Multiple Versions Monday: Ca Plane Pour Moi
En Francais this week ...
Happy Monday music listeners! I hope you all enjoyed a wonderfully relaxing and rejuvenating weekend. Mine was delightful, full of some belated birthday celebrating.
But we’re back to the grind, with another work week newly launched. I figure we can all use a bit of a musical boost to get the body and brain primed for work activities. This week’s Multiple Versions Monday share should do the trick!
Ca Plane Pour Moi
Plastic Bertrand is one of few French language singers who has gained a worldwide listening audience. And this banger is a great listen if you’re looking to ramp up a Monday back at your desk!
The Playlists
Listen with Apple Music:
https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/multiple-versions-monday-ca-plane-pour-moi/pl.u-d2b0Kp2ILz1r8No
Listen with Tidal:
https://listen.tidal.com/playlist/676bea1b-ac29-4c77-9ee7-7573a72d0184
There you have it. Did any of the covers stand out? Or are you a Plastic Bertrand devotee, holding the line with the original? I’d love to know. I’d also love to know if any of you have a multiple versions listen that you’d like me to tackle on an upcoming Monday!
For clarity:
'In 1977, Plastic Bertrand started his solo career as the credited artist of the international hit single "Ça plane pour moi", though in fact the song had been sung and produced by its composer Lou Deprijck with the engineer Phil Delire for RKM/Vogue at Studio Morgan in Brussels. Plastic Bertrand received only 0.5% of the song's royalties. A few months earlier, Deprijck had cooperated with Elton Motello (aka Alan Ward), who wrote English lyrics for the same track and recorded it as "Jet Boy, Jet Girl".'
So, while the backing track is much the same, the lyrics and intent are not, so I'm fine with not including "Jet Boy, Jet Girl" as another version.
The algorithm Gods decided yesterday would be a good time for me to hear Thee Headcoatees, so I’m taking seeing them here this morning as a sign to dig a little deeper. Also, this was my fave version of the lot, with SY not too far behind.