Gainsbourg made her motion picture debut playing Catherine Deneuve's daughter in the film Paroles et musique (1984). In 1986, Gainsbourg won a César Award for "Most Promising Actress" for L'effrontée, and, in 2000, she won "Best Supporting Actress" for the film La Bûche.
Gainsbourg made her musical debut with her father on the song "Lemon Incest" in 1984. Two years later, she released her debut album Charlotte for Ever, which was produced by her father.
In 2007, Gainsbourg appeared alongside Gael Garcia Bernal in Michel Gondry's La Science des rêves and as Claire in the Todd Haynes directed Bob Dylan biopic I'm Not There, also contributing a cover of the Dylan song "Just Like A Woman" to the film's soundtrack.
In 2006, Gainsbourg released her second album 5:55 to critical acclaim and commercial success, reaching the top spot on the French charts and achieving platinum status in the country. In the UK, the album was moderately successful, reaching #78 (The single The Songs That We Sing only made #129).
Gainsbourg has recently released her third studio album, IRM, which was produced by Beck. One of the influential factors in the album's creative process was her time spent filming Antichrist.
Trick Pony
Charlotte Gainsbourg Lyrics
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Come and gone
My rum coco
My cold empty
Shake, shake
Sugaree
Shoo, shoo fly
Don't come back again
X-X the eyes
C-C Rider riding
On the morning tide
To the fall horizon
Sic, sic the wolves
And hope it don't get ugly
A trick pony
He don't know me
He don't know me at all
Knock, knock
Go away
Pull the trigger
And see your shadow laughing
Transatlantic
There's no one there
It's no cold comfort
With your conscience calling
X-X the eyes
C-C Rider riding
On the morning tide
To the fall horizon
Sic, sic the wolves
And hope it don't get ugly
A trick pony
He don't know me
He don't know me at all
The first verse of Charlotte Gainsbourg's "Trick Pony" paints a lonely portrait. A train has come and gone, leaving behind the singer's "rum coco" and "cold empty." She tries to shake off her troubles with a "Sugaree" and a "shoo, shoo fly", which feels like an attempt to hold onto some sense of childhood innocence. The resolve to not let someone back into her life is made clear with "don't come back again." From this, we can infer that the singer has been hurt before and is now guarding herself against further pain.
The second verse takes a more surreal turn. There are mentions of "X-X the eyes" and "C-C Rider riding", which could either be symbolic or nonsensical. The line "to the fall horizon" may suggest that the singer is heading towards a darker time, while "sic, sic the wolves / and hope it don't get ugly" implies that she is trying to ward off any danger that may be coming her way. The phrase "a trick pony / he don't know me / he don't know me at all" can be interpreted as a reference to someone who thinks they know the singer, but in reality they do not.
The final verse is perhaps the most cryptic of all. The singer is telling someone to "go away," even to the point of telling them to "pull the trigger / and see your shadow laughing." This suggests that the singer would rather be alone than to continue being hurt by someone else. The mention of "transatlantic" and "there's no one there" implies that the singer feels isolated from others. Finally, the last line of the song expresses a sense of hopelessness - "it's no cold comfort / with your conscience calling." This may refer to the idea that even when we know we're doing the right thing, it can still feel painful to be alone.
Line by Line Meaning
Train, train
The singer is addressing a train.
Come and gone
The train has come and gone.
My rum coco
The singer has a drink called a rum coco.
My cold empty
The artist's heart is cold and empty.
Shake, shake
The artist is shaking something (possibly the drink).
Sugaree
The drink is sweet like sugar.
Shoo, shoo fly
The singer is trying to shoo away a fly.
Don't come back again
The artist does not want the fly to return.
X-X the eyes
The artist wants to cross out someone's eyes.
C-C Rider riding
Someone called C-C Rider is riding.
On the morning tide
C-C Rider is riding in the morning.
To the fall horizon
C-C Rider is going towards the horizon in the fall season.
Sic, sic the wolves
The singer wants to sic wolves on someone.
And hope it don't get ugly
The singer hopes the situation does not turn violent.
A trick pony
The person being referred to is like a trick pony, someone who only knows a few tricks.
He don't know me
The person being referred to does not know the artist.
He don't know me at all
The person being referred to has no understanding of the artist's true self.
Knock, knock
Someone is knocking on the door.
Go away
The singer does not want whoever is knocking to come in.
Pull the trigger
The artist is telling someone to shoot a gun.
And see your shadow laughing
The artist wants the person to realize that they are only hurting themselves.
Transatlantic
The setting is somewhere in between the Atlantic Ocean (Europe) and the United States.
There's no one there
The singer is alone or feels abandoned.
It's no cold comfort
The artist does not find any comfort in being alone or abandoned.
With your conscience calling
The singer's conscience is bothering them.
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: BECK HANSEN
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Train, train
Come and gone
My rum coco
My cold empty
Shake, shake
Sugary
Shoo, shoo fly
Don't come back again
X X the eyes
C. C. Rider riding
On the morning tide
To the fall horizon
Sic, sic the wolves
And hope it don't get ugly
A trick pony
He don't know me
He don't know me at all
Knock, knock
Go away
Pull the trigger
And see your shadow laughing
Transatlantic
There's no one there
It's no cold comfort
With your conscience calling
X X the eyes
C. C. Rider riding
On the morning tide
To the fall horizon
Sic, sic the wolves
And hope it don't get ugly
A trick pony
He don't know me
He don't know me at all
odile
Train, train
Come and gone
My rum coco
My cold empty
Shake, shake
Sugary
Shoo, shoo fly
Don't come back again
X X the eyes
C. C. Rider riding
On the morning tide
To the fall horizon
Sic, sic the wolves
And hope it don't get ugly
A trick pony
He don't know me
He don't know me at all
Knock, knock
Go away
Pull the trigger
And see your shadow laughing
Transatlantic
There's no one there
It's no cold comfort
With your conscience calling
X X the eyes
C. C. Rider riding
On the morning tide
To the fall horizon
Sic, sic the wolves
And hope it don't get ugly
A trick pony
He don't know me
He don't know me at all
Fergus Joel
There goes that Gainsbourg family again surprising me with another great song 10/10
Skiro
Pezzone incredibile purtroppo molto sottovalutato
Marie Belmant
Très joli clip
Sara V
Favorite song 😍😍😍
Martinn _
Recuerdos del Fifa 11, nostalgia
Balram Roy
Fifa 11 nostalgia 😍
Erick Vazquez
FIFA 11 Original soundtrack, it was a good choisse
MegaNight22
Pull the trigger and see my shadow laughing? They're all laughing
capsman09
The Baltimore Orioles Baseball Games sent me here.