During his… Read Full Bio ↴1) Christophe is a genre defying singer/composer from France.
During his career he has collaborated with diverse artistically celebrated artists such as Jean-Michel Jarre, Alan Vega, Murcof, Eumir Deodato, Isabelle Adjani, Erik Truffaz and Elisa Point.
His first recording, Reviens Sophie, came out in 1963, but it wasn't until two years later that he found success with the legendary Aline, a song that soon became the definite summer song of 1965, not only in France, but also in much of the rest of Europe.
An album of the same name soon followed, which also contained two other hits, Les marionnettes and Excusez-moi monsieur le professeur.
During the next few years Christophe produced even more classics-to-be, like J'ai entendu la mer and Maman.
Leaving Vogue, his record company, proved to be a cause for major changes in Christophe's style.
He signed to a new company, Motors, and by the same time he'd decided to leave the cleancut image that had made him so popular until then, grew his hair and adopted a "dandy" look which he preserves up to now.
His contribution to the soundtrack to the obscure french film "La route de Salina" in 1970 included one of his most loved songs, "The girl from Salina", which also gave a name to an album which was released in a limited number of territories.
In 1973 he was introduced to Jean-Michel Jarre, who was primarily a lyricist at the time.
Their collaboration yielded two albums, Les paradis perdus in 1973 and Les mots bleus in 1974, both of which were hugely successful in France.
In 1976 the album Samourai was released (where Christophe experimented with strings in a way he had never before);
Christophe made a comeback in 1996 with the adventurous Bevilacqua album.
His latest comeback occurred in 2001 with the release of a new album, called Comm'si la terre penchait, which was a followed by a hugely successful mini-tour and a live album.
2) Christophe is a Bristol based house producer and dj, with releases on Futureboogie and Redux.
Le Héros Déchiré
Christophe Lyrics
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Je suis là sur mon tabouret
Chambre vide, rien que
Ce vieux pick-up qui fait
Toudoub toudoub toudoub tou...
Ma, suppose qu'elle soit dans l'escalier
Suppose-la en train de frapper
Ma, suppose qu'elle soit entrée
Suppose-moi restant figé
Tout comme un héros déchiré
J'ai mis les tasses, le sucrier
Elle va venir, c'est sûr, pour le café
Ou bien se rappeler peut-être
Ce vieux pick-up qui fait
Toudoub toudoub toudoub tou...
Ma, suppose-la se maquiller
Suppose qu'elle ait oublié
Son sac sur la cheminée
Ma, suppose qu'elle ait appelé
Suppose que j'aie regardé
Des heures, le téléphone sonner
Ma, suppose qu'elle soit entrée
Suppose-moi restant figé
Tout comme un héros déchiré
Ma, suppose...
The lyrics to Christophe's song "Le Héros Déchiré" paint a melancholic picture of a man waiting alone in a dark room, surrounded only by his old record player, as he waits for the return of a lost love. The imagery of the "black light behind the shutters" immediately imbues a sense of isolation and despair, setting the emotional tone for the rest of the song. The repetition of the old record player's "toudoub toudoub toudoub tou" creates a sense of eerie stasis as the man waits, helpless and uncertain.
As the song continues, the man begins to imagine scenarios in which his lost love might return to him. He imagines her standing outside his door, knocking, or coming over for coffee and reminiscing about the past. He imagines her forgetting her bag and calling him, but he never answers the phone. With each scenario, he grows more and more desperate, until he becomes a "torn hero," immobilized by his own emotions.
Overall, the lyrics of "Le Héros Déchiré" capture the painful longing and haunting nostalgia that come with lost love, as well as the overwhelming feeling of helplessness that accompanies it.
Line by Line Meaning
Lumière noire derrière les volets
Black light behind the shutters
Je suis là sur mon tabouret
I am here on my stool
Chambre vide, rien que
Empty room, nothing but
Ce vieux pick-up qui fait
This old pick-up truck that makes
Toudoub toudoub toudoub tou...
Toudoub toudoub toudoub tou...
Ma, suppose qu'elle soit dans l'escalier
Mother, suppose she is in the staircase
Suppose-la en train de frapper
Imagine her knocking
A ma porte restée fermée
At my closed door
Ma, suppose qu'elle soit entrée
Mother, suppose she has entered
Suppose-moi restant figé
Imagine me remaining motionless
Tout comme un héros déchiré
Just like a torn hero
J'ai mis les tasses, le sucrier
I have put the cups, the sugar bowl
Elle va venir, c'est sûr, pour le café
She will come, for sure, for coffee
Ou bien se rappeler peut-être
Or maybe to remember
Ce vieux pick-up qui fait
This old pick-up truck that makes
Toudoub toudoub toudoub tou...
Toudoub toudoub toudoub tou...
Ma, suppose-la se maquiller
Mother, suppose her putting on makeup
Suppose qu'elle ait oublié
Imagine she forgot
Son sac sur la cheminée
Her bag on the mantelpiece
Ma, suppose qu'elle ait appelé
Mother, suppose she called
Suppose que j'aie regardé
Imagine I have been looking
Des heures, le téléphone sonner
For hours, the phone ringing
Ma, suppose qu'elle soit entrée
Mother, suppose she has entered
Suppose-moi restant figé
Imagine me remaining motionless
Tout comme un héros déchiré
Just like a torn hero
Ma, suppose...
Mother, suppose...
Contributed by Eli N. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@mnk8069
Lumière noire derrière les volets
Je suis là sur mon tabouret
Chambre vide, rien que
Ce vieux pick-up qui fait
Toudoub toudoub toudoub tou...
Ma, suppose qu'elle soit dans l'escalier
Suppose-la en train de frapper
A ma porte restée fermée
Ma, suppose qu'elle soit entrée
Suppose-moi restant figé
Tout comme un héros déchiré
J'ai mis les tasses, le sucrier
Elle va venir, c'est sûr, pour le café
Ou bien se rappeler peut-être
Ce vieux pick-up qui fait
Toudoub toudoub toudoub tou...
Ma, suppose-la se maquiller
Suppose qu'elle ait oublié
Son sac sur la cheminée
Ma, suppose qu'elle ait appelé
Suppose que j'aie regardé
Des heures, le téléphone sonner
Ma, suppose qu'elle soit entrée
Suppose-moi restant figé
Tout comme un héros déchiré
Ma, suppose...
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@fleurdelysmatthieucardini5352
Christophe est mon Artiste Préféré..... Depuis toujours....
@Juliencorse9
moi aussi un de mes chanteurs préféré même si je n aime pas toutes ses chansons mais la plupart je les aime amitié
@thierrylanglois8369
J'ai mis les tasses, le sucrier
C'est sur, il va venir
....
Le héros déchiré
@arnaudfauchere1769
Merci pour la vidéo !
@mathiasmartinez8487
christophe président !