Guesch Patti was born on 19 March 1946 as Patricia Porasse, she was nicknamed Guesch (a Basque name) as a child, Patti is a pet name for Patricia. Her father, Jean Porasse, worked as an artistic director for the record company HMV-Pathé-Marconi, taking care of Gilbert Bécaud and later as an impresario for people like Eric Charden, Jean-Jacques Debout and Nino Ferrer. Aged 9 she danced the role of the Little Rat at the Paris Opera. When she was 19 she had a brief flirtation with singing as one half of the duo Yves et Patricia, a venture she was talked into by her father. They released 2 singles on the Philips label.
In the seventies she frequently worked for television as a dancer, for example in shows with Nana Mouskouri and Silvie Vartan. Later she moved into contemporary dance and became first dancer in Carolyn Carson's group, Prima Ballerina at the Scala in Milan and guest performer with Roland Petit and Maurice Béjart. She worked on the choreography for performances set to the music of Silvano Bussoti, Luigi Nono and Karlheinz Stockhausen. She also worked with the German choreographer Pina Bausch, practised Jazz dance with Michael Peter and worked on Robert Hossein's staging of Les Misérables.
In 1984 she teamed up with Lydie Callier and another girl to form the trio DaCapo. Virgin Records released one single, but declined to take it further. 1987 saw her emerge as a solo artist with the release of the single Étienne. It charted in 9 European countries, accompanied by a video that caused some controversy due to its erotic nature. It ended up winning Best Video awards in several countries. The success was remarkable because at that time modern French pop\rock music was rarely successful in non-French speaking territories. The international success of Étienne landed her an album recording contract with EMI, the band Encore was formed around her and together they produced her first album Labyrinthe, released in 1988. A second album Nomades followed in 1990. After an (amicable) split with Encore, a third album Gobe saw the light in 1992. Sales of Gobe were disappointing, Gobe was to be her last album for EMI.
After a period of reflection she met Étienne Daho, this contributed to a renewed interest in creating music. She teamed up with independent French label XIIIBis Records (now defunct) which resulted in the 1995 release of Blonde. Songs from this album were also used for the Peter Greenaway film The Pillow Book. Her most recent album is Dernieres Nouvelles, released in November 2000.
In recent years she has also appeared in film and television productions, most notably a co-starring role in the 1997 movie Elles where she appeared alongside Marthe Keller and Miou - Miou. 2001 saw her re-emerge as a dancer on stage in the production She smiles through tears. , Her latest work is the Dernieres Nouvelles DVD, released in February 2002 it features a video illustration of the music of the CD with the same title.
Faits Divers
Guesch Patti Lyrics
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Ya de la poussire
Dans les rivires
Jusqu la mer
Il est mort hier
Le bel oiseau solaire
Enduit Misre
Svre
Arracher ma tere
Manger ma colre
Et pleurer mes prires
Les nouvelles qui dataient dhier
Sans changer lart et la manire
Pourquoi faire- taire
Au clair de lune
Je nettoie les plumes
Chacun sa chacune
Les lvres en cume
La baleine aux dunes
A vaut pas la tune
Lhistoire est commune
Il y en a plus quune
Moi, jai vu mon pre
Pitiner ma terre
Cracher ma colre
Et crier mes prires
Belle autorits
Aux droits de cit
Les ides troubles
Jamais se mouiller
Mais quest-ce que vous foutez
Bande de lettrs
Les heures ont tourn
Jvoudrais respirer
Comme un fait divers
Ya de la poussire
Rivires
La mer
Au clair de la lune
Je nettoie mes plumes
Chacun sa chacune
Les lvres en cume
Les nouvelles qui dataient dhier
Sans changer lart et la manire
Comme un fait divers
Ya de la poussire
Dans les rivires
Jusqu la mer
Il est mort hier
Le bel oiseau solaire
Enduit de misre
Le regard svre
Au clair de la lune
Je nettoie les plumes
Chacun sa chacune
Les lvres en cume
Mais quest-ce que vous foutez
Bande de lettrs
Les heures ont tourn
Jvoudrais respirer.
The lyrics to Guesch Patti's "Faits Divers" (which translates to "News Stories") are rife with imagery and emotion. The opening line, "Comme fait divers," sets the tone for the song - it's a phrase that literally means "like news stories," but can also be interpreted as a commentary on the way society often treats tragedy and violence as just another news item. The singer then goes on to describe the ways in which dust and pollution have polluted rivers and seas, and how this is just one example of the way that life can be harsh and unforgiving.
