Biba Binoche is the daughtor of Paris-based sax-player Charles Binoche. Yes, she's related to actress Juliette Binoche, and was discovered by none other than the legendary Barclay-labelboss Eddie Barclay. She debuted in 2003 with a firm cover of a Mylene Farmer-song. And then the balloon was popped: Biba's real name is Betty Owczarek, a blonde bombshell whose claim to fame was spending a lot of time in the first Belgian edition of Big Brother. She didn't win, but became a small celebrity, making a single, posing naked and divorcing her first husband. She even was a contestant at the Eurovision Songcontest. In 2003 she re-invented herself as Biba Binoche, and made and album called Initials BB that sported four covers. The album itself is soso (I'm not into this europop-trance-thing), but her version of Serge's Je suis venu te dire que je m'en vais is okay. Which gives me the opportunity to post all other versions of the song that I have. I always found it remarkable that no other version re-did the crying girl-scene at the end. Do you know of more Je suis venu-covers?
See Jane Birkni sing Je suis venue te dire here.
See Serge sing Je suis venu te dire here. (merci Bibi)
Jo Lemaire - Je suis venue te dire que je m'en vais
Mick Harvey - I have come to tell you I'm going
Stereo Total - Je suis venu te dire que je m'en vais
Stereo Total & Alex Chilton - Je suis venu te dire que je m'en vais
Biba Binoche - Je suis venue te dire que je m'en vais
Jarvis Cocker & Kid Loco - I just came to tell you that I'm going
EXTRA:
John Wesley Harding - Je suis venu te dire que je m'en vais
Monica Noguiera - Je suis venue te dire que je m'en vais
Salif Keita - Je suis venu te dire que je m'en vais
Carmen Consoli - Je suis venue te dire que je m'en vais
Alma Ritano - He Venido a Decirte Que Me Voy
Jane Birkin - Je suis venue te dire que je m'en vais (live) (merci à Speenhoff)
I've got versions by Monica Nogueira, Carmen Consoli, John Wesley Harding and Salif Keita. I'll send them to you...
BeantwoordenVerwijderenThere are also versions by Jane Birkin and by Maurice Garrel. If you have them available, please send m to me: guuzbourg (a) gmail.com
BeantwoordenVerwijderenThe list is updated!
BeantwoordenVerwijderenHey! I got a disc of Monsieur Gainsbourg. Its like a compilation of a lot of bands (placebo, Portishead, Franz ferdinand, The Rakes) that actually sing a lot of Gainsbourg Songs. Maybe you want it! (unless you already got it, of course).
BeantwoordenVerwijderenclick here
Cheers :)
ofcourse I have that cd, I already posted the Kills-song from that album. But thanks anyway
BeantwoordenVerwijderenHi!
BeantwoordenVerwijderenI think a singer is missing from your list. Your singers list doesn't include OLIVIA RUIZ.
How could you have missed such a talented and pretty singer? lol (^_^)
Her official website is : http://www.olivia-ruiz.com/
Very cool blog!
Your blog is very nicely done and very pleasing to read.
BeantwoordenVerwijderenYour wish is my command, FS-collaborator Sir Edward is working on a Olivia Ruiz-posting as we speak
BeantwoordenVerwijderenMy God what a story! This Biba Binoche is just the worst thing we had in Belgium. First part of the story is wrong, second part not too bad related. Will make an update with the right story one of these days.
BeantwoordenVerwijderenwell, it's not precisely a cover version, but... you should listen to Keziah Jones' song ‹i›Wet Questions‹i› on the Black Orpheus album.
BeantwoordenVerwijderenqui est le jeune chanteur FR (qui est un peu dark) qui a chante cette belle chanson live avec jane B?
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