“SECOND TONGUE:THE ART OF CHARLOTTE GAINSBOURG
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By marty noel
Having discovered the beauty and genius of Charlotte gainsbourg from her 2009 BECK PRODUCED ALBUM.While along the way,having viewed her acting in NYMPHOMANIAC 1 AND 2 WITH MY GIRLFRIEND SHARON AT THE WORLD RENOWN “NUART THEATRE”IN LA(PROBABLY TWO OF THE BRAVEST PERFORMANCES EMIOTIONALLY,THAT ANY ACTOR OR ACTORS HAVE GIVEN SINCE BRANDO AND MARIA SCHNEIDER IN “LAST TANGO IN PARIS”)I HAVE BEEN CONTINUALLY STRUCK BY THE FEARLESSNESS OF HER ARTISTIC VISION,AT A TIME WHEN A WORLDWIDE STATE OF”REVOLUTION/COUNTER-REVOLUTION”IS IMPACTING EVERYTHING(WHETHER WE CLEARLY AND FULLY COMPREHEND THE REVERBERATIONS OF ITS IMPACT YET OR NOT?)With her latest album REST,both starkly and poetically underscoring this conflict.,while we witness a growing international state of intolerance,spreading like an epidemic both in the U.S.AND IN EUROPE,against immigrants of color.AS A NEW DARK ALLIANCE OF TRUMPIAN ANERICAN WHITE SUPREMACY,AND THE 21st CENTURY “FRANCO-QUISLING FACISM OF MARIE LAPENN AND HER RETCHED FAMILIES NAZIZOID GOVERNMENT IN WAITING WILL ATTEST.Charlotte sings half of her songs in her FATHERS TONGUE,FRENCH,and the others in her MOTHERS TONGUE,ENGLISH.While cross-pollinating the two languages beautifully and fluidly on several tracks,including the haunting RING-A-RING OF 🥀 ROSES,and the startling DEADLY VALENTINE(WHICH COULD HAVE BEEN A LONG LOST SOUNDTRACK SONG FROM TRUFFAUTS “THE BRIDE WORE BLACK”)AS WELL AS THE TELLING “BIRD IN A CAGE,”WHICH SEEMS TO BE A VELVET REVOLUTION RESPONSE TO THIS GROWING STATE OF MADNESS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE ATLANTIC.Featuring the COOLEST COLLABORATION BY PAUL MCCARTNEY,SINCE JOHN LENNON AND THE BEATLES.COMING ALL TOGETHER,AS NOT ONLY THE BEST ALBUM OF CHARLOTTE GAINSBOURGS LIFE,BUT,ALSO ONE OF THE BEST ALBUMS IN AN INCREASINGLY INTERESTING DECADE IN POP MUSIC.
“TIME STRANGE,STRANGE TIME,YOU HAVE HAUNTED ME IN AND OUT OF RHYME.A COSMIC ANARCHY SO SUBLIME.LIKE A “REVOLUTION IN THE MIND.” MARTY NOEL AKA;M.N.REVOLUTION ROCK.
