GAINSBOURG'S UNIVERSE
ALAIN ROBERT | ST-HUBERT,QUÉBEC | 05/02/2003
(5 out of 5 stars)
"SERGE GAINSBOURG has never been better in establish a concept thematicelly in terms of words and music.Each piece of this wonderful opus has a musical setting that is coherent in it's ensemble.32 minutes of pure joy and delight.The famous GAINSBOURG talking voice over was of course used before in recordings like JE T'AIME MOI NON PLUS,INITIALES BB and the previous concept album HISTOIRE DE MÉLODY NELSON,but never with that panache with the lyrics.VARIATIONS SUR MARILOU can résume GAINSBOURG's whole catalogue of themes and obsessions.Sit down,forget your presomptions about the often called dirty man of FRENCH music and listen to signifiant music by a creatively inspired artist.If you are wondering about the meaning of the lyrics of VARIATIONS SUR MARILOU,it's actually about woman masturbation.No kidding here,just the truth."