After… Read Full Bio ↴Superbus is a five-piece French power pop band formed in 1999.
After a trip to the USA in 1999, Jennifer Ayache went looking for musicians to make a group. She met Michel Giovannetti, a guitarist, and François Even, a bassist, who already knew each other from another group, and formed a new band. They started out as a three-piece before 2 other members joined. Those two were later replaced by Guillaume Rousé (on drums), and Patrice Focone (on guitar). Rousé quit the band in 2005 and was replaced by Greg Jacks, drummer of the band No One Is Innocent.
The band got their name from the Latin word "superbus", meaning proud, supposedly when lead singer Jennifer Ayache stumbled upon that word while browsing a Latin dictionary.
Superbus' style is reminiscent of a vast array of bands, from No Doubt to Weezer, Creedence Clearwater Revival and Sublime.
In 2002, Superbus released their debut album, "Aéromusical".
The track "Tchi-cum-bah" was the demo which caught the interest of David Salsedo, allowing Superbus to make a full album.
The band's second album, "Pop'n'Gum", released in 2004, was produced by David Salsedo from Silmarils.
The track of the same name as the album was featured in a commercial for the Malabar chewing gum.
In 2005 they won the Best French Act award at the MTV Europe Music Awards. Superbus also made a debut in Guitar Hero III with their song Radio Song, featured as an unlockable bonus song. According to the Sikoras, Superbus are the founders of 'girl noise garage rock', a genre involving garage rock mixed with girl noise.
In 2006 the band released their third album "Wow" which reached number 6 on french album charts.
A year later Superbus released their first dvd Superbus Live A Paris which features videos from a year and a half of touring.
In 2009, Superbus released their fourth album "Lova Lova". The reissue of the album included a cover of Blondie's "Heart of Glass", which was originally a bonus track for the 2006 album "Wow".
In 2010, Superbus released their first best-of compilation album, "Happy Busday", which had "Mes défauts" as the lead single of the album, while also including 3 tracks (On s'aime, Eddy, Téléphonie) which are made for the album.
In 2012, Superbus released their fifth album "Sunset". The album's recording took in place in Los Angeles.
The album's lead single was "All Alone" , a video was released for it in June 3.
The album included a cover of The Buggles' hit song Video Killed The Radio Star.
After Sunset's tours are finished, the band members did different projects. The lead singer, Jennifer Ayache went on her solo project and made her first solo album +001, bassist François Even started the band Mr. Freak, drummer Greg Jacks reformed his former band, The Dukes.
In 2016, Superbus recorded their sixth album "Sixtape". The album's name is a reference to the album's number.
The album had three singles: "Strong & Beautiful" and "On the River", and "4 tourments". Tracks "Strong & Beautiful" and "On the River" also have a piano-driven acoustic version.
In January 2020, the band released a new single named "Silencio", this single is released under the label Verycords, a division of Warner Music France. Silencio became the lead-off track on their EP XX released Mar 6, 2020.
Petit Détail
Superbus Lyrics
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Je dois trouver à faire, pour pouvoir m'occuper,
Toute la journée je baille, et je voudrais bien changer,
Ce tout petit détail, et ne pas m'ennuyer,
Toute la journée je baille, et je voudrais bien changer
Ce tout petit détail
Oh oh! La paresse est un bien grand défaut,
Oh oh oh oh! J'aime j'aime ça,
Oh oh oh oh! Comme comme ça,
Mais ça me perdra.
Ho non, mais comment faire pour ne pas abandonner
Les gens que je préfère à qui je voudrais parler,
Toute la journée je baille, et je voudrais bien changer,
Ce tout petit détail
Oh oh! La paresse est un bien grand défaut,
Oh oh oh ! Rien ne sert de lutter c'est trop,
Oh oh oh oh! J'aime j'aime ça,
Oh oh oh oh! Comme comme ça,
Mais ça me perdra.
Oh non, oh non!
Toute la journée je baille, et je voudrais bien changer,
Ce tout petit détail et ne pas m'ennuyer,
Toute la journée je baille, et je voudrais bien changer
Ce tout petit détail
Oh oh! La paresse est un bien grand défaut,
Oh oh oh! Rien ne sert de lutter c'est trop,
Oh oh oh oh! J'aime j'aime ça,
Oh oh oh oh! Comme comme ça,
Mais ça me perdra.
The song “Petit Détail” by Superbus is about the singer’s struggle to keep boredom at bay. The lyrics talk about how the singer finds himself bored every day and wants to do something to keep himself occupied. The phrase “Toute la journée je baille” (I yawn all day) is repeated throughout the song, emphasizing the monotony of the singer’s life. The song talks about the temptation to give in to laziness and how it could potentially cause harm.
The chorus of the song goes “Oh oh! La paresse est un bien grand défaut, Oh oh oh! Rien ne sert de lutter c'est trop, Oh oh oh oh! J'aime j'aime ça, Oh oh oh oh! Comme comme ça, Mais ça me perdra.” (Oh oh! Laziness is a great flaw, Oh oh oh! Fighting it is useless, Oh oh oh oh! I like it, I like it like that, Oh oh oh oh! But it will destroy me.) The lyrics suggest that the singer is aware of the negative impact of laziness on their life but finds it hard to resist the temptation.
Line by Line Meaning
Ho non, mais comment faire pour ne pas m'ennuyer,
I am feeling bored and need a new activity to keep my mind occupied.
Je dois trouver à faire, pour pouvoir m'occuper,
I need to find something to keep myself busy and entertained.
Toute la journée je baille, et je voudrais bien changer,
I am yawning all day and want something to change and make it more interesting.
Ce tout petit détail, et ne pas m'ennuyer,
I just need that one little change to keep me from getting bored.
Oh oh! La paresse est un bien grand défaut,
Being lazy is a really bad habit to have.
Oh oh oh ! Rien ne sert de lutter c'est trop,
It's pointless to try and fight against my tendency to be lazy, it's just too hard.
Oh oh oh oh! J'aime j'aime ça,
Even though I know it's not good for me, I kind of enjoy being lazy.
Oh oh oh oh! Comme comme ça,
I'm just going with the flow, taking things as they come, without much concern for my own productivity.
Mais ça me perdra.
But I know that continuing with this behavior will lead to my downfall.
Ho non, mais comment faire pour ne pas abandonner
I don't want to abandon the people I care about and want to talk to.
Les gens que je préfère à qui je voudrais parler,
The people I like and want to interact with are important to me.
Oh non, oh non!
I'm worried about the potential consequences of my inaction.
Ce tout petit détail et ne pas m'ennuyer,
Just that one little change would make all the difference and prevent boredom from setting in.
Oh oh! La paresse est un bien grand défaut,
Being lazy is a character flaw that I need to overcome.
Oh oh oh! Rien ne sert de lutter c'est trop,
Struggling against my laziness is not going to produce good results.
Oh oh oh oh! J'aime j'aime ça,
Even though I'm aware of how bad it is, I still have a certain affinity for laziness.
Oh oh oh oh! Comme comme ça,
I'm comfortable with the status quo and do not want to disrupt it too much.
Mais ça me perdra.
But in the end, my inclinations towards procrastination and laziness will lead to my downfall.
Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: JENNIFER MARIE JULIENNE AYACHE
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