The musical combination is pretty surprising too! Groups like the Klaxons might be getting lauded for their originality these days, but never forget that Vive La Fête were some of the first to dare to merge two seemingly incompatible musical trends and make of them something wild.
Vive La Fête is kind of like, if you took an 80’s pop sample, a bit of cold wave, the best kind of electronica, a smidgen of rock and the voice and lyrics of 60s French songstresses under the influence of Serge Gainsbourg… and then shook them all up. The resultant cocktail is one hell of a unique explosion! A true shot of pure eroticism. Add the fact that Danny and Els are hot with an innate sense of sexy showmanship (Make up? Check! Costumes? Check! Energy? Check!) success had to be just round the corner…
After their first full albums (2000’s Attaque Surpriseand 2001’s Republique Populaire ) Vive La Fête were soon spotted by Karl Lagerfeld, who went on to declare himself their number one fan! He convinced them to do the music to accompany the 2002 Chanel shows in Paris, Tokyo and Las Vegas, were invited by the Royal Family of Monaco to play at their prestigious Bal De La Rose and played hip clubs and cool festivals worldwide. They quickly gained media and public recognition with their outrageous live show and honest music. Then came more albums ( Nuit Blanche in 2003, Grand Prix in 2005, Jour De Chance in 2007), and tours and releases all over the world, and passion ... wherever they go.
With every new album comes a new live show ! VLF plays all major European festivals like Roskilde, Gurten, Benicassim, Arvika, Lowlands, Paleo, Pinkpop and was invited to play at the prestigious Montreal & Montreux Jazz Festivals.
Check them out if you get the chance, Vive La Fête live is lots of positive energy on stage and very rock’n roll.
Discography
Albums
Attaque Surprise (Surprise Records, 2000).
Republique Populaire (Surprise Records, 2001).
Nuit Blanche (Surprise Records, 2003).
Attaque Populaire, compilation (Surprise Records, 2004).
Grand Prix (Surprise Records, 2005).
Vive les Remixes, remix album (Surprise Records, 2006).
Jour de Chance (UWe, 2007).
10 ANS DE FETE (FDD, 2008)
Disque D'Or (Firme de Disque, 2009)
EP's
Paris - Je Ne Veux Pas (Kinky Star, 1998)
Tokyo (Surprise Records, 2000)
Laisse-moi / Limo (Surprise 2001)
Maquillage / Horror Movies ( Surprise 2002)
Noir Désir + remixes (Surprise 2003)
Schwarzkopf Remix (Surprise Records, 2004)
Hot Shot / Banana Split (Surprise 2005)
La Vérité (Surprise Records, 2006)
Liberté + remixes (Surprise 2006)
Child in Time + Andy Asshole (Surprise 2006)
Jour De Chance remixes (Uwe 2007)
Adieu
Vive La Fête Lyrics
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qu'est-ce que tu penses finallement car ce n'est pas vrai
arrete
confidence pour confidence
dance
et quoi maintenant
va-t-en
adieu
The lyrics to Vive La Fête's song "Adieu" are written in French and portray a feeling of disappointment and hurt. The opening line "C'est degoutant et pertinant ce que tu m'as fait" translates to "It's revolting and pertinent what you did to me". This indicates that the singer has been wronged in some way and is feeling disgusted by the situation. The next line, "Qu'est-ce que tu penses finallement car ce n'est pas vrai" translates to "What do you ultimately think because it's not true". This line implies that the singer is trying to make sense of the situation and understand why they were wronged.
The following lines "Arrete, confidence pour confidence, dance" infers that the singer is feeling overwhelmed and just wants the other person to stop whatever they are doing. The line "Et quoi maintenant, va-t-en, adieu" translates to "And now what, go away, goodbye" explicitly expresses the singer's desire to end the situation and move on from the pain they've been put through.
Overall, the lyrics of "Adieu" convey a message of hurt, confusion, and the desire to move on from a negative experience.
Line by Line Meaning
C'est degoutant et pertinant ce que tu m'as fait
What you did to me is disgusting and relevant
qu'est-ce que tu penses finallement car ce n'est pas vrai
What do you really think because it's not true
arrete
Stop
confidence pour confidence
Confidence for confidence
dance
Dance
et quoi maintenant
And what now?
va-t-en
Go away
adieu
Goodbye
Contributed by Annabelle J. Suggest a correction in the comments below.