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.
Roule... Tu Dis
Guesch Patti Lyrics
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J'file et j'ravale le bitume
Et j'fais
Gaffe à la brume
J'essaie
J'enchaîne les routes de fortune
Stop ici
Tout l'monde descend
Roule tu dis
Salaud (2 fois)
Roule tu dis
J'essaie
Mais te laisser tomber
D'aller
Au bout de k'année
J'essaie
A jouer les essais manqués
Stop ici
Interdit
Tout l'monde descend
Roule tu dis
Salaud (2 fois)
Roule tu dis
Une erreur
La chaleur
Les vapeurs d'essence
Je refuseje m'excuse encore
J'sors la hache
Je m'arrache
C'est le clash j'tassure
Tu m'rallumes
Y'en a qu'une
Pour subir ça !
J'essaie
Mais faut pas demander la lune
Je sais
Dire non sans rancune
J'essaie
Mais change le ton et l'volume
Stop ici
Interdit
Tout l'monde descend
Roule tu dis
Salaud (2 fois)
Roule tu dis
The song "Roule... Tu Dis" by Guesch Patti, is a powerful song that speaks about the struggle to make it in life. In the first verse, the singer is driving fast down the road, trying to make something of herself. She is taking risks and trying to find success, even though there may be danger along the way.
The chorus is a repetitive phrase, "Roule tu dis", which translated from French means "Drive, you say". The word "salaud" is also repeated, which is a French insult that roughly translates to "jerk" or "bastard". This can be interpreted as the singer's frustration with the pressure to succeed, with someone telling her to keep driving, no matter the cost, even if it means risking her own safety and well-being.
In the second verse, the singer continues to struggle and refuse to be defeated, but at the same time acknowledges that sometimes things don't go as planned. She stands up for herself and declares that she won't accept being treated poorly. There is a moment of anger and frustration, and she even says she is ready to leave and cut ties with the situation.
Overall, "Roule... Tu Dis" is a song that showcases the ups and downs of going after one's goals and the push and pull of trying to balance ambition and self-care.
Line by Line Meaning
J'essaie
I'm trying
J'file et j'ravale le bitume
I speed up and swallow the asphalt
Et j'fais gaffe à la brume
And I watch out for the mist
J'enchaîne les routes de fortune
I string together lucky routes
Stop ici, interdit, tout l'monde descend
Stop here, prohibited, everyone get off
Roule tu dis, salaud (2 fois), roule tu dis
You say to drive, bastard (2 times), you say to drive
Mais te laisser tomber, d'aller au bout de k'année
But to let you down, to go until the end of the year
A jouer les essais manqués
To play the missed attempts
Une erreur, la chaleur, les vapeurs d'essence
One mistake, the heat, the gasoline fumes
Je refuse, je m'excuse encore
I refuse, I apologize again
J'sors la hache, je m'arrache
I take out the axe, I'm leaving
C'est le clash j't'assure, tu m'rallumes, y'en a qu'une pour subir ça!
It's the clash, I'm telling you, you're turning me on again, and there's only one to endure this!
Mais faut pas demander la lune
But you can't ask for the moon
Je sais dire non sans rancune
I know how to say no without bitterness
Mais change le ton et l'volume
But change the tone and the volume
Contributed by Aubrey C. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
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