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.

Manque De Toi
Eddy Mitchell Lyrics

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J' veux pas finir comme une momie à Miami
Floride, très peu pour moi
Qu'on met sur la plage au soleil à midi
Qu'on retrouve bronzé mais froid

{Refrain:}
Mais avec toi, si tu l' demandais, si tu me revenais
J'irai partout où tu s'ras

Je me suis shooté à toi, tu l' sais
Et maintenant, je suis en manque de toi
Tu dis qu' j'en fais trop, qu' j'suis sous effet
Moi, j' sais pas où t'en es
Mais j' sais qu' je suis accro à toi
Qui a shooté l'autre ? Y a que l'amour qui l' sait
Et maintenant, je suis en manque de toi

Je t'attendrai, s'il le faut, toutes les nuits
Zombie devant chez toi
J' te promets, je ne chanterai pas sous la pluie
J'ai pas l'humour pour ça

{au Refrain}

Question de feeling entre nous, tu sais
J'irai partout où tu seras
Je me suis shooté à toi, tu l' sais
Et maintenant je suis en manque de toi

Tu dis qu' j'en fais d'trop, qu' j'suis sous effet
Moi, j' sais pas où t'en es
Mais j' sais qu' je suis accro à toi
Qui a shooté l'autre ? Y a que l'amour qui l' sait
Et maintenant, je suis en manque de toi

Mais avec toi, si tu me revenais
J'irai partout où tu s'ras

Qui a shooté l'autre ? Y a que l'amour qui l' sait
Et maintenant, je suis en manque de toi

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Eddy Mitchell's song Manque De Toi depict a person who is deeply in love with someone and is experiencing withdrawal symptoms because of being away from them. The singer of the song is shown to be addicted to the person and would be willing to go anywhere and do anything just to be with them. He is unable to control his feelings and admits that he is under the influence of their love.

The song's chorus "Et maintenant, je suis en manque de toi" means "And now, I am missing you" and is repeated several times throughout the song, emphasizing the singer's yearning for the person he loves. He is ready to wait for them all night if he has to and promises not to sing in the rain, indicating that he will do anything to make it work with them.

The lyrics also touch upon the question of who shot the other, implying that it doesn't matter as love seems to have made them both addicted to each other. The singer is aware that he might be doing too much and is under the influence, but he can't help it as he is in love.

Line by Line Meaning

J' veux pas finir comme une momie à Miami
I don't want to end up like a mummy in Miami.

Floride, très peu pour moi
Florida, not for me.

Qu'on met sur la plage au soleil à midi
That they put on the beach in the sun at noon.

Qu'on retrouve bronzé mais froid
They find them tanned but cold.

Mais avec toi, si tu l' demandais, si tu me revenais
But with you, if you asked, if you came back to me.

J'irai partout où tu s'ras
I'll go wherever you are.

Je me suis shooté à toi, tu l' sais
I got hooked on you, you know it.

Et maintenant, je suis en manque de toi
And now, I miss you.

Tu dis qu' j'en fais trop, qu' j'suis sous effet
You say I'm doing too much, that I'm under the influence.

Moi, j' sais pas où t'en es
I don't know where you're at.

Mais j' sais qu' je suis accro à toi
But I know that I'm addicted to you.