Eddy Mitchell (born Claude Moine July 3, 1942, Paris) is a French singer an… Read Full Bio ↴Eddy Mitchell (born Claude Moine July 3, 1942, Paris) is a French singer and actor. He began his career in the late 1950s, with the group Les Chaussettes Noires (The Black Socks), taking his name from the American expatriate tough-guy actor Eddie Constantine (later the star of Jean-Luc Godard's Alphaville). The band performed at the Parisian nightclub Le Golf Drouot before signing to Barclay Records and finding almost instant success; in 1961 it sold two million records.

Heavily influenced by American rock & roll, Mitchell (who went solo in 1963) has often recorded outside France, at first in London, but later in Memphis and Nashville, Tennessee. Guitarist Jimmy Page and drummer Bob Graham were among the British session musicians who regularly supported him in London.

Chacun Pour Soi
Eddy Mitchell Lyrics

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Pourquoi me dire ça à moi ?
Ça ne m'intéresse pas
Pourquoi viens-tu me trouver ?
Pour me parler.
Ah ! Que tu sois heureuse ou pas
Ça ne m'intéresse pas
Tu peux rire ou bien pleurer
Je suis fermé

Chacun pour soi
C'était ta loi
Tu voulais tout posséder
Mais sans jamais rien donner
Chacun pour soi
C'était ta loi
Tu voulais tout posséder
Mais sans jamais rien donner

Tout le monde est contre toi
Ça ne m'intéresse pas
C'est à ton tour de pleurer
A moi de jouer
Oh ! Que tu m'aimes encore ou pas
Ça ne m'intéresse pas
De ma vie je t'ai rayée
Je suis fermé
Chacun pour soi
C'était ta loi
Tu voulais tout posséder
Mais sans jamais rien donner
Chacun pour soi
C'était ta loi
Tu voulais tout posséder
Mais sans jamais rien donner

Chacun pour soi
C'était ta loi ....

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Eddy Mitchell's song Chacun Pour Soi depict a person who has been hurt by someone they were involved with, and now they have become resistant to any sort of emotional connection with that person or anyone else. The person speaking in the lyrics is disinterested in the other person's wellbeing and does not want to hear anything they have to say. They have decided to take a 'me first' attitude and shut down emotionally, living by the philosophy of 'each man for himself.' The other person's attempts to win their affection or gain their attention have no effect on the singer, who has erased them from their life and considers the relationship to be over.

The lyrics portray a person who has been wronged and now has hardened their heart to protect themselves from further pain. The theme of the lyrics is the necessity of self-preservation, which requires detachment from emotions and relationships. The song is a commentary on the difficulties of relationships and how love can be painful and isolating.

Line by Line Meaning

Pourquoi me dire ça à moi ?
Why tell me that? I'm not interested

Ça ne m'intéresse pas
I'm not interested

Pourquoi viens-tu me trouver ?
Why do you come to me?

Pour me parler.
To talk to me

Ah ! Que tu sois heureuse ou pas
Whether you're happy or not

Ça ne m'intéresse pas
I'm not interested

Tu peux rire ou bien pleurer
You can laugh or cry

Je suis fermé
I am closed off

Chacun pour soi
Every man for himself

C'était ta loi
That was your law

Tu voulais tout posséder
You wanted to possess everything