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.
Je vous aime
Zazie Lyrics
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Files d'attente,
Lances roquettes.
Feuilles d'impôts, je vous aime
Kilos en trop
Et grèves de métro
La voiture à la fourrière.
Vider la poubelle et faire la poussière
Crotte de chien ça me fait rien
Moi quand je suis contre toi
Oh j'ai tant de, oui tant de joie
Ça fait le contre poids
J'aime ce que j'aime pas
L'odeur du cigare être en retard
Même les flics et les chauffards
Les tics, les moustiques avoir le cafard
les traders je vous aime
Et tous les voleurs, les cons, les flatteurs
Mais défont mes faux amis
le prix de l'essence, les sens interdits
Moi quand je suis contre toi
Oh j'ai tant de, oui tant de joie
Ça fait le contre poids
J'aime ce que j'aime pas
Les épinards je vous aime
Et les radars, les types en costards
Même la sonnerie du réveil
Depuis que t'es là, sonne plus pareille
Moi quand je suis contre toi
Oh j'ai tant de, oui tant de joie
Ça fait le contre poids
J'aime ce que j'aime pas
Tout est simple quand tu m'aimes
Tout est bien c'est bien là le problème
Les gens qui n'aiment rien
C'est qu'on les aime pas
Zazie’s song Je Vous Aime is an ode to the unpleasant and disliked things in life. The song opens with the singer declaring her fondness for things like headaches, rocket launches, tax forms, extra weight, and metro strikes. She goes on to express her appreciation for more mundane things like taking out the trash and dusting, but also things like GMOs and dog poop. Zazie sings that even when she is against something or someone, she finds joy in that, and it provides balance in her life. The second verse includes a list of things that could be considered annoying, like cigar smoke and being late, but the singer still loves them. She acknowledges that she doesn’t like fake friends, high gas prices, and restricted lanes, but even they provide a balance. The chorus returns, and Zazie declares her love for things like spinach, radars, businessmen, and even annoying alarm clocks. She then concludes that everything is simple when you are loved, but that the people who don’t love anything are the ones we don’t love.
Je Vous Aime is essentially about embracing the unlovable or unpleasant things in life. It encourages one to find beauty and balance in everything, even those things that are generally seen as negative. It also speaks to the idea that love and acceptance can simplify one’s life, but that those who cannot love anything may miss out on that simplicity. The song’s message is one of positivity and finding the silver lining in everything.
Line by Line Meaning
Maux de tête, je vous aime
I love headaches
Files d'attente, Lances roquettes.
I love queues and rocket launches
Feuilles d'impôts, je vous aime
I love tax forms
Kilos en trop Et grèves de métro La voiture à la fourrière.
I love extra weight, metro strikes, and towed cars
Vider la poubelle et faire la poussière
I love taking out the garbage and dusting
OGM oh je vous aime
I love GMOs
Crotte de chien ça me fait rien
I don't mind dog poop
Moi quand je suis contre toi Oh j'ai tant de, oui tant de joie
When I am against you, oh I have so, so much joy
Ça fait le contre poids J'aime ce que j'aime pas
It balances things out - I love what I don't love
L'odeur du cigare être en retard Même les flics et les chauffards
I love the smell of cigars, being late, even cops and reckless drivers
Les tics, les moustiques avoir le cafard les traders je vous aime Et tous les voleurs, les cons, les flatteurs
I love twitches, mosquitoes, feeling down, traders, and all thieves, idiots, and flatterers
Mais défont mes faux amis le prix de l'essence, les sens interdits
But what undoes me is the price of gas, and no entry signs
Les épinards je vous aime Et les radars, les types en costards
I love spinach, speed cameras, and guys in suits
Même la sonnerie du réveil Depuis que t'es là, sonne plus pareille
Even the alarm clock ringing - since you're here, it doesn't sound the same
Tout est simple quand tu m'aimes Tout est bien c'est bien là le problème
Everything is simple when you love me - the problem is everything is too good
Les gens qui n'aiment rien C'est qu'on les aime pas
People who don't love anything - it's because we don't love them
Lyrics © OBO APRA/AMCOS
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Zazisaaa
Ce regard a 1:48 je craque!!
Zazisaaa
ZazieMusic c’est philippe Paradis et c’est l’epoque ou ils etaient en couple alors oui!
xhiur
Ohhh tu crois qu'elle amoureuse du type? j'avais pas fait attention =O