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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Let me go
Nouvelle Vague Lyrics
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We were together all the way
An endless path unbroken
But now there is a time
A torture less sublime
Our souls are locked and frozen
Let me go
Let me go
Let me go
Let me go
I tried but could not bring
The best of everything
Too breathless then to wonder
I died a thousand times
Found guilty of no crime
Now everything is thunder
Daytime all I want is
Nighttime I don't need the
Daytime all I want is
Nighttime I don't need the
Once we were years ahead but now those thoughts are dead
Let me go
All hopeless fantasies are making fools of me
Let me go
I walk alone and yet I never say goodbye
Let me go
A change of heart a change of mind and heaven fell that night
Let me go
The best years of our lives
The hope of it survives
The facts of life unspoken
The only game in town
I'll turn the last card down
And now the bank is broken
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The lyrics to Nouvelle Vague's song Let Me Go depict the breakdown of a once-enduring relationship. The opening verse refers to a time when they were "together all the way" and "an endless path unbroken." However, the relationship has since deteriorated, and the couple is now "locked and frozen." The singer is feeling tortured, and they beg for release with the repeated refrain of "Let me go."
The second verse reveals that the singer attempted to salvage the relationship but failed. They were "breathless" and unaware of what they were doing wrong, and now they feel as if they have died a thousand times for no reason. The bridge seems to reveal a cycle of emotions, with the singer trying to escape the pain of the present by hoping for another time of day. However, the singer comes to terms with the fact that it's time to move on, as the idea of hopeless fantasies now makes them look foolish.
The final verse conveys a sense of nostalgia. The singer references the "best years of our lives" and how the hope of a happy ending "survives," but it's too little too late, as the "bank is broken," revealing that the relationship is beyond repair. The song's narrative ends with the singer realizing that it's time to "turn the last card down."
Overall, the song's lyrics are cathartic and relatable for anyone who has ever been in a failing relationship. Nouvelle Vague's interpretation of the song, with its gentle and dreamy instrumentation, enhances the melancholic and emotional impact of the lyrics.
Line by Line Meaning
Once there was a day
There was a time in our past where we were happy and together.
We were together all the way
We were committed and devoted to each other.
An endless path unbroken
Our future seemed bright, limitless, and unstoppable.
But now there is a time
Our present reality is different from our past.
A torture less sublime
The pain we feel is no longer hidden or tolerable.
Our souls are locked and frozen
We feel trapped and numb inside.
Let me go
I want to be freed from this pain and situation.
I tried but could not bring
I made an effort but was unable to.
The best of everything
I wanted to give you the best of me and everything we deserve.
Too breathless then to wonder
I was too consumed by our relationship to question it then.
I died a thousand times
I suffered immense emotional pain repeatedly.
Found guilty of no crime
I didn't do anything wrong to deserve this pain.
Now everything is thunder
Now everything feels chaotic, scary, and uncertain.
Daytime all I want is
During the day, all I want is to be with you.
Nighttime I don't need the
At night, I don't need your presence to feel content or complete.
Once we were years ahead but now those thoughts are dead
We used to have long term plans and dreams, but they are no longer alive.
All hopeless fantasies are making fools of me
All my unrealistic dreams are just making me look foolish and desperate.
I walk alone and yet I never say goodbye
I feel lonely and independent, but I can't let you go.
A change of heart a change of mind and heaven fell that night
Something happened that made me reevaluate our relationship and it felt like everything fell apart.
The best years of our lives
We had some amazing times during our relationship.
The hope of it survives
Despite everything, I still have hope for us.
The facts of life unspoken
There are things about our lives and relationship that we don't talk about.
The only game in town
Our relationship feels like the only thing we have left.
I'll turn the last card down
I'll end this relationship despite everything we've been through.
And now the bank is broken
Our relationship is over and can't be fixed.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Tratore, O/B/O DistroKid, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Capitol CMG Publishing, Downtown Music Publishing, Songtrust Ave, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Cloud9, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: GLEN GREGORY, IAN MARSH, MARTYN WARE
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