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)
Il Pleut
Vive La Fête Lyrics
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Et je pleure
Couleur
Sans couleur
Les gouttes de pluie
Comme elles frappent
Sur le toit
Qu'il fait froid
Nous étions
Dans une
Scène de film noir
Tu vois
La couleur
Grise
Les figures
Tristes, zut!
Il Pleut
Et je pleure
La verdure
Sans couleur
Jour de pluie
Ça m'ennuie
C'est mouillé
C'est hanté
Et je pleure...
Il Pleut
Pleure, pleure, pleure...
Il, il, il, il,
pleut, pleut, pleut
Et je pleure...
The lyrics of "Il Pleut" by Vive La Fête, which mean "It's raining" in English, portray the melancholic feeling of a rainy day. The first stanza indicates the absence of colors and the sadness that comes with the rainy day. The singer weeps, and the drops of rain hit the roof, making the atmosphere as cold as in a black and white film noir. The second stanza emphasizes the lack of greenery and the dreariness of the rainy day, further contributing to the gloomy ambiance. The singer repeats the phrase "pleure" (cry/weep) throughout the song, expressing the constant feeling of sadness that the rain brings.
The song's lyrics connect with many people who experience a similar mood during a gloomy and rainy day. The song transports the listener to a nostalgic and bittersweet moment, making them reflect on memories, dreams, and aspirations.
Line by Line Meaning
Il Pleut
It's raining
Et je pleure
And I cry
Couleur
Color
Sans couleur
Without color
Les gouttes de pluie
The drops of rain
Comme elles frappent
How they hit
Sur le toit
On the roof
Qu'il fait froid
How cold it is
Comme si
As if
Nous étions
We were
Dans une
In a
Scène de film noir
Film noir scene
Tu vois
You see
La couleur
The color
Grise
Gray
Les figures
The figures
Tristes, zut!
Sad, darn!
La verdure
The greenery
Jour de pluie
Rainy day
Ça m'ennuie
It bores me
C'est mouillé
It's wet
C'est hanté
It's haunted
Pleure, pleure, pleure...
Cry, cry, cry...
Il, il, il, il,
It, it, it, it,
pleut, pleut, pleut
Rains, rains, rains
Contributed by Isaiah M. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
David H Давид
Il Pleut
Et je pleure
Couleur
Sans couleur
Les gouttes de pluie
Comme elles frappent
Sur le toit
Qu'il fait froid
Comme si
Nous étions
Dans une
Scène de film noir
Tu vois
La couleur
Grise
Les figures
Tristes, zut!
Il Pleut
Et je pleure
La verdure
Sans couleur
Jour de pluie
Ça m'ennuie
C'est mouillé
C'est hanté
Et je pleure...
Il Pleut
Pleure, pleure, pleure...
Il, il, il, il,
pleut, pleut, pleut
Et je pleure...
David H Давид
Il Pleut
Et je pleure
Couleur
Sans couleur
Les gouttes de pluie
Comme elles frappent
Sur le toit
Qu'il fait froid
Comme si
Nous étions
Dans une
Scène de film noir
Tu vois
La couleur
Grise
Les figures
Tristes, zut!
Il Pleut
Et je pleure
La verdure
Sans couleur
Jour de pluie
Ça m'ennuie
C'est mouillé
C'est hanté
Et je pleure...
Il Pleut
Pleure, pleure, pleure...
Il, il, il, il,
pleut, pleut, pleut
Et je pleure...
artes impias
Merci :)
Cesar varanis
Muito bom
Sylvie Delannoy
je ne m en lasse pas💖💓💜💛💚💗
Lucrecia Amaranto
Et je pleure... Qu'il fait froid.
joeyboylb
LE MUSIC FANTASTIQUE!
maf123
in which album is this song, btw?
FredVdd
Comme chêz nous - il pleutre ;-)
Flamms
They are from Belgium not Paris!
schipbreukeling
From the album "Jour de Chance"