Musical Taste - L’Eau A La Bouche - Serge Gainsbourg

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L’Eau A La Bouche performed by Serge Gainsbourg (1960)
Composed by Gainsbourg/
Arranged by Goraguer
From: France
Recommended by BlueEyedYe-Ye [profile] on Sunday 27th July 2003

A brilliant little track, often overlooked in the great man's catalogue. Starts off oddly like the James Bond theme (for the time and location!) but gradually changes into a strange chanson-meets-Latin kind of thing... great song though, from a film of the same name. Has anyone here ever seen it?

from Bande Originale Du Film "L'Eau A La Bouche" (French Philips 432.492 BE)
available on CD - Couleur Cafe (Mercury)

Other Versions: I believe Jane Birkin also did a version, but couldn't tell you on which album....
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08 Aug 05 ·phil: I agree - this is one of my fave Serge songs. Haven't seen the film though.

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