the struggles of social mobility.
The chorus, "The politics of determinists/ It's the desert of forgetfulness/ Violence and caution/ Are synonymous with ignorance to me/ The usurpation of fragility/ The absence of sensitivity/ Perversion, vulgarity/ Easy to come by," reflects a disillusionment with politics and a sense of futility in trying to change things. The reference to "determinists" suggests a deterministic worldview in which our actions are predetermined and we have no control over our fates. The chorus goes on to criticize the lack of empathy and morality in society, with concepts like fragility and sensitivity being taken advantage of and overrun by vulgarity and perversion.
The second verse, "In front of the mirrored wardrobe/ I have minor complexes/ I feel good, I feel far/ From ideas elsewhere," expresses a personal struggle with self-image and a desire to retreat from the pressures of the outside world.
Overall, the lyrics of Determination convey a sense of disillusionment and detachment, both from society and from oneself.
Line by Line Meaning
Sur le trotoire
On the pavement
En face de ma mémoire
In front of my memory
Je me sens bien
I feel good
Il fait noir
It is dark
Histoire d'espace
Story of space
Histoire de classe
Story of class
Entre elle et moi
Between her and me
La politique de déterministes
The deterministic policy
C'est le desert de l'oublie
It's the desert of forgetfulness
La violence et la prudence
Violence and prudence
Me sont sinonyme d'ignorance
Are synonymous with ignorance to me
L'usurpation de fragilité
The usurpation of fragility
L'absence de sensibilité
The absence of sensitivity
La pérversion, la vulgarité
Perversion, vulgarity
Facilité de taille
Easy to hold
En face de l'armoire à glace
In front of the mirror
J'ai des complexes mineurs
I have minor complexes
Je me sens bien, je me sens loin
I feel good, I feel far away
Des idées d'ailleurs
From other ideas
Contributed by Sebastian E. Suggest a correction in the comments below.