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to the success of the previous single "Sans logique", "À quoi je sers..." was not released before July 1989. Little broadcast on radio, the song appeared as a synthesis of the singer's work and marked the end of the first period of Farmer's career. French author Erwan Chuberre said "À quoi je sers..." is "a song with desperate lyrics but a dance rhythm that incorporates one of the favorite phrases of depressive people". The pessimistic song is about madness, the "desire
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success. Farmer would probably wrote the lyrics of "À quoi je sers..." during this tour, as she was incredibly surprised by her success on stage and she expressed doubts about the direction of her musical career. The singer and her partner Laurent Boutonnat decided to record this song as new single, with another unpublished song on the B-side, "La Veuve noire", whose music is very similar to that of "À quoi je sers...". Both songs were recorded fairly quickly. However, due
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of suicide and the impression of the futility of the life". The theme, as well as the beginning of each verse (""Poussière vivante"") and other words in the lyrics (""Chaque heure demande pour qui pour quoi se redresser"") were inspired by 1942 book "L'Apprentissage de la ville" by French writer Luc Dietrich, whose books are known to have a morbid tone. About the writing of the song, Farmer said in an interview: "I wrote "À quoi je
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the more beautiful slow song of the year". "Graffiti" described "À quoi je sers" as "a fluid, slight and fast unforgettable song (...) which will arouse the interest of the crowds". For "Jeune et Jolie", it was "one of the most beautiful texts that [Farmer] had ever sang". The single, which was released only in France, was unable to reach the top ten. It started in the top 50 on 12 August at number 29 and reached
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(2 September, TF1), "Sacrée Soirée" (6 September, TF1), "Avis de recherche" (15 September, TF1). "À quoi je sers..." was performed during the 1989 tour and is available on the live album "En Concert", but it was not performed at Palais des Sports (Paris) in May, as the song was not created at the time. When she performed the song, Farmer wore black and white checked trousers and a grey jacket. The song
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À quoi je sers...


"À quoi je sers..." (English: "What good am I...") is a 1989 song recorded by French singer-songwriter Mylène Farmer. The single was a new song when it was released in July 1989, being not available on Farmer's studio albums, but only in a live version on "En Concert". Marking the end of Farmer's first period of work, it knew moderate success in France. In May 1989, Farmer began her first tour throughout France, which was a great
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"À quoi je sers...", however, as the actors who first performed the roles were not all free for the shooting, the characters are in fact body doubles in this video, except the toreador from "Sans logique". According to some sources, Farmer would have been seasick during the shooting. The actor who plays the boatman is Farmer's guitarist, Slim Pezin. During the shooting of the video, the weather was warm with a morning mist; however, Farmer did not remove her wool coat.
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a peak at number 16 six weeks later, and here stayed for two weeks. After this, it fell almost continuously and totaled fourteen weeks in the top 50. It remains to date Farmer's lowest peak position in France for one of her studio single. However, in February 2018, the single was re-edited and re-entered the chart at number three. In 1989, Farmer participated in three television shows in which she performed "À quoi je sers...": "J'y crois dur comme terre"
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shows in Russia, the song was replaced by "L'amour n'est rien..." which was most aired in the country. The vinyl's B-side and the third track of the CD maxi contain a new song, "La Veuve noire", which was unpublished at the time. The song's title refers to a very small venomous spider that lives in the Mediterranean regions. In the lyrics, it addresses the theme of the singer's artistic death: Farmer personifies her experience of the stage in May 1989, which
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Je te dis tout


in a boat on a foggy lake and then with a horse she tries to tame; she alternatively can be seen walking in a forest and whispering in the horse's ear. Many features recall some of Farmer's 1980s and 1990s videos, particularly the ones for the singles "Plus grandir in 1985, "Libertine" in 1986, "Tristana" in 1987, "Ainsi soit je...", "Pourvu qu'elles soient douces" in 1988, "Allan" and "À quoi je sers..." in 1989,
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Ainsi soit je... (song)


, showing that the 'Je' (or 'I' in English) is personified. French journalist Benoît Cachin stated that in this song, Farmer "reveals her loneliness, her pain of living and her great lucidity", and deals with the theme of existentialism, which was also present in "À quoi je sers...". This suggests that "the singer's single religion is despair, sadness and great lucidity on the future". She speaks to someone to warn him against her own solitude. The same
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sers..." shortly after the beginning of the tour. Because it was the question on my mind. (...). About this : to scream out loud what others will not dare do." According to the biographer Bernard Violet, the song which tackles "a new fantasy, self-destruction", is "filled with a special symbolism describing the passage from life to death" and "illustrates the strange torpor in which the singer seems to take refuge in the real life". According to some observers,
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Pardonne-moi (Mylène Farmer song)


