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Sharon Shannon — Libertango
Album: From Croydon to Cuba: An Anthology
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Released: 2005
Length: 4:20
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Strange, I've seen that face before
Seen him hanging round my door
Like a hawk stealing for the prey
Like the night waiting for the day

Strange, he shadows me back home
Footsteps echo on the stone
Rainy nights on Haussmann Boulevard
Parisian music drifting from the bars

Tu cherches quoi (What are you looking for?)
A rencontrer la mort? (to meet your death?)
Tu te prends pour qui? (Who do you think you are?)
Toi aussi, tu detestes la vie (You hate life too)

Dance in bars and restaurants
Home with anyone who wants
Strange, he's standing there alone
Staring eyes chill me to the bone

Dans sa chambre (In her room)
Joëlle et sa valise (Joëlle and her suitcase)
Un regard sur ses fringues (a glance at her clothes)
Sur les murs des photos sans regret (on the walls some pictures without regrets)
Sans melo?, la porte est claquee (without melodrama, the door is shut) ?
Joëlle est barre (Joëlle is gone) ?
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Grace Jones' version is better
Posted 4 years ago by Alastair    [ Reply ]
I agree @captanne. Nice version, but it would be great to hear some original Grace Jones on RP @Bill!
Just checked, and it looks like you've only got Walking In The Rain in your library. A couple more like @captanne suggested or Slave To The Rythmn would be good. 
Posted 5 years ago by mhamann123    [ Reply ]
How come you folks never play the Grace Jones versions of these songs?  She does an amazing rendition of Libertango and of Pull up to the Bumper and of Love is the Drug.  You only play other covers.  :-\

It's not that this isn't nice - it is.  I just miss the Grace Jones version of anything on RP.
Posted 5 years ago by captanne    [ Reply ]
Grace added a certain sharpness to the song. Not that this is bad, just like Grace's version. 
It added a nice touch to the movie Frantic as well. 
Posted 5 years ago by Kaisersosay    [ Reply ]
Sounds like one of the songs they play during a Cirque du Soleil act.
Posted 5 years ago by ProjectGemini07    [ Reply ]
 kcar wrote:

What the heck is that supposed to mean?!? 

I have the Grace Jones version, but on first pass I prefer this one.  
 
"Icemang" was responding to the "blackjacquesshellac" post, which was written in French.
Posted 6 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
 icemang wrote:

All you need to know: People who speak French like this song.

PSD here we go! 

 
What the heck is that supposed to mean?!? 

I have the Grace Jones version, but on first pass I prefer this one.  
Posted 10 years ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
 blackjackshellac wrote:


Moi je trouve que l'interpretation est excellente, tellement excellente que je vais commenter en francais, mais je ne vais pas chercher les accents sur mon clavier.

 
All you need to know: People who speak French like this song.

PSD here we go! 
Posted 10 years ago by icemang    [ Reply ]
A lovely interpretation of an Astor Piazzolla tango.
Posted 11 years ago by WonderLizard    [ Reply ]
ouch!
 
enkay wrote:

And yet it took you fourteen words to introduce it. Here's one more word for you - unimaginative.
 


Posted 11 years ago by clwguy    [ Reply ]
 MsfStl wrote:
Ok, I've got it, the one word that describes this song to a tee.......BORING.  {#Devil_pimp}

 
And yet it took you fourteen words to introduce it. Here's one more word for you - unimaginative.
Posted 11 years ago by enkay    [ Reply ]
Add me to the Grace Jones' version is far superior chorus.
Posted 11 years ago by clwguy    [ Reply ]
 finoufk wrote:


je dirais même mieux : interpretation excellente !

 

Moi je trouve que l'interpretation est excellente, tellement excellente que je vais commenter en francais, mais je ne vais pas chercher les accents sur mon clavier.
Posted 11 years ago by blackjackshellac    [ Reply ]
 i agreeRotterdam wrote:
I find this totally lackluster. Grace Jones' version of this was sexy and mysterious and puts this one to shame.
 

