April 27, 2005 | Posted by mark at 02:54 PM

Bon Mots

M - Ma MelodieM - Ma Melodie [video].

So last night I was at the Res screening. Lots of great videos, not the least of which were was the Basement Jaxx "Red Alert," Dead Prez' "Hip Hop," the new Gorillaz, the new Arcade Fire, etc. But, this little line art video from M really caught me off guard. It's a quaint little melody, reminiscent of Moon Safari-era Air, which says more about my lack of French pop knowledge than anything else. Anyway, it's a solid song from a solid artist with a wonderful, whimsical little video. Definitely recommended viewing.

For those of you who speak French, you can check out M's website. For those of you interested in his music, you can pick up an import copy of his album (which came out in Jan. 2004) over at Amazon . You can also get it slightly cheaper at Insound. Recommended for fans of French Pop, crazy hair, theatrics and downright good music. To learn more about director Cyril Houplain, visit his site here

Comments

This song is pretty good considering i the language barrier

Posted by: popbaby1 at April 27, 2005 06:50 PM

For you non-Francophones, the lyrics are playing off the words "mélodie" and "mélo" (French for "corny"). The singer is complaining that he can't find any clever words to sing, and then his girl tells him that his melody is mélo. "That phrase sounds great!" he thinks, "That's what I'll sing about. Love ya babe!"
C'est magnifique, n'est-ce pas?

Posted by: The 1-2-3-4 at April 28, 2005 12:58 PM

Oh man! That makes it even better. Thanks so much for that translation. Solid work.

Posted by: robot mark at April 28, 2005 01:04 PM

that was awesome... excellent animation.. love your site.

Posted by: graham freemotion at April 28, 2005 03:19 PM

M also happens to be the name of one of my favorite bands. They did that song "Pop Musik" in like 1979. Check them out. They're amazing.

Posted by: yockey at May 4, 2005 11:31 AM
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