On Tuesday, August 1, 2006, Verve Forecast records will release Monsieur Gainsbourg Revisited, an original tribute to the songs of renowned French singer/songwriter/provocateur Serge Gainsbourg. The record features an impressive range of international artists from Franz Ferdinand to Portishead to R. E. M.âs Michael Stipe, interpreting new translations of Gainsbourgâs work, all while keeping the intent, passion, and emotion of the initial compositions.
For more information, please visit the web site for Verve Forecast.
Tracklisting:
1. Song for Sorry Angel (Sorry Angel) – Jane Birkin, Franz Ferdinand
2. I Love You (Me Either) (Je T’Aime Moi Non Plus) – Cat Power,
3. I Just Came to Tell You That I’m Going (Je Suis Venu Te Dire Que Je M’E – Jarvis Cocker, Kid Loco
4. Requiem for Anna (Un Jour Comme un Autre – Anna) – Portishead
5. Requiem for a Jerk (Requiem Pour un Con) – Brian Molko
6. Hôtel (L’Hôtel Particulier) – Michael Stipe
7. Revior Emmanuelle (Goodbye Emmanuelle)
8. Lola R. For Ever (Lola Rastaquouere) – Marianne Faithfull, ,
9. Boomerang 2005 (Comme un Boomerang)
10. Boy Toy (I’m the Boy) – Trash Palace
11. Ballad of Melody Nelson (Ballade de Melody Nelson)
12. Just a Man with a Job (Le Poinçonneur des Lilas)
13. I Call It Art (Le Chanson de Slogan)
14. Those Little Things (Ces Petits Riens) – Carla Bruni