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.
Lou
Christophe Lyrics
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Sur la mer en rêvant
C'était un ouragan
Laurie aime Lou
Sourire de Laurie
Neptune et Lola belle
La mustang sur les dunes
Envoie satellite au Flore
Lou fait du Taï-chi
Laurie joue du violon
Du violon
Le vent, la musique
Sa guitare amnésique
Le ciel comme un piano long
Laurie joue du violon
La radio dit de partir
Mais Lou ça l'fait rire
Comme s'il voulait en finir
En finir
Lou finit son Kata
Et plonge dans l'au-delà
Oh oh oh
Oh oh oh
The chorus of Christophe's song Lou centers around a beautiful yet complex relationship between Laurie and Lou, set against the backdrop of a stormy beach. The lyrics describe an idyllic moment between the two characters where they watch the wind on the sea, dreaming as a hurricane approaches. It becomes clear through the use of the word 'ouragan' (hurricane) that the storms are both literal and metaphorical, a representation of the tumultuous and passionate nature of their connection.
The rest of the song paints a vivid picture of the scene: Laurie smiles, Neptune and Lola stand nearby, a mustang is parked on the dunes, and the women communicate with some kind of satellite device. Lou practices tai-chi, while Laurie plays a beautiful tune on their violin. However, the radio interrupts their reveries, warning them it is time to evacuate the beach. Lou does not seem to care, as if they welcome the danger and uncertainty that the storm brings. Finally, Lou finishes their Kata and plunges into the unknown, represented by the phrase 'plonge dans l'au-delà' (dives into the beyond).
Overall, this song is a bittersweet, poetic ode to the complexities of love and what we are willing to endure in the name of passion. While Laurie and Lou's relationship may seem romantic, the storm serves as a reminder that everything has the potential to break apart, including them.
Line by Line Meaning
Là, on regardait le vent
We were there watching the wind
Sur la mer en rêvant
Dreaming about the sea
C'était un ouragan
It was a hurricane
Laurie aime Lou
Laurie loves Lou
Sourire de Laurie
Laurie smiling
Neptune et Lola belle
Neptune and Lola beautiful
La mustang sur les dunes
The Mustang on the dunes
Envoie satellite au Flore
Sending satellite to Flore
Au milieu de la plage
In the middle of the beach
Lou fait du Taï-chi
Lou doing Tai Chi
Laurie joue du violon
Laurie playing the violin
Du violon
The violin
Le vent, la musique
The wind, the music
Sa guitare amnésique
His forgetful guitar
Le ciel comme un piano long
The sky like a long piano
Laurie joue du violon
Laurie playing the violin
La radio dit de partir
The radio says to leave
Mais Lou ça l'fait rire
But Lou finds it funny
Comme s'il voulait en finir
As if he wanted it to end
En finir
To finish it
Lou finit son Kata
Lou finishes his Kata
Et plonge dans l'au-delà
And dives into the beyond
Oh oh oh
Oh oh oh
Oh oh oh
Oh oh oh
Writer(s): DANIEL GEORGES JACQ BEVILACQUA, CLAIRE LE LUHERN, MURIEL TEODORI
Contributed by Olivia I. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@bernadettefacchinetti1836
QUEL CHANTEUR QUEL COMPOSITEUR LOIN DE TOUS CES RAPPEURS D'AUJOURD'HUI à qui les teles et les radios font une place aujourd'hui qui n'en vaut pas la peine!!! je le regrette c'était mes 25 ans de ma vie JE PLEURE LOSQUE JE L'ENTEND ET LE REVOIS
@palapadadouwa807
Avant le RAP on voyait pas trop Christophe partout dans les médias.
Au contraire il est revenu fort dernièrement.
Faut pas toujours tout mélanger là..
Je passse de l'un à l'autre sans problèmes anyway. Tant que c'est bien fais, et que ça me plaît 😌
@palapadadouwa807
Sûrement un des plus joli live ever qd-même...
Petite larme là
Merci les lunettes 💙💙
@TheTitoulite
Idem 😢
@johnwayne9298
@@palapadadouwa807 c est toi qui mélange tout 😏et Christophe a toujours été au top et tant mieux si tu passe d un immense artiste a de la merde💩mais nous c est pas notre cas et oui les rappeurs c est de la daube ne t en déplaise 😏
@oliviermarchal111
Je partage votre avis, nous avons perdus les meilleurs auteurs compositeurs, ces merdes de rappeurs très peu pour moi, je les vomis!!!!
@ef9763
Je t'écoute encore ce soir et je suis toujours aussi triste. ❤❤❤❤
@brigittetabusse8812
Magnifique chanson de Christophe qui rend hommage à Lou Reed ❤❤❤❤❤
@pascalevernhet5763
C'est fou c'est Christophe.🎶🎹🎵🎧♥️
@louiseguillemot2327
❤il est inoubliable et nous manque. Tu es mon Christophe pour toujours.