The Berlin duo STEREO TOTAL has created a colourful and fascinating universe. Oscillating between the essential punk rock, disco and electro garage chanson and genious diletantism, the songs dazzle us for an instant (most of them not for longer than two minutes), leaving us stunned by their intensity.
At the beginning of this ever-expanding musical universe (pleasantly enough!): a woman, a man, and an inexhaustible, sparkling imagination. Françoise Cactus, (who was born Van Hove in Burgundy and has chosen Berlin as her home for something like a generation now) a writer, local diva, who has performed, among other things, as drummer and singer of the "Lolitas" in the eighties. Then there is Brezel Göring, an inexplicable mixture of the hyperspeedy "Grand Duduche" and the elegant, unobtrusive crooner, with a soft voice and a lively rhythm. Bent over his synthesizer, happy as a young boy, he reminds one of the hallucinated inventor Géo Trouve-tout.
To sum up STEREO TOTAL's short history, which began with the single "allo j'écoute", let us list the different elements characteristic of their musical art: a minimalistic production (in a positive sense), meaning a home-made-trash-garage-sound crossed with underground, authentic as well as amateurish, ironic as well as effective, pop as well as...political. An untiring creative energy, as if it could never suffice, "Oh, but you haven't heard this one!" and wop! here we go again, hardly leaving time to draw a deep breath. A brilliant sense of composition as well as for covering other's material, whatever the source, combined with an excessive love for French chanson (the main weak spot being an evident admiration for the master Gainsbourg). A mystery of words resulting from the French-German/ male-female bilingualism, words in which accents are merrily blended and become more and more exotic from album to album (Japanese, Turkish, Spanish, English). And finally, an explicit and surprising sensitivity for electronic effects and a thrilling beat. A gift of pop music and its everlasting history.
The unexpected combination of two traditions - French chanson and German electronica (which not only relates to Kraftwerk, but also to the uniquely German sound of "Neue Deutsche Welle", popular in the eighties, and the emergence of electrogroove, a sound which has flourished over the past ten years in numerous clubs in Berlin is again at its best, enchanting its listeners.
Just as the German audience adores Françoise Cactus charming French pronunciation of the German lyrics, her French collection of texts, poetic and playful, solemn and cheeky, anarchistic and light, makes her the most unknown composer and singer of French chansons - and it is high time that she be discovered. Fragile and irresistible, she stands behind her tiny drum kit and hammers the songs to a sequence in a devilish rhythm. In a matter of seconds she passes from a romantic ballad (No! Do not listen! It's a sad song!) to pure and simple rock, animating Brezel Göring (as well as the crowd) to leap. Indefatigable accomplice and perfect entertainer, Brezel Göring is at her side, stepping on the gas, his fingers working the knobs of his machine or the cords of his rectangular guitar.
L'amour À Trois
Stereo Total Lyrics
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C'est faire l'amour
Spйcialment а trois
Je sais c'est dйmodй
зa fait hippie complet
Mais je le crie sur les toоts
J'aime l'amour а trois
C'est les petit
Caresses а 4 mains
Si l'un des 2 s'endort
L'autre s'occupe de moi
Ouh! Voila l'amour а trois
Ooooouuuuuuuuuuh... J'aime l'amour а trois
Moi ce que j'aime
C'est faire l'amour
Spйcialment а trois
Je sais c'est dйmodй
зa fait hippie complet
Mais je le crie sur les toоts
J'aime l'amour а trois
C'est s***, extatique, crazy, excentrique,
Animal, romantique, c'est communiste
Ooooouuuuuuuuuuh... J'aime l'amour а trois
Vive l'amour а trois!
In Stereo Total's song L'amour á trois, the singer expresses their love for engaging in sexual activities with two other people, making love specially in threesomes. They acknowledge that this preference might be seen as outdated and hippy-like, but they still shout it from the rooftops, emphasizing their love for threesomes. Additionally, they enjoy being the center of attention during intimate moments with two partners and receiving attention from both of them at the same time. They revel in the experience and describe it as wild, ecstatic, romantic, animalistic, and even communist.
The lyrics of this song are quite straightforward yet provocative, as they talk about sexual preferences that might not be the norm but are still valid. They touch on the idea of exploring sexual desires and being unapologetic about them, challenging societal expectations and taboos around sex. They also highlight the pleasure and liberation that comes from being able to express oneself sexually without reservation or judgment. The song celebrates love in all forms, even those that are unconventional and might not conform to mainstream norms.
Line by Line Meaning
Moi ce que j'aime
Personally, what brings me great pleasure in life
C'est faire l'amour
Is engaging in sexual intercourse
Spйcialment а trois
Especially when there are three people involved
Je sais c'est dйmodй
I'm aware that this is an outdated concept
зa fait hippie complet
It's a complete hippie idea
Mais je le crie sur les toоts
But I still loudly proclaim my love for this type of relationship
J'aime l'amour а trois
I really love being in a threesome
Moi ce que j'adore
Personally, what I'm really passionate about
C'est les petit
Is the smaller, more subtle
Caresses а 4 mains
Acts of intimacy that involve four hands
Si l'un des 2 s'endort
If one of the partners falls asleep
L'autre s'occupe de moi
The other partner takes care of me instead
Ouh! Voila l'amour а trois
And that's how threesomes are truly enjoyable
Ooooouuuuuuuuuuh... J'aime l'amour а trois
Ooooouuuuuuuuuuh... I really love threesomes
C'est s***, extatique, crazy, excentrique,
It's sexy, ecstatic, crazy, and eccentric
Animal, romantique, c'est communiste
It's animalistic, romantic, and even a bit communist
Ooooouuuuuuuuuuh... J'aime l'amour а trois
Ooooouuuuuuuuuuh... I really love threesomes
Vive l'amour а trois!
Long live threesomes!
Contributed by Jason O. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Johan
OMFG took me 5 years to find this song! FINALLY
H K
sNOW BOARDING?
David Schu
i need 22years to find it in french.. i only know the german version
Süleyman Hakan Kuru
I literally went through the whole 10 episodes of Tales of the City over and over again to find this song
Willette Nash
I just love that scene, so much fun. I love clubs and music..
Alex Peek
i love this song so much
Gregory Mall
One of my favorite songs
H K
snowboarder?
Borrego
Aqui para cuando se haga popular en america latina
H K
the best I can translate right now
"this is when we have south american culture"