Biography
The young François Feldman spent his adolescence listening soul music, including songs by Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder and James Brown, among other artists. His father gave him his first guitar at fourteen years of age, and François won first prize several times in the radio contests he entered. He created his first group at the age of 14 and appeared in a few clubs. In 1980, Feldman recorded his first song, "You Want Every Night", then "Ma Petite Vidéo" in 1982, "Folle sur les bords" in 1983 summer, "Wally boule noire" and "Obsession" in 1984, and finally "Amour de corridor" in 1985, but all these singles remained unsuccessful.
In 1986, he became famous with his song "Rien que pour toi" which reached number 12 on the SNEP Singles Chart and sold 200,000 units. Thereafter, Feldman had many hits in France, becoming a well established star in France. He has sold very well over his 25-year career, selling about ten million albums in several countries, including Belgium, Italy, Canada and Japan.
Released in 1989, his second studio album entitled Une Présence was more successful and contains several hit singles, such as "Joue pas", recorded as a duet with Joniece Jamison, "Les Valses de Vienne", "Petit Frank" and "C'est toi qui m'as fait" which were all top-2 hits in France. The same year, he wrote the hit single "J'aurais voulu te dire" for Caroline Legrand. This album was followed by Magic Boul'vard, released in 1991, and provided to Feldman a third number one hit in France, "Joy", a song dedicated to the singer's daughter.
Since 1993, and his album Indigo, Feldman has been less successful and unable to repeat his previous feats on the charts. Despite releasing four albums, he has been almost absent from the media and his sales have become more restricted. He currently continues his artistic career giving popular concerts throughout France.
In 2007, "Rien que pour toi" was covered by Tatiana Laurens who took part in the French TV reality show Secret Story.
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Fragile Queen
François Feldman Lyrics
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Toi, tu t′appelles Aline
Tu regardes les magazines
Tes rêves ont fait naufrage
Depuis qu't′es au chômage
Moi, je m'appelle Tim
Qui fabriquent des nuages
Dans la ville où tu nages
Fragile Queen
Je n'ai que l′amour
Fragile Queen
Je sais que c′est pas lourd
Fragile Queen
Je veux te voir sourire
Fragile Queen
On va s'en sortir
On s′cache dans une seule pièce
Ou j'caresse ta détresse
Quand la vie est trop dure
La tête contre les murs
Fragile Queen
Je n′ai que l'amour
Fragile Queen
Je sais que c′est pas lourd
Fragile Queen
Je veux te voir sourire
Fragile Queen
On va s'en sortir
On est tout seul au monde
Et j'ai peur que tu tombes
Quand je t′entends crier
Que Dieu t′a oublié
Fragile Queen
Je n'ai que l′amour
Fragile Queen
Je sais que c'est pas lourd
Fragile Queen
Je veux te voir sourire
Fragile Queen
On va s′en sortir
Mais toi, tu déambules
Tu deviens somnambule
Laisse tomber ces pilules
Ne dis pas qu'tout est nul
Que tu t′en fous des gens, de tout
Que tu t'en fous des gens, de tout
Ou bien alors, tu peux crier fort
Et de tout ton corps casser le décor
Demain, demain, changer ton sort
Et tu peux répéter encore et encore
Que tu t'en fous des gens, de tout
Que tu, que tu t′en fous des gens, de tout
Tu verras qu′on peut, qu'on peut tout faire à deux
J′t'emmènerais dans une île, tu verras c′est facile
Quand tu voudras, tu voudras?
Et même qu'on n′en reviendra pas
Je te donnerai tout ce que je t'avais promis
Tout c'qu′on s′est dit la première nuit
On oublie tout, on oublie tout
Et on s'en fout des gens, de tout
Allez, viens, n′aie pas peur, oui
On aura plein d'bonheur
Si tu me fais confiance
On a gagné d′avance
Fragile Queen
Je n'ai que l′amour
Fragile Queen
Je sais que c'est pas lourd
Fragile Queen
Je veux te voir sourire
Fragile Queen
On va s'en sortir
Fragile Queen
Je n′ai que l′amour
Fragile Queen
Je sais que c'est pas lourd
Fragile Queen
Je veux te voir sourire
Fragile Queen
On va s′en sortir, oui
Fragile Queen
Fragile Queen
Fragile Queen
Fragile Queen
Fragile Queen
Fragile Queen
Fragile Queen
Fragile Queen
Fragile
Fragile Queen
Fragile Queen
Fragile Queen
Fragile Queen
Ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma, fragile
Fragile
The song "Fragile Queen" by François Feldman is a heartfelt and emotional ode to a woman named Aline, who has lost her dreams and hope due to being unemployed. The song's lyrics express the singer's desire to be a source of support and love for Aline during this difficult period in her life. The song seems to suggest that love is all they need to overcome their struggles and that they are stronger together than alone.
