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.
Sous La Douche
Stereo Total Lyrics
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On se touche
On se fait des bisous
Sur la bouche
Sous la douche
On se touche
On s'embrasse
On s'enlace
J'essaie de te noyer
Et tu cries Au secours
Tu peux plus respirer
Je te fais do bouche à bouche
Sous la douche
Splish splash
Sous la mousse
Splish splash
Sous la douche
On se touche
On se fait des bisous
Sur la bouche
Sous la mousse
On se trémousse
On arrose la salle de bains
On joue comme des jeunes chiens
J'essaie de te noyer
Et tu cries Au secours
Tu peux plus respirer
Je te fais do bouche à bouche
Sous la douche
Splish splash
Sous la mousse
Splish splash
Sous la douche
On se touche
On se fait des bisous
Sur la bouche
On met de l'eau partout
On glisse sur le savon
On rigole comme des fous
Tu essaies de me noyer
Et je crie Au secours
Je peux plus respirer
Tu me fais do bouche à bouche
Sous la mousse
Splish splash
Sous la douche
The lyrics to Stereo Total's song Sous La Douche (In the Shower) are sung in a playful and flirtatious manner, describing the intimate moments shared between two people under the shower. The repetition of the phrase "Sous la douche" emphasizes the intimate space that the couple is sharing, while also acting as a refrain that ties the different scenes of the song together. The lyrics describe the couple's physical interactions, such as touching, kissing, and hugging, all while splashing water and making a mess of the bathroom. The playful and sensual interaction escalates into a mock drowning scenario, with one partner pretending to drown and the other performing CPR in the form of a kiss.
The lyrics to Sous La Douche are meant to be tongue-in-cheek, playful, and a bit naughty. The lyrics are a playful parody of the romantic ballads that are often sung in popular music, but instead of longing glances across a crowded room or a passionate embrace under the moonlight, Stereo Total revels in the more mundane yet intimate moments of a relationship. The lyrics celebrate the everyday moments that make up a meaningful and intimate partnership, while also poking fun at the clichés of romantic love.
Line by Line Meaning
Sous la douche
In the shower
On se touche
We touch each other
On se fait des bisous
We give kisses
Sur la bouche
On the mouth
Sous la mousse
In the foam
On se trémousse
We wiggle
On arrose la salle de bains
We water the bathroom
On joue comme des jeunes chiens
We play like young dogs
J'essaie de te noyer
I try to drown you
Et tu cries Au secours
And you scream for help
Tu peux plus respirer
You can't breathe anymore
Je te fais do bouche à bouche
I give you mouth-to-mouth resuscitation
Splish splash
Splash splash
On met de l'eau partout
We get water everywhere
On glisse sur le savon
We slip on the soap
On rigole comme des fous
We laugh like crazy
Tu essaies de me noyer
You try to drown me
Je crie Au secours
I scream for help
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