France Gall (born Isabelle Geneviève Marie Anne Gall on 9 October, 1947 in … Read Full Bio ↴France Gall (born Isabelle Geneviève Marie Anne Gall on 9 October, 1947 in Paris, France - died 7 January 2018) was an influential singer who performed for many decades. She notably represented Luxembourg in the 1965 Eurovision Song Contest with "Poupée de Cire, Poupée de Son"; that winning song was just one of many that she performed which had been written by Serge Gainsbourg. Her career spanned roughly forty years, primarily in France, but she was best known over the world for the songs which she performed during the 60s, many of them a part of the ye-ye style. She sang in both French and English.

Besides the highly successful "Poupée de Cire, Poupée de Son", she also notably sung "Les Sucettes" and "Baby Pop". In France, she was perhaps more known for the chanson songs she sang in the late-70s through the mid-80s, many of them written by her husband, Michel Berger, who died in 1992. In 1987, she had some additional international success with her Ella Fitzgerald tribute "Ella, elle l'a". She still recorded music into the new millennium.

France Gall died on 7 january 2018 at age 70 in a hospital in Paris.

Urgent D'Attendre
France Gall Lyrics

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Regarde-moi quand tu danses
C'est bien mieux que parler trop
Regarde-moi si tu penses
Que ça peut te tenir chaud
Devant les coups de semonce
De ce monde déchiré
J'ai besoin d'une réponse
Quelque chose à commencer

Mais c'est urgent d'attendre
Que tout change
Urgent d'attendre
Qu'on comprenne
Urgent d'attendre
Que l'amour vienne
Comme le sang coule dans nos veines

Dis-moi si tu comprends tout
Des orages aux désespoirs
Des éclairs qui nous secouent
Et des foudres du hasard
Devant tout ce qui s'annonce
Sur ces rythmes saccadés
J'ai besoin d'une réponse
Quelque chose à essayer

Mais c'est urgent d'attendre
Que tout change
Urgent d'attendre
Qu'on comprenne
Urgent d'attendre
Que l'amour vienne
Comme le sang coule dans nos veines

Ou ou ou ou ou ou ou
Ou ou ou ou ou ou ou
Ou ou ou ou ou ou ou
C'est urgent d'attendre
C'est urgent d'attendre
Urgent d'attendre
Urgent d'attendre

Urgent d'attendre
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Overall Meaning

The lyrics of France Gall's "Urgent D'Attendre" speak to an urgency to wait and the power of dance and connection amidst a fractured world. The opening lines implore the listener to watch the person they are dancing with, allowing the experiences of the moment to speak for themselves instead of relying on empty words. The singer acknowledges the struggle of living in a world constantly plagued by strife and in need of answers, expressing a desire to find something to begin or try.

However, the refrain - "Mais c'est urgent d'attendre que tout change" - emphasizes the paradoxical need for patience and urgency. The singer recognizes that change is necessary, but also that it cannot be rushed or forced. The lyrics convey a sense of hope for understanding and love to come, using the metaphor of blood coursing through our veins as a symbol of a shared humanity. The repeated "Ou ou ou" adds to the urgency and gives a sense of the music propelling us towards that eventual understanding and connection.

Line by Line Meaning

Regarde-moi quand tu danses
Pay attention to me when you dance

C'est bien mieux que parler trop
It's much better than talking too much

Regarde-moi si tu penses
Look at me if you think

Que ça peut te tenir chaud
It can make you feel warm

Devant les coups de semonce
Faced with warning shots

De ce monde déchiré
From this torn world

J'ai besoin d'une réponse
I need an answer

Quelque chose à commencer
Something to start

Mais c'est urgent d'attendre
But it's urgent to wait

Que tout change
For everything to change

Qu'on comprenne
That we understand