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Serge Gainsbourg
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Serge Gainsbourg (April 2, 1928 – March 2, 1991) was a french poet, singer-songwriter, actor and director. Gainsbourg’s varied style and individuality made him difficult to categorize. Although famous in France for many years, he did not achieve his first No. 1 album until 1979, when he released Aux Armes et caetera more than twenty years after his music career had begun. But since the 1980s, his legacy has been firmly established.
Personal life
He was born Lucien Ginzburg in Paris, France, the son of Jewish Russian parents who fled to France after the 1917 Bolshevik uprising. His childhood was profoundly affected by the occupation of France by Nazi Germany, during which he and his family, as Jews, were forced to wear the yellow star and eventually flee from Paris. He had a daughter, Charlotte, with English singer and actress Jane Birkin; and a son, Lulu, with his last partner, Bambou (Caroline Von Paulus, who is related to Friedrich Paulus). Before he was 30 years old, Lucien Ginsburg was a disillusioned painter but earned his living as a piano player in bars.
Early work
His early songs were influenced by Boris Vian and were largely in the vein of “old-fashioned” chanson. Very early, however, Gainsbourg began to move beyond this and experiment with a succession of different musical styles: jazz early on, English pop in the 60’s, reggae in the 70’s, even hip-hop in the 80’s.
Personal life
He was born Lucien Ginzburg in Paris, France, the son of Jewish Russian parents who fled to France after the 1917 Bolshevik uprising. His childhood was profoundly affected by the occupation of France by Nazi Germany, during which he and his family, as Jews, were forced to wear the yellow star and eventually flee from Paris. He had a daughter, Charlotte, with English singer and actress Jane Birkin; and a son, Lulu, with his last partner, Bambou (Caroline Von Paulus, who is related to Friedrich Paulus). Before he was 30 years old, Lucien Ginsburg was a disillusioned painter but earned his living as a piano player in bars.
Early work
His early songs were influenced by Boris Vian and were largely in the vein of “old-fashioned” chanson. Very early, however, Gainsbourg began to move beyond this and experiment with a succession of different musical styles: jazz early on, English pop in the 60’s, reggae in the 70’s, even hip-hop in the 80’s.
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L'Hotel Particulié perfect!
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Je t'aime...Moi non plus
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caramelitta wrote:
my fav crazy Serge :)
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araujof wrote:
one of the greatest
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Je vais, je vais et je viens entre tes reins. Ha ha ha. C'est magnifique!
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That picture kicks ass.
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ricco23 wrote:
un poete obsede sexuel????
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ricco23 wrote:
un genie, et je pese mes mots.........
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if whitney houston likes him? :)
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no comment
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The Master.
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The soundtrack for "Cannabis" is the most brilliant amazing thing EVER. I want to live inside it. <3
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go baby go go!
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Overrated !
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<33
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(hum)l'album " DUB STYLE"
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