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rfmcdonald) wrote2016-11-02 11:46 pm
rfmcdonald) wrote2016-11-02 11:46 pm
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[MUSIC] Desireless, "Voyage, voyage"
I just discovered French singer Desireless and her 1986 international hit "Voyage, voyage".
I find myself entranced. It's a very 1980s song, dated by its production and by its video, but it lives up to its lyrics' description of a desire for escape, for the sort of transportation that leads to transformation.
Desireless seems not to have had many hits after this, and she's still closely linked to the song. Below is a 2016 performance for German television, a reworking.
I find myself entranced. It's a very 1980s song, dated by its production and by its video, but it lives up to its lyrics' description of a desire for escape, for the sort of transportation that leads to transformation.
Au dessus des vieux volcans,
Glisse des ailes sous les tapis du vent,
Voyage, voyage,
Eternellement.
De nuages en marécages,
De vent d'Espagne en pluie d'équateur,
Voyage, voyage,
Vole dans les hauteurs
Au dessus des capitales,
Des idées fatales
Regardent l'océan...
Desireless seems not to have had many hits after this, and she's still closely linked to the song. Below is a 2016 performance for German television, a reworking.