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.
La Zizanie
Zazie Lyrics
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Je veux bien donner la patte et pas bouger
Je veux bien faire ce qu'on me dit de faire
De la chanson populaire
Légère et formatée
Qui plaise à la ménagère de la télé
Mais faut pas prendre les femmes au foyer
Elles peuvent comme moi crier
Un pour tous
Tous pourris
Faut pas qu'on nous pousse
Ou on sème la zizanie
Vlan
Prends ma douce main dans ta face
Toi le businessman qui décide à notre place
Qui va gagner le trophée
Ou mourir à la chasse
On n'est pas des animaux
Bêtes à manger du foin
A gober la vache folle, comme ça, l'air de rien
La gueule aux grosses légumes
La nique aux transgéniques
Ça donne envie de germer
Un pour tous
Tous pourris
Faut pas qu'on nous pousse
Ou on sème la zizanie
La zizanie
Pour rester en vie
Pas croire tout ce qu'on nous dit
Tous ces consensus
Qui n'ont pas de sens
Tenir tête
Aux types à lunettes
Aux conteurs de fleurette
Qui font la total à la mer
Et la tarte au plomb
Un pour tous
Tous pourris
Faut pas qu'on nous pousse
Ou on sème la zizanie
La zizanie
Une fois que c'est parti
M'est avis
Que ça va faire du bruit
The verses of the song La Zizanie by Zazie describe the world as an obedient dog, ready to follow orders from a pop song, as long as it is light and catchy enough to please the TV housewife. However, the singer warns against taking women for fools, since they are just as capable as men of protesting and stirring up trouble if pushed to their limits. The chorus then emphasizes the importance of resistance and solidarity in the face of corruption and manipulation, with the catchy refrain "Un pour tous, tous pourris, faut pas qu'on nous pousse, ou on sème la zizanie" (One for all, all rotten, we must not be pushed, or we will sow discord).
The bridge of the song takes a more combative tone, as Zazie addresses a hypothetical businessman who thinks he can control the fate of the people like a hunter picking his prey or his trophy. She rejects the notion that humans are animals doomed to blindly follow their instincts or their appetites, and calls for a rebellion against the powers that be. She uses the image of a vegetable garden to symbolize the potential for growth and diversity if we resist the temptation of consuming pre-packaged or genetically modified products, and instead cultivate our own seeds of dissent.
Line by Line Meaning
Au pied, assis, couché
I am willing to follow commands without question.
Je veux bien donner la patte et pas bouger
I am willing to comply with actions that may not benefit me.
Je veux bien faire ce qu'on me dit de faire
I am happy to conform to other people's expectations.
De la chanson populaire
But when it comes to popular music,
Légère et formatée
it is often mass-produced and shallow.
Qui plaise à la ménagère de la télé
It is designed to appeal to the typical TV viewer, usually a housewife.
Mais faut pas prendre les femmes au foyer
But we should not underestimate homemakers.
Pour des demeurées
They are not stupid.
Elles peuvent comme moi crier
They, like me, are capable of speaking up.
Un pour tous
We are in this together,
Tous pourris
but we cannot trust those in power.
Faut pas qu'on nous pousse
We will not allow ourselves to be manipulated.
Ou on sème la zizanie
Or else we will cause chaos and discord.
Vlan
We will not be pushed around.
Prends ma douce main dans ta face
We will fight back, even if it means being violent.
Toi le businessman qui décide à notre place
We refuse to let wealthy businessmen dictate our lives.
Qui va gagner le trophée
We will not participate in a society that values material possessions over human life.
Ou mourir à la chasse
We will not risk our lives for meaningless pursuits.
On n'est pas des animaux
We are not animals to be hunted or exploited.
Bêtes à manger du foin
We will not be docile and subservient.
A gober la vache folle, comme ça, l'air de rien
We will not mindlessly consume harmful products.
La gueule aux grosses légumes
We will seek out healthy and natural sources of sustenance.
La nique aux transgéniques
We reject genetically modified foods.
Ça donne envie de germer
We want to cultivate a better world.
La zizanie
We will not tolerate injustice,
Pour rester en vie
as our survival depends on it.
Pas croire tout ce qu'on nous dit
We must scrutinize the information we receive.
Tous ces consensus
We must not blindly follow the crowd.
Qui n'ont pas de sens
Especially when it lacks logical reasoning.
Tenir tête
We will stand our ground,
Aux types à lunettes
against those who think they are superior or know better.
Aux conteurs de fleurette
Against those who sweet-talk and deceive us.
Qui font la total à la mer
Against those who make decisions that lead us to doom.
Et la tarte au plomb
Against those who poison our environment and ourselves.
La zizanie
We will create change and stir things up,
Une fois que c'est parti
even if it means causing trouble.
M'est avis
I am convinced
Que ça va faire du bruit
That this will not go quietly.
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Sophie BELCIO
Zazie très grande artiste, mon admiration n'est pas prête de s'éteindre ❤️
Virginie A
Super ce doc' ! Je ne l'avais jamais vu. Merci de le partager. Pertinence, humour, 🎶... Tout ce qu'on M. 🎉 C'est qui l'homme qui fait les arrangements ? : - "it floats...!", en effet 🌬️🌊, très beau 👌
dlys 22
Quelle voix, quelle émotion, quelle intensité à 15:55.... J'adore cette chanson.
DEMOCRACY NOW !
Grand moment de ma vie cet album, j'avais 15 ans vous immaginez! ça m'a explosé l'ouverture d'esprit!
MERCI ZAZIE d'avoir popularisé tes idées !
nadia kerdraon
Très bonne musicienne, elle a l oreille et une belle sensibilité. J'adore
christelle schneider
Naturelle, vraies dans ses propos, amusante touchante, fan fan fan ❤️
ALCOM
Que du bonheur🎙🎸🎶🎷🎺🚀🌌😉
Kim Longa
Zazie, une femme exceptionnelle.
Laetitia Chaleat
Fan depuis toujours et restera pour toujours 😁 Bercy.le zenith pause guitare etc .. une femme exceptionnelle 😘
Lorine'D
Je l’ai déjà acheter, je le reçois tout à l’heure !