François Valéry (real name : Jean-Louis Mougeot, born on August 4, 1954, in… Read Full Bio ↴François Valéry (real name : Jean-Louis Mougeot, born on August 4, 1954, in Oran, Algeria) is a French singer-songwriter and composer.

He became famous for his romantic songs and his disco hits of the 1970s and for having composed and performed several soundtracks in the 1980s, following the success of Dream In Blue, with Sophie Marceau. Valéry was also composer and producer of many songs for various artists (Michèle Torr, Line Renaud, Dalida, Jean Marais, Corinne Hermès, Jeane Manson, Hervé Villard, Debbie Davis, Lova Moor...), series or films (Joy et Joan (1985), Les Nanas (1985), Les Grandes Marées (1993)). He produced Patrick Fiori in the Eurovision Song Contest 1993 with Mama Corsica. In 2001, he produced the musical L'Ombre d'un géant sung by Rose Laurens and Sophie Delmas. In 2003, he composed the official anthem of the France national rugby union team, Standing Ovation.

C'est Pas Possible
François Valéry Lyrics

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Il y a quelque chose en elle
De sublime et de bizarre
La folie la détresse
Qui collent à sa peau de star

Un regard animal
Quand elle est sur les planches
Les lumières deviennent pâles

Quand elle se déhanche

On l'aime, on l'aime
Il y a du blues dans sa voix
Gravée comme une croix
On l'aime, on l'aime
Mais c'est plus fort que nous
Ce qui nous tue surtout

C'est pas possible comme elle chante
C'est pas possible comme elle swingue

C'est pas possible comme elle danse
C'est pas possible comme elle balance
C'est pas possible comme ça sonne
C'est pas possible comme elle se donne
C'est pas possible comme elle est bonne
C'est pas possible comme on l'aime

C'est pas possible c'est pas possible
C'est pas possible comme elle est belle
C'est pas possible comme on l'aime
On l'aime

Elle a connu l'enfer
Et les revers de la gloire
L'école de sa misère
Nous donne une leçon d'espoir

On l'aime, on l'aime
Il y a du blues dans sa voix
Gravée comme une croix
On l'aime, on l'aime
Cette enfant de la Soul
Diva du rock'n'roll

C'est pas possible c'est pas possible
C'est pas possible comme elle est belle
C'est pas possible comme on l'aime
On l'aime

Et elle va jusqu'au bout, en tombant à genoux
On l'aime, on l'aime
Et c'est plus fort que nous, ce qui nous tue surtout

C'est pas possible
C'est pas possible
C'est pas possible

What's love got to do
What's love got to do with it?
What's love got to do
What's love got to do with it?
What's love got to do
What's love got to do with it?
What's love got to do
What's love got to do with it?

C'est pas possible

Overall Meaning

The song C'est Pas Possible by François Valéry portrays the admiration of a star's performance by a group of people. The lyrics help to depict the feelings of the singer towards the star's ability to deliver an incredible show, going beyond the humanly possible. The song starts off by highlighting the paradoxical qualities of the star, who has something extraordinary and strange about them. The singer notes how their madness and distress seem to attach themselves to her like a trademark. Her animalistic look and her movements on stage are described as captivating and irresistible, even making the lights pale in comparison.

The song then goes on to explain how people love her voice, which has traces of blues with a gravely tone that's engraved like a cross. Her incredible performance skills never fail to impress, and the singer notes that there's something about her that's more potent than the love they have for her abilities, something that maybe kills them inside. The chorus is a repetition of the phrase "C'est pas possible" (It's not possible), which is a direct reference to their disbelief in how the star has such a knack for singing, dancing, and performing that it surpasses normal human capabilities. The song concludes with a note on how the star has gone through hardships, but it's the school of misfortune that has taught them hope.

Line by Line Meaning

Il y a quelque chose en elle
There is something about her

De sublime et de bizarre
that is sublime and bizarre

La folie la détresse
The madness, the distress

Qui collent à sa peau de star
That stick to her starry skin.

Un regard animal
An animal gaze

Quand elle est sur les planches
When she's on the boards

Les lumières deviennent pâles
The lights grow pale

Quand elle se déhanche
When she shakes herself.

On l'aime, on l'aime
We love her, we love her

Il y a du blues dans sa voix
There's blues in her voice

Gravée comme une croix
Engraved like a cross