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.
Un Barman
Eddy Mitchell Lyrics
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Les lumières dehors c'est le matin
Un dernier client s'endort au bar
Le nez collé au comptoir
Un barman
Ça écoute les chagrins les salades
Les amours qui pleurent, les coeurs malades
Un barman
Elle ne rentre plus
Elle dort où elle veut
Notre chat s'ennuie un peu de nous deux
Le frigo est vide
Je suis malheureux
Mais elle s'en fout elle plane
Oh ! elle plane
Un barman
Ne doit jamais montrer qu'il a mal
Je ris aux histoires les plus banales
Je sers à ça
Un barman
La télé
Sans l'image sans l'son, reste allumée
J'imagine mon programme préféré
Ton visage tes yeux dorés
Tu ne rentres plus je dors comme je peux
Le lit est plus grand
Le chat est heureux
Même nos meilleurs disques
Maintenant sonnent creux
Mais tu t'en fous tu planes
Oh ! tu planes
Un barman
Ça écoute les chagrins les salades
Les amours qui pleurent, les coeurs malades
Je sers à ça
Un barman
Un barman
Ne doit jamais montrer qu'il a mal .....
In "Un Barman", Eddy Mitchell sings about the life of a bartender, who serves as a confidante to bar patrons' stories of heartbreak, sadness, and trials. The song begins with the bartender turning off the lights as the morning arrives, with a last customer still asleep at the bar with his face sadly pressed against it. The bartender remarks that his job is to listen to the woes of the patrons, the tears of the lovers, and the pain of the heartsick. He must never let them see him flinch as his occupation is to serve, with a listening ear, rather than express his own sorrows. The song then turns a bit melancholic when the bartender shares his own story of a girlfriend who has left him and is seemingly indifferent to his pain; leaving him to share a bed with only his cat while their once-shared belongings and favorite music have lost their sentimental associations.
The lyrics of "Un Barman" displays the loneliness of a man, whose job is to listen to others' problems while he is suffering from the breakup of his own relationship. Eddy Mitchell paints a picture of the tough and solitary career of a bartender who must always wear a cheerful and supportive mask as his profession demands. The song conveys a deep sense of empathy, wonder, and sadness that arises in the human connection.
Line by Line Meaning
Et j'éteins
I turn off the lights
Les lumières dehors c'est le matin
The morning light is shining outside
Un dernier client s'endort au bar
A last customer falls asleep at the bar
Le nez collé au comptoir
With his nose stuck to the counter
Un barman
A bartender
Ça écoute les chagrins les salades
Listens to sorrows, rants and stories
Les amours qui pleurent, les coeurs malades
Of love in tears and sickness of hearts
Je sers à ça
That's what I'm here for
Elle ne rentre plus
She's not coming home anymore
Elle dort où elle veut
She sleeps wherever she wants
Notre chat s'ennuie un peu de nous deux
Our cat misses the both of us
Le frigo est vide
The fridge is empty
Je suis malheureux
I am unhappy
Mais elle s'en fout elle plane
But she doesn't care, she's high
Oh ! elle plane
Oh! she's high
Ne doit jamais montrer qu'il a mal
A bartender should never show his pain
Je ris aux histoires les plus banales
I laugh at the most banal stories
La télé
The TV
Sans l'image sans l'son, reste allumée
Without image, without sound, it's still on
J'imagine mon programme préféré
I imagine my favorite show
Ton visage tes yeux dorés
Your face, your golden eyes
Tu ne rentres plus je dors comme je peux
You're not coming home anymore, I sleep as best I can
Le lit est plus grand
The bed is bigger
Le chat est heureux
The cat is happy
Même nos meilleurs disques
Even our best records
Maintenant sonnent creux
Now they sound hollow
Mais tu t'en fous tu planes
But you don't care, you're high
Oh ! tu planes
Oh! you're high
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Christian Collet
Superbe album comme d habitude du grand monsieur eddy
Familyman Dupond
Je ne connaissais pas, le passage « tu ne rentres plus... » est particulièrement réussi tonalité et accompagnement.
Bravo Mr Eddy
Lou Louise
Belle chanson ❤️
Raliss Raliss
Tout le talent d Eddy magnifique 😉😉
Moka Moka
Hé bien, moi aussi, j'aime cette chanson et la vidéo, Mr Eddy est toujours très élégant. Merci, Bernard, bonne après-midi. Biz. 👏💐
bernard benoit
Merci Moka, bon mardi après-midi. Bisous.
THIERRY 64
J'adore 💚
Jacques Printems
Encore un album à écoutez debout. Faiche.
Aimee Wailly
Bonjour, toujours la même élégance !!! Bisous masqués vaccinés
Florent R
Peu connu tres sympa