The lyrics then turn personal, with the singer describing the way her mother "ate her anger and cried her prayers," and how her father "trampled her land and screamed her prayers." These lines seem to be an accusation against authority figures who use their power to control and manipulate others - perhaps a reference to a specific political or social situation.
As the song moves towards its conclusion, there is a sense of frustration and despair. The singer addresses the "beautiful authorities" who "never get their hands dirty," and demands to know what they are doing to make things better. The final lines of the song reiterate the imagery of pollution and dust, as if to suggest that the problems of society are so deeply ingrained that they have become like part of the environment itself.
Overall, "Faits Divers" is a powerful song that touches on themes of social injustice and personal struggle. Its vivid imagery and emotional intensity make it a haunting and memorable piece of music.
Line by Line Meaning
Comme fait divers
Like news items
Ya de la poussire
There’s dust
Dans les rivires
In the rivers
Jusqu la mer
Until the sea
Il est mort hier
He died yesterday
Le bel oiseau solaire
The beautiful solar bird
Enduit Misre
Covered in misery
Svre
Severe
Moi jai vu ma mre
I saw my mother
Arracher ma tere
Tear up my land
Manger ma colre
Eat my anger
Et pleurer mes prires
And cry my prayers
Les nouvelles qui dataient dhier
Yesterday's news
Sans changer lart et la manire
Without changing the art and the manner
Pourquoi faire- taire
Why keep quiet?
Au clair de la lune
In the moonlight
Je nettoie les plumes
I clean the feathers
Chacun sa chacune
Each to their own
Les lvres en cume
Foaming lips
La baleine aux dunes
The whale on the dunes
A vaut pas la tune
It's not worth the money
Lhistoire est commune
The story is common
Il y en a plus quune
There's more than one
Moi, jai vu mon pre
I saw my father
Pitiner ma terre
Trample my land
Cracher ma colre
Spit out my anger
Et crier mes prires
And shout out my prayers
Belle autorits
Beautiful authorities
Aux droits de cit
To the rights of citizenship
Les ides troubles
The troubled ideas
Jamais se mouiller
Never get wet
Mais quest-ce que vous foutez
But what are you doing?
Bande de lettrs
Bunch of intellectuals
Les heures ont tourn
The hours have turned
Jvoudrais respirer
I want to breathe
Comme un fait divers
Like a news item
Ya de la poussire
There’s dust
Rivires
Rivers
La mer
The sea
Au clair de la lune
In the moonlight
Je nettoie mes plumes
I clean my feathers
Chacun sa chacune
Each to their own
Les lvres en cume
Foaming lips
Les nouvelles qui dataient dhier
Yesterday's news
Sans changer lart et la manire
Without changing the art and the manner
Comme un fait divers
Like a news item
Ya de la poussire
There’s dust
Dans les rivires
In the rivers
Jusqu la mer
Until the sea
Il est mort hier
He died yesterday
Le bel oiseau solaire
The beautiful solar bird
Enduit de misre
Covered in misery
Le regard svre
The stern look
Au clair de la lune
In the moonlight
Je nettoie les plumes
I clean the feathers
Chacun sa chacune
Each to their own
Les lvres en cume
Foaming lips
Mais quest-ce que vous foutez
But what are you doing?
Bande de lettrs
Bunch of intellectuals
Les heures ont tourn
The hours have turned
Jvoudrais respirer
I want to breathe
Contributed by Jake H. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@katarinabacklund2247
She was on a swedish tv show in 1988 (Jacobs stege) and i totalt fel in Love with her voice. I did not understand a singel Word but i have nerver ever herd a voice like her before or after. This album is still one of my favorite. And she look so cool!
@heroausten6894
Outstanding french singer! Same thing like Kate Bush, both incredible inspiring <3
@Typiquesasu
un cri de colère, de révolte, de refus... ça fait tellement de bien d'entendre quelqu'un qui dit "non"
@bvtyrev
Браво мадам!
@Lily-zk9bh
Molto brava🇮🇪😍🎶💋🤟
@NuntiusLegis
She is a great rock singer and should do an out-and-out rock album.
@1081500
I love this song. Thanks
@hajotguth3614
nach über 30 jahren können sich da die meiste singer/songschreiber-innen was abschauen
@nikkouche1053
Shes incredibble musician
@nikolassodiant2595
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LEGEND 🌟