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.

Chaque Matin Il Se Lève
Eddy Mitchell Lyrics

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La pluie du petit matin
Me donne froid dans le dos
L'alcool qui est dans mon verre
Me réchauffe un peu la peau
Et là, j'attends le soleil
Je m'installe pour son show
Ça y est, le soleil se lève
Pour moi, il se fait beau

Chaque matin, il se lève
Il est le roi de la fête
Il me donne mal à la tête
À le voir toujours si haut
S'il voulait boire avec moi
À nous deux, nous serions trois
La nuit, le soleil et moi
Jamais, il ne le voudra

Chaque matin, il se lève
Parfois, il en fait de trop
Ses rayons se font cruels
Il vient me brûler la peau
C'est la star la plus célèbre
C'est le plus grand des grands shows
Ça y est, le soleil se lève
Le grand spectacle est là-haut

Sur la route nationale
Il éclaire les autos
S'il savait combien j'ai mal
De le voir toujours si haut
Il viendrait boire avec moi
Encore quelques verres de trop
Chaque matin, il se lève
Pour moi, il se fait beau

Il est encore revenu
J'ai perdu une fois de plus
Mais je ne parierai plus
Contre lui, c'est défendu

Chaque matin, il se lève
Parfois, il en fait de trop
Ses rayons se font cruels

Il vient me brûler la peau
C'est la star la plus célèbre

Overall Meaning

In the song "Chaque Matin Il Se Lève" by Eddy Mitchell, he describes his love-hate relationship with the sun. In the first verse, Mitchell describes how the morning rain gives him chills, but the alcohol warms him up. He eagerly awaits the arrival of the sun, which he refers to as "le roi de la fête" or the king of the party. Mitchell personifies the sun as a celebrity and describes how it can be both amazing and painful, depending on the intensity of its rays. He goes on to express how he wishes the sun would drink with him, but he knows that will never happen.

In the second verse, Mitchell acknowledges how the sun's light guides drivers on the national road, but he still holds resentment towards it for always being out of his reach. Mitchell admits to losing to the sun countless times and how he won't bet against it again. The song ends with him realizing that the sun will always exist and he will always have a love-hate relationship with it.

This song speaks to the universal feeling of how something can bring both joy and pain simultaneously. The sun, a natural phenomenon, is a force to be reckoned with that can bring warmth and happiness but can also cause harm and discomfort. Mitchell's lyrics evoke the feeling of longing and admiration for the sun while also expressing resentment and bitterness towards it.

Chaque Matin Il Se LèveEddy Mitchell Lyrics

Chaque Matin Il Se Lève
Eddy Mitchell Lyrics