Feldman's vocals are full of empathy and emotion throughout the song, creating a sense of intimacy and vulnerability that is necessary to convey the message. The lyrics paint a vivid picture of the struggles that Aline and Tim face, and how they are coping with it. Tim's job is to manufacture clouds in the city where Aline tries to navigate her life while disillusioned.
The chorus of the song, "Fragile Queen, I have only love, Fragile Queen, I know it's not heavy, Fragile Queen, I want to see you smile, Fragile Queen, we'll make it through," delivers a message of hope and encouragement, expressing the desire to move beyond their struggles and find happiness together.
Line by Line Meaning
Toi, tu t′appelles Aline
You, your name is Aline
Tu regardes les magazines
You look at magazines
Tes rêves ont fait naufrage
Your dreams have sunk
Depuis qu't′es au chômage
Since you've been unemployed
Moi, je m'appelle Tim
Me, my name is Tim
Je cogne sur des machines
I hit on machines
Qui fabriquent des nuages
That manufacture clouds
Dans la ville où tu nages
In the city where you swim
Fragile Queen
Fragile queen
Je n'ai que l′amour
I only have love
Fragile Queen
Fragile queen
Je sais que c′est pas lourd
I know it's not heavy
Fragile Queen
Fragile queen
Je veux te voir sourire
I want to see you smile
Fragile Queen
Fragile queen
On va s'en sortir
We will sort it out
On s′cache dans une seule pièce
We hide in one room
Ou j'caresse ta détresse
Where I comfort your distress
Quand la vie est trop dure
When life is too hard
La tête contre les murs
Head against the walls
On est tout seul au monde
We are all alone in the world
Et j'ai peur que tu tombes
And I'm afraid you'll fall
Quand je t′entends crier
When I hear you scream
Que Dieu t′a oublié
That God has forgotten you
Mais toi, tu déambules
But you wander
Tu deviens somnambule
You become sleepwalking
Laisse tomber ces pilules
Drop those pills
Ne dis pas qu'tout est nul
Don't say everything is nothing
Que tu t′en fous des gens, de tout
That you don't care about people, about everything
Ou bien alors, tu peux crier fort
Or, you can scream loudly
Et de tout ton corps casser le décor
And with all your body, break the decor
Demain, demain, changer ton sort
Tomorrow, tomorrow, change your fate
Et tu peux répéter encore et encore
And you can repeat it again and again
Tu verras qu′on peut, qu'on peut tout faire à deux
You'll see that we can, we can do everything together
J′t'emmènerais dans une île, tu verras c′est facile
I will take you to an island, you'll see it's easy
Quand tu voudras, tu voudras?
When you want, you want?
Et même qu'on n′en reviendra pas
And maybe we won't come back
Je te donnerai tout ce que je t'avais promis
I will give you everything I promised you
Tout c'qu′on s′est dit la première nuit
Everything we said on the first night
On oublie tout, on oublie tout
We forget everything, we forget everything
Et on s'en fout des gens, de tout
And we couldn't care less about people, about everything
Allez, viens, n′aie pas peur, oui
Come on, don't be afraid, yes
On aura plein d'bonheur
We will have a lot of happiness
Si tu me fais confiance
If you trust me
On a gagné d′avance
We've already won
Ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma, fragile
Ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma, fragile
Fragile
Fragile
Writer(s): Thierry Gabriel Henri Durbet, Francois Feldman, Jean-marie Paul Michel Moreau
Contributed by Lillian G. Suggest a correction in the comments below.