Archive for May 18th, 2010:
French Pop Song of the Week: “Mystery Train,” La Féline
posted May 18, 2010
Posted by Thomas Riggs in music translation uncategorized world literature
According to its MySpace page, La Féline is “a trio that likes pop, epic folk, beauty, strangeness, instrumental music, and B movies” (“un trio qui aime la pop, le folk épique, le beau, le bizarre, la musique instrumentale et les séries B”). But I prefer this description that lead singer Agnès Gayraud gave in an English-language interview.
We’re three people. A dark-haired girl, Agnès. who sings and plays guitar, gently leading the band, a grey-haired boy, Xavier, who plays keyboards, and a brown-haired boy, Stéphane, playing drums. We all live in Paris. We’re all looking for something—without knowing exactly what. We only agree on the fact we’re looking for it.
La Féline’s music is sometimes in French, sometimes in English. This song is in both, creating a Franco-American mélange in which French pop tradition wanders freely in the folksy, Wild West.
Below are the lyrics and a translation of the French.
HibOO d’Live : La Féline “Mystery Train” from Le-HibOO.com on Vimeo.
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