1. En Melody Serge Gainsbourg

Was the dirty old man of popular music; a French singer/songwriter and provocateur notorious for his voracious appetite for alcohol, cigarettes, and women, his scandalous, taboo-shattering output made him a legend in Europe but only a cult figure in America, where his lone hit 'Je T'Aime.Moi Non Plus' stalled on the pop charts - fittingly enough - at number 69.Born in Paris on April 2, 1928, his parents were Russian Jews who fled to France following the events of the 1917 Bolshevik uprising. After studying art and teaching, he turned to painting before working as a bar pianist on the local cabaret circuit. Polypipe underfloor heating manifold instructions. Soon he was tapped to join the cast of the musical Milord L'Arsoille, where he reluctantly assumed a singing role; self-conscious about his rather homely appearance, initially wanted only to carve out a niche as a composer and producer, not as a performer. Still, he made his recording debut in 1958 with the album; while strong efforts like 1961's and 1964's followed, his jazz-inflected solo work performed poorly on the charts, although compositions for vocalists ranging from to to proved much more successful. In the late '60s, he befriended the actress, and later became her lover; with as his muse, 's lushly arranged music suddenly became erotic and delirious, and together, they performed a series of duets - including 'Bonnie and Clyde,' 'Harley Davidson,' and 'Comic Strip' - celebrating pop culture icons.' S affair with was brief, but its effects were irrevocable: after he became involved with constant companion, they recorded the 1969 duet 'Je T'Aime.Moi Non Plus,' a song he originally penned for complete with steamy lyrics and explicit heavy breathing.

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Although banned in many corners of the globe, it reached the top of the charts throughout Europe, and grew in stature to become an underground classic later covered by performers ranging from to. Returned in 1971 with, a dark, complex song cycle which signalled his increasing alienation from modern culture: drugs, disease, suicide and misanthropy became thematic fixtures of his work, which grew more esoteric, inflammatory, and outrageous with each passing release.

Although never again reached the commercial success of his late-'60s peak, he remained an imposing and controversial figure throughout Europe, where he was both vilified and celebrated for his shocking behavior, which included burning 500 francs on a live television broadcast and recording a reggae version of the sacred 'La Marseillaise.'

En Melody Serge Gainsbourg

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Released1959 ( 1959)Recorded12, 14, 25, 27 and 29 May 1959; 4 June 1959StudioStudio Blanqui, Paris,Length20: 39chronology(1958)N° 2(1959)(1961)Professional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingN° 2 is the second studio album by French musician, released in 1959. It features Gainsbourg backed by the. The album was not well received at the time of its release.Music journalist and Gainsbourg biographer described the album as '.mutant jazz-pop engaged in an unnatural act with chanson, French literature and Americana.' The album cover is a reference to French author and musician. The cover of 's 2001 pays homage to the cover.