Goodbye loneliness and heartache, hello polos, rackets and guitars - because rackets are also instruments with strings.
Flashmatchs
An encounter which took place in the mid-90s, in the orchestra of the local Chaville conservatoire , where a simple Pearl Jam T-shirt worn by one attracts the eye of the other. Two teenagers who had always snubbed each other started up a conversation about Eddie Vedder and Kurt Cobain... The beginning of a love story between two best friends– and like all greatest stories it started with a T-shirt.
A few years later, after the french touch , Pierre and Victor woke up with a hangover and decided they had something to announce: "let’s racket the house”. They have the name... to racket the house becomes Housse de Racket: the duo has found its way, its identity, its banner, its ideal of life… its fate. Game, set and match!
The story of Melody Nelson Monfort
Victor and Pierre start working on a crazy rock opera project – a concept which could be to the MP3 generation what Stevie Wonder, the Beatles or the soundtrack of Phantom Of the Paradise were to our parents. Pure cult! The pitch: Vico Vix and Repi Rep, two tennis superstars are rich, beautiful, young and famous. All the girls are crazy about them – all of them? No Repi Rep wants only one... At a conference after a match, he falls madly in love
with the young and attractive Gwendoline. Repi Rep declares: "She is my Forty-love! ". Now, the challenge is simple: how to seduce Gwendoline? You can bet that Housse de Racket’s first single will win the heart of the girl... "Housse de racket" stands out as a “overhead smash” rock hymn. Perfectly balancing smooth soulful vintage synths and funky pop guitars, they offer an exciting duel between McEnroe and McCartney, love and emotion, humor and ambition!
Jet, Set and Match!
Behind the conceptual “joke”, Housse de Racket produce finely tuned pop music. Many have been already seduced: Fugu, Benjamin Diamond, Flairs, Brigitte Fontaine, Alex Gopher, Tekilatex, Darkel, as well as Phoenix. Pierre and Victor have been practising with some of the best players, while shaping their own definition of what is pop - an abbreviation of “popular“ - which
doesn’t necessarily rhyme with “vulgar”. Now Housse de Racket seems to be ready to move into the big league.
And like the great Serge and the Rita Mitsouko this EP could unify hip clubbers, grannies, Dutronc fans, and indie pop intellectuals. Let the match begin!
Roman
Housse de Racket Lyrics
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What really happened on that night ?
When did you see the glow
Started to draw numbers in white ?
They won't
They won't let you go
What have you done?
The time has come
Roman
When did you cross the line ?
The night was young, you were so high
When did you feel the flow ?
It was too late, you let it go
A long time ago
What have you done?
Roman
The time has come
Roman
What have you done?
Roman
The time has come
Roman
The song "Roman" by Housse de Racket is a haunting and enigmatic track that explores the theme of secrets and guilt. The lyrics suggest that something terrible has happened on a specific night, and the singer is tormented by the fear that they will never be able to escape the consequences of their actions.
The opening lines ask whether anyone will ever know what really happened on that night. This sets the tone for the rest of the song, as the singer is clearly haunted by some kind of memory or trauma that they cannot escape. The next line is particularly intriguing, as it asks when the singer saw the glow and started to draw numbers in white. It's unclear what this refers to, but it suggests that there was some kind of strange ritual or behavior involved.
The chorus of the song is repetitive and insistent, with the singer repeatedly asking "What have you done? Roman / The time has come / Roman". The name "Roman" adds a personal touch to the lyrics, suggesting that the singer is addressing someone specific. It's not clear whether "Roman" is a friend, a lover, or even a concept, but the urgency of the repeated refrain suggests that the singer is trying to come to terms with something they have done and are seeking either forgiveness or punishment. Overall, the lyrics of "Roman" are evocative and thought-provoking, inviting the listener to speculate about the events that led to the singer's distress.
Line by Line Meaning
Will someone ever know
Do you think it's possible that anyone will ever truly know what happened that night?
What really happened on that night?
What actually occurred on the night in question?
When did you see the glow
At what point did you first see the white numbers glowing?
Started to draw numbers in white?
Did you begin drawing the numbers in white?
They won't
The people involved in this won't allow for the truth to surface.
They won't let you go
They will not allow you to escape the consequences of your actions.
What have you done?
What actions did you commit?
Roman
These actions are related to the overarching concept of a roman (an eventful occurrence)
The time has come
The moment of consequence has arrived.
When did you cross the line?
At what point did you move beyond the acceptable and cross the line into questionable conduct?
The night was young, you were so high
It was early in the night and you were under the influence of a substance.
When did you feel the flow?
When were you first aware of the consequences starting to come into effect?
It was too late, you let it go
The circumstances had already gotten out of hand and you were unable to re-take control of the situation.
A long time ago
The events of that night occurred a considerable amount of time ago and are still influencing the present.
Contributed by Isabella J. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
David Navarro
Une des musiques les plus enjouées que j’ai entendu! Cette vidéo mérite un million de vues!
Chisom A.
this song is so lit. always great to hear songs from bands I've never heard of
Jocelyn Tong
This song makes me feel nostalgic, but I don't exactly know why.
Noor Elshaikh
i feel it too!
cattreat
Jocelyn Tong dude me too
Camille Parlier
it is one of our youth anthem back in vannes, france
kenchun24
I heard these dudes at Coachella '12 while waiting to charge my phone. Walked closer to their tent, rocked out to the rest of the set, added to Amoeba Music shopping list, purchased Housse de Racket CD the next week.
NihaoPT
I woke up at 7:15am, and turned on my what is now one of my favourite radio stations (VodafoneFM in Portugal ^^) It was 8am, and this song started playing... Simply, freaking, incredible. I can't explain it. When I try to, I just hit replay. And I think that's what these guys were hoping for :) great job!
djidel houari
j'aime vraiment vos musique si vous pouvait en faire d'autre se serait top
benjamin nourri 1
bravo c'est un beau morceau. Belle mélodie