Popjustice sez:
Mylène Farmer, the greatest pop redhead this side of Nicola 'Traitor To The Cause' Roberts, is back! She's often referred to as the French Madonna, but while Madge has gone a bit "Blimey guvnor, I'll re-shoot my video if it's going to upset anybody", Alizee's fairy godmother is as hilariously confrontational as ever.
To this end, Farmer's new single - which debuted a couple of days ago on French radio - is entitled 'Fuck Them All' and sounds like Dusty Springfield's 'Nothing Has Been Proved' with tATu's disgruntled aunts on chorus duties. A chorus which, splendidly, goes like this:
"Fuck them all! Something in French Fuck them all! Something in French Fuck them all! Something in French Something in French Something in French"
There's a great spoken word middle eight, too, with Mylène growling, "Hey bitch, you're not on the list" and some other stuff we can't understand EVEN THOUGH IT'S IN ENGLISH.
― davidsim (davidsim), Friday, 11 February 2005 15:00 (twenty years ago)
― Graeme (Graeme), Friday, 11 February 2005 16:32 (twenty years ago)
― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Friday, 11 February 2005 17:46 (twenty years ago)
― Joubert, Friday, 11 February 2005 17:50 (twenty years ago)
― Seb (Seb), Friday, 11 February 2005 18:46 (twenty years ago)
La Nature est changeanteOn respire comme ils mententDe façon ravageuseLa Nature est tueuse
Au temps des FavoritesAutant de réussitesPour l’homme qui derrière aUne Belle qui s’affaire
Faire de leur vie un Empire / Blood and TearFaire l’amour à Marie/ Blood and TearMais Marie est martyre / Blood and TearVivre sur de violents soupirs
(Refrain)Fuck them allFaites l’amour nous la guerreNos vies à l’enversFuck them allFaites l’amour nous la guerreC’est nous notre enfer
Fuck them allFaites l’amour nous la guerreNos vices à l’enversProud and soulFaites le mou dans le texteLe sang c’est le sexe
De nature innocenteOn manie l’éléganceEt d’une main experteD’un glaive nous transperce
Les discours trop prolixesQue de la rhétoriqueLachetés familièresQui nous rendent guerrières
Faire de leur vie un Empire / Blood and TearFaire l’amour à Marie / Blood and TearMais Marie est martyre / Blood and TearVivre sur de violents soupirs
Refrain
Hey bitch, you’re not on the listYou witch, you suck, you bitchThey said... 2x
Hey bitch, you’re not on the listWhat’s your name, again ?
Hey bitch you’re not on the listYou witch, you suck, you bitch
Hey bitch you’re not on the listHey bitch you’re not on the listYou witch You’re not on the listYou witch, you suck, you bitchWhat’s your name again ?
Hey bitch, you’re not on the listHey bitch you’re not on the listYou witch You’re not on the listYou witch, you suck, you bitch
Refrain 3x
― Michael White (Hereward), Friday, 11 February 2005 22:16 (twenty years ago)
― Rickey Wright (Rrrickey), Saturday, 12 February 2005 00:43 (twenty years ago)
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Saturday, 12 February 2005 00:54 (twenty years ago)
― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Saturday, 12 February 2005 00:55 (twenty years ago)
― davidsim (davidsim), Saturday, 12 February 2005 01:00 (twenty years ago)
― Nick H (Nick H), Saturday, 12 February 2005 20:53 (twenty years ago)
It's a wench trying to get hold of the albums, though. At least in Norway. Should prob try French webstores, or something.
― OleM (OleM), Saturday, 12 February 2005 21:04 (twenty years ago)
― Guitarthur and the Ecstasy Defecators (Arthur), Saturday, 12 February 2005 21:07 (twenty years ago)
― OleM (OleM), Saturday, 12 February 2005 21:37 (twenty years ago)
― La Camilla Henemark, Sunday, 13 February 2005 12:59 (twenty years ago)
― Nick H (Nick H), Sunday, 13 February 2005 20:50 (twenty years ago)
― davidsim (davidsim), Tuesday, 15 February 2005 13:22 (twenty years ago)
"Peut-etre toi" is in the same vein as "L'ame-stram-gram". The shouty voices from "Fuck Them All" return to yell "Shut! The! Fuck! Up!" repeatedly over 140 BPM. It's exhilarating.
"Aime" is fantastic. By the end it turns into one of Boutonnat's densest productions, and it sounds absolutely huge. I wish it was ten minutes long.
"Q.I.", "Fuck Them All", and the title track are all great too.
Anyone else heard it?
― Captain Sleep (Captain Sleep), Monday, 2 May 2005 08:08 (twenty years ago)
― edward o (edwardo), Monday, 2 May 2005 08:21 (twenty years ago)
I probably would but I can't speak French so I'd not really know what I was doing. Maybe I'll search around for someone to translate for me.
― Nick H (Nick H), Tuesday, 3 May 2005 23:02 (twenty years ago)
― joseph (joseph), Wednesday, 4 May 2005 01:54 (twenty years ago)
ciao Bella im horny, ciao, Adieu, ByeBye, Ila illika2, aloha, ZzzzZZzzzz
― Pointcube, Sunday, 4 December 2005 11:40 (nineteen years ago)
― Mitya (mitya), Sunday, 4 December 2005 14:21 (nineteen years ago)
"Amelie" and "C'est Trop Tard" are the best of the non-singles, but MCE is a very, very good album.
― edward o (edwardo), Sunday, 4 December 2005 14:26 (nineteen years ago)
― daavid (daavid), Monday, 5 December 2005 06:57 (nineteen years ago)
I'm stealing this sig, btw.
― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Monday, 5 December 2005 08:29 (nineteen years ago)
― FLAGER, Saturday, 10 December 2005 19:02 (nineteen years ago)
This song still randomly pop us into my head on a regualr basis - pretty classic
― licorice oratorio (baaderonixx), Wednesday, 26 March 2014 12:49 (eleven years ago)
Yes! Always gets a good audience response at the live shows.
― Yuri Bashment (ShariVari), Wednesday, 26 March 2014 13:04 (eleven years ago)