Intoxicated Man

Mick Harvey | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 7, 1995)
• Original Release Date: November 7, 1995
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Mute U.S.
• ASIN: B000003Z44
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #108,663 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. 69 Erotic Year

2. Harley Davidson

3. Intoxicated Man

4. The Sun Directly Overhead

5. Sex Shop

6. The Barrel of My 45

7. Ford Mustang

8. Overseas Telegram

9. New York U.S.A.

10. Bonnie and Clyde

11. Chatterton

12. The Song of Slurs

13. Jazz in the Ravine

14. I Have Come to Tell You I'm Going

15. Lemon Incest

16. Initials B.B.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Harvey is a great interpreter, February 26, 2001

By 

Yosuke Kitazawa (Berkeley, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Intoxicated Man (Audio CD)

The greatness of Gainsbourg's songs are undeniable, and for those of us who don't understand French, this is a great way to discover how great a lyricist he was as well. Although some of the songs may sound off-putting at first to hear it in English, after a while you begin to appreciate Harvey's great care in translating the words; songs like Chatterton (every line followed with "suicide") and Harley Davidson ("I don't care if I die, on my Harley Davidson) take on a whole different meaning with the understanding of the words. Harvey's arrangements do great justice to the songs, sometimes faithfully recreating the original arrangements, and in some cases transforming the song. This is definitly recommended for fans of Gainsbourg, and for anyone who has an interest in Gainsbourg, this is a great introduction, along with Gainsbourg's own Comic Strip compilation. 69 Erotic Year still sounds a little off-putting when sung in English though.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars For one cannot live on Nick alone..., May 15, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Intoxicated Man (Audio CD)

Mick Harvey (sometime Bad Seed, occasional Criminal with a City Solution, former Birthday Partier) has translated about 16 Serge Gainsbourg songs from French and done the near impossible: he has perhaps improved upon the originals, and found the ideal avenue for Anita Lane's voice. The duets of Anita and Mick on this album are perfection. The lyrics--which, personally, I couldn't have figured out in French, are witty, the music is ideal for fast-walking or long-driving (though "Jazz in the Ravine" is bound to make you stop and think..."in the morning, they'll use a spoon, to scoop up our remains..." is not to be ignored.) Do some side-by-side comparisons to the originals--and you'll find you love both versions!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars simply wonderful, April 8, 2007

By 

Jonathan Levitt (Somerville, Ma United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Intoxicated Man (Audio CD)

this cd has been on my favorites list since 2000, mick is a true artist, the lyrics which i bet were hard to translate keeping the same timing as the french, are very intriguing. It's like i can finally what serge was singing about. Super cool. I think you should also check out Crime and the City Solutions album "Paradise Discotheque" That is also amazing.