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Serge Gainsbourg's Histoire de Melody Nelson (Paperback, New)
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Serge Gainsbourg's Histoire de Melody Nelson (Paperback, New)
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Outside of his native France, Serge Gainsbourg has been portrayed
as the one-hit wonder lothario of Je t'aime... or a washed-up
self-parody drunkenly uttering obscenities on talk-shows. These
hopelessly restrictive views are increasingly being replaced by an
awareness of how visionary a musician and lyricist he was.
Reassessing his legacy, it's clear that Gainsbourg was an eclectic,
protean figure; a Dadaist, poete maudit, Pop-Artist, composer, holy
fool, libertine and anti-hero. An icon and iconoclast. Here was an
artist so far ahead of his time it seems we're only now catching
up. Central to any appraisal of his work is arguably his
masterpiece Histoire de Melody Nelson, an album suite combining
many of his signature themes; sexual taboos, provocation, humour,
exoticism and ultimately tragedy. The score, arranged with
Jean-Claude Vannier, of lush cinematic strings and proto-hip hop
beats combined with Serge's spoken-word poetry, has become
remarkably influential across a wide musical spectrum inspiring
soundtracks, indie groups and electronic artists.In recent years,
the album's reputation has grown from cult status to that of a
modern classic with the likes of Beck, Arcade Fire, Air and Pulp
paying tribute. How did the son of poor Jewish immigrants, hounded
during the Nazi occupation, rise to fame, notoriety and acclaim,
being celebrated by President Francois Mitterand as our Baudelaire,
our Apollinaire? How did the early chanson singer evolve into a
musical innovator incorporating world music, samples, breakbeats
and dub into his music decades ahead of the curve? And what were
the roots and legacy of a concept album about a Rolls Royce,
red-haired Lolita muse, otherworldly mansions, plane crashes and
Cargo Cults?
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