The muse-lover-mentor web of Birkin - Gainsbourg sets her connection to his lyrics apart. Album FR 2002 on Capitol Music label Spoken Word, Pop, Folk, World and (Chanson, Poetry) There is a very similar version pressed by Recorded live at 'LOdéon', Paris, 9, 10 & 12 March 2002. Jane Birkin has starred in countless films and released dozens of recordings. In her long career, Many of his songs were written specifically for her (with that voice in mind) and given that they are mostly about love - love of her and with her - Jane sings them with a very real, if understated, passion. Together they produced six albums and continued to collaborate professionally long after their relationship finished in 1980.
He was a cult hero in France and his death of a heart attack on March 2, 1991, warranted something of a national day of mourning. In a powerful homage to her partner and mentor Serge Gainsbourg, the chanteuse, star of film and stage, style icon and darling of the French avant-garde, Jane Birkin, will give one special concert 'Jane Birkin sings Serge Gainsbourg'.įor more than a decade she was muse to the legendary French singer, songwriter and enfant terrible Gainsbourg.
