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.
Excuse Moi
Zazie Lyrics
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Si je te laisse tomber
Au beau milieu du repas
Mais j'en ai soupé de toi
Excuse-moi
Fini les bons petits plats
Tu n'as plus qu'à réchauffer
Une qui t'aime
Sans poser de problèmes
Plus naïve et plus zen
Une autre que moi
Une qui soit
Belle et bête à la fois
Qui se jette sur toi
Une autre que moi
Excuse-moi
Je saurai me débrouiller
Tu sais les filles ne sont
Pas plus cons que les garçons
Excuse-moi
De ne pas te ménager
Mais les filles de mon espèce
On ne les tient pas en laisse
Va chercher
Celle que tu peux tromper
En toute impunité
Une autre que moi
Et rappelle
Une de tes prises femelles
Pour descendre tes poubelles
Et puis oublie-moi
In Zazie's song Excuse Moi, the singer is expressing her frustration with her partner and decides to leave him in the middle of their meal, stating that she's had enough. She apologizes for not wanting to continue serving him his favorite dishes and suggests that he find another woman to take care of him - one who loves him, doesn't cause problems, is more naive and zen, and someone who is both beautiful and foolish. The singer refers to herself as a type of woman who cannot be held on a leash and is not easily fooled by men. She encourages him to pursue someone he can cheat on and forget about her.
Overall, the lyrics are about a woman who has had enough of catering to the needs of her partner and has reached a point where she no longer wants to be in the relationship. She acknowledges her own worth and knows that she deserves better than what she's been receiving. Through the song, she encourages her partner to find someone else, leaving her free to find a better match for herself.
Line by Line Meaning
Excuse-moi
I apologize
Si je te laisse tomber
If I leave you hanging
Au beau milieu du repas
Right in the middle of the meal
Mais j'en ai soupé de toi
But I've had enough of you
Fini les bons petits plats
No more good meals
Tu n'as plus qu'à réchauffer
You'll just have to reheat
Une autre femme au foyer
Another woman at home
Une qui t'aime
One who loves you
Sans poser de problèmes
Without causing problems
Plus naïve et plus zen
More naive and zen
Une autre que moi
Someone other than me
Une qui soit
One who is
Belle et bête à la fois
Beautiful and dumb at the same time
Qui se jette sur toi
Who throws herself at you
Excuse-moi
I apologize
Je saurai me débrouiller
I know how to handle myself
Tu sais les filles ne sont
You know girls are
Pas plus cons que les garçons
No dumber than boys
De ne pas te ménager
For not sparing you
Mais les filles de mon espèce
But girls like me
On ne les tient pas en laisse
Can't be kept on a leash
Va chercher
Go get
Celle que tu peux tromper
Someone you can cheat on
En toute impunité
With complete impunity
Une autre que moi
Someone other than me
Et rappelle
And call back
Une de tes prises femelles
One of your female conquests
Pour descendre tes poubelles
To take out your trash
Et puis oublie-moi
And then forget me
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Pillon Christophe
Une ambiance de dingue en live que j’ai retrouvée aujourd’hui ! Quel bonheur ! Quelle pêche ! Ça illumine un jour de couvre feu.
fahd tchutchu
certain disent d'elle qu'elle n'est pas une bete de scène,mais elle a un style vraiment sympa et de quoi etre adorée par son public
Corinne Leclercq
j adore je l ai vécu et plaisir à l entendre quand je me suis libérée
Marie Lou
Franchement moi j'adore. Ça se voit qu'elle était avec Philippe paradis, vu comme il l'a regarde.. Elle est simple et naturelle et assure sur scène.
Jade Jackson
J'adore !!! le moonwalk zazie ! <3
Stephane Gaude
Vive zazie...Et merci à tout jamais
TheAhkenaten1
J'adore zazie
sophie Ferrandis
j'adore !!! ça c'est dis!!
Walter Azas
je adore..merci..zazie..asi
cathy chanteuse interprète
Cet chanson est pour mon.ex :)Je vais la reprendre
Super Zazie bête de scène.:)