maandag 27 augustus 2007

Waxdollies


Thanks to Maks and Rick, here's two versions of the indestructable Poupée de Cire Poupée de Son. The first is by German fourpiece Welle:Erdball (pictured), a band that likes to dress up, sing about robots a lot (think Devo and Man...or Astroman?) and use the vintage Commodore 64 computer for their bitpop-music, giving it a Kraftwerkian feel.
The other one is by Dutch actress Marijke Merckens (real name Marijke Ouwejan, born in 1940), who acted in plays, in the theater and in tv-series. I don't know who translated Modepop, but now it's a song about a mannequin who mocks the windowshoppers who pass her. In the end, one guy falls in love with her. She thinks about marrying him, as long as he gives her a lot of clothes. Gainsbourgian, you betcha.

Welle:Erdball - Poupée de Cire Poupée de Son
Marijke Merckens - Modepop
(I posted another Dutch version, with totally different lyrics, here)

6 opmerkingen:

  1. I have a Dutch pressing of Gall's poupée, with the misspelling "Poupée de Sire", which is very Gainsbourian as well ;)

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  2. Woei, I missed that Spinvis-version. It's brilliant thanks!

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  3. Do you have the Spanish version by an all-girl band called Nosoträsh? If you don't, let me know! I should have it somewhere.

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  4. sure, send it to guuzbourg(a)gmail.com

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  5. ooh, i missed these 2 songs. i was looking for them since a very long time. is it possible that you mail them? wcskin@gmx.net.

    you would make one guy very very happy...

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