Tiersen has been honing his musical aesthetic since he could stand on two legs. He started learning piano at the age of four, taking up violin at the age of six and receiving classical training at musical academies in Rennes, Nantes and Boulogne. Then, at the age of 13, he chose to alter his destiny, breaking his violin into pieces, buying a guitar and forming a rock band.
Yann Tiersen has collaborated with vocal artists like Claire Pichet ("Le phare" and "Rue des cascades"), Elizabeth Fraser ("Les retrouvailles") and Shannon Wright ("Yann Tiersen and Shannon Wright"). Other musicians he has worked with include The Divine Comedy, Noir Désir, Dominique A., Francoiz Breut, Les Têtes Raides, The Married Monk and Sage Francis
Tiersen got a musical education from the city of Rennes' annual Transmusicales festival, seeing acts like Nirvana, Einstürzende Neubaten, Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds, The Cramps, Television and Suicide. When his band broke up a few years later, instead of hunting for some new musicians, he bought a cheap mixing desk, an eight-track reel, and started recording music solo with a synth, sampler and drum machine, poring over the grooves of old records on the hunt for loops and orchestral strings to plunder.
As it turned out, though, the key to his new approach lay in his own past. "One day I thought, instead of spending days on research and listening to tons of records to find the nearest sound of what I have in mind, why don't I fix this fucking violin and use it?" Through the summer of 1993, Tiersen stayed in his apartment, recording music alone with guitar, violin and accordion, guided not by the classical canon, but by intuition and his vision of "a musical anarchy".
By the end of the summer of 1993, Tiersen had recorded over 40 tracks, which would form the bulk of his first two albums. 1995's La Valse Des Monstres, inspired by Tod Browning's Freaks and Yukio Mishima's The Damask Drum was the second album to be released on Nancy-based label Ici, d'ailleurs. It would be followed six months later by Rue Des Cascades, a collection of short pieces recorded with toy piano, harpsichord, violin, accordion and mandolin. Six years later, the record would find a much larger audience when several tracks, along with a couple of Tiersen originals, would be used on the soundtrack to Jean-Pierre Jeunet's film Amelie (2001).
Tiersen's commercial breakthrough would come earlier, though, and off his own back. 1998's Le Phare (The Light House) was recorded in self-imposed seclusion on the isle of Ouessant, where Tiersen spent two months living in a rented house. At night, he watched the Creach'h, the most powerful lighthouse in Europe, as it illuminated the surrounding scenery. "I was amazed how the rays of lights from the lighthouse revealed some hidden details of the land, how we can rediscover something we have everyday, just in front of us, by a light pointing on it," says Tiersen.
Le Phare went on to sell over 160,000 copies, confirming Tiersen's status as one of the most pioneering and original artists of his generation and commencing a run of successful albums like 2001's L'Absente (featuring orchestral group Synaxis, Lisa Germano and the Divine Comedy's Neil Hannon) and 2005's Les Retrouvailles (with guests Stuart Staples of Tindersticks, Jane Birkin and Elizabeth Fraser of Cocteau Twins). In this period, Tiersen also took his music out around the world, playing shows with a full orchestra and an amplified string quartet – a set-up captured on 2002's electrifying live album C'etait ici. And following the box-office success of Amelie, Tiersen's skills as a soundtracker were much in demand, leading to scores for the likes of Wolfgang Becker's tragicomedy Good Bye Lenin! (2003) and Tabarly (2008), a documentary about the French sailor Éric Tabarly, who ate his final meal on Ouessant Island before he meeting a watery end in the Irish sea.
Discography:
La valse des monstres (1995)
Rue des cascades (1996)
Le phare (1998)
Tout est calme (1999)
Black session (1999, radio concert)
L'absente (2001)
Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain (2001, Soundtrack)
C'était ici (2002, Live and Best Of)
Good Bye Lenin! (2003, Soundtrack)
Yann Tiersen and Shannon Wright (2004)
Les Retrouvailles (2005)
On Tour (2006, Live)
Tabarly (2008)
Dust Lane (2010)
Fuck Me
Yann Tiersen Lyrics
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A deep oblivion
I know you know we're all falling into
A never ending mess
So we have to take care, take care
And share it, share it, share it
Together
So we have to take care, take care
And share it, share it, share it
Together
Please, let's get undressed
We need to feel it
Please, let's get undressed
We need to live it
Fuck me, fuck me, fuck me, fuck me
And make me come again, and make me come again
Fuck me, fuck me, fuck me, fuck me
You make me come again, you make me come again
I know you know we're all falling into
A deep oblivion
I know you know we're all falling into
A never ending mess
So we have to take care, take care
And share it, share it, share it
Together
So we have to take care, take care
And share it, share it, share it
Together
Please, let's get undressed
We need to feel it
Please, let's get undressed
We need to live it
Love me, love me, love me, love me
You make me love again, you make me love again
Love me, love me, love me,
You make me love again, you make me love again
The first verse of the song "Fuck Me" by Yann Tiersen talks about how we are all "falling into a deep oblivion" and "a never-ending mess". This can be interpreted as the struggles we face in life, whether it be in a personal or larger societal context. The singer acknowledges this issue and states that we all need to take care of each other and share our experiences together.
The chorus of the song is where the title comes into play, with the repeated phrase of "Fuck me, fuck me, fuck me" being sang over and over again. This can be interpreted in a few different ways. It could be seen as a cry for release or pleasure, both physical and emotional, in the face of the struggles mentioned in the previous verse. It could also be seen as a call to action, a metaphorical request to the world to "fuck us" - to challenge us, to push us to grow and live more passionately.