Posted 11 years ago by uilekiek    [ Reply ]
 denis_dbdm wrote:
EXCELLENTE interprétation
 

je dirais même mieux : interpretation excellente !
Posted 12 years ago by finoufk    [ Reply ]
It seems to me that I owned a copy of this track, albeit by another, before KMacC, in the early 80's. I've been wrong before, however.
Posted 12 years ago by TerryS    [ Reply ]
 LifeIsMusic wrote:
Something about this song started to make me feel nuts. Maybe just too long?
 
Maybe just not Miss Grace Jones. Her version is the perfect one for driving along the Corniche.
Posted 12 years ago by Chelshite    [ Reply ]
Something about this song started to make me feel nuts. Maybe just too long?
Posted 12 years ago by LifeIsMusic    [ Reply ]
 Hinkamp wrote:
cool... I was wondering if you had anything other than that "In These Shoes?" song
 
Me too!  Her voice is lovely on this track.

Posted 13 years ago by socalhol    [ Reply ]
 alisavox wrote:
Let's hear the version by Grance Jones!!
 
Love Kristy - but really love the version by Grace Jones!

Posted 13 years ago by mvanderford60    [ Reply ]
EXCELLENTE interprétation
Posted 13 years ago by denis_dbdm    [ Reply ]
Her voice and style was so mesmerizing. Such a loss that she died in such a freak accident. RIP Kirsty.
Posted 14 years ago by hulabell    [ Reply ]
Tish... That's French!
Posted 14 years ago by stevematic    [ Reply ]
yes, mysterious, sexy, and edgy.

Viva la Grace!

 Rotterdam wrote:
I find this totally lackluster. Grace Jones' version of this was sexy and mysterious and puts this one to shame.
 


Posted 14 years ago by alisavox    [ Reply ]
Ok, I've got it, the one word that describes this song to a tee.......BORING.  {#Devil_pimp}
Posted 14 years ago by MsfStl    [ Reply ]
Let's hear the version by Grance Jones!!
Posted 14 years ago by alisavox    [ Reply ]
 diegotz wrote:

It's acceptable, but we porteños are very fundamentalist, and don't usually like stuff from us, made by others.. haha

 
Sí, nos la creemos bastante {#Rolleyes}
Posted 14 years ago by Felix_The_Cat    [ Reply ]
 Felix_The_Cat wrote:
Hey! a nice version!.. (have to consider they are not porteños ;)
 
It's acceptable, but we porteños are very fundamentalist, and don't usually like stuff from us, made by others.. haha

