Les Mots

[OGRE]

I would have never discovered Farmer with Alizée. A bit of an irony considering Farmer's role in bringing Alizée to the world. I'm not a big Farmer fan, but she has a good voice, and I believe Boutonnat to be one of the best composers of our time; my personal favorite. Then we have Seal, a UK-grown male vocalist. I'm not a big Seal fan either. In fact, if I had to put my finger on why I follow neither Farmer nor Seal, is I kinda get tired of their voice over an entire song or across several songs (not so for Lili )

But here we have a contrasting duet, Farmer/Seal interwoven French/English, with Boutonnat's wonderful instrumental backdrop. The contrast is perfect for their voices. So the entire song stays rich in the woven complexity of melodies.

Les Mots came out seven years ago, but I only discovered it recently. Thought I would share it for those who, like me, are culturally stunted with regard to French PoP...outside of Lili, that is.