Indie rock / Nouvelle chanson
Album : Crève cœur (RYM: 3.78/5)
Artist Biography by Craig Harris (Allmusic)
The lead vocalist of 1980s post-punk band Taxi-Girl, Daniel Darc has continued to raise eyebrows as a soloist. An outspoken bisexual who sings in French and Hebrew, Darc radiates intensity. Accidentally cutting his arm during a concert on December 10, 1979, he continued to sing while blood dripped from his injury. His repertoire includes such bone-chilling ditties as "I Will Kill You, I Will Kill You Slowly."
Launching his musical career while still in college, Darc was embraced by the Parisian punk community. Forming a band, Taxi Girl, with keyboardist Laurent Biehler and drummer Pierre Wolfsohn in 1978, he made his recording debut with the single "Yes, Me." Signed by the Incredible Alexis, who had previously worked with Malcolm McLaren and the Sex Pistols, the group built a solid following in France. Their debut album, Seppuku, which featured an appearance by Darc's alter-ego, Viviane Vog, was released in 1981.
Despite their growing popularity, Darc and Taxi-Girl continued to be plagued by setbacks. While Wolfsohn succumbed to an overdose, Laurent left the band after several arguments with Darc. Although they subsequently released an EP, Cette Fille Est une Erreur, and nationally broadcast French TV station France 2 devoted an entire show to the group's music, the band played its final concerts in 1985. Embarking on a solo career, Darc signed with Epic and released three singles -- "Pans Sans Te Retourner," "Sous Influence Divine," and "La Ville" -- before recording his debut solo album, Parce Que, in 1988. His second solo album, Nijinsky, followed in 1994. Followed by two albums in cooperation with composer, director and producer Frédéric Lo: Crève cœur in 2004 and then Amours suprêmes in 2008, with appearances by Alain Bashung, Robert Wyatt, Morgane (singer of Cocoon) and Steve Nieve. The title of the latter album is a reference to "A Love Supreme" by John Coltrane.
The last album released while he was alive was La Taille de mon âme in 2011. Darc died from a heart attack on 28 February 2013. He was 53.
Some of his materials were released posthumously in 2013 under the title Chapelle Sixteen
C’est en ces lieux chèrs à mon cœur
Le jour baissait j’étais près d’elle
Je me foutais bien du malheur
Dissimule dans le silence
Tes sentiments des espérances
Qui montent et plongent sans bruit
Etoile brillant dans la nuit
Je me souviens je me rappelle
Très doucement jouait le vent
Alors elle me semblait si belle
Alors moi j’avais tout le temps
Dissimule dans le silence
Tes sentiments des espérances
Qui montent et plongent sans bruit
Etoile brillant dans la nuit
Je me souviens je me rappelle
Une croix trop lourde pour moi
Un bois qui pèse et m’écartèle
Et pourtant comme j’aimais cette croix
Dissimule dans le silence
Tes sentiments des espérances
Qui montent et plongent sans bruit
Etoile brillant dans la nuit
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Je me souviens je me rappelle
C’est en ces lieux chèrs à mon cœur
Le jour baissait j’étais près d’elle
Je me foutais bien du malheur
Je me souviens je me rappelle
Très doucement le vent jouait
Alors elle me semblait si belle
Et moi le temps je l’avais, oui
Je me souviens je me rappelle
Une croix trop lourde pour moi
Un bois qui pèse et m’écartèle
Et pourtant je l’aimais cette croix
Je me souviens je me rappelle
Je Dissimule dans le silence
Mes sentiments mes espérances
Qui montent et plongent sans bruit
Etoile brillant dans la nuit
Etoile brillant encore dans la nuit
Dans la nuit et puis…
I remember
I remember, I remind myself
It's in these places dear to my heart
That the day would end and I would be close to her
I didn't care about being unhappy
Hide in the silence
Your feelings of hope
That rise and fall silently
Shining star in the night
I remember, I remind myself
The wind would blow sweetly
She seemed so beautiful to me
I had all of the time in the world
Hide in the silence
Your feelings of hope
That climb and dive noiselessly
Shining star in the night
I remember
A cross too heavy for me
A wood that weighs and tears me apart
But how I loved that cross
Hide in the silence
Your feelings of hope
That climb and dive noiselessly
Shining star in the night
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I remember, I remind myself
That it's in these places dear to my heart
That the day would end and I would be close to her
I didn't care about being unhappy
I remember, I remind myself
How the wind would blow softly
And she seemed so beautiful to me
And the time I had, yes
I remember, I remind myself
Of the cross that was too heavy for me
A wood that weighs and tears me apart
But how I loved that cross
I remember, I remind myself
Of how I hide in the silence
My hopes, my feelings
That rise and fall silently
Shining star in the night
Star still shining in the night
In the night and then...
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