FAWM: "Elu par cette crapule (elected by this rascal)"

Elu par cette crapule (elected by this rascal)

2 weeks ago by @ambroise

Liner Notes

Challenges: #palindrome and #F_Am

The title is my favorite palindrome in french : “elu par cette crapule” means “elected by this rascal”.
The structure is a palindrome : verse A / verse B / verse A ; and so is each of the chords grid : F / F△ / F△ / F on the verses and Am / Am5+ / F / F△ / F△ / F / Am5+ / Am on the chorus.

So chords are only F and Am with twoo alterations : a major seven on the F△ and an augmented fifth on the Am5+.

#fuc #tahitianukulele #chanson #french #withtranslation #harmonica #oddscale

Lyrics

(english translation below)

Qui t’a glissé dans les journaux
Que tu n’avais jamais froissé
Qui t’a affiché tes panneaux
Pour te faire un chemin tracé
Qui m’a imposé tes photos
À chaque fois que je sortais
À quell’ fréquence la radio
T’as fait parler

Enfermé dans ta bulle
insensible à nos cris
Élu par cette crapule
À l’abri

J’ai renversé les perspectives
J’ai pris l’affaire par tous les bouts
Les formules interrogatives
Me laissent sens dessus-dessous
J’ai détaillé les forces vives
Et je ne sais toujours pas d’où
Te viennent tes prérogatives
Ça semble fou
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Who slipped you into the newspapers
That you never crumpled (figuratively: never confronted)
Who posted your signs
To make a path for you
Who forced your photos on me
Every time I went out
How often the radio
Made you talk

Locked up in your bubble
insensitive to our cries
Elected by this scoundrel
Sheltered

I turned the tables
I took the case from all sides
Interrogative formulas
Leave me upside down
I've detailed the living forces
And I still don't know where
You get your prerogatives from
It sounds crazy

Comments

@ttg105 1w

Lovely feel to this ... evokes a certain mood that I love. The lyrics are really clever and well-done. I also like the little solos and harmonica bits.

@rowanb 1w

Wow, well done, you smashed that task! And a great song out if it too. Thanks for the translation though as I wouldn’t have worked it out on my own.

@oxymore 1w

I always love your plays on words. ♥

@davidbreslin101 1w

I love the strange atmosphere of this song - it feels mysterious, witty and oppressive at the same time. Nice work on the double challenge, and is that some Lydian mode in there too?

@paulotteson 1w

I love when the tension that builds in the verse resolves to the Am in the chorus. The hard panning of the harmonica and doubled ukulele/guitar? is a wonderful foundation for your vocals here - I always enjoy that you provide the English translation. Great piece!

@johnnycashpoint 2w

Im loving the 'recorded on my phone' vocal effect - it is an effect, right? Good song, but it needs bass :)

@owling 2w

J'aime beaucoup la strophe sur la communication politique vue du coté des citoyen.ne.s et le côté absurde qui s'en degage.
J'adore aussi la chute ! On se demande bien d'où vient tout ce pouvoir sur nous !
Et l'évolution de la musique au fil de la chanson avec l'harmonica.

@tageule 2w

J'aime bien cette chanson. Ingénieuse et un peu bizarre, avec une mélodie inhabituelle. Super. Et tu as raison, la phrase est un palindrome formidable.

@williamjames 2w

What an interesting take on the palindrome. I was especially mesmerized by the chord structure. I adore the succesful use of some of the more unconventional voicings. They really work here.