Françoise Hardy (born Françoise Madeleine Hardy on 17 January 1944) is a Fr… Read Full Bio ↴Françoise Hardy (born Françoise Madeleine Hardy on 17 January 1944) is a French former singer and songwriter mainly known for singing melancholic sentimental ballads.

Hardy signed her first contract with the record label Vogue in November 1961. In April 1962, shortly after finishing school, her first album, "Oh oh Chéri", appeared, with the title song written by Johnny Hallyday's writing duo. The flip side of the record, "Tous les garçons et les filles" became a huge success, which sold 2 million copies. She had long hair and usually wore jeans with a leather jacket, while accompanying her songs on the guitar.

She sang in English, Spanish, and German occasionally. In 1963, she represented Monaco in the Grand Prix d'Eurovision de la Chanson with "L'amour s'en va" and emerged in fifth place. In 1968, she received the Grand Prix du Disque Académie Charles Cros.

In 1981, she married her long-time companion Jacques Dutronc, with whom she had already had a son (Thomas Dutronc) in 1973. In May 2000, she had a comeback with the album "Clair Obscur". Her son played the guitar, and her husband sang the duet "Puisque vous partez en voyage". Iggy Pop and Etienne Daho participated, as well. She currently lives near Paris.

In 2006 she released a new duets album entitled "Parenthèses" which included a song with her son Thomas.

In 2021, Hardy announced that her health had worsened and that she would not be able to sing again owing to the effects of cancer therapy.

J'Écoute de La Musique Saoule
Françoise Hardy Lyrics

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J'écoute de la musique saoule
À rouler par terre
Dans un night-club où déboule
Un funky d'enfer
Toute seule
Si quelqu'un me l'a volé, toute seule
Que les sorties soient fermées, toute seule
Toute seule il m'a laissée toute seule

Houlà houlà sacré houle
On voit plus la terre
Cool musique, bateau qui coule
Sous les lasers
Toute seule
Donna Summer moi aussi, toute seule
Marvin Gaye je suis triste ici, toute seule
Toute seule il m'a laissée toute seule
Toute seule il m'a laissée toute seule

Les scarabées d'or attaquent
Tutti frutti en sol
(Tutti frutti, tu-tu-tutti frutti)
Faut que je me trouve un homme, un crac
Chinois, mongol, prince du pétrole
Le roi du bonbon menthol

J'écoute de la musique saoule
À rouler par terre
Dans un night-club où déboule
Un funky d'enfer
Toute seule
Arrêtez-vous de danser, toute seule
J'ai perdu mon fiancé, toute seule
Toute seule il m'a laissée toute seule
Toute seule il m'a laissée toute seule

Les scarabées d'or attaquent
Tutti frutti en sol
(Tutti frutti, tu-tu-tutti frutti)
Faut que je me trouve un homme, un crac
Chinois, mongol, prince du pétrole
Le roi du bonbon menthol

J'écoute de la musique saoule
À rouler par terre
Dans un night-club où déboule
Un funky-funky, funky-funky-funky d'enfer
Funky-funky, funky-funky-funky
J'écoute de la musique saoule (funky-funky, funky-funky-funky)
À rouler par terre
(Funky-funky, funky-funky-funky, funky, funky-funky-funky)
J'écoute de la musique saoule (funky-funky, funky-funky-funky)
À rouler par terre
(Funky-funky, funky-funky-funky, funky, funky-funky-funky)
J'écoute de la musique saoule (funky-funky, funky-funky-funky)
À rouler par terre
(Funky-funky, funky-funky-funky, funky, funky-funky-funky)
J'écoute de la musique saoule (funky-funky, funky-funky-funky)
À rouler par terre
(Funky-funky, funky-funky-funky, funky, funky-funky-funky)
J'écoute de la musique saoule (funky-funky, funky-funky-funky)
À rouler par terre
(Funky-funky, funky-funky-funky, funky, funky-funky-funky)

J'écoute de la musique saoule (funky-funky, funky-funky-funky)
À rouler par terre

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Francoise Hardy's song "J'Écoute de La Musique Saoule" describe the experience of listening to music while intoxicated, potentially in a night club setting. The opening lines express a sense of wild abandon, as the singer rolls on the floor to the "funky d'enfer," or infernal funk music. However, the second verse reveals a sense of loneliness as the singer realizes that they have been left alone by someone they were with. The repetition of the phrase "toute seule," or "all alone" emphasizes this isolation.

The middle of the song contains some surreal imagery, with mentions of golden beetles attacking and a need to find a man who is a "crac" (an unclear term, possibly meaning a hip or cool person?), Chinese or Mongolian, and a prince of oil. The final repetition of the chorus is accompanied by chanting of "funky-funky," emphasizing the power of the music to transport the singer to a frenzied, almost trance-like state.

Overall, "J'Écoute de La Musique Saoule" captures the sensation of being lost in music and the fleeting connections and emotions that can come with it. The combination of dreamlike imagery and repeated phrases creates a hypnotic effect, reflecting the state of mind of someone caught up in the music.

Line by Line Meaning

J'écoute de la musique saoule
I'm listening to drunken music.

À rouler par terre
Rolling on the ground.

Dans un night-club où déboule
In a night-club where a crazy funky band plays.

Un funky d'enfer
An amazing funky band.

Toute seule
All alone.

Si quelqu'un me l'a volé, toute seule
If someone stole him from me, all alone.

Que les sorties soient fermées, toute seule
Even if the exits are closed, I'm all alone.

Toute seule il m'a laissée toute seule
He left me alone.

Houlà houlà sacré houle
Wow, amazing wave.

On voit plus la terre
Can't see the land anymore.

Cool musique, bateau qui coule
Cool music, sinking ship.