Zazie's mother was an architect and her father a music teacher. Her songs range from upbeat rock or pop songs to languid downtempo tunes and are characterised by the wit of their lyrics based on puns, alliterations, homophones and double-entendres.
Zazie debuted in 1992 with the album "Je Tu Ils" and the single "Sucré salé".
In 1995, she released her sophomore album Zen, which was co-written and co-produced with Vincent-Marie Bouvot. It included the singles "Zen" and "Homme Sweet Homme". Her 1996 single "Un point c'est toi" from the same album was discussed on Canada's MuchMusic TV program Too Much 4 Much due to its controversial content. Ultimately, the discussion panel deemed the video okay for audiences. In the video, a group of four smitten women, including Zazie, follow a pair of men down to a lake. There, the two men strip off their clothes and swim in the water. Zazie fantasizes about undressing one of the men and kissing him. To shock of the women, however, the two men kiss each other.
In 1997, Pascal Obispo and Zazie released the single "Les Meilleurs Ennemis".
Her 1998 album Made in Love was co-produced by Ali Staton, Pierre Jaconelli, and herself. The album photos were taken by fashion designer Jean-Baptiste Mondino. The songs "Ça Fait Mal Et Ça Fait Rien", "Tous des anges", and "Tout Le Monde" were released as singles. This album was followed by a live album, Made in Live, the next year. In 1999 she also wrote a song for Jane Birkin in Jane Birkin's album .
In 2001, Zazie dueted with Axel Bauer on the single "A Ma Place". It was her most successful single in France, reaching number four on the French charts.
Zazie once again addressed gay content on her 2002 single "Adam et Yves" from her 2001 album La Zizanie. This album was produced solely by Pierre Jaconelli. Other singles included "Rue de la paix" and "Danse avec les loops". In 2003, she released another live album, Ze Live.
Her 2004 album Rodéo was co-produced and co-written with Jean-Pierre Pilot and Philippe Paradis. A short film "Rodéo indien" was made using songs from the album as a soundtrack. Zazie played the role of an Indian woman who leaves her cheating husband. She followed this album up with a live album, Rodéo Tour in 2006.
In 2007 her sixth studio album "Totem" was released and debuted at number 1. The second single (but first commercially released) was "Je Suis Un Homme" which became Zazie's first solo top ten hit in France. In Winter 2008 a best of album "Zest of Zazie" was released which as well as past hits contained two new songs "Fm Air" and "Un peu beaucoup" and live recordings.
Autant De Peine Que De Toi
Zazie Lyrics
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À deux pas de ta rue
Comme au bout du monde
Je suis laide ou belle,
Je suis le bien, le mal,
Le fiel ou le miel
Je suis toutes celles
Que tu veux
Je fais tour à tour
La moue et l'amour
Je suis ce que tu veux bien faire de moi
Et tu fais tout et n'importe quoi
Est-ce que tu m'aimes dis-moi
Pour que tu m'aimes comme ça
Pour que tu sèmes sur moi
Autant de peine que de toi
Je suis le corps ou l'âme,
La maîtresse et la mère,
La fille ou la femme
Je suis terre et ciel,
La trop présente
Comme l'absente à l'appel
Je fais comme tu veux
Je gomme tout ce que
Tu n'aimes pas
Je fais tour à tour
L'amie et l'amour
Je donne, je pardonne,
Je faiblis et tu fais de moi
Tout et n'importe quoi
Est-ce que tu m'aimes dis-moi
Pour que tu m'aimes comme ça
Pour que tu sèmes sur moi
Autant de peine que de toi
Je suis tout à tour
La nuit et le jour
Je fais, je défais
Je refais, tu as fait de moi
Tout ce que je ne suis pas
Est-ce que tu m'aimes dis-moi
Pour que tu m'aimes comme ça
Pour que tu sèmes sur moi
Autant de peine que de toi
Est-ce que tu m'aimes tant que ça
Pour vouloir faire de moi
Autant de femmes à la fois
Autant de peine que de toi.
