So, not every song in Projet Piano is strictly 88-keys-only. Sue me. In my opinion, this version of Désert by Emilie Simon belongs in this project, because of the beautiful melody (no doubt played by Emilie herself) that suddenly comes up after 2,30 minutes. Before that, it's bass and guitar only.
Emilie recorded Désert a couple of times, and it was remixed by Avril. The tracklisting of Flower Book (see cover on the left), released on November 7, features the 'UK version'. No idea which one that is (in English, I presume), so you American readers have to check that out for yourselves. Yes, Flower Book is a US-only release, a compilation of Emilie's best songs, including a song from Marche de l'Empereur. Call it sweet revenge, because her original movie-soundtrack was replaced in the US. More news on Emilie: "In November, this enchanting songstress will travel to New York for a show at Joe’s Pub on Monday, November 13 and Los Angeles for shows on Wednesday, November 15 at Temple Bar and Thursday, November 16 at The Troubadour to perform material from The Flower Book for the first time for a U.S. audience."
Emilie Simon - Désert (acoustic version, live) (merci à Alexandre)
Like this a lot, she's the best french singer I've heard lately, thanks!!
BeantwoordenVerwijderenI'll be in New York to see Emilie Simon @ Joe's Pub. Hope it'll be as good as her performance at L'Olympia in Paris last september.
BeantwoordenVerwijderenI've to add that this version of the song has been recorded live in TV5's show "Acoustic", in 2003.
Sorry, I made a mistake... The song has been recorded live for the "Constantin prize" in 2003. Emilie Simon didn't win...
BeantwoordenVerwijderenCamille was the winner of the competition last year.
In 2006, in the nomination, we can see :
Olivia Ruiz, Clarika, Emily Loizeau... A very "filles sourires" selection ;-)
Such a beautiful song. Ican't wait until the album comes out. if you want to hear a bit more, check out her myspace profile.
BeantwoordenVerwijderenwww.myspace.com/emiliesimonmusic