After having worked with the group of Vigon, Lemons, he created the group King Set in 1966 with his friend and guitarist Alain Goldstein. Two radio successes make known his voice and his talent for the rhythm: an original composition, Apesanteur (Weightlessness), in 1967, and Jezebel in 1968. His solo career began slowly with a 45t at the end of 1968 under the name of Michel Kingset, the following in 1970 under his own name. He has to wait until 1974 to find a large audience with two simultaneous "tubes": Say to me and Super Nana.
Le Rhythm and blues
Michel Jonasz Lyrics
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le rhythm and blues c'était pas d'la guimauve
le rhythm and blues, le rhythm and blues
Les belles gonzesses qui nous suivaient partout
toutes ce gonzesses étaient folles de nous
du rhythm and blues
et c'était Good to me
c'était Suzie Q et c'était Jenny Jenny Jenny
Annie's back dans sa brand new Cadillac
et c'était Please please please me
Slippin 'and Slidin’ Reelin' and Rockin’
Bye bye Johnny
Maybellene on faisait Carol et Nadine
on faisait Dizzy Miss Lizzy
Un jour ça s'abîme, un jour chacun sa route
le rhythm and blues ça payait pas l'baby foot
le rhythm and blues, le rhythm and blues
Un jour ça s'arrête, un jour tout l’monde se sauve
adieu la frime adieu les costumes mauves
le rhythm and blues
Toute la nuit c'était Bamela meloo
et c'était Good to me
c'était Suzie Q et c'était Jenny Jenny Jenny
Annie's back dans sa brand new Cadillac
et c'était Please please me
Slippin 'and Slidin’ Reelin' and Rockin’
Long Tall Sally
Maybellene on faisait Carol et Nadine
on faisait Dizzy Miss Lizzy
On s'tapait la frime avec nos costumes mauves
In Michel Jonasz's song Le Rhythm and Blues, the singer is reminiscing about the good old days where he and his friends used to dress up in mauve suits and listen to Rhythm and Blues music. They loved the genre because it represented the opposite of sugary pop music, and they enjoyed the soulful voices and lively beats. They were young and wild, and they attracted a lot of attention from beautiful women who followed them around wherever they went. The singer lists some of the classic R&B tracks they used to dance to, such as Bamela meloo, Suzie Q, Jenny Jenny Jenny, and Slippin 'and Slidin’ Reelin' and Rockin’. They were big fans of Chuck Berry, Little Richard, and other legends of the genre.
However, as time passed, the group drifted apart, and the singer realizes that Rhythm and Blues didn't pay the bills. They had to move on and leave behind their wild days and their mauve suits. The excitement and joy they felt while listening to R&B could not be sustained, and life moved on. Ultimately, the song is a bittersweet tribute to a bygone era, where the singer remembers the good times but acknowledges the realities of life.
Line by Line Meaning
On s'tapait la frime avec nos costumes mauves
We showed off with our purple suits
le rhythm and blues c'était pas d'la guimauve
R&B wasn't soft and sweet
Les belles gonzesses qui nous suivaient partout toutes ces gonzesses étaient folles de nous du rhythm and blues
The beautiful girls who followed us everywhere were crazy about us because of R&B
Toute la nuit c'était...
All night long, we listened and danced to R&B hits such as Bamela Meloo, Good to Me, Suzie Q, Jenny Jenny Jenny, Please Please Please Me, Slippin' and Slidin', Reelin' and Rockin', Bye Bye Johnny, Maybellene, Carol, Nadine, and Dizzy Miss Lizzy
Un jour ça s'abîme...
One day things fall apart, everyone goes their separate ways, and R&B doesn't pay for one's lifestyle
Un jour ça s'arrête...
One day it all ends, everyone leaves, and we say goodbye to our purple suits and flashy lifestyle that came with R&B
Lyrics © SONY ATV MUSIC PUBLISHING
Written by: MICHEL JONASZ
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