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.
La marquise
Guesch Patti Lyrics
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Comme une marquise
Noir en thème est ma devise
Et je me déguise
De découvertes en surprises
J'aime qu'on courtise
L'exotique gourmandise
D'esprit qui pactise
Et hop
mouvements
Et hop
l'occident... l'incident
L'univers te baptise
Et l'on se dépayse
Le monde sympathise
J'aime prendre aux heures exquises
Comme une marquise
L'étranger qu'on galantise
Des terres promises
Les menuets se suffisent
Pour qu'on introduise
D'exotiques gourmandises
Que l'on poétise
In the song "La marquise" by Guesch Patti, she expresses her love for dancing and living life on her own terms. She compares herself to a marquise, a noblewoman in France who held a high social status, and declares that her theme is darkness. She likes to dress up and hides behind costumes to explore different parts of herself.
The lyrics also touch on her love for discovering new things and being surprised by life. She enjoys being courted and indulging in exotic pleasures, both in the physical and mental realms. She uses the French word "gourmandise" to convey her desire for more than just sensual stimuli, but also a craving for intellectual stimulation.
The chorus "Et hop, mouvements, Et hop, l'occident... l'incident" reveals her disdain towards the Western world and how she wants to move away from it. She feels that by embracing different cultures, she transcends boundaries and becomes part of a bigger universe. She finds solace in being somewhere unfamiliar and finds a sense of belonging there.
Overall, the song is about a woman who is unapologetically herself, who enjoys indulging in life, and who finds freedom in exploring and discovering.
Line by Line Meaning
J'aime danser à ma guise
I love to dance as I please
Comme une marquise
Like a marquise
Noir en thème est ma devise
My motto is black-themed
Et je me déguise
And I disguise myself
De découvertes en surprises
From discoveries to surprises
J'aime qu'on courtise
I love to be courted
L'exotique gourmandise
The exotic delights
D'esprit qui pactise
Of a mind that makes pacts
Et hop
And hop
mouvements
Movements
Et hop
And hop
l'occident... l'incident
The West... the incident
L'univers te baptise
The universe baptizes you
Et l'on se dépayse
And one gets disoriented
Le monde sympathise
The world sympathizes
J'aime prendre aux heures exquises
I love to take in exquisite hours
Comme une marquise
Like a marquise
L'étranger qu'on galantise
The stranger that one flirts with
Des terres promises
From promised lands
Les menuets se suffisent
The minuets suffice
Pour qu'on introduise
To introduce
D'exotiques gourmandises
Exotic delights
Que l'on poétise
That one poeticizes
Contributed by Avery D. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Manoj Tanwar Panchal
A Masterpiece! Brilliant! Goosebumps crawling over me!
Nikolas SoDiant
Fantastic artist 🌟🌟🌟🌟 She is French royalty 👸
thx2468
I LOVE IT!!!
MrLAPRESIDENCE
Sans doute le plus abouti de ses albums! Produit par Etienne Daho!!!! Vivement son retour y'a pas mieux!!!!!!!!!
Mitch Olivier
à aucun moment Daho a produit cet album il a juste écrit le texte de ce magnifique titre Blonde point barre...
Marksteinify
J'ai vu cette musique a The pillow book de Peter Greenaway. Ce doit etre excellente!
Angela Graves
I finally found it! I remember it from the movie The Pillow Book.
hans georges tackels
Revenez vous nous manquez!! Genialissime....
Karine de Beaucé
Sublime
Enrica Pezzini
She is a fantastic french singer...maybe you know her famouse song Etienne! =)