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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Too Drunk to Fuck
Nouvelle Vague Lyrics
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I danced all night
I drank sixteen beers
And I started up a fight
But now I am jaded
You're out of luck
I'm rolling down the stairs
Too drunk to fuck
Too drunk to fuck
Too drunk to fuck
Too drunk, to fuck
I'm too drunk, too drunk, too drunk to fuck
I love your stories
I like your gun
Shooting out truck tires
Sounds like loads and loads of fun
But in my room
Wish you were dead
You ball like the baby
In Eraserhead
Too drunk to fuck
Too drunk to fuck
Too drunk to fuck
I'm too drunk, too drunk, too drunk to fuck
Too drunk to fuck
Hmm
Too drunk to fuck
I'm too drunk, too drunk, too drunk to fuck
Oh je suis trop bourrée
Pour baiser
In Nouvelle Vague's song "Too Drunk to Fuck," the singer describes their escapades at a party where they danced all night and drank sixteen beers. However, in the end, they are too drunk to engage in any sexual activity, which could be interpreted as a nod to the consequences of excessive alcohol consumption. While inebriated, they pick a fight and roll down the stairs, suggesting that they are utterly out of control due to their drunkenness.
The tone of the song shifts in the second verse when the singer talks about their partner, whom they seem to harbor mixed feelings for. They seem to be amused by their partner's stories about shooting out truck tires and finding them fun. Still, they also confess to wanting them dead and even compare them to the deformed baby in David Lynch's "Eraserhead."
Overall, the lyrics convey a sense of self-destructive behavior and detachment and highlight the consequences of getting extremely drunk.
Line by Line Meaning
Went to a party
I attended a social gathering
I danced all night
I moved rhythmically to music for the entire night
I drank sixteen beers
I consumed sixteen cans of beer
And I started up a fight
I initiated a physical altercation
But now I am jaded
I am exhausted both physically and emotionally
You're out of luck
Your chances of succeeding are low
I'm rolling down the stairs
I am tumbling down the staircase
Too drunk to fuck
I am too intoxicated to engage in sexual activity
Too drunk to fuck
I am too drunk to have sex
Too drunk, to fuck
I am so inebriated that I cannot engage in sexual activity
I'm too drunk, too drunk, too drunk to fuck
I am too intoxicated to engage in sexual intercourse
I love your stories
I have an affinity towards your anecdotes
I like your gun
I am fond of your firearm
Shooting out truck tires
Destroying the tires of a large motor vehicle by gunfire
Sounds like loads and loads of fun
That sounds extremely enjoyable
But in my room
However, in my personal space
Wish you were dead
I desire for you to suffer fatal consequences
You ball like the baby
You curl up like a newborn infant
In Eraserhead
Similar to the singer of David Lynch's film
Too drunk to fuck
I am too intoxicated to engage in sexual activity
Too drunk to fuck
I am too inebriated to have sex
Too drunk to fuck
I am so intoxicated that I am unable to engage in sexual intercourse
I'm too drunk, too drunk, too drunk to fuck
I am too heavily intoxicated to participate in sexual activity
Too drunk to fuck
I am too drunk to engage in sexual activity
Hmm
An expression used to indicate uncertainty or hesitation
Too drunk to fuck
I am too inebriated to participate in sexual intercourse
I'm too drunk, too drunk, too drunk to fuck
My level of intoxication is preventing me from having sex
Oh je suis trop bourrée
Oh, I am too drunk
Pour baiser
To have sex
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Jello Biafra
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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Went to a party
I danced all night
I drank 16 beers
And I started up a fight
But now I am jaded
You're out of luck
I'm rolling down the stairs
Too drunk to fuck
Too drunk to fuck
Too drunk to fuck
Too drunk, to fuck
I'm too drunk, too drunk, too drunk
To fuck
I like your stories
I love your gun
Shooting out truck tires
Sounds like loads and loads of fun
But in my room
Wish you were dead
You ball like the baby
In Eraserhead
Too drunk to fuck
Too drunk to fuck
Too drunk, to fuck
It's all I need right now
Too drunk to fuck
Too drunk to fuck
Too drunk to fuck
Too drunk, to fuck
I'm sick soft gooey and cold
Too drunk to fuck
I'm about to drop
My head's a mess
The only salvation is
I'll never see you again
You give me head
It makes it worse
Take out your fuckin' retainer
Put it in your purse
I'm too drunk to fuck
You're to drunk to fuck
Too drunk to fuck
It's all I need right now Oh baby
I'm melting like an ice cream bar
Oh baby
And now I got diarrhea
Too drunk to fuck
Yeah, Yeah
Yeah, Yeah
Yeah, Yeah
Oooohhh
@dwightdhansen
Huge thumbs up from a guy that's been a DK fan for nearly 40 years.
@jedidante7218
The crossover of genres nobody asked for but is pretty good
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I would have asked for it if I knew it was possible.
@Comerford1986
Somewhere, Quentin Tarantino just climaxed
@luka5617
Comerford1986
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Ew
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@Nick vd Veerdonk I'm pleased you appreciated it 😂
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@Luka 😂😂 Kind words
@alc-d4163
I heard my neighbours playing this out loud in the garden today...
I don't know what to think