Vanessa Paradis

[✈ Elle ☀]

My French teacher said the lyrics didn't mean anything.

My Francais is far too rusty to know!

<a href="http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=_yCsReOId1k" target="_blank">http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=_yCsReOId1k</a>

[Josie]

I think they do mean something!

Joe le Taxi - C'est sa Vie (It's his life)

Will treat it as a challenge and give you a translation.

Great video - whatever made you think of Vanessa Paradis?

[✈ Elle ☀]

Ahhh... you know far better than I do, Josie

Takes us back a few years though, eh?

All started last night when we were talking about music. Bart and I were saying we don't have a clue who is popular anymore. We've not heard anything new since we left the UK!

Flooey xx

[Josie]

Well here's the lyrics from allthelyrics.com

If it's quiet at work tomorrow I'll do the translation.

Joe le taxi
Y va pas partout
Y marche pas au soda
Son saxo jaune
Connaît toutes les rues par coeur
Tous les p't*ts bars
Tous les coins noirs
Et la seine
Et ses ponts qui brillent
Dans sa caisse
La musique � joe
C'est la rumba
Le vieux rock au mambo
Joe le taxi
C'est sa vie
Le rhum au mambo
Embouteillage
Li est comme ça
Joe - joe - joe
Dans sa caisse
La musique � joe r�sonne
C'est la rumba
Le vieux rock au mambo bidon
Vas-y joe
Vas-y joe
Vas-y fonce
Dans la nuit vers l'amazone
Joe le taxi
Et xavier cugat
Joe le taxi
Et yma sumac
Joe - joe - joe
Joe le taxi
C'est sa vie
Le rhum au mambo
Embouteillage
Joe le taxi
Et les mariachis
Joe le taxi
Et le cha-cha-chi
Joe le taxi
Et le cha-cha-chi
Vas-y joe
Vas-y fonce
Dans la nuit vers l'amazone

Unbelieveably we were having a similar conversation at the wedding last night - I was singing along (I sing very badly but when the music's loud enough I assume no-one can hear) to a late 80's/early 90's techno classic and my friends were surprised I knew the words because they'd never hear of it - too much time spent in France was my explanation.

Chart music is a mystery to me too but someof our friends on the forum like Celty seem to be more up to date than me.

J x