Next up is a track I've loved for years and years. I don't know so much about either Serge Gainsbourg or Brigitte Bardot, other than they're both quite famous French musicians. They worked together on the following song, Bonnie and Clyde, based upon a poem written by the real Bonnie weeks before she and Clyde were gunned down.
It's a strange song in it's use of a peculiar sound (A monkey or something?) mixed into the main twangy guitar-driven music and onomatopoeia within the lyrics. The fact that it's all in French makes it sound kind of romantic and sexy, but I might be biased because I really like the story of Bonnie and Clyde. The "Bonnie and Clyde, Bonnie and Cla-hiiiiide." chorus gets stuck in my head every time. I've never really delved into either Serge or Brigitte's careers outside of this one though, (I have, however, seen a very peculiar Brigitte tribute named Baguette Bardot perform live. An experience I can't say I ever expected.) so maybe that's something for me to plunder later on.
Soundtrack to: Smoking in shades
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