Born in Paris, Camille Fournier grew up in the Oise. She studied theater, violin, before trying the accordion at the age of 19. Her singing career began by chance: summoned by his drama teacher to improvise on a boat but basic theme ("What is a man, what is a woman?"), She said sings a song she just co-write for fun with her aunt, Life together. His accomplices in music, Jack Lahana (including director Brigitte Fontaine, Bride ...) and multi-instrumentalist Rob (keyboardist of the Phoenix Group, author of film music, he is also pursuing a solo project Dodécalogue ...), make it the single Zaza Fournier, charming first album, where Elvis Presley is affected finger. Jack Lahana and Rob continued the experiment (direction & arrangements), based on guitars and drums Nico Bug Raphael Seguinier.
We waited in cheeky singer birds Parisian sidewalks postwar, but now in his wanderings, Zaza was accompanied by the complete songs of Roy Orbison, the author of Blue Bayou, guitarist and major interpreter 1960s Zaza also listened Christophe Aline and Les Paradis lost time with their prose and cheeky teenager dose wave to the soul because "these 15 years in which what one feels beautiful and rare 'pass at the speed of lightning. It was seized by the feeling that "what was is no longer." This new nostalgia (My brother, mom, written for his mother), however, has not begun the sensual indulgence and vigorous optimism that had been the hallmark of Zaza Fournier.
1991: She learned to play the violin. 2002 She studied in Florent. Meanwhile, she studied performing arts. 2004: She learned to play the accordion. 2005: She follows an actress training at the Conservatory of the 16th arrondissement of Paris. 2008: In March, she signed with Warner label [ref. necessary] and released in October his first album "Life together." 2011: She released her second album, "Look at me"
Johnny Chéri
Zaza Fournier Lyrics
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Comme une enfant
Tu vas me bercer
Dans mon lit blanc
Je n'aurai plus peur du toout
Quand tu auras chasser le grand méchant loup
Comme l'aurait
Fait ma maman.
Je vais me glisser
Tout contre toi
Comme un petit bébé
Et tu vas chanter d'une voix si douce
Que je t'écouterai en suçant mon pouce
Refrain.
Johnny chéri
J'ai fait de toi
Mon homme et mon papa
A la foi
Tu vas me porter
Quand il est tard
Et me consoler
De mes cauchemars
Je n'aurai plus peur de rien
Quand tu auras posé sur moi tes mains
Et effacé
Tous mes chagrins
Tu vas embrasser
Mon petit front
Mes jolis yeux fermés
Tu vas me serrer tout contre ton sein
Et sur la bouche me faire un dessin.
Refrain.
Je vais te bander les yeux
On va jouer à Colin-Maillard
Et inventer des jeux
Quand il fait noir
Faudra m'aimer de ton mieux
Et me raconter des histoires
Me protéger
Dès que viendra le soir
Oh oh oh
Tu vas me border
Comme une enfant
Tu vas me bercer
Dans mon lit blanc
Quand tu auras chassé le grand méchant loup.
Refrain (bis)
In "Johnny Chéri," Zaza Fournier sings about a relationship where she has surrendered her power and autonomy to her partner, who takes on both the roles of a lover and a parent. Fournier portrays herself as a child, vulnerable and in need of care, and her partner, Johnny, as a paternal figure who will take care of her every need. The lyrics suggest that Fournier has submitted herself to Johnny's care completely and is not afraid of anything when he is around. The line "Je n'aurai plus peur de tout quand tu auras chassé le grand méchant loup" translates to "I won't be scared of anything when you'll have chased away the big bad wolf", and it is a nod to the fact that Johnny is the protector she needs.
Through the lyrics, Fournier creates an image of a safe and warm environment, where she can be taken care of and protected from the world. She speaks of being carried, consoled, and embraced, all the while being lulled by Johnny's singing. Fournier's vocals are soft and soothing, complementing the lyrics' dreamlike quality. In essence, the song captures the feeling of finding comfort in another person's embrace, where you can let go of all fears and learn to trust someone else completely.
Line by Line Meaning
Tu va me border
You will tuck me in
Comme une enfant
Like a child
Tu vas me bercer
You will rock me
Dans mon lit blanc
In my white bed
Je n'aurai plus peur du toout
I won't be scared anymore
Quand tu auras chasser le grand méchant loup
When you will have chased away the big bad wolf
Comme l'aurait Fait ma maman.
Like my mother would have done
Je vais me glisser
I will slip
Tout contre toi
Right next to you
Comme un petit bébé
Like a little baby
Et tu vas chanter d'une voix si douce
And you will sing with such a soft voice
Que je t'écouterai en suçant mon pouce
That I will listen to you while sucking my thumb
Refrain.
Chorus
Johnny chéri
Dear Johnny
J'ai fait de toi
I've made you
Mon homme et mon papa
My man and my dad
A la foi
At the same time
Tu vas me porter
You will carry me
Quand il est tard
When it is late
Et me consoler
And comfort me
De mes cauchemars
From my nightmares
Je n'aurai plus peur de rien
I won't be afraid of anything anymore
Quand tu auras posé sur moi tes mains
When you put your hands on me
Et effacé
And erased
Tous mes chagrins
All my sorrows
Tu vas embrasser
You will kiss
Mon petit front
My little forehead
Mes jolis yeux fermés
My pretty closed eyes
Tu vas me serrer tout contre ton sein
You will hold me close to your chest
Et sur la bouche me faire un dessin.
And draw on my mouth
Refrain.
Chorus
Je vais te bander les yeux
I will blindfold you
On va jouer à Colin-Maillard
We will play blind man's buff
Et inventer des jeux
And invent games
Quand il fait noir
When it becomes dark
Faudra m'aimer de ton mieux
You will have to love me the most
Et me raconter des histoires
And tell me stories
Me protéger
Protect me
Dès que viendra le soir
As soon as night comes
Oh oh oh
Oh oh oh
Tu vas me border
You will tuck me in
Comme une enfant
Like a child
Tu vas me bercer
You will rock me
Dans mon lit blanc
In my white bed
Quand tu auras chassé le grand méchant loup.
When you will have chased away the big bad wolf.
Refrain (bis)
Chorus (twice)
Writer(s): CAMILLE FOURNIER, ROBIN COUDERT
Contributed by Grace A. Suggest a correction in the comments below.