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.
au bar du lutétia
Eddy Mitchell Lyrics
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Le barman connaît bien ses rites, ses attitudes
Si son rire est joyeux, il prépare un 102
Ou un Bloody Mary, si y'a le blues dans sa vie
Au bar du Lutetia, l'piano r'connaît sa voix
Avec le musicien, il joue à quatre mains
Il plagie Count Basie, Erroll Garner aussi
Y'a des filles ne vivant que du string minimum
Qui rôdent autour de lui
Des clients éméchés qui écoutent, amusés
L'homme à la tête de chou qui s'en fout
Au bar du Lutetia, il chante "As Time Goes By"
Revisitant Bogart jouant dans Casablanca
Il imite son regard, boit son martini dry
Enveloppé de fumée, nuage gris bleuté
Y'a des filles ne vivant que du string minimum
Qui rôdent autour de lui
Top models effeuillées toutes prêtes à consommer
L'homme à la tête de chou s'change en loup
Au bar du Lutetia, maintenant, ça n'est plus ça
Depuis qu'tu n'y viens plus, l'barman est comme perdu
Le pianiste joue en sol "vieille canaille" mais tout seul
Tu ne perds pas au change, tu bois avec les anges
Maintenant, ça n'est plus ça au bar du Lutetia
The song "Au bar du Lutetia" by Eddy Mitchell is a ballad about a man who frequents a bar called Lutetia. The bar is familiar with his habits and preferences, and the bartender knows his rituals and moods. The man is a regular at the bar, and when he is happy, he orders a 102 or a Bloody Mary, but when he is sad, he drinks a cocktail called "Blues in my life." He spends his nights in the bar with the pianist, playing four-handed and imitating the styles of famous jazz musicians like Count Basie and Erroll Garner. The man is surrounded by women in the bar, some wearing minimal clothes, but he remains indifferent to them.
The man sings "As Time Goes By," evoking the romantic mood of Casablanca, with a touch of cynicism. The man imitates Humphrey Bogart's character, drinking his martini dry and enveloped in a cloud of smoke. The women in the bar are top models, but they do not seduce him, and the man remains aloof. The song ends with a shift in tone, revealing that the man is no longer visiting the bar. The bartender is lost without him, and the pianist plays alone, singing an old French song called "Vieille Canaille." The man has transcended this world and now drinks with the angels.
Line by Line Meaning
Au bar du Lutetia, il a ses habitudes
He frequents the Lutetia bar often
Le barman connaît bien ses rites, ses attitudes
The bartender knows his habits and personality well
Si son rire est joyeux, il prépare un 102
If he's in a good mood, he orders a 102
Ou un Bloody Mary, si y'a le blues dans sa vie
Or a Bloody Mary if he's feeling down
Au bar du Lutetia, l'piano r'connaît sa voix
The piano recognizes his voice at the Lutetia bar
Avec le musicien, il joue à quatre mains
He plays duets with the musician there
Il plagie Count Basie, Erroll Garner aussi
He mimics the styles of Count Basie and Erroll Garner
Il attend le matin mais sa nuit est sans fin
He waits for morning, but his night seems endless
Y'a des filles ne vivant que du string minimum
There are girls living on next to nothing
Qui rôdent autour de lui
Who wander around him
Des clients éméchés qui écoutent, amusés
Drunk customers who listen with amusement
L'homme à la tête de chou qui s'en fout
The man with the cabbage head who doesn't care
Au bar du Lutetia, il chante "As Time Goes By"
At the Lutetia bar, he sings "As Time Goes By"
Revisitant Bogart jouant dans Casablanca
Revisiting Bogart's role in Casablanca
Il imite son regard, boit son martini dry
He imitates his gaze, drinking his dry martini
Enveloppé de fumée, nuage gris bleuté
Wrapped in smoke, a blue-gray cloud
Top models effeuillées toutes prêtes à consommer
Stripped-down models ready to be consumed
L'homme à la tête de chou s'change en loup
The man with the cabbage head turns into a wolf
Au bar du Lutetia, maintenant, ça n'est plus ça
Nowadays, the Lutetia bar is not the same
Depuis qu'tu n'y viens plus, l'barman est comme perdu
Since you stopped coming, the bartender is lost
Le pianiste joue en sol "vieille canaille" mais tout seul
The pianist plays "old rascal" in G, but alone
Tu ne perds pas au change, tu bois avec les anges
You're not losing out, you drink with the angels
Maintenant, ça n'est plus ça au bar du Lutetia
Now, the Lutetia bar is not the same
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