New/Old favorite song .Thanks craig Ferguson!!

Plastic Bertrand: lyrics

My French is appalling, and I wouldn't even begin to attempt to transcribe most of Plastic's delightful mewlings. But here are three songs that have been transcribed by others ... All translations are my fault - feel free to correct me where I've got it hilariously wrong ...

Ca Plane Pour Moi

Well, there isn't a literal translation for "Ca plane pour moi" (but see below) - the closest is probably "This glides for me", with its intimations of getting high. I've settled on "This works for me", although it could equally well be "All's well for me", "This world's for me", "Its working for me", "Being high works for me", "This life's for me" or just "I'm on a roll". You get the general idea. He's happy about his life. Possibly in an ironic way. ("Tough shit for me"?)

There is a theory that the lyrics to Ca Plane ... can't be translated into English. While it's true that the French slang used makes little sense if translated literally, it is possible to get the general sense. A basic attempt, from Google via my rusty schoolboy French, is given below. I've also made use of a Usenet translation, from a French chap who seems to have a better grasp of the vernacular than me. If anyone with a knowledge of French slang cares to correct me, I'd love to know!

And how do you transcribe the screech in the chorus? "Oooo-weee-oooo"? "Oooo-oo-ooo-ooo"? "Hou-hou-hou-hou&"? "Ouh-ouh-ouh-ouh"? "Weee-ooo-wee-oh"? Oh, how I've wrestled with that one ...

Yam! Bam! mon chat Splash Git sur mon lit a bouffe sa langue en buvant tout mon whisky quant a moi peu dormi, vide, brime J'ai du dormir dans la gouttiere Ou j'ai eu un flash * Oooo-ooo-ooo-ooo! En quatre couleurs *" Allez hop! un matin Une louloute est venue chez-moi Poupee de cellophane, cheveux chinois un sparadrap, une gueule de bois a bu ma biere dans un grand verre en caoutchouc Oooo-ooo-ooo-ooo! Comme un indien dans son igloo Ca plane pour moi ca plane pour moi Ca plane pour moi moi moi moi moi Ca plane pour moi Oooo-ooo-ooo-ooo! Ca plane pour moi Allez hop! la nana quel panard! Quelle vibration! de s'envoyer sur le paillasson Limee, ruinee, videe, comblee You are the King of the divan! Qu'elle me dit en passant Oooo-ooo-ooo-ooo! I am the King of the divan Ca plane pour moi ca plane pour moi Ca plane pour moi moi moi moi moi Ca plane pour moi Oooo-ooo-ooo-ooo! Ca plane pour moi Allez hop! t'occupe t'inquiete touche pas ma planete It's not today Quel le ciel me tombera sur la tete et que la colle me manquera **** Oooo-ooo-ooo-ooo! Ca plane pour moi Allez hop! ma nana s'est tiree S'est barree enfin c'est marre a tout casse L'evier, le bar me laissant seul Comme un grand connard Oooo-ooo-ooo-ooo! Le pied dans le plat Ca plane pour moi ca plane pour moi Ca plane pour moi moi moi moi moi Ca plane pour moi Oooo-ooo-ooo-ooo! Ca plane pour moi Ca plane pour moi ca plane pour moi Ca plane pour moi moi moi moi moi

Wham! Bam! my cat Splash lies on my bed with his tongue puffed out by drinking all my whisky. As for me, not enough sleep, drained, persecuted, I had to sleep in the gutter where I had a flash Oooo-ooo-ooo-ooo! in four colours Allez-oop! One morning a darling came to my home, a cellophane puppet with Chinese hair, a plaster, a hangover, drank my beer in a large rubber glass Oooo-ooo-ooo-ooo! like an Indian in his igloo This works for me, this works for me This works for me me me me me This work for me Oooo-ooo-ooo-ooo! This works for me Allez-oop! The chick***, what a gas! what a vibration! to be sent on the door mat filed, ruined, drained, filled You are the King of the divan! she says to me in passing Oooo-ooo-ooo-ooo! I am the King of the divan This works for me, this works for me This works for me me me me me This workss for me Oooo-ooo-ooo-ooo! This works for me Allez-oop! Don't mind, don't worry Don't affect me It’s not today that the sky will fall on my head and I'll be without glue Oooo-ooo-ooo-ooo! This life’s for me Allez-oop! my chick has gone away, flew away, finally had enough, to break the sink, the bar, leaving me alone like a complete jerk Oooo-ooo-ooo-ooo! I've put my foot in it This works for me, this works for me This works for me me me me me This workss for me Oooo-ooo-ooo-ooo! This works for me This workss for me, this works for me This works for me me me me me