Zazie's "Autant De Peine Que De Toi" is a complex, introspective song that explores themes of identity, manipulation, and the power dynamics between two people in a relationship. The song is written in first person from the perspective of a woman who is willing to assume any identity her partner wants her to. She describes herself as being both ugly and beautiful, good and bad, and everything in between, suggesting that her identity is entirely shaped by her partner's desires.
The lyrics suggest that the singer is aware of the power dynamics at play in the relationship, but feels powerless to change them. She is constantly changing herself to fit her partner's expectations, and is aware that this is causing her pain. The lyrics "pour que tu sèmes sur moi autant de peine que de toi" (so that you sow on me as much pain as on yourself) suggest that the singer is aware that her partner is also suffering, but that this suffering is somehow necessary to the functioning of the relationship.
The song is both musically and lyrically complex, with shifting time signatures and intricate vocal melodies that mirror the changing identities of the singer. The overall effect is hypnotic, drawing the listener in and forcing them to confront the uncomfortable truths at the heart of the song.
Line by Line Meaning
Je suis brune ou blonde
À deux pas de ta rue
Comme au bout du monde
I am whoever you want me to be, whether a brunette or a blonde, living right near your street or as far away as the end of the world.
Je suis laide ou belle,
Je suis le bien, le mal,
Le fiel ou le miel
I can be both ugly or beautiful, kind or mean, bitter or sweet.
Je suis telle ou telle,
Je suis toutes celles
Que tu veux
Je fais tour à tour
La moue et l'amour
Je suis ce que tu veux bien faire de moi
Et tu fais tout et n'importe quoi
I am all the different versions of myself that you desire, switching between sulking and loving, just a puppet for you to control as you please, no matter how unpredictable or unreasonable your actions may be.
Est-ce que tu m'aimes dis-moi
Pour que tu m'aimes comme ça
Pour que tu sèmes sur moi
Autant de peine que de toi
Are you causing me so much pain because you love me? Are you trying to make me suffer as much as you do?
Je suis le corps ou l'âme,
La maîtresse et la mère,
La fille ou la femme
I can fill the roles of a body or a soul, a mistress or a mother, a daughter or a wife.
Je suis terre et ciel,
La trop présente
Comme l'absente à l'appel
I am both earth and sky, sometimes too present and other times painfully absent when you call upon me.
Je fais comme tu veux
Je gomme tout ce que
Tu n'aimes pas
Je fais tour à tour
L'amie et l'amour
Je donne, je pardonne,
Je faiblis et tu fais de moi
Tout et n'importe quoi
I do what you want me to, erasing any parts of myself that you despise. I alternate between being your friend and your lover, constantly giving and forgiving, even if it weakens me, just so you can mold me into anything you desire.
Est-ce que tu m'aimes dis-moi
Pour que tu m'aimes comme ça
Pour que tu sèmes sur moi
Autant de peine que de toi
Are you causing me so much pain because you love me? Are you trying to make me suffer as much as you do?
Je suis tout à tour
La nuit et le jour
Je fais, je défais
Je refais, tu as fait de moi
Tout ce que je ne suis pas
I constantly switch between day and night, building myself up just to tear myself apart, all because you have reshaped me into someone I am not.
Est-ce que tu m'aimes dis-moi
Pour que tu m'aimes comme ça
Pour que tu sèmes sur moi
Autant de peine que de toi
Est-ce que tu m'aimes tant que ça
Pour vouloir faire de moi
Autant de femmes à la fois
Autant de peine que de toi.
Are you causing me so much pain because you love me this much? Do you want to turn me into multiple women at once, just so you can feel the same amount of emotional turmoil that I am feeling right now?
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: CHRISTOPHE VOISIN, ISABELLE ANNE DE TRUCHIS DE VARENNE, PIERRE JACONELLI
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