At least three different groups have performed under the name Nouvelle Vagu… Read Full Bio ↴At least three different groups have performed under the name Nouvelle Vague:
1) a project created by French musicians Marc Collin and Olivier Libaux and a number of female singers
2) a Japanese pop-R&B band
3) a Berlin-based multimedia music project founded by actress Betty la Gachette and musician & video-editor Renault Schubert.

1) Nouvelle Vague (France) is a project created by French musicians Marc Collin and Olivier Libaux and a number of female singers, including Camille, Alexandra Pavlou of Spring and Suburbia, Mélanie Pain, Marina Céleste & Phoebe Killdeer of Phoebe Killdeer and the Short Straws. The group's albums consist in bossa nova fashioned covers of (primarily) New Wave songs (hence the name "Nouvelle Vague"). The covers include songs by Dead Kennedys, The Smiths, Joy Division, Public Image Ltd., Depeche Mode and Bauhaus. Each singer only performed songs they were not previously familiar with, to ensure that each cover would have an individual interpretation.

With a name that means "new wave" in English and "nova onda" in Portuguese (which is the meaning for "bossa nova", a new music "fashion"), Nouvelle Vague's moniker neatly sums up the group's concept: remaking classic new wave singles with a Brazilian pop twist. Libaux played with various French pop bands during the '90s and began working with Collin in 1998. For Nouvelle Vague, Collin and Libaux recruited half a dozen French and Brazilian vocalists who were unfamiliar with the original versions of songs like Joy Division's "Love Will Tear Us Apart" and XTC's "Making Plans for Nigel" to ensure that their renditions had their own identity. Nouvelle Vague was released in Europe in 2004 and received U.S. distribution in spring 2005, which coincided with tour dates in locales as far-flung as Shanghai, New York, Los Angeles, and Rio de Janeiro. Nouvelle Vague's second album, Bande à Part, arrived in summer 2006. The following year, the team returned with Coming Home, a collection of songs from films given the Nouvelle Vague treatment. Nouvelle Vague presents New Wave, a collection of covers by new wave artists, also arrived in 2007.

One of the singers involved in the project has released solo work as Camille.

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2) Nouvelle Vague (Japan) is a Japanese band whose pop-R&B sound is beautifully arranged and fronted by the soulful vocals of diva Ricca. Other members of the band include Koyama (keyboards) and Try (bass).

2) Nouvelle Vague (Germany) was a Berlin-based multimedia music project founded by actress Betty la Gachette and musician & videoeditor Renault Schubert.
A final decision to change the name was reached in 2004, after french project Nouvelle Vague becomes successful. The new name is: FILM2
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Don't Go
Nouvelle Vague Lyrics

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Came in from the city
Walked into the door
I turned around when I heard the sound
Of footsteps on the floor

Love just like addiction
Now I'm hooked on you
I need some time to get it right

Your love gonna see me through

Can't stop now don't you know
I ain't never gonna let you go
Don't go, don't go, don't go

Baby make your mind up
Give me what you got
Fix me with your lovin'
Shut the door and turn the lock

Hey go get the doctor
Doctor came to late
Another night I feel alright
My love for you can't wait

Can't stop now don't you know
I ain't never gonna let you go
Don't go

Can't stop now don't you know
I ain't never gonna let you go
Don't go, don't go, don't go, please
Don't go, oh yeah

Came in from the city
Walked into the door
I turned around when I heard the sound
Of footsteps on the floor

Said she was a killer
Now I know it's true
I'm dead when you walk out the door
Hey babe I'm hooked on you, oh yeah

Can't stop now don't you know

I ain't never gonna let you go
Don't go, don't go, don't go, oh don't go, don't go, don't go, go, go, please

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Nouvelle Vague's song "Don't Go" can be interpreted as a love song with a darker twist. The song describes a person who has become addicted to their lover, and is pleading with them not to leave. The lyrics suggest that the singer knows their lover is dangerous, but is unable to resist their pull. In the chorus, the singer repeats "Don't go" as an urgent plea to their lover to stay with them.

The second verse of the song adds to the ominous tone of the lyrics, as the singer asks their lover to "fix [them] with your lovin'" and "shut the door and turn the lock." The mention of needing a doctor adds to the sense that the relationship is potentially harmful, and that the singer is willing to risk everything to stay with their lover.

Line by Line Meaning

Came in from the city
I arrived from the urban area

Walked into the door
I entered the house

I turned around when I heard the sound of footsteps on the floor
I stopped and looked back because I heard footsteps

Love just like addiction
Love can feel like a drug

Now I'm hooked on you
I am addicted to your love

I need some time to get it right
I need time to make things better

Your love gonna see me through
Your love will help me get through this

Can't stop now don't you know
I can't stop now

I ain't never gonna let you go
I will never let you go

Don't go, don't go, don't go
Please don't leave me

Baby make your mind up
Please decide what you want to do

Give me what you got
Show me your love

Fix me with your lovin'
Heal me with your love

Shut the door and turn the lock
Close and lock the door

Hey go get the doctor
Go get medical help

Doctor came too late
The medical help arrived too late

Another night I feel alright
Another night I feel good

My love for you can't wait
I can't wait to love you

Said she was a killer
She said she was dangerous

Now I know it's true
Now I believe it

I'm dead when you walk out the door
I feel terrible when you leave

Hey babe I'm hooked on you, oh yeah
I am addicted to you, oh yeah

Don't go, don't go, don't go, oh don't go, don't go, don't go, go, go, please
Please don't leave me

Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Songtrust Ave, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Vince Clarke

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Came in from the city walked into the door
I turned around when I heard the sound of footsteps on the floor
Love just like addiction now I'm hooked on you
I need some time to get it right
Your love gonna see me through
Can't stop now
Don't you know I ain't never gonna let you go
Don't go
Baby make your mind up give me what you got
Fix me with your lovin' shut the door and turn the lock
Hey go get the doctor, doctor came too late
Another night I feel alright my love for you can't wait
Can't stop now
Don't you know I ain't never gonna let you go
Don't go
Came in from the city walked into the door
I turned around when I heard the sound of footsteps on the floor
Said he was a killer, now I know it's true I'm dead when you walkout the door
Hey babe I'm hooked on…