Guesch Patti is a French singer, dancer, choreographer and actress. To date… Read Full Bio ↴Guesch Patti is a French singer, dancer, choreographer and actress. To date she has recorded five albums. Guesch Patti started her musical career in 1987 with the release of the notorious hit single 'Etienne'.

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.

Les Monstres
Guesch Patti Lyrics

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Les mentors... tort !
La manie des records
Désaccord des canailles
Incorpore des canailles

Les maniaques... niaque !
Aux couleurs démoniaques
Culs-de-sac des canailles

A l'attaque, les canailles

Les satyres... tire !
Déchirés de délires
Les maudire, les canailles
Les bannir, les canailles

Les vampires... pire !
Aux poignards de désirs
Les trahir
Refroidir les canailles

Attaquez-les sans mobile
laissez-les en lambeaux
Attaquez-les sans mobile
Sans mobile
Laissez-les en lambeaux
C'est si difficile

Les vautours... tour !
Eboueurs de parcours

Troubadours
Au tambour de canaille

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Guesch Patti's song "Les Monstres" speak of different types of villains who wreak havoc in society. The first verse is about the "mentors," who are obsessed with breaking records and are in disagreement with society. They are followed by the "maniaques," who have demonic colors and lead society towards a dead-end. Then comes the "satyres," who are torn by their own delusions and should be cursed and banned. Finally, there are the "vampires," who are the worst of them all, with their daggers of desire. They should be betrayed and cooled down.

The chorus of the song tells us to attack these monsters without hesitation and let them be torn to pieces. The last verse speaks of the "vautours," who are like garbage collectors on the path of society, and they are troubadours who beat the drum of the villainous faction.

Interpreting these lyrics is not easy, as Guesch Patti has used a lot of metaphors and imagery to describe the evils in our society. However, it is clear that she wants us to be more aware of the danger posed by these villains and to stand up to them. This song is a call to action for all of us to fight against the darkness in our world.

Line by Line Meaning

Les mentors... tort !
The mentors are in agony!

La manie des records
The obsession with breaking records

Désaccord des canailles
The disagreement among rascals

Incorpore des canailles
Incorporate the rogues

Les maniaques... niaque !
The maniacs have a fighting spirit!

Aux couleurs démoniaques
In demonic colours

Culs-de-sac des canailles
Dead ends for scoundrels

A l'attaque, les canailles
Charge, rascals!

Les satyres... tire !
The satyrs shoot!

Déchirés de délires
Torn apart by delirium

Les maudire, les canailles
Curse them, scoundrels