Jeremy Chatelain MySpace page

[theit77]

Originally Posted by brad

i really like a lot of his songs. i have a good feeling about the new album if he did a lot of the writing / composing.

I agree Brad. After hearing some of what's been said out there about Jeremy, I was worried that he would be influencing Alizée's next album, but after hearing that song I feel pretty good about it. It seems to fit relatively well with Alizée's style.

[garçoncanadien]

First of all Jeremy has an official blog
Le blog de Jeremy

The original words to Variete Francaise (which means French Pop in French)

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Bercé par des mélodies
Plus trop Melson
Où donc est passée la magie
du microphone
Surtout pas trop fort les amplis
Dans l'hexagone
Tout l'monde il est beau et gentil
Tout l'monde fredonne

C'est ma variété française
Mes fa dièse et mes fadaises
Mais je préfère vous mettre à l'aise
Si ça vous plaît pas de malaise

Les chanteurs qui font déchanter
Pas trop pour moi
Les brailleuses jamais débraillées
Trop sage pour moi
Les beaux intellos patentés
Ca me tente pas
Les branchouillards du franchouillard
Ca me branche pas

C'est ma variété française
Mes fa dièse et mes fadaises
Mais je préfère vous mettre à l'aise
Si ça vous plaît pas de malaise

C'est ma variété française
J'ai le cul entre deux chaises
Entre le rock et la Corrèze
C'est ma variété française
Des fois j'me sens fatigué
J'préfère encore la Marseillaise
Version reggae ça me rend gai
C'est ma variété française
J'ai le cul entre deux chaises
Entre le rock et la Corrèze

</TD><TD>Soothed by some melodies
Not too much Melson anymore
Where the magic passed
Of the microphone
Above all, let the amps not be too loud
In the hexagon (1)
Everybody is pretty and kind
Everybody hums

It’s my French Pop
My f minors and my nonsense
But I prefer to put you at ease
If it doesn’t make you feel bad

Singers who disenchant
Not too much for me
The most ugly-sounding cries
Too wise for me
The obviously pretty smartasses
It doesn’t tempt me
The well connected fat asses (2)
It doesn’t hook me up

It’s my French Pop
My f minors and my nonsense
But I prefer to put you at ease
If it doesn’t make you feel bad

It’s my French Pop
I’m between a rock and a hard place
Between rock and Corrèze (3)
It’s my French Pop
Sometimes I feel tired
I still prefer the Marseillaise
The reggae version makes me happy
It’s my French Pop
I’m between a rock and a hard place
Between rock and Corrèze (3) </TD></TABLE>

1. [slang for France; you can kind of draw a hexagon on the map of France]
2. [French wordplay that shows that the French are aware of their weaknesses; they know there are some people who think they are lazy]
3. name of a river; means he is squashed between a big stone and a river


Now what on earth is he singing about? My best guess is the following: "I know there are things you don't like about me. But, I'm Jérémy and you have to accept me for who I am". Just my hunch! As always, song lyrics have room for interpretation

[Matrix]

Thanks Garcon!!! Now I go compare the words to the video, merci! Oki I watched the video again.

The red chair he was in the entire video symbolizes perceived laziness. Even though he knows he is not lazy yet he is making a play on it. I'm Jeremy and this is my music, take it or leave it. He likes the coastal city of Marsailles. He is in between a rock and a hard place-meaning he cannot please everyone yet he has to please to sell records, but he is not gonna conform so he will do it his way regardless.

Hmm, Jeremy is a rebel just like Alizee

[aditya8617]

I can feel a changed attitude towards JC now. Few months ago most of the members weren't very confident about him writing songs in the new album but now I see a lot of members appreciating his old songs as well. A good change I would say and not a forced one either.