Dar: Strange, I've seen that face before,
Seen him hanging 'round my door,
Like a hawk stealing for the prey,
Like the night waiting for the day,
Strange, he shadows me back home,
Footsteps echo on the stones,
Rainy nights, on Hausmann Boulevard,
Parisian music, drifting from the bars,
Tu cherches quoi, rencontrer la mort,
Tu te prends pour qui, toi aussi tu detestes la vie,
Dance in bars and restaurants,
Home with anyone who wants,
Strange he's standing there alone,
Staring eyes chill me to the bone.
Dans sa chambre, Joel et sa valise,
un regard sur ses fringues,
Sur les murs, des photos,
Sans regret, sans mélo,
La porte est claquée, Joel est barré.
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Dar: Nightclubbing was the fifth studio album by Grace Jones, released in 1981. It was the second of three albums that Jones made at Compass Point Studios in the Bahamas and became Jones' commercial breakthrough and also formed the basis of her groundbreaking tour A One Man Show. The album includes the hit single "Pull Up to the Bumper" which made #53 in the UK Singles Chart in June 1981. The track was later re-released as a double a-side together with "La Vie En Rose" and reached #12 in January 1986. The title track is a cover of an Iggy Pop song, which was co-written by David Bowie.
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Dar: I used to work for a photographer called John Quinn and this was one of his favourite Albums and was played to death. I particulary like this track. I'm sure I have been French in a past life and this music has huge French overtones - just love it!
What do you know about this artist or track that others may not?
Dar: The music video for "Pull up to the Bumper" featured clips from Koyaanisqatsi (1982) - see below
Koyaanisqatsi: Life out of Balance is a 1982 film directed by Godfrey Reggio with music composed by minimalist composer Philip Glass and cinematography by Ron Fricke.
The film consists primarily of slow motion and time-lapse photography of cities and natural landscapes across the United States. The visual tone poem contains neither dialogue nor a vocalized narration: its tone is set by the juxtaposition of images and music. In the Hopi language, the word Koyaanisqatsi means 'life of moral corruption and turmoil, life out of balance', and the film implies that modern humanity is living in such a way.
The film is the first in the Qatsi trilogy of films: it is followed by Powaqqatsi (1988) and Naqoyqatsi (2002). The trilogy depicts different aspects of the relationship between humans, nature, and technology. Koyaanisqatsi is the best known of the trilogy and is considered a cult film.
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