maandag 12 juni 2006

Sous le Soleil Exactement


Here in AMS the sun is directly overhead; sweat's dripping into my keyboard. All reason to post a few (not all) versions of Anna Karina's famous Sous Le Soleil Exactement, from the movie Anna. First up, it not that original version, but a version she re-recorded with Katerine, taken from the tribute-album Lucien Forever (you guessed it, the song's written by Serge). Read more on Anna here.
Another Serge tribute-album was overseen by John Zorn, in his Great Jewish Music-series (well, it only consists of two albums), on which the song was covered by avant-garde violinist Eyvind Kang and singer Michelle Amar. Finally there's the version by Dutch diva Liesbeth List, who is a very big advocate of French music. She received high French honours for it, was friends with Jacques Brel (whom she covered in Dutch) and she also did a musical on Edith Piaf.

Anna Karina & Katerine - Sous le Soleil Exactement
Evyind Kang & Michelle Amar - Sous le Soleil Exactement
Liesbeth List - Sous le Soleil Exactement
Serge Gainsbourg - Sous le Soleil Exactement


(ps: dunno who's on the picture, just thought it was a nice illustration.)

2 opmerkingen:

  1. Anna Karina's much..mature voice makes the new version sound a bit wrong to my ears. Like a Lolita who wouldn't grow up. Oh well.

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  2. for me Anna is a perfect reccord, i dream to see the movie !

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