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.
Wake Up
Guesch Patti Lyrics
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Adios my French lover
On s'endort, t'es trop cocooning
Alors wake up, wake up!
Au finish il faut du show-off
Tu es trop Frenchy qui roule en rollers
On se bouge c'est la movida
T'as qu'à briefer ton boss à mort
Faut qu'il pense à te marketer
Au planning t'es surbooké
Alors wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up!
Wake up, wake up, oh!
Et encore un jet cui s'est crashé, oh!
Y'a des news qui font pas flasher
Nous les frogs, on est tout petit
C'est le fun de ces kids en pin's
Rendez-vous pour le grand Bazaar
Eh, wake up, wake up!
Mets ta pédale wah wah wah wah
Say say say c'est un spot de pub dis-donc
Tire du cash avec le hold-up
Wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up!
Wake up, wake up, oh!
Y'a des sponsors qui dealent du crack
A dallas c'est pas middle class
Y'a d'la dope dans le ghettos
On n'a qu'à s'envoyer un fax
Dans mon gang on a des blasters
Le week-end y'a des rave-party
C'est trop square de prendre les charters
Alors, wake up, wake up!
What I feel is very bizarre
We must trouver a commun accord
On est pris en sandwich
Wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up!
Wake up, wake up... by now!
I love to go to movie
Quand le system is Dolby
J'aime les hits qui sont dans les charts
Where's my numéro, where's my numéro
Where's my numéro?
Le meilleur of course it's the best
Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah!
Oh me, me, me, me, me!
I love Rock'n'roll pourtant tu rigoles
Et encore un jet qui s'est crashé
Y'a des news qui font pas flasher
Y'a des sponsers qui dealent du crack
Certains soirs on a vraiment le cœur gros
The song "Wake Up" by Guesch Patti is a commentary on the fast-paced, often superficial nature of modern life, particularly in the Western world. The first verse, "You tell me no, but I'm feeling sexy. Adios my French lover, we fall asleep and you're too cocooning. So wake up," conveys a sense of restlessness and a desire for more excitement or stimulation. The second verse speaks to the pressure to "show off" and maintain an image ("you're too Frenchy who rolls on rollers"), and encourages the listener to "move" and embrace the "movida," a reference to the Latin American nightlife scene. The third verse references the corporate world, with the suggestion to "brief your boss to death" and prioritize marketing oneself. The song also touches on social issues such as drug use and class inequality.
Line by Line Meaning
Tu m'dis qu'non mais moi je sexy
You say no, but I feel sexy
Adios my French lover
Goodbye to my French lover
On s'endort, t'es trop cocooning
We fall asleep, you're too cozy
Alors wake up, wake up!
So wake up, wake up!
Au finish il faut du show-off
In the end, it takes a show-off
Tu es trop Frenchy qui roule en rollers
You're too French rolling on rollerblades
On se bouge c'est la movida
Let's move, it's the movida
T'as qu'à briefer ton boss à mort
Just brief your boss to death
Faut qu'il pense à te marketer
He needs to think about marketing you
Au planning t'es surbooké
Your schedule is overbooked
Wake up, wake up, oh!
Wake up, wake up, oh!
Et encore un jet cui s'est crashé, oh!
And another jet has crashed, oh!
Y'a des news qui font pas flasher
There's news that doesn't flash
Nous les frogs, on est tout petit
We frogs are very small
C'est le fun de ces kids en pin's
It's fun for those kids with pins
Rendez-vous pour le grand Bazaar
Meet me at the grand Bazaar
Eh, wake up, wake up!
Hey, wake up, wake up!
Mets ta pédale wah wah wah wah
Put your wah-wah pedal on
Say say say c'est un spot de pub dis-donc
Hey hey hey, it's a commercial spot, you know
Tire du cash avec le hold-up
Get some cash with the hold-up
Y'a des sponsors qui dealent du crack
There are sponsors dealing crack
A dallas c'est pas middle class
In Dallas, it's not middle class
Y'a d'la dope dans le ghettos
There's dope in the ghettos
On n'a qu'à s'envoyer un fax
We'll just send a fax
Dans mon gang on a des blasters
In my gang, we have blasters
Le week-end y'a des rave-party
On the weekends, there are rave parties
C'est trop square de prendre les charters
It's too square to take charters
Alors, wake up, wake up!
So wake up, wake up!
What I feel is very bizarre
What I feel is very strange
We must trouver a commun accord
We must find a common agreement
On est pris en sandwich
We are caught in a sandwich
I love to go to movie
I love going to the movies
Quand le system is Dolby
When the system is Dolby
J'aime les hits qui sont dans les charts
I like the hits that are on the charts
Where's my numéro, where's my numéro
Where's my number, where's my number
Le meilleur of course it's the best
The best, of course, is the best
Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah!
Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah!
Oh me, me, me, me, me!
Oh me, me, me, me, me!
I love Rock'n'roll pourtant tu rigoles
I love Rock'n'roll, yet you're laughing
Certains soirs on a vraiment le cœur gros
Some nights we really feel heavy-hearted
Contributed by Liam K. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Рыбалка Любительская
Она бесподобна)! It's amazing)!
Luca Lentini
Grandissima artista,cantante e ballerina spettacolare,...camaleontica...con pezzi e video da Oscar!!!!Grandissima Guesch!!!!!!
Константин Б. Жердев
Неистовая француженка, которая заставляет забывать дышать от восторга! Она, просто воплощение страсти.
Benjamin Nolan
I was 6 when this album was released, but it's by favourite to this day. Guesch is a genius and legend. <3
ROBERTA FACCANI
At that time she was an alien .. so talented and different!!! A real rock queen...but honestly she is still modern and unique
R A L P H H A L L
Magnific
RobertaFaccaniOFFICIAL
la piu' grande rocker bianca di sempre...era avanti mille anni luce!!!!!!! questo brano sembra scritto ...domani!!!!! troppo bravaaaaaaaa
peekinmmm
e piuu Sexy di più !!!!!!
Nikolas SoDiant
Guesch , come back please !!!! :-D
Jean-Robert Mille
Ça tourne rock et quelle talent mes année 1987