Zazie (born Isabelle de Truchis de Varennes on 18 April 1964 in Boulogne-Bi… Read Full Bio ↴Zazie (born Isabelle de Truchis de Varennes on 18 April 1964 in Boulogne-Billancourt) is a French singer and songwriter who also co-produces her own albums.

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.

Perchée
Zazie Lyrics

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Oh j'aime m'allonger
Sur lui m'allonger
Voir les feuilles s'envoler

Jamais il n'a bougé
Et si moi j'ai bougé
Si j'ai vu nos rires s'envoler

Là sur mon arbre perchée, perchée
Le monde est bien caché, caché

Si j'aime m'allonger
Près de toi m'allonger
Sur une autre tu t'es penché

De haut je suis tombée
Oh, je suis tombé
De tout je me suis détachée

Et sur mon arbre perchée, perchée
Ma peine est bien cachée, cachée
Je pose mon âme écorchée, écorchée
Mon âme tu l'as lâché

Et sur mon arbre perchée, perchée
Du monde je suis, cachée, cachée

Je laisse ma plume s'envoler
J'écris la vie, cachée, gâchée

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Zazie's song Perchée describe the feeling of being alone and ostracized from the world. The singer talks about the refuge she finds in a tree, where she can lay down and watch the leaves fly away. She talks about a love interest who has moved on, leaving her behind. The imagery of her being stuck on the tree while others move on symbolizes a sense of isolation and detachment from the world, and the pain associated with unrequited love. She talks about feeling detached from her own soul and how it was let go of by the person she loved.

The repetition of the word "perchée" which means "perched" in English, emphasizes the disconnect between the singer and those around her. She finds solace in the tree, but this also makes her feel hidden from the world, and her loneliness sets in. The final lines where she says, "I write life, hidden, wasted" suggests that the singer is using her pain to create something beautiful, even though it costs her something in return.

Line by Line Meaning

Oh j'aime m'allonger
I enjoy lying down

Sur lui m'allonger
I like lying down on him

Voir les feuilles s'envoler
Watching the leaves fly away

Jamais il n'a bougé
He never moved

Et si moi j'ai bougé
And if I moved

Si j'ai vu nos rires s'envoler
If I saw our laughs fly away

Là sur mon arbre perchée, perchée
There, perched on my tree

Le monde est bien caché, caché
The world is well hidden

Si j'aime m'allonger
If I enjoy lying down

Près de toi m'allonger
Lying down next to you

Sur une autre tu t'es penché
You leaned towards another