Jacques Dutronc

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Today in a music store, I heard some freaky French music. When I looked at the display disc, it turned out to be Jacques Dutronc, an artist I've been curious about. Music sounded bizarrely entertaining, but I thought if I stayed in the store for the duration of the cd, that would be enough listening for me. Now, I wish I could hear more. Where is a good place to start?

― Mary, Wednesday, 31 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

le responsible is a cool song. get something with that on

― gareth, Thursday, 1 August 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Paris s'éveille is one of his best songs. It does not seem to be on most of the best-of's like Gold (=Les Indispensables) and L'Essentiel nevertheless. Strange. Dutronc is also known as actor and is married to Françoise Hardy for whom he also wrote some songs. He is quite big but also controversial in France. A hit single of his was called Merde in France (merde=shit). His voice has become much graver during his career due to excessive smoking. He also collaborated with Gainsborg on Guerre et Pets.

― alex in mainhattan, Thursday, 1 August 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Gainsbourg, not Gainsborg, of course.

― alex in mainhattan, Thursday, 1 August 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Absolument! PAris (the Eiffel Tower 'a' was a genuine typo) S'eveille is fantastic - & recreates the feel of a Paris morning perfectly. You can find cheap 'best ofs' quite easliy. His stuff ranges from chanson, through jazzy pastiches to real '60s beat/garage. Mungo Jerry's Alright Alright Alright hit is, in fact, the English version of JD's Et Moi Et Moi..., but there's little similarity.

― Jez, Thursday, 1 August 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I've a comp of much later (circa 80's) stuff which doesn't have the same appeal as the early stuff. The words may still be good but I don't have enough french.

― Winkelmann, Thursday, 1 August 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

i'm a pretty big fan of his big beat stuff like "jai un tigre dans m'a guitar" and "cactus". it's all very easy to listen too and as a result all the more less obvious stuff like "paris s'eveille" will totally grow on you. i don't know what albums were good but i have a few singles and then (of course) a 'best of' CD.

Does anyone know if he ever did a collaboration with Francoise Hardy? A record store clerk told me this many years ago and I have been searching half heartedly since.

― ddd, Thursday, 1 August 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Does anyone know if he ever did a collaboration with Francoise Hardy?
Dutronc sings on her latest album Clair-Obscur which is rather nice though not groundbreaking. Don't remember if it is a duet. The sound is more modern (trip-hop echos) than usual with Hardy.

― alex in mainhattan, Thursday, 1 August 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

i was thinking more of a 60s collaboration

― ddd, Thursday, 1 August 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

According to a book I read about Dutronc, his first four albums are supposed to be his best. Just to confuse matters these four albums are all called "Jacques Dutronc". During one trip to France I bought his second album from 1968 and it is excellent. It contains "Paris S'Eveille" and other great songs such as "Hippie Hippie Hourrah".

― Mark Dixon, Thursday, 1 August 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

five years pass...

<3 <3 <3

(t/s: Dutronc vs. Gainsbourg; Dutronc wins, yes?)

― Tape Store, Friday, 7 December 2007 03:19 (eighteen years ago)

not really... but he is pretty awesome.

― s1ocki, Friday, 7 December 2007 03:24 (eighteen years ago)

his son: http://www.thomasdutronc.fr

― Tape Store, Friday, 7 December 2007 03:27 (eighteen years ago)

Jacques is one cool dude. Search on youtube: awesome live video of my favourite track of his: l'opportuniste.

― StanM, Friday, 7 December 2007 05:00 (eighteen years ago)

Yeah, so much Youtube gold.

I really love Thomas' stuff! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mx6Rgnyk4os

― Tape Store, Friday, 7 December 2007 06:00 (eighteen years ago)

love love Paris s'éveille

― s1ocki, Friday, 7 December 2007 06:34 (eighteen years ago)

Fucking great stuff!

This is a great compilation to begin with: http://www.amazon.com/Completement-Dutronc-Jacques/dp/B0000085BA

― S-, Friday, 7 December 2007 06:47 (eighteen years ago)

(here's that live version of l'opportuniste I was talking about, btw)

― StanM, Friday, 7 December 2007 07:15 (eighteen years ago)

Does anyone else see a bit of Scott Walker (regarding his weirder 70's output).

On Nous Cache Tout, On Nous Dit Rien kills me.

― S-, Friday, 7 December 2007 08:58 (eighteen years ago)

two years pass...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3D6LrpIerk4

Like the man said, fucking great stuff

― Allbran Burg (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 31 March 2010 10:29 (sixteen years ago)

one year passes...

http://www.encyclopedisque.fr/images/imgdb/main/5780.jpg

― Charles Kennedy Jumped Up, He Called 'Oh No'. (Tom D.), Thursday, 26 January 2012 12:04 (fourteen years ago)

need to check this guy out. he is of course fantastic in both of the films made by my currently-favorite-filmmaker, especially this one

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L'important_c'est_d'aimer

― Milton Parker, Thursday, 26 January 2012 18:24 (fourteen years ago)

four years pass...

Jacques has a v confusing discography - 7 eponymous albums! 2 came out in 1968 so you can't even tell the difference by the year.

― Transform All Suffering Into Poo (Colonel Poo), Friday, 6 January 2017 14:32 (nine years ago)

Also the best film Van Gogh out of them all.

― Acid Hose (Capitaine Jay Vee), Friday, 6 January 2017 14:35 (nine years ago)

four months pass...

I my high school French teacher had played this guy, I'd be fluent by now.

Pretty much my primary motivation to learn some French atm.

― mom tossed in kimchee (quincie), Monday, 5 June 2017 23:03 (nine years ago)

*If*

― mom tossed in kimchee (quincie), Monday, 5 June 2017 23:03 (nine years ago)

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