Elli attended the Uruguyan American School, and when her mother remarried & moved to Buenos Aires, Argentina, she attended the Instituto Bayard, a British school. When she was fourteen, her mother & step father moved to Paris, and she had to learn French in a couple of months so she could attend high school. She tried several schools, including an art schoot, l'Ecole des Arts Appliquées, but dropped out before getting a "baccalauréat" to start her first band, the Stinky Toys, the first French punk band, playing several London punk Festivals along with the Clash & the Sex Pistols.
Elli appeared on the cover of 'Melody Maker' & that convinced the until then extremely reluctant French record companies to sign them a deal. After two albums, the Stinky Toys split and Elli and Stinky Toy Jacno then released several albums as the techno pop duo 'Elli & Jacno'. Their last was Les nuits de la pleine lune (1984), the score to Eric Rohmer's movie. Elli then went solo, her music becoming more personal, more Latin and had several hits in France, including Toi mon Toit, mega hit of 1986, now a standard.
After a break, Elli decided to go back to acting & school, & worked with 'Andreas Voutsinas', who was Lee Strasberg's assistant for twenty years and created the Paris "Actor's Studio", le Théatre des Cinquante. She also took classes with Madeleine Barchevska and Bob Mc Andrew.
Bom Bom
Elli Medeiros Lyrics
Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴ Line by Line Meaning ↴
I... Think... You... And Me...
And my heart beats bom bom bom
Can't keep going down down down
I need you around round round
And my heart beats bom bom bom bom bolom bom bom
Bom bom bom bom bolom bom bom whohooo...
Pas d'autres bouches que ta bouche
Pas d'autres mains qui me touchent et mon cœur qui bat
Bom bom mon cœur bat pour toi
Bom bom bom mon cœur bat pour toi
Bom bom bom mon cœur bat pour toi whohooo...
Bom bom bom mon cœur bat pour toi whohooo...
Hey! Quiero tu amor, dame tu amor
Quiero tu cuerpo, tus manos, tu piel y mi piel, quiero tu amooooor...
Ha!
La tête dans les étoiles, les pieds dans l'eau who hou whoooo...
Mes doigts caressent les vagues
Mon cœur prend l'eau who hou whoooo...
Et mon cœur qui bat pour toi, parle-moi tout bas tout bas
Dis-moi que tu n'aimes que moi et que ton cœur bat
Bom bom ton cœur bat pour moi
(I) Bom bom bom ton cœur bat pour (think) moi
(you) Bom bom bom ton cœur bat pour (and meeee...) moi
Bom bom bom bom bolom bom bom
Hey! Ha!
Quiero tu amor, dame tu amor
Quiero tu cuerpo, tus manos, tu piel y mi piel, quiero tu amooooor...
Hey! Ha!
La tête dans les étoiles, les pieds dans l'eau who hou whoooo...
Mes doigts caressent les vagues
Mon cœur prend l'eau who hou whoooo...
Et mon cœur qui bat pour toi, parle-moi tout bas tout bas
Dis-moi que tu n'aimes que moi et que ton cœur bat
Bom bom ton cœur bat pour moi
(I) Bom bom bom ton cœur bat pour (think) moi
(you) Bom bom bom ton cœur bat pour (and meeee...) moi
Bom bom bom bom bolom bom bom.
In this song, Elli Medeiros is expressing her desire and love for someone while also acknowledging that she needs that person in her life. She says her heart beats "bom bom bom" indicating her excitement and love for this person. She then continues to say "Can't keep going down down down, I need you around round round" highlighting her need for this person's presence in her life. Elli goes on to say that she wants no one else but this person and her heart beats for them alone. She describes the feeling of being in love with stars in her eyes and her heart taking on water, perhaps representing the overwhelming emotions of love. The chorus repeats the lyrics "Bom bom ton cœur bat pour moi", emphasizing the pulsating sound of a heart beating for love.
Overall, the song is a declaration of love and desire for someone special. The repetitive "bom bom" symbolizes the beats of a passionate heart in love. The lyrics also express the longing for the one person they want in their life, and how being with them makes everything better.
Line by Line Meaning
I... Think... You... And Me...
There is only you and me in my mind
And my heart beats bom bom bom
My heart beats strongly for you
Can't keep going down down down
I can't go on without you
I need you around round round
I need you to stay around me
And my heart beats bom bom bom bom bolom bom bom
My heart beats rapidly and powerfully for you
Bom bom bom bom bolom bom bom whohooo...
The rhythmic sound of my heartbeat for you
Pas d'autres bouches que ta bouche
No other mouth but yours
Pas d'autres mains qui me touchent et mon cœur qui bat
No other hands that touch me and my heart beats
Bom bom mon cœur bat pour toi
My heart beats for you rhythmically
Bom bom bom mon cœur bat pour toi
My heart beats strongly and powerfully for you
Bom bom bom mon cœur bat pour toi whohooo...
The rhythmic sound of my heartbeat that beats only for you
Hey! Quiero tu amor, dame tu amor
Hey! I want your love, give me your love
Quiero tu cuerpo, tus manos, tu piel y mi piel, quiero tu amooooor...
I want your body, your hands, your skin and my skin, I want your love...
La tête dans les étoiles, les pieds dans l'eau who hou whoooo...
Head in the stars, feet in the water who hou whoooo...
Mes doigts caressent les vagues
My fingers caress the waves
Mon cœur prend l'eau who hou whoooo...
My heart is overwhelmed with emotions who hou whoooo...
Et mon cœur qui bat pour toi, parle-moi tout bas tout bas
And my heart that beats for you, whispers to me
Dis-moi que tu n'aimes que moi et que ton cœur bat
Tell me that you only love me and your heart beats for me
Bom bom ton cœur bat pour moi
Your heart beats for me rhythmically
(I) Bom bom bom ton cœur bat pour (think) moi
My heart beats for you and yours beats for me
(you) Bom bom bom ton cœur bat pour (and meeee...) moi
Your heart beats for me and you
Bom bom bom bom bolom bom bom
The rhythmic sound of our hearts beating together
Hey! Ha!
Hey! Ha!
Contributed by Daniel H. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Bunny Villaire
So sensual!