The second verse of the song emphasizes the need to "get undressed" and experience life in its rawest form. It calls for a need to feel and live through our experiences, whether they be positive or negative. The chorus changes in this verse, with the lyrics changing to "Love me, love me, love me" instead of "Fuck me". This could be seen as a shift in tone, from the physical pleasures of life to the emotional connection and love we need to experience.
Overall, the song "Fuck Me" by Yann Tiersen can be interpreted in a few different ways. It touches on the struggles we face in our lives and emphasizes the need to take care of each other and embrace the world in its raw form. The repeated phrases of "Fuck me" and "Love me" can be seen as a call to action to experience life to its fullest and to not be afraid of the challenges we may face.
Line by Line Meaning
I know you know we're all falling into
Acknowledging the shared awareness of a looming descent into a state of profound nothingness.
A deep oblivion
Describing the all-encompassing, empty space of the impending fall.
I know you know we're all falling into
Repeating the acknowledgement of what is to come.
A never ending mess
Depicting the descent as not only deep, but endless in its chaos and problems.
So we have to take care, take care
Stating the need for caution and care in the face of this inevitable fall.
And share it, share it, share it
Implying that the collective experience of the fall must be shared and faced together.
Together
Underscoring the importance of unity and togetherness in the face of this adversity.
Please, let's get undressed
Suggesting a removal of societal barriers and a desire to connect on a deeper level.
We need to feel it
Expressing a desire for powerful, intense sensation and experience.
Please, let's get undressed
Reiterating the desire for intimacy and connection through the removal of external barriers.
We need to live it
Emphasizing a need to truly experience and engage with life on a visceral level.
Fuck me, fuck me, fuck me, fuck me
Using a crude, physical expression to represent an intense desire for connection and experience.
And make me come again, and make me come again
Describing the intense sensation of connection and union, and a desire for its repetition.
Fuck me, fuck me, fuck me, fuck me
Repeating the crude expression and the intense desire it represents.
You make me come again, you make me come again
Attributing the craving for connection and experience to the object of desire.
Love me, love me, love me, love me
Using a more emotional, but still intense expression to represent the same craving for connection and experience.
You make me love again, you make me love again
Again attributing the desire for intimate connection and experience to the object of desire.
Love me, love me, love me,
Repeating the emotional expression of the same craving for intimate connection.
You make me love again, you make me love again
Reiterating the attribution of this intense desire to the object of affection.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: YANN PIERRE TIERSEN
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estefy mermaid
I know you know we're all falling into
A deep oblivion
I know you know we're all falling into
A never-ending mess
So we have to take care, take care
and share it, share it, share it
Together
So we have to take care, take care
And share it, share it, share it
Together
Please, let's get undressed
We need to feel it!
Please, let's get undressed
We need to live it!
Fuck me, fuck me, fuck me, fuck me!
And make me come again, and make me come again
Fuck me, fuck me, fuck me, fuck me
You make me come again, you make me come again
I know you know we're all falling into
A deep oblivion
I know you know we're all falling into
A never-ending mess
So we have to take care, take care
and share it, share it, share it
Together
So we have to take care, take care
And share it, share it, share it
Together
Please, let's get undressed
We need to feel it!
Please, let's get undressed
We need to live it!
Love me, love me, love me, love me
You make me love again, you make me love again
Love me, love me, love me, you make me love again, you make me love again
estefy mermaid
I know you know we're all falling into
A deep oblivion
I know you know we're all falling into
A never-ending mess
So we have to take care, take care
and share it, share it, share it
Together
So we have to take care, take care
And share it, share it, share it
Together
Please, let's get undressed
We need to feel it!
Please, let's get undressed
We need to live it!
Fuck me, fuck me, fuck me, fuck me!
And make me come again, and make me come again
Fuck me, fuck me, fuck me, fuck me
You make me come again, you make me come again
I know you know we're all falling into
A deep oblivion
I know you know we're all falling into
A never-ending mess
So we have to take care, take care
and share it, share it, share it
Together
So we have to take care, take care
And share it, share it, share it
Together
Please, let's get undressed
We need to feel it!
Please, let's get undressed
We need to live it!
Love me, love me, love me, love me
You make me love again, you make me love again
Love me, love me, love me, you make me love again, you make me love again
Undefined
Gosh, I love Yann Tiersen. His music is wicked :)
raconteurful
We need..... to feel it! We need to live it!!!!!
Keep It Moving
Wow d'une simplicité tellement efficace mais oh combien réelle et sincère!!!
Paups
Well.. I really like the music, but the lyrics are sort of... a little bit... well, you understand. Even though I enjoy listening to Yann Tiersen and I think he's a genius! I love his music, they're all a masterpiece! :D Love him!
goeiezooiisdit
this is like the only song i have ever heard of with sex in the title and love in the song. its awesome :D
Kieren Nelson
This comment has resonated with me for years now 💗
MrHyperactiveism
@SweetSalt321 arent the lyrics the part that makes the song so magical? they are just so honest and build up a connection to our everyday life. at least thats what it is to me :-) masterpiece :p
Jonas Haglund
I saw Yann Tiersen perform this song live in Sweden. Unfortunately he performed it completely solo then, which gave it sort of a different impression... Great song nonetheless, I love it.
bzr
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