Stromae - Tous Les Mêmes (by StromaeVEVO)
this is the only song i care about rn
“Tous les mêmes, tous les mêmes, tous les mêmes et puis y'en a marre”
“(They’re) All the same, all the same, all the same and I’m sick of it”
Really interesting song/video/choregraphy concept in which Stromae plays both the part of a woman disgruntled about her relationship(s) and of a man reacting dismissively at her list of grievances (the flippant “male reply” chorus is hard to translate literally, Stromae is doing a bit of clever wordplay there, but it basically goes “yeah see you until the next argument/recrimination and see you for sure when you’ll be on your next period”)
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EDIT: Here’s an attempt at a rough translation
“You men are all the same / macho but cheapskates / you bunch of cheating cowards / so predictable / no I’m not sure / that you deserve me / you guys are lucky we love you / tell me ‘thank you’ ”
(Chorus) “See you, see you, see you until the next argument/
See you, see you, see you for sure on your next period”
“This time was the last one / you might think it’s only another tantrum / look at my ass one last time/ it’s right beside my [bags/suitcases] / tell goodbye to your mom (for me) / she who idealizes you / you don’t realize what you’re losing / with another (woman) it would be worse /
What, now you want to end it too? / The world’s gone upside-down / I was only saying all this to make you react / you, you were thinking it ”
(Chorus) “See you, see you, see you until the next argument/
See you, see you, see you for sure on your next period”
(this one’s hard to translate because he uses onomatopoeia instead of words, the meanings are very subjective/implicit, and I’m not from Belgium/France so I might get the nuances wrong)
“Easy to say / I’m [soft/slow/unenthusiastic/wet blanket/party pooper] / And that I like too much to go blah blah blah/yadda yadda [talk/babble/argue] / No no and no, this is important / That stuff you call the "ragnagna” [childish word meaning menstruations & I guess by extension the grumbling people do when they’re menstruating ]
You know life is (having) children / and like always it’s 'not the right time’ /oh yeah when it’s time to make them, there you are / but when it’s time to raise them, there will be some absentees…
When I won’t be pretty anymore / or at least in my natural state / stop I know you’re lying / only Kate Moss is eternal
Ugly or pretty, it’s never good enough/ stupid or pretty, it’s never good enough/ pretty or me, it’s never good enough/ me or her, it’s never good enough"
(Chorus) “See you, see you, see you until the next argument/
See you, see you, see you for sure on your next period”
“(They’re) All the same, all the same, all the same / and I’m sick of it
All the same, all the same, all the same / and I’m sick of it”
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(via tarteauxfraises)
Source: youtube.com
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