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Ce soir, le chanter... ;-) Une question pour les fanatiques français...existez-vous? 
After living here for almost 5 months now, I've heard a lot of good funky music played on the radio and in the clubs...and a refreshingly generous serving of Prince tunes. Hell, Nova played Old Friends For Sale the other night! Thing is, I've noticed that time and time again, more often than not, I will hear Kiss, or Girls and Boys. C'est la question...Is this the nations favourite? 
Tell me it's because the album perfectly captures Prince's desire to be quirky and original, yet maintaining the Funk all the way...except for the one about la neige, which is one of his most tear-rendering tunes right? Or is it because... [This message was edited Sun Aug 10 12:40:34 PDT 2003 by MaggotBrain] [This message was edited Sun Aug 10 12:42:16 PDT 2003 by MaggotBrain] He who joyfully marches to music in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would fully suffice. - Albert Einstein | |
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hmmm...France can be real lonely for a Prince fan...
Ok, I open the question up to all the French-Canadians in the house! He who joyfully marches to music in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would fully suffice. - Albert Einstein | |
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I confess Girls and Boys bores me now 
je préférerai entrendre + Mountains - | |
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jn2 said: I confess Girls and Boys bores me now
je préférerai entrendre + Mountains - 
Nice to meet you jn2! Je ne suis pas seul, hooray! Sometimes it snows will always do it for me on that one. He who joyfully marches to music in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would fully suffice. - Albert Einstein | |
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+ de Prince en radio ne ferait pas de mal , DAMN ! | |
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About your thread title, as a french fan I guess you could have figured out that he in fact sings in Le Grind:
"Ce soir, la chatte, all night long". 
And not: "Le chantez"...  which by the way means nothing!I can't remember my baby's voice cuz she ain't talkin' no more  | |
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Mutiny said: About your thread title, as a french fan I guess you could have figured out that he in fact sings in Le Grind:
"Ce soir, la chatte, all night long".
And not: "Le chantez"... which by the way means nothing!How utterly embarassing, you're right ofcourse. I knew I shouldve taken that album over with me! Hey, I'll edit the thread. Shit damn. He who joyfully marches to music in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would fully suffice. - Albert Einstein | |
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Untill I see some lyrical confirmation, it'll have to be 'Tonight, sing it...all night long' I'm afraid.
as opposed to, erm, how do you say... "Tonight, the female-cat... all night long" Maybe you're right!
Does la chatte have an alternative meaning??? The 'I really want to learn' edit... [This message was edited Sun Aug 10 12:46:45 PDT 2003 by MaggotBrain] He who joyfully marches to music in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would fully suffice. - Albert Einstein | |
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MaggotBrain said: Untill I see some lyrical confirmation, it'll have to be 'Tonight, sing it...all night long' I'm afraid.
as opposed to, erm, how do you say... "Tonight, the female-cat... all night long" Maybe you're right!
Does la chatte have an alternative meaning??? The 'I really want to learn' edit... [This message was edited Sun Aug 10 12:46:45 PDT 2003 by MaggotBrain] Female-cat...  I can't remember my baby's voice cuz she ain't talkin' no more | |
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Mutiny said: Female-cat...
Oh pray tell...  He who joyfully marches to music in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would fully suffice. - Albert Einstein | |
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Ok, so maybe I have figured out your logic... 'chatte' as in (female) cut, as in 'pussy'?
You see, the confusing thing for me was that Prince pronounces an 'ai' at the end of the word 'chant' or 'chat'...whatever. So chatte has an accent on the 'e'?
Enlighten me please! He who joyfully marches to music in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would fully suffice. - Albert Einstein | |
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Non, tu n'es pas seul ... je parle francais aussi... Bonjour! | |
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MaggotBrain said: Ok, so maybe I have figured out your logic... 'chatte' as in (female) cut, as in 'pussy'?
You see, the confusing thing for me was that Prince pronounces an 'ai' at the end of the word 'chant' or 'chat'...whatever. So chatte has an accent on the 'e'?
Enlighten me please! No, chatte has no accent... But only french-speaking people know about the "silent" final "e", ok? I can't remember my baby's voice cuz she ain't talkin' no more | |
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I've read many lyrics transcriptions with the "ce soir, le chanter" line: first of all, it means nothing in french. "Tonight, sing it", would go: "Ce soir, chantez", without "le". And considering the overall lyrics tone of the Black Album, the all night long pussy thing seems more appropriate, don't you think? [This message was edited Mon Aug 11 0:00:05 PDT 2003 by Mutiny] I can't remember my baby's voice cuz she ain't talkin' no more | |
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Bonjour à toi,
Je me suis posé souvent la question... pas facile, compte tenu de l'accent de Prince !! Mais la "chatte" me paraît plus dans le contexte que le "chanter". Sinon, il y a plein de gigs funky sur Paris. Open your heart, open your mind !! | |
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Mutiny said: I've read many lyrics transcriptions with the "ce soir, le chanter" line: first of all, it means nothing in french. "Tonight, sing it", would go: "Ce soir, chantez", without "le". And considering the overall lyrics tone of the Black Album, the all night long pussy thing seems more appropriate, don't you think?
[This message was edited Mon Aug 11 0:00:05 PDT 2003 by Mutiny] This is all slowly beginning to make sense...thanks a lot Mutiny... He who joyfully marches to music in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would fully suffice. - Albert Einstein | |
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By the way, salut Doriel, ça va? C'est fantastique je n'suis pas seul. Mon Français est trop mal mai j'apprends (lentement). L'écriture est impossible pour moi!
J'espère qu'il y a une partie de prince en France bientôt... 
Oh bonjour (ou bonsoir?) Love4OneAnother! He who joyfully marches to music in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would fully suffice. - Albert Einstein | |
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MaggotBrain said: By the way, salut Doriel, ça va? C'est fantastique je n'suis pas seul. Mon Français est trop mal mai j'apprends (lentement). L'écriture est impossible pour moi!
J'espère qu'il y a une partie de prince en France bientôt...
Oh bonjour (ou bonsoir?) Love4OneAnother! Ton français est plutôt bon... Il y a eu une excellente NPG party au mois de juillet à Paris. | |
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doriel1979 said: MaggotBrain said: By the way, salut Doriel, ça va? C'est fantastique je n'suis pas seul. Mon Français est trop mal mai j'apprends (lentement). L'écriture est impossible pour moi!
J'espère qu'il y a une partie de prince en France bientôt...
Oh bonjour (ou bonsoir?) Love4OneAnother! Ton français est plutôt bon... Il y a eu une excellente NPG party au mois de juillet à Paris. J'ai vu une annonce dans l'autre forum...Jusqu'à l'année prochaine! I am patient... He who joyfully marches to music in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would fully suffice. - Albert Einstein | |
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french frogs...all of you! | |
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abierman said: french frogs...all of you!
 
Actually, I'm no frog, I'm roast beef... He who joyfully marches to music in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would fully suffice. - Albert Einstein | |
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