Posted 14 years ago by diegotz    [ Reply ]
Hey! a nice version!.. (have to consider they are not porteños ;)
Posted 15 years ago by Felix_The_Cat    [ Reply ]
yuk
Posted 15 years ago by More_Cowbell    [ Reply ]
Classic... very smooth. Our lose of a wonderful artist, Rest in Peace Kristy.
Posted 16 years ago by Lazaerus    [ Reply ]
I find this adaptation of Piazzolla's music every bit as good as Grace Jones' version-more classic, less spooky.
Posted 16 years ago by arcas2000    [ Reply ]
She also did a lot of backing vocals on Smiths tunes, and a few other artists in her circle. A very interesting and unique songwriter, but sometimes her records didn't as good a production as needed.
Posted 16 years ago by andrewimft    [ Reply ]
I find this totally lackluster. Grace Jones' version of this was sexy and mysterious and puts this one to shame.
Posted 16 years ago by Rotterdam    [ Reply ]
WonderLizard wrote:
Boating accident--she was swimming, and a speedboat ran over her. Cozumel, 2000. :(
Very sad, but I must ask, would that not be a swimming accident?
Posted 16 years ago by parrothead    [ Reply ]
Art_Carnage wrote:
Anything from Kirsty MacColl is worth listening to. A shame she's gone...
Agreed, R.I.P Kirsty
Posted 16 years ago by lattalo    [ Reply ]
Grace Jones' version remains the pinacle, for me.
Posted 16 years ago by nigelr    [ Reply ]
Hm.... I expected this song to be sung in French.
Posted 17 years ago by prickelpit96    [ Reply ]
wondertoofar wrote:
Ok I nominate this as the worst segue in history. Michael Hedges to this.
Both are dead - maybe that's the connection...Ok bad joke. Would have been cool to see how each of them evolved. Micheal especially.
Posted 17 years ago by snowcat    [ Reply ]
meloman wrote:
The blandness of suburbia is what hurts this version. Where's the emotion?
Good description.
Posted 17 years ago by bokey    [ Reply ]
estoy de acuerdo con vos.... no sé si escuchaste la versión de Grace Jones (alguien la mencionó también). Saluditos, *pele* (Graciela) pearmax wrote:
Mis saludos a todos desde la ciudad donde Piazzolla nació, Mar del Plata. Interesante interpretación pero algo pobre. Escuchen una de las tantas versiones originales interpretada por el mismo Gran Astor.
Posted 17 years ago by grace_blaum    [ Reply ]
love it, just love the vibe; makes me want to fly to paris with my boyfriend.
Posted 17 years ago by MountainGirl    [ Reply ]
cool... I was wondering if you had anything other than that "In These Shoes?" song
Posted 18 years ago by Hinkamp    [ Reply ]
I still prefere Astor Piazzolla's version!
Posted 18 years ago by exciter76    [ Reply ]
Kirsty is a goddess in my universe...
Posted 18 years ago by Alafia    [ Reply ]
Mis saludos a todos desde la ciudad donde Piazzolla nació, Mar del Plata. Interesante interpretación pero algo pobre. Escuchen una de las tantas versiones originales interpretada por el mismo Gran Astor.
Posted 18 years ago by pearmax    [ Reply ]
Pipes wrote:
Because she's dead we should cut her some slack?
Hilarious.
Posted 18 years ago by Odyzzeuz    [ Reply ]
Tsk! Tsk! You Nay Sayers. This is perfect for those tangoing down Elm St.
Posted 18 years ago by diane    [ Reply ]
rulebritannia wrote:
No question about it, it's along way from Croyden to Cozumel. RIP Kirsty......
The blandness of suburbia is what hurts this version. Where's the emotion?
Posted 18 years ago by meloman    [ Reply ]
When I heard this I was thinking that great Grace Jones record, Warm Leatherette. The song that sounds similar is Pars, I believe, not this. Please correct me if I'm wrong...
Posted 18 years ago by maninblack    [ Reply ]
iMacomania wrote:
Grace Jones' version of this is so much better. This is too boring!
I agree
Posted 18 years ago by ndg    [ Reply ]
Ok I nominate this as the worst segue in history. Michael Hedges to this.
Posted 18 years ago by wondertoofar    [ Reply ]
mojoman wrote:
Sadly, Grace Jones still has the benefit of being alive. Poor Kirsty doesn't.
And that means what? Because she's dead we should cut her some slack? A boring song is boring regardless of the present state of the recording artist.
Posted 18 years ago by Pipes    [ Reply ]
Anodyne!
Posted 18 years ago by highwindows    [ Reply ]
iMacomania wrote:
