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The Fifty // Sixty lyrics, translation, theme, explanation, and interpretation thread
I thought that a lot of people would benefit from easily being able to access the literary analysis that many of us have done, and though this is all buried in the Fifty // Sixty thread, it's easier to find things at the top. I'm going to continue work on these things, and any contributions are welcome. Note that this thread should not be for discussing the single, but rather the aspects of the lyrics instead.
I'd especially welcome help with the starred lines, I don't quite understand what relevance they have. Additionally, why is the song title Fifty // Sixty so important? Where the fifties and sixties the duration of the relationship? Also, note that any interpretations made in this are from the point of view of this song. I'm still trying to improve everything here, but if you must grab it and post it somewhere else, please make sure that you always give credit where credit is due. Those who worked so hard to help are: Cindy espire mAfqA Deepwaters Toc De Mac RMJ (if I've forgotten you, let me know!) Fifty // Sixty lyrics, transcribed by Cindy and anonymous Pretty sixteen, Belle héroïne des sixties, Tu te dandines, T'es divine, Quand tu danses, Dans les yeux d'Andy... Adieu bebop, Plus au top, C'est le pop-art, Qui te sape, À la trappe, Pop-corn et hula hoop... Rêve de gloire et de fortune, Chic en Chanel, amour et toujours glamour, Aux expos tu poses et t'exposes, À 400ASA tu oses toutes les poses... Fifty sixty, Né en cinquante, Sexy soixante, Si excitante, S’extasie Candide elle croit, tout ce qu’Andy, Qu'Andy dit d'elle, Qu’elle est la plus belle De toutes les modeles... Comme une icône, Sous le Nikon tu tournes, La tête au velvet et Nico Te voudrais, loin de Lou Reed À East Village On est tous jeune Emmene moi, taxi jaune La d'où vient la légende Rêve de gloire et de fortune, Chic en Chanel, amour sera toujours glamour, Je te regarde en polaroid, Tu sais le temps n'a pas pris une ride Fifty sixty, Né en cinquante, Sexy soixante, Si excitante, S’extasie Candide elle croit, tout ce qu'on dit Ce qu'on dit d'elle Qu’elle est la plus belle De tout les modeles... Le flower power est mort sur le dance floor L'electro, le pop n'existe pas encore Avec l'age de rocker, on a changé d'époque Le rock roule en roller, la pop est en cloque Le flower power est mort de sa belle mort New wave et techno n'existent pas encore Vas-y joue le ton dernier role, n'est plus la modele Mais tu danses encore dans les yeux d'Andy Fifty sixty, Né en cinquante, Sexy soixante, Si excitante, S’extasie Candide elle croit, tout ce qu'on dit Ce qu'on dit d'elle Qu’elle est la plus belle (La plus belle) Fifty sixty, Né en cinquante, Sexy soixante, Si excitante, S’extasie Candide elle croit, tout ce qu'on dit Ce qu'on dit d'elle Qu’elle est la plus belle de tous les modeles... Fifty // Sixty, translated by espire, with help from Toc De Mac and RMJ Pretty Sixteen Beauty of the sixties The way you move, you're divine When you dance In Andy's eyes Goodbye bebop, On the top, It's pop-art, That runs you down, To the trap, Popcorn and hula hoops Dream of glory and fortune, Chic in Chanel, love is always glamourous, For exposures you pose and expose yourself, In 400ASA you dare every pose... Fifty sixty Born in the fifties Sexy sixty So excited She's in ecstasy Foolishly she believes all that Andy That Andy tells her That she's the most beautiful Of all the models... Like an icon, You turn by the Nikon The head on the velvet and Nico Wants you far away from Lou Reed In East Village, New York We're all young Take me with you, yellow taxi To the place of your legend Dream of fame and fortune, Chic in Chanel, love will always be glamourous, I look you in polaroid, You know that time hasn't changed a thing Fifty sixty Born in the fifties Sexy sixty So excited She's in ecstasy Foolishly she believes all that we say What we say about her, That she's the most beautiful Of all the models... Flower power died on the dance floor Electronic and punk exist no more With the age of rock, time was changed Rock rolls on rollers, pop's been knocked Flower power died a good death New wave and techno exist no more Go play your last role, no longer the model Yet you still dance in Andy's eyes Fifty sixty Born in the fifties Sexy sixty So excited She's in ecstasy Foolishly she believes all that we say What we say about her, That she's the most beautiful (The most beautiful) Fifty sixty Born in the fifties Sexy sixty So excited She's in ecstasy Foolishly she believes, all that we say What we say about her, That she's the most beautiful Of all the models... Fifty // Sixty's theme, by mAfqA, Deepwaters, and espire This song is about Andy Warhol, an artist in film, photography, and many other aspects, and his relationship with Edith "Edie" Sedgwick. She was featured in many of Andy's short films, and he called her his "superstar." They were often seen together. Edie Sedgwick was born in 1943, which would make her sixteen years old in 1959. A movie called "Factory Girl" was made, portraying the relationship between the two. It shows how Andy Warhol promised to make her a star, her rise to fame, and her eventual descent into obscurity.
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Last edited by espire; 09-29-2007 at 09:56 PM.. |
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I'm just trying to help you out espire. Anyway Alizée is showing us her true artistic talent in this song, it's quite ingenious of her, so STFU to all the naysayers! |
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*eats his words*
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Last edited by espire; 10-08-2007 at 05:45 PM.. |
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So this song is a way for Alizee to express her displeasure with Mylene Farmer? Thought they were tight, hmmm little do we know. Guess there was alot of friction there and maybe jealousy between the two
I bet it all stems from that "baby farmer" tag Alizee couldn't escape from so what better way to escape from it than to drop Mylene Farmer from the team. Mylene and Alizee had a bit of a falling out and the song is the result. This is sad and very enlightening. Thanks Espire! you the man! It all makes perfect sense now This is typical of mentor and student...it happens people. What we got here is a little catfight between two women, lol Last edited by Matrix; 08-24-2007 at 06:10 PM.. |
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Thanks for the info guys
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You know, I think it's worth pointing out that "Andy" may also serve as a potential reference to Laurent. Mylène and Alizée weren't the only two in the "JBG" team.
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C'est ta faute... mais on t'aime quand même, Alizée!
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I overlooked that small detail, well I believe your analysis is correct.
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Besides, according to another rumor Alizee doesn't want to sing songs filled with double meanings anymore, so a cigar could just be a cigar and a song about Edie Sedgwick could just be a song about Edie Sedgwick. It wouldn't be the first. As Kozmo on MFI pointed out, "it joins the likes of Velvet Underground, Edie Brickell and the New Bohemians, and The Cult with tribute songs about her." Not that I think you're necessarily wrong, I dunno. It just seems strange to justify a conclusion reached by the interpretation of a song with that same interpretation. Last edited by Ben; 08-24-2007 at 06:52 PM.. |
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You're right that it doesn't HAVE TO be about Alizée's and Mylene's relationship, but imo there are too many parallels that can be drawn between the lyrics and Alizée for it to be just a coincidence. The way the text is written makes it seem very intentional.
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