Camille Bazbaz (born 1967) is a French author-composer-interpreter with Fre… Read Full Bio ↴Camille Bazbaz (born 1967) is a French author-composer-interpreter with French-Lebanese roots. He was born in Suresnes.

French pop-reggae-soul artist Camille Bazbaz's career began during his college years as a member of the politically charged, rebellious punk rock group Cri de la Mouche (Cry of the Fly). Bazbaz stayed with the group throughout the 1980s, serving as the group's organist. Influenced by the punk and rock sounds of the '70s, Cri de la Mouche stayed active until their split in 1990.
Bazbaz took the opportunity to explore new stylistic directions. These included reggae, soul, and the blues, but most importantly hip-hop. Bazbaz dove headfirst into the rap and hip-hop idioms in the early 1990s, collaborating with French hip-hop musicians like Joey Starr, who ultimately appeared on his debut record, Dubadelik, released in 1996. Colored with gentle reggae inflections and characterized by Bazbaz's typically humorous and seductive lyrics, the record was well received by the emerging French urban music community. Dubadelik earned Bazbaz a reputation as an underground up-and-comer, opening doors into other creative circles.
Filmmaker Pierre Savadori commissioned Bazbaz to compose the soundtracks for four of his films, Comme Elle Respire (1997), Les Marchands de Sable (2000), Apres Vous (2003), and Hors de Prix (2006). As he gained recognition as a film composer, Bazbaz's solo discography continued to grow with the releases of Une Envie de Chien (2000) and Sur le Bout de la Langue (2004).
A pilgrimage to Kingston, Jamaica, produced the artist's fourth solo record, Le bonheur fantôme. Recorded with a mixture of local musicians and Bazbaz's regular collaborators, the album became the artist's most West Indies-centric project to date. The album's release in May 2007 was followed by a busy touring schedule that would take Bazbaz and his bandmates to every corner of the French world music circuit.

Con d'homme
Bazbaz Lyrics

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Tu pars j'sais pas où
Faire je sais très bien quoi
Tu t'en vas j'sais pas quoi
Avec je m'en fous d'qui
On peut le dire, je ne suis qu'un con
Je n'suis qu'un con d'homme
Dans un con de femme
(bis)

Tu t'barres en sucette
Et ça mouille mes chemises
J'attends, c'est chiant
Comme ton chien j'reste en plan
On peut le dire je ne suis qu'un con
Je n'suis qu'un con d'homme
Dans un con de femme
(bis)
Un esprit malsain
Dans ton corset
Faut qu'je touche le fond
Dans ton corsage
On peut le dire, je ne suis qu'un con
Je n'suis qu'un con d'homme
Dans un con de femme
Tu peux même en rire je ne suis qu'un con
Je n'suis qu'un con d'homme

Dans un con de femme
Tu pars, tu pars, tu pars?..

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Bazbaz's song Con D'Homme revolve around a man who is left clueless about his partner's motives as she leaves him without any explanation. He knows she is leaving him to pursue something, but he is not sure what it is. In his own words, he knows exactly what he is going to do - nothing. He is not bothered by who she is leaving him for, and so he says that he is just a fool of a man. He acknowledges that he is not one smart man when it comes to love, and that he is just an object of manipulation for the woman he loves.

The songwriter describes how he feels left out in the cold as his partner moves on with her life. The wet shirts refer to the tears and sweat he leaves behind as he waits for his partner to come back. The lyrics also express a sense of frustration at being trapped, like a dog left out in the cold. He says that he is a sick mind in her corset, and he feels the need to hit rock bottom in her bosom.

Overall, the song is about the power dynamic of relationships, and the often-unequal distribution of power between partners. The lyrics express a subtle sense of resentment towards the partner who holds all the power and leaves without any explanation. They also suggest that the man is not at fault, but simply a victim of circumstance.

Line by Line Meaning

Tu pars j'sais pas où
You're leaving and I don't know where

Faire je sais très bien quoi
To do I know very well what

Tu t'en vas j'sais pas quoi
You're leaving and I don't know why

Avec je m'en fous d'qui
With I don't care about who

On peut le dire, je ne suis qu'un con
We can say it, I'm just a fool

Je n'suis qu'un con d'homme
I'm just a fool of a man

Dans un con de femme
In a foolish woman

(bis)
Repeat

Tu t'barres en sucette
You're leaving in a hurry

Et ça mouille mes chemises
And it wets my shirts

J'attends, c'est chiant
I'm waiting, it's annoying

Comme ton chien j'reste en plan
Like your dog, I'm stuck here

Un esprit malsain
A sick mind

Dans ton corset
In your corset

Faut qu'je touche le fond
I have to hit rock bottom

Dans ton corsage
In your bodice

Tu peux même en rire je ne suis qu'un con
You can even laugh about it, I'm just a fool

Je n'suis qu'un con d'homme
I'm just a fool of a man

Dans un con de femme
In a foolish woman

Tu pars, tu pars, tu pars?..
You leave, you leave, you leave?

Lyrics © BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT (FRANCE), BMG Rights Management
Written by: FABRICE COLOMBANI, JEROME PEREZ, Camille BAZBAZ

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