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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Heaven
Nouvelle Vague Lyrics
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Is the whole of the heart
And heaven don't tear you apart
Yeah heaven
Is the whole of the heart
And heaven don't tear you apart
There's too many kings
Wanna hold you down
Gone underground
There's a hole in the sky
Where the sun don't shine
And a clock on the wall
And it counts my time
And heaven
Is the whole of the heart
And heaven don't tear you apart
Yeah heaven is the whole of the heart
And heaven don't tear you apart
There's a song on the air
With a love-you line
And a face in a glass
And it looks like mine
And I'm standing on ice when I say
That I don't hear planes
And I scream at the fools
Wanna jump my train
And heaven is the whole of the heart
And heaven don't tear you apart
Yeah heaven is the whole of the heart
And heaven don't tear you apart
Yeah heaven
Ah heaven
Yeah heaven
The lyrics to Nouvelle Vague's song "Heaven" describe a place where the heart is whole and not torn apart. It contrasts this with the world outside where there are too many people who want to hold you down and a clock that counts down your time. There is also a hole in the sky that doesn't let the sun shine through. Despite this, heaven is the whole of the heart and it won't tear you apart. The song continues with the singer talking about a song they hear with a love-you line and seeing their face in the reflection of a glass, almost as though they are looking at themselves. The singer ends the song by screaming at those who want to jump on their train.
This song seems to be about finding peace within oneself. The world outside can be a difficult and challenging place, but there is always a place where you can feel whole and at peace. The reference to the clock counting down time could be seen as a reminder that our time is limited and we should focus on finding happiness while we can. The idea of screaming at those who want to jump on the train could be seen as a metaphor for pushing away negative influences that are trying to bring you down.
Overall, "Heaven" is a song that speaks to the struggles we all face in life and the importance of finding our own inner peace. It reminds us that despite the challenges around us, there is always a place where we can feel safe and whole.
Line by Line Meaning
Heaven
The state of being perfect and enjoyable
Is the whole of the heart
Heaven encompasses the entirety of one's emotional self
And heaven don't tear you apart
Heaven provides a sense of security and emotional stability
Yeah heaven
Indeed, it is so
Is the whole of the heart
Once again, heaven refers to the comprehensive emotional realm
And heaven don't tear you apart
This line is repeated to emphasize the emotional safety that heaven provides
There's too many kings
There are too many people in positions of power who wish to control others
Wanna hold you down
These kings want to suppress your freedom and independence
And a world at the window
The outside world is present and visible
Gone underground
However, it is not transparent and can be difficult to comprehend or navigate
There's a hole in the sky
There is something missing or inaccessible
Where the sun don't shine
This inaccessibility is emphasized by the implication that the sun doesn't even reach this hole
And a clock on the wall
Time is passing and the passage of time can be felt
And it counts my time
This only reinforces the previous notion that time is passing, but now it is specifically felt by the singer
And heaven
Once again, the singer is referring to the emotional realm of heaven
Is the whole of the heart
Reiterating the idea that heaven encompasses one's entire emotional being
And heaven don't tear you apart
Continuing to emphasize the emotional safety provided by heaven
Yeah heaven is the whole of the heart
Again, the singer is confirming that heaven refers to one's comprehensive emotional self
And heaven don't tear you apart
Repeating once more that heaven is a place of emotional safety
There's a song on the air
There is music present
With a love-you line
The lyrics of the music contain an expression of love
And a face in a glass
The artist sees their own reflection in a nearby mirror or window
And it looks like mine
The reflection matches the singer's appearance
And I'm standing on ice when I say
The artist is in a precarious situation and therefore, what they are about to say is risky
That I don't hear planes
The singer is not listening to outside influences, such as the planes they can't hear
And I scream at the fools
The singer is expressing anger towards others who wish to control them
Wanna jump my train
These individuals want to disrupt or interfere with the singer's journey
And heaven is the whole of the heart
The song concludes with the final emphasis on heaven being the comprehensive emotional realm
And heaven don't tear you apart
Reiterating the importance of the emotional safety provided by heaven
Yeah heaven is the whole of the heart
Once again, heaven refers to the singer's entire emotional self
And heaven don't tear you apart
Concluding with the emotional safety aspect of heaven
Yeah heaven
Finally, the song ends with the confirmation that heaven does, in fact, exist
Contributed by Mia O. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
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