Extremely versatile and respected French singer-songwriter. His music is a … Read Full Bio ↴Extremely versatile and respected French singer-songwriter. His music is a crossover of folk, rock, blues and punk. Active since the 70s, Renaud has written some very controversial songs during his musical career, the most famous one (to British readers at least) praising all women as being better than men except Margaret Thatcher, saying that if he comes back as a dog in his next life, he will use her as a lampost... He is famously recovering from alcoholism with some degree of success.
The most iconic song to many French people, and possibly the song that put him on the map, was the huge 70's French hit "Laisse Béton" (the story - told with a great deal of humour - of someone who enters a bar and gets mugged for everything he owns, from his leather jacket, to his jeans, his boots, and ends up in an alley without any clothes on).
Renaud 'came back' in 2002 with a huge hit 'Manhattan-Kaboul' (featuring Belgian singer Axelle Red), comparing the lives of a Puerto Rican in NYC to an Afghan girl in Kabul in 2001. This song catapulted his latest album to the top of the charts and earned him various awards in France. His latest album was published in october 2006 and was called "Rouge sang".
The most iconic song to many French people, and possibly the song that put him on the map, was the huge 70's French hit "Laisse Béton" (the story - told with a great deal of humour - of someone who enters a bar and gets mugged for everything he owns, from his leather jacket, to his jeans, his boots, and ends up in an alley without any clothes on).
Renaud 'came back' in 2002 with a huge hit 'Manhattan-Kaboul' (featuring Belgian singer Axelle Red), comparing the lives of a Puerto Rican in NYC to an Afghan girl in Kabul in 2001. This song catapulted his latest album to the top of the charts and earned him various awards in France. His latest album was published in october 2006 and was called "Rouge sang".
Du Gris
Renaud Lyrics
DU GRIS
Eh ! Monsieur !
Une cigarette!
Un' cibich', ça n'engage à rien !
Si j'te plais on f'ra la causette,
T'es gentil, t'as l'air d'un bon chien...
Tu s'rais moch', ça s'rait la mêm' chose,
J'te dirais quand mêm' que t'es beau,
Pour avoir, t'en d'vin's pas la cause,
C'que j'te d'mande, un' pipe, un mégot.
Non, pas d'anglais's, ni d'bouts dorés,
Ces tabacs-là, c'est du chiqué...
REFRAIN
Du gris, que l'on prend dans ses doigts
Et qu'on roule...
C'est fort, c'est âcre comm' du bois,
Ça vous saoule...
C'est bon, et ça vous laisse un goût
Presque louche,
De sang, d'amour et de dégoût
Dans la bouche !
Eh ! Monsieur !
Une cigarette!
Un' cibich', ça n'engage à rien !
Si j'te plais on f'ra la causette,
T'es gentil, t'as l'air d'un bon chien...
Tu s'rais moch', ça s'rait la mêm' chose,
J'te dirais quand mêm' que t'es beau,
Pour avoir, t'en d'vin's pas la cause,
Non, pas d'anglais's, ni d'bouts dorés,
Ces tabacs-là, c'est du chiqué...
REFRAIN
Du gris, que l'on prend dans ses doigts
Et qu'on roule...
C'est fort, c'est âcre comm' du bois,
Ça vous saoule...
C'est bon, et ça vous laisse un goût
Presque louche,
De sang, d'amour et de dégoût
Dans la bouche !
Lyrics © BEUSCHER ARPEGE
Written by: FERDINAND BENECH, ERNEST DUMONT
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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