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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Shack Up
Nouvelle Vague Lyrics
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(Shack up, shack up)
Is that we can live together baby, unless you can feel the heat
(Shack up, shack up)
We can love together, work together, sleep together.
(Shack up, shack up)
So why can't we live together?
And shack up baby, shack up.
You can talk about the wedding ceremony,
(Shack up, shack up)
And I know its just a phony
(Shack up, shack up)
Marriage is a big commitment, yeah
(Shack up, shack up)
I bet you find life hard to live with
(Shack up, shack up)
I love you now, but that don't say I'm gonna love you forever
(Shack up, shack up)
So I don't believe in alimony, all day long
(Shack up, shack up)
Though I think we'd ought to,
Shack up baby, shack up
The lyrics of Nouvelle Vague's "Shack Up" explore the possibilities of an alternative lifestyle by questioning why society is so intent on marriage and alimony over simply living and loving together. The repeated refrain of "shack up" encourages the idea of cohabitation without the constraints of societal norms.
The lyrics suggest that the traditional institution of marriage is not necessary for a loving relationship to exist. The song asks why it is so important for couples to commit to each other forever through marriage when love and commitment can be expressed in other ways. The line "I love you now, but that don't say I'm gonna love you forever" emphasizes this idea.
The song also touches on the topic of financial support between partners after a separation, expressing the opinion that alimony is not necessary. The lyrics imply that people should be able to rely on themselves without the need for financial assistance from their former partners, as highlighted in the line "Though I think we'd ought to, shack up baby, shack up."
Overall, "Shack Up" promotes the idea of living freely and forming relationships based on love and mutual respect rather than societal norms such as marriage and financial obligations.
Line by Line Meaning
Wipe out the problems of past society
Let's eradicate the issues that have been plaguing our society for so long
(Shack up, shack up)
Is that we can live together baby, unless you can feel the heat
We can only be together if you can handle the passion between us
(Shack up, shack up)
We can love together, work together, sleep together.
We can share our lives, our passions and our dreams together
(Shack up, shack up)
So why can't we live together?
Why can't we just be together without any strings attached?
And shack up baby, shack up.
Let's just live together and enjoy each other's company
You can talk about the wedding ceremony,
You can go on and on about the traditional wedding ceremony
(Shack up, shack up)
And I know its just a phony
And I know it's all just a facade
(Shack up, shack up)
Marriage is a big commitment, yeah
Marriage is a huge responsibility, you know
(Shack up, shack up)
I bet you find life hard to live with
I can imagine that you find it difficult to deal with the stresses of daily life
(Shack up, shack up)
I love you now, but that don't say I'm gonna love you forever
My feelings for you may change over time, so don't assume that my love for you is permanent
(Shack up, shack up)
So I don't believe in alimony, all day long
I don't believe in having to pay alimony for the rest of my life
(Shack up, shack up)
Though I think we'd ought to,
Although I think we should consider living together
Shack up baby, shack up
Let's just live together
Contributed by Nora H. Suggest a correction in the comments below.