Mostly shunned by television and radio, he has built through word of mouth and frequent touring a considerable following over the years, which allowed him to fill the 17,000-seater Palais Omnisport de Bercy for an anniversary concert in 1998. In recent years he has been increasingly name-dropped as an influence by the latest generation of performers in France, and was the subject of a tribute album of covers in 2002. He has been performing since the late 1960s and releasing records since 1978.
His parents sent him to a catholic boarding school. He spent few years there, where being singled out by his schoolmates started to be interested in great poets (such as Rimbaud) and writers. The catholic education he received will leave its mark on him. He became nonconformist; he wrote blasphemous lyrics, such as "Au nom du Pere, au nom du vice, au nom des rades et des mégots" (In the name of the Father, in the name of vice, in the name of the cafés and the (cigarette) butts), made biblical and latin references in "Femme de Loth" and many others. Musically, H-FT draws mostly from classic rock, with rare nods to the latest musical trends, and generally leaves the arranging to a collaborator. But his songs are most notable for instantly recognisable lyrics, with their trademarks streams of consciousness, surreal and often extreme or dark imagery, often tinged with comedy, cynicism, literary references, neologisms and liberal use of scientific, long or foreign words. The lyrical mayhem sometimes spreads into comically long song titles, such as Enfermé dans les cabinets (avec la fille mineure des 80 chasseurs), or Exercice de simple provocation avec 33 fois le mot « coupable ».
His avowed influences include Léo Ferré, Lou Reed, and many French, Anglo-saxon and German novelists and poets, with a preference for romantic litterature.
Discography
* 1978 - Tout corps vivant branché sur le secteur étant appelé à s'émouvoir
* 1979 - Autorisation de délirer
* 1980 - De l'amour, de l'art ou du cochon
* 1981 - Dernières balises (avant mutation)
* 1982 - Soleil cherche futur
* 1983 - En concert - live (double album)
* 1984 - Alambic/sortie-sud
* 1986 - En concert vol.2 - live
* 1986 - Météo für nada
* 1988 - Eros über alles
* 1988 - 1978-1983 - compilation
* 1988 - Routes 88 - live
* 1989 - 1984-1988 - compilation
* 1990 - Chroniques bluesymentales
* 1993 - Fragments d'hébétude
* 1995 - Paris-Zénith - live (double album)
* 1996 - La tentation du bonheur
* 1998 - Le bonheur de la tentation
* 1998 - 1978-1998 - compilation
* 1999 - En Concert A Bercy - live (double album)
* 2001 - Défloration 13
* 2002 - Au Bataclan - live
* 2005 - Scandale mélancolique
Tita dong-dong song
Hubert-Félix Thiéfaine Lyrics
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Et l'enfer est malade
Mais le bonheur est double
Au bout de ma balade
T'es tombé dans mes bras
Par un après-midi
De printemps forsythia
Aux paillettes en folie
Achtung vouvou tata
Tita dong-dong song for me
Achtung vouvou tata
Lucas look at me
T'as mis les coeurs à nu
Dans mon septembre rose
Heureusement que Dadu
Craint pas les ecchymoses
Il t'a mis dans son coeur
De grand frère sioux guerrier
Et t'auras jamais peur
Si tu suis son sentier
Achtung vouvou tata
Tita dong-dong song for me
Achtung vouvou tata
Lucas look at me
Les photos se dispersent
Au rythme des marées
Et sous les feux adverses
On s'arrache la pitié
Moi j'écoute ton sommeil
Et j'étudie tes rêves
Et je n'suis plus pareil
Quand le soleil se lève
Achtung vouvou tata
Tita dong-dong song for me
Achtung vouvou tata
Lucas look at me
The lyrics of "Tita dong-dong song" by Hubert-Félix Thiéfaine portray a complicated sense of happiness and confusion. The first verse suggests that paradise and hell are both in troubled states, but happiness can be found at the end of a journey. The second verse speaks of a person who has fallen into the singer's arms, creating a moment of joy. The chorus repeats the phrase "Tita dong-dong song" several times, which seems to be a nonsensical phrase meant to convey the emotion of the moment. The third verse discusses the singer's relationship with the person they have embraced, suggesting that they are siblings or possibly romantic partners. The final lines of the song suggest that the singer's understanding of the world has been transformed by their experiences with the other person.
Overall, the song seems to be about finding beauty and meaning in small moments of joy, even when the world seems to be in turmoil. The repeated phrase "Tita dong-dong song" suggests that this joy can be found through a kind of nonsensical, childlike playfulness.
Line by Line Meaning
Le paradis est trouble
The idea of heaven is uncertain and unclear
Et l'enfer est malade
The notion of hell is sick and twisted
Mais le bonheur est double
However, happiness is abundant
Au bout de ma balade
At the end of my journey
T'es tombé dans mes bras
You fell into my arms
Par un après-midi
On a sunny afternoon
De printemps forsythia
During the forsythia spring
Aux paillettes en folie
With wild sparkles
Achtung vouvou tata
Warning, be careful
Tita dong-dong song for me
He sings a song for me
Lucas look at me
Lucas, pay attention to me
T'as mis les coeurs à nu
You have laid bare the hearts
Dans mon septembre rose
In my rose-colored September
Heureusement que Dadu
It's a good thing that Dadu
Craint pas les ecchymoses
Doesn't fear bruises
Il t'a mis dans son coeur
He has put you in his heart
De grand frère sioux guerrier
As a big brother Sioux warrior
Et t'auras jamais peur
And you will never be afraid
Si tu suis son sentier
If you follow his path
Les photos se dispersent
The photos scatter
Au rythme des marées
To the rhythm of the tides
Et sous les feux adverses
And under the opposing fires
On s'arrache la pitié
We plead for pity
Moi j'écoute ton sommeil
I listen to your sleep
Et j'étudie tes rêves
And I study your dreams
Et je n'suis plus pareil
And I am no longer the same
Quand le soleil se lève
When the sun rises
Contributed by Sarah I. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
darko are go
quel bonheur d'écouter Hubert, un coup de fouet !
Tig-Zee From the Matchbox's orange shoe
Sublime. la musique, les paroles, le clip, le chanteur qui sourit, la vidéo sépia derrière, le blanc..... c'est tout douceur et c'est beau .... Et c'est sous-diffusé....><...... Alors merci pour le partage :) ça faisait longtemps que je ne l'avais pas vu :)
Luce Brera
Votre mélancolie atteint le sublime et devient lumineuse...
Hocine Nekache
Belle musique belle paroles
stephane Besnard
Simplement magnifique .....
jfk116322
Ici la lumière n'est plus bleue mais blanche ... et c'est magnifique !
christian digier
une grattitude éternelle envers chaque participant......ayant collaboré à mon experience de vie et plus...........................
grosmollard david
très belle ballade du maître des mots h f t
Isabelle DURET BIDELET
Ouah c est beau bravo....si j avais pu écrire d aussi belle chansons à mes enfants ...merci
micasa65
belle chanson pour son fils Lucas