Grace Jones' version of this is so much better. This is too boring!
Sadly, Grace Jones still has the benefit of being alive. Poor Kirsty doesn't.
Posted 18 years ago by mojoman    [ Reply ]
Grace Jones' version of this is so much better. This is too boring!
Posted 18 years ago by iMacomania    [ Reply ]
Posted 18 years ago by Danny_G    [ Reply ]
Johray63 wrote:
Doesn't make me forget what Grace Jones did to it (if that's necesarry and possible at all!), but a nice enough update though.
Grace Jones really did a great cover... Cold and nightlike, amazing (Jamaican) musicians as well, and a killer production... Of course, there's no accounting for taste... :)
Posted 18 years ago by lunar1963    [ Reply ]
Unmistakenly smooth.
Posted 19 years ago by Art_Carnage    [ Reply ]
No question about it, it's along way from Croyden to Cozumel. RIP Kirsty......
Posted 19 years ago by rulebritannia    [ Reply ]
Oui, Oui!
Posted 19 years ago by markvery    [ Reply ]
ScottFromWyoming wrote:
https://www.kirstymaccoll.com https://www.justiceforkirsty.org
Mexico in general and Cozumel in particular are very dangerous for divers, from what I understand. I am a diver, and in our little "community" the phrase "diving in Mexico" is associated with careless dive operations and needless accidents. I have heard stories of people left behind by dive operations that treated divers like cattle (took on dozens of divers on a boat with no supervision and no system for making sure that they came back with everyone they went out with). It is sad that she decided to dive there, and sadder still that they have not caught the perpetrator.
Posted 19 years ago by Mugro    [ Reply ]
kmh wrote:
HOW DID SHE DIE?
https://www.kirstymaccoll.com https://www.justiceforkirsty.org
Posted 19 years ago by ScottFromWyoming    [ Reply ]
kmh wrote:
HOW DID SHE DIE?
Boating accident--she was swimming, and a speedboat ran over her. Cozumel, 2000. :(
Posted 19 years ago by WonderLizard    [ Reply ]
Shesdifferent wrote:
Wow, I had no idea she died.....bummer. Great pick on this song from her Bill!
HOW DID SHE DIE?
Posted 19 years ago by KMH    [ Reply ]
bluematrix wrote:
first michael hedges, now kirsty- the tribute to sorely missed musicians continues...
Wow, I had no idea she died.....bummer. Here today gone tomorrow....Great pick on this song from her Bill!
Posted 19 years ago by Shesdifferent    [ Reply ]
"toi aussi tu deteste la vie?" - you too, you hate live - how lovely!
Posted 19 years ago by jean-louis    [ Reply ]
Anything from Kirsty MacColl is worth listening to. A shame she's gone...
Posted 19 years ago by Art_Carnage    [ Reply ]
Doesn't make me forget what Grace Jones did to it (if that's necesarry and possible at all!), but a nice enough update though.
Posted 19 years ago by Johray63    [ Reply ]
first michael hedges, now kirsty- the tribute to sorely missed musicians continues...
Posted 19 years ago by bluematrix    [ Reply ]
Great song, nice atmosphere
Posted 20 years ago by coentje    [ Reply ]
Until today I only knew about Grace Jones' version, but this one is pretty slick too. I think I prefer Grace's rough edges, but I will have to hear this one some more before I know for sure.
Posted 20 years ago by Tux    [ Reply ]
NICKNAME wrote:
YOU SURE ARE OLD
Angloray wrote:
I can't believe you wrote that. 8O
Richard was born - according to his profile - in 1883. Which would in fact make him EXTREMELY old. :nodhead:
Posted 20 years ago by edieraye    [ Reply ]
NICKNAME wrote:
YOU SURE ARE OLD
I can't believe you wrote that. 8O
Posted 20 years ago by Angloray    [ Reply ]
This is actually by Sharon Shannon featuring Kirsty MacColl and is available on Sharon Shannon's album ' Libertango'. The album incidentally also features two tracks with Sinead O Connor on vocals - a nice album especially if you like Irish trad music. Sharon Shannon rocks!
Posted 20 years ago by MrKite    [ Reply ]
NICKNAME wrote:
YOU SURE ARE OLD
Whatever. The music is actually very nice, guess I am just not fond of MacColl. Still, checkout the Piazzolla or the Grace Jones versions...
Posted 20 years ago by R_P    [ Reply ]
This marks the first time I've ever been turned on by a song.
Posted 20 years ago by MikeWC    [ Reply ]
Nice, but I'd rather hear Piazzolla...
Posted 20 years ago by R_P    [ Reply ]