Lafertin was born in the Romani community of Manouches, and took up guitar at the age of five. After performing in a family band with his father on violin and his brother on second guitar, he joined the Piotto orchestra. He would later play in WASO (with Koen de Cauter on reeds, Albert Vivi Limburger in drums and Michel Verstraeten in double bass) before forming his own quintet in 1985. Lafertin later followed a solo career.
Lafertin has worked with many distinguished musicians, including Charlie Byrd, Scott Hamilton, Al Casey, Milt Hinton and Benny Waters and Stéphane Grappelli, once Django Reinhardt's partner.
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Exactly Like You
Fapy Lafertin Quintet Lyrics
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Not a real one, just a dream
A wonderful vision of us as a team
Can you imagine how I feel now
Love is real now, it's ideal
You're just what I wanted
And now it's nice to live
Paradise to live
I know why I've waited
Know why I've been blue
Prayed each night for someone
Exactly like you
Why should we spend money
On a show or two
No one does those love scenes
Exactly like you
You make me feel so grand
I want to hand the world to you
I hope you'll understand
Each foolish little scheme I'm schemin'
And dream I'm dreamin'
Now I know why mother
Taught me to be true
She meant me for someone
Exactly like you
In the song "Exactly Like You" by Fapy Lafertin Quintet, the singer talks about how he used to have a perfect sweetheart – not a real person, but a dream of what the perfect partner would be. He says that love is now real for him and that it's ideal, as he has found someone who is exactly what he wanted. The singer describes being truly happy now that he has found this person, and feels like he is living in paradise.
The singer then goes on to explain that he knows why he has waited for this person, and why he has been feeling blue. He had been praying each night to find someone exactly like his current partner. He explains that no one does love scenes like they do, so there is no need to waste money on shows or movies depicting romantic scenes. He feels like his partner makes him feel great and he wants to give them the world. He hopes that his partner understands his dreams and schemes, and realizes that he is meant to be with someone exactly like them.
Overall, the song "Exactly Like You" is about finding the perfect partner and realizing that love is real and ideal with that person. It's a joyful song that celebrates the happiness that comes with finding the right person.
Line by Line Meaning
I used to have a perfect sweetheart
I had someone in mind whom I considered as an ideal lover
Not a real one, just a dream
But this person existed only in my imagination, not in reality
A wonderful vision of us as a team
I had a beautiful perception of being in a relationship with this lover, that we made a perfect team
Can you imagine how I feel now
You can't imagine how I feel now when I have found you, the ideal lover whom I've been waiting for so long
Love is real now, it's ideal
Now that we're in love, everything seems real and perfect to me
You're just what I wanted
You're exactly what I've been searching for in a lover
And now it's nice to live
Life is beautiful now that we're together
Paradise to live
Living with you feels like heaven to me
I know why I've waited
I understand why I had to wait so long until I found you
Know why I've been blue
I know why I was always feeling down and lonely before I met you
Prayed each night for someone
Every single night, I prayed to find someone like you in my life
Exactly like you
A perfect match for me, just like you
Why should we spend money
Why should we bother spending money on a couple of shows when nothing could be as perfect as what we already have
On a show or two
On a few romantic films, we see in TV or movies
No one does those love scenes
Nothing in those shows could match the powerful love scenes between us
You make me feel so grand
I feel incredibly great when I'm with you
I want to hand the world to you
I would do anything to make you happy, to give you everything you deserve
I hope you'll understand
I hope you'll accept and understand all the crazy ideas and dreams I have in my head
Each foolish little scheme I'm schemin'
All the crazy plans that I have in my head, which may seem foolish to others
And dream I'm dreamin'
All the dreams that I dream about every single day, with you in them
Now I know why mother
Now I understand why my mother taught me to wait for the right person and be true to myself
Taught me to be true
She wanted me to learn to be genuine and honest in any relationship I would have in the future
She meant me for someone
She always believed that there would be the perfect someone for me out there
Exactly like you
And that someone was you, the person perfectly suited for me exactly like you
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, RESERVOIR MEDIA MANAGEMENT INC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Dorothy Fields, Jimmy Mchugh
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
John Rothfield
I love Fapy's varied rhythms and melodic patterns. He varies the speed of his phrases. I also love his string bending and blues flourishes.
daniel aubry
Super agréable ce jeu de Fapy!!!!
Bernard Glorian
I always loved way of playin' of Mr Papy LAFERTIN ! Indeed , great
John Rothfield
Sounds like Django!!!!!! Beautiful playing.
C Burgess
Fapy and DC Music school are great... but the audio often clips in this one making it an unpleasant experience because the material is really good.
tamaz patarkalashvili
Great playmg
Kyffin Jones
One of the best for sure
Rodrigo Carro
Simplemente la reencarnación de django
Gian Compuesto
Just bought the whole series! Thanks.
Four Owls
Yeah, the DC series are fantastic and Denis does a great job! Sometimes I do think they leave me clutching for things I am not ready for but gee inspirational though!