Thank God for Jane Birkin.
G. Merritt | Boulder, CO | 02/04/2008
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Jane Birkin is a French icon. As an actress she is best known for her roles in Blow Up (in which she the first actress to show pubic hair in a mainstream British movie), La Belle Noiseuse, and as Briggitte Bardot's lover in Don Juan (Or If Don Juan Were a Woman). She is also known as Serge Gainsbourg's muse. Together they some beautiful music ("Je t'aime... moi non plus," which was banned for Birkin's simulated orgasm), as well as a beautiful daughter (actress Charlotte Gainsbourg). As a singer, Birkin has collaborated with Feist, Portishead, Bryan Ferry, Brian Molko from Placebo, Franz Ferdinand, Manu Chao, Brett Anderson from Suede, Françoise Hardy, Beck, Rufus Wainwright, Yann Tiersen, Alain Souchon, Les Negresses Vertes, Johnny Marr from The Smiths, Zazie, MC Solaar, Yosui Inoue, Étienne Daho, Alain Chamfort, Jimmy Rowles, Goran Bregoviæ, and Sonny Landreth (just to name a few!). This essential Birkin "Best of" compilation disc includes:
1. Jane B
2. Je T'Aime Moi Non Plus - Jane Birkin, Serge Gainsbourg
3. Décadanse - Jane Birkin, Serge Gainsbourg
4. Di Doo Dah
5. Mon Amour Baiser
6. C'est La Vie Qui Veut Ça
7. Banana Boat
8. Si Ça Peut Te Consoler
9. Rien Pour Rien
10. There's a Small Hotel
11. Yesterday Yes a Day
12. Ex-Fan des Sixties
13. Excercice en Forme de Z
14. Rocking Chair
15. Aquoiboniste
16. Baby Alone in Babylone
17. Fuir le Bonheur de Peur Qu'il Ne Se Sauve
18. Baby Lou
19. Dessous Chics
20. Quoi [From TV Cinecitta]
21. Lost Songs [Version Longue]
22. Chanson de Prévert [Casino de Paris]
23. Gadoue
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