Madeleine

"Madeleine Peyroux doesn’t simply interpret songs, she possesses them…and vice versa", the biography on her website states. The Athens-born (Athens, Georgia, that is), Paris-bred singer has a new album out called Half The Perfect World, on which she covers (she rarely writes her own songs) Leonard Cohen, Joni Mitchell, Charlie Chaplin and Serge Gainsbourg. La Javanaise is a song that was covered by many (Juliette Greco, Regine, Mick Harvey, Richard Galliano), including Serge himself on Aux Armes Etcaetera. See for yourself if Madeleine adds to, or even possesses the song. Also posted is Jane Birkin's beautiful live-rendition.

Madeleine Peyroux - La Javanaise
Serge Gainsbourg - La Javanaise
Jane Birkin - La Javanaise