Serge Gainsbourg: An International Perspective

Cover
Contents
List of Musical Examples and Figures
Notes on Contributors
Acknowledgments
Introduction: From Saint-Germain-des-Prés to the Sorbonne: The Emergence of Gainsbourg Studies Olivier Julien and Olivier Bourderionnet
Part 1 Deconstructing the Gainsbourg Persona
	“Docteur Jekyll et Monsieur Hyde”: Gainsbourg in the Mirror
	1 The Hidden Beauty of the Ugly Jeremy Allen
	2 Gainsbourg over Piaf: The Gendered Pantheon of Chanson Artists in French Music Biopics Isabelle Marc
	“Yellow Star”: Gainsbourg & Jewishness
	3 “Dieu Est Juif”: Disappearing and Reappearing Jewishness in Serge Gainsbourg’s Career Jonathyne Briggs and Nick Underwood
	4 “Le Sable et le Soldat”: Serge Gainsbourg, Jewishness, Masculinity, and the Quest for Legitimacy France Grenaudier-Klijn
	“Vu de l’Extérieur”: Gainsbourg’s International Reputation
	5 Contention and Consensus: Posthumous Press Coverage of Serge Gainsbourg in the UK Chris Tinker
	6 The Critical Song of Serge Gainsbourg Caroline Kennedy
Part 2 Words and Music
	“Du Jazz dans le Ravin”: The Beginnings
	7 Boris Vian’s Visionary Criticism of the Early Work of Serge Gainsbourg Marianne Di Benedetto
	8 Fallen on Deaf Ears: Confidentiel’s Visionary Blend of Jazz and Chanson Olivier Bourderionnet
	“Là-Bas C’Est Naturel”: Gainsbourg & World Music
	9 “Latin” Gainsbourg and the Parisian Nightclub Scene Sue Miller
	10 Gainsbourg and Musical Crossover: Issues in Sound Categorization and Stylistic Appropriation in the Study of Gainsbourg Percussions Danick Trottier
	11 Gainsbourg in a Reggae Style: The Esthetics, Economics, and Politics of Aux Armes et Cætera Marc Kaiser
	12 Gainsbourg and the Other: A Postcolonial Reading of Gainsbourg Percussions Aurélien Djebbari and Elina Djebbari
	“L’Impression du Déjà-Vu”: Local Inspiration & Francophone Legacy
	13 Charles Trenet’s Influence on Serge Gainsbourg: Swing, Irony, and Poetry Claire Fraysse
	14 Singing Gainsbourg at the Time of the Yé-Yé (1962–6): The Perpetual Provocateur and His Muses Andreas Bonnermeier
	“Qui Est ‘In’ Qui Est ‘Out’”: Gainsbourg & The British Invasion
	15 “Extrêmement Pop”: Gainsbourg and Swinging London Kirk Anderson
	16 “Je T’Aime… Moi Non Plus”: Jane Birkin and the English Preference of Serge Gainsbourg Peter Hawkins
Part 3 Beyond Songwriting
	“Arts Majeurs”/“Arts Mineurs”: Intertextual Perspectives
	17 Cargo Cultist: How Serge Gainsbourg Pioneered Sampling Darran Anderson
	18 “Un Amour Peut en Cacher un Autre”: Serge Gainsbourg through the Prism of Transtextuality Olivier Julien
	19 Serge Gainsbourg and the Romantic Piano Nathalie Hérold
	“Les Dessous Chics”: Gainsbourg & Musical Analysis
	20 Evil Twin? The Poetics of Duality in Serge Gainsbourg Catherine Rudent
	21 “Je T’Aime… Moi Non Plus”: A Songscape Analysis Thomas MacFarlane
	“En Relisant Ta Lettre”: Gainsbourg & Literature
	22 Evguénie Sokolov: Fake Genius, Genial Faker Christophe Levaux
	23 Gainsbourg as a Dandy: Image and Literary Influences Mickaël Savchenko
	“Des Flashes et des Eclairs”: Gainsbourg & The Moving Image
	24 L’Eau à la Bouche: Gainsbourg at the Forefront of the “Nouvelle Vague” Jérôme Rossi
	25 “Cargo Culte”: How Gainsbourg’s Melody Film Invented a New Long-Form Audiovisual Language Alex Jeffery
	26 Gainsbourg for Sale! Serge Gainsbourg and Advertising Philippe Cathé
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