the several close ups inspire melancholy, almost dread. This feeling is accentuated by certain images of the singer engaged in an epileptic choreography, pretending to struggle in a smoke". Several elements of the video refer to visual effects already used in many of Farmer's previous videos: black and white ("À quoi je sers..."), eyes rolled upwards ("Tristana"), a snake ("Sans logique"), a moon ("Ainsi soit je..."), a horse through a cloud
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, referring to the Farmer's passage from world of the living to that of the dead. As for the walk of the characters in the pond at the end of the video, it would evoke the idea that everyone is forced to continue his own life with his memories and his anxieties without asking too many questions. "France Soir" considered this single as a "miserable response to "On est tous des imbéciles" and "Sans logique"". In contrast, "Spot Light" qualified this song as "
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of smoke ("Allan"), some moving sails ("L'Âme-stram-gram"), a smoky camera ("Beyond My Control"), and a succession of zooms and close ups ("Maman a tort"). Thus, many observers saw in these references a conclusive aspect to this video and a summary of the singer's work, like "À quoi je sers..." (which featured characters from many of her earlier videos), 13 years earlier. In spite of these symbolic
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], the puppeteer ["Sans contrefaçon"], the English captain ["Pourvu qu'elles soient douces"] and the torero ["Sans logique"]). Farmer joins them, while the boat goes away. According to some analyses, the video is based on the text "La Maison des morts", composed by the French poet Guillaume Apollinaire. In this case, the pond would represent the death; it also may be an allegory of the Styx, one of the rivers of Hell in Greek mythology
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At the beginning of the video, Farmer stands at the side of a pond, with a suitcase in her hand. A man with large dark circles around his eyes appears on a boat through the fog and Farmer climbs aboard, sits down and seems to be very sad and thoughtful. Using a long paddle, the man rows to move the boat among the rushes. After a while, five silhouettes appear, walking on the water (these characters are Rasoukine ["Tristana"], the rival ["Libertine"
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his exit from the stage". For the only time in Farmer's career, Laurent Boutonnat directed the video and wrote its screenplay (usually, it is Farmer who composes the latter). It is a Requiem Publishing production which was shot for two days in August 1989 on the Lac de Grand-Lieu (Loire Atlantique, France), with a budget of about 30,000 euros. Moreover, it is the first of Farmer's videos to be in black and white. All characters from Farmer's previous videos appear in
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was originally scheduled to be included in the set list of the Mylenuim Tour, as Farmer performed the song during the rehearsal in Marseille, but was finally replaced by "Il n'y a pas d'ailleurs". It was also performed during her 2009 tour and was thus included in the track listing of the live album "N°5 on Tour". Farmer, who wore a glittering red cape with hood, was first seated on the stage stairs when she sang the first verse, then stood up. However, for the
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Sans logique


used to represent the sky. The video concept was inspired by Francisco Goya's painting "El Aquelarre" which portrays a human corrida, and features various people including a torero (played by Lilah Dadi who also appeared in the video for Farmer's next single, "À quoi je sers..."'). Due to its graphic, violent content, the video for "Sans logigue" was edited by some television channels for broadcast. The unedited version was released on Farmer's various video clips compilations. The video begins
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this song could summed up by itself, the entire universe, atmosphere and themes evoked in Farmer's work. The name of the song ends with three suspension points - not a question mark - suggesting "the singer had doubts about her usefulness on Earth". The black and white cover's photograph shows Farmer in her dressing room after one of her concerts at the Palais des Sports (Paris) drying a tear with a handkerchief. As a result, the song could refer to the "loneliness that invades an artist after
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En concert (Mylène Farmer album)


period of one year and was criticized, because certain scenes were re-filmed without the audience. Two singles were released to promote "En concert" - what was rather rare at the time for a live album: "Allan" and "Plus grandir", which had a minor success, but were much aired in nightclubs. The album also contains the live version of a song which didn't appear then on Farmer's albums, "À quoi je sers...", and a cover version of Marie Laforêt's
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Pardonne-moi (Mylène Farmer song)


a nun, with images of a knight galloping on horseback and a snake. Like the single "À quoi je sers..." released thirteen years earlier, "Pardonne-moi" is generally deemed a synthesis of Farmer's work and thus marked the end of an artistic period in her career. The song received positive reviews from critics and became a top ten hit in France and in the Waloon Belgium, although its sales were rather disappointing. After many hesitations, Polydor began sending promotional CDs to radio stations starting on 3
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L'autre...


After her first concert tour in 1989, Mylène Farmer released the new song "À quoi je sers..." which was a synthesis of her musical work and marked the end of an age. While the album "En concert" was charted, she took advantage of the following months to travel in various countries including India, and to discover new literary works, such as those of Emil Cioran in which she drew inspiration. She also became interested in painting and visited many art galleries and museums that were also sources of inspiration
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Panhypocrisiade


pleure et ris ensemble ; et tour à tour je crois Retrouver Héraclite et Démocrite en moi. Hu ! hu ! dis-je en pleurant, quoi ! ce dieu qui digère, Quoi ! tant d'effets si beaux, le ventre les opère! Hu ! hu ! lamentons-nous ! hu ! quels honteux destins, De nous tant agiter pour nos seuls intestins! Hu ! hu ! hu ! de l'esprit quel pitoyable centre! L'homme en tous ses travaux a donc pour but le ventre! Mais tel que Grand-Gousier
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French pronouns


to serve as an inanimate noun, it is prefixed with "ce": « ce que j'ai dit » ("that which I said", "what I said"). In a prepositional phrase after "ce", the pronoun "lequel" is replaced with the pronoun "quoi": « ce à quoi je pense » ("that about which I am thinking", "what I am thinking about"; note the non-contraction of "ce"), except that "ce do
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Mylène Farmer


venue in Saint-Étienne, Farmer went to Paris to perform at the Palais des Sports for a week in May. Following the positive response of the audience, she agreed to a full-scale 52-date tour throughout francophone Europe. A live album documenting the tour was released at the end of that year, titled "En Concert". It featured a new song, "A quoi je sers" (What Am I Good For), in which she questioned the future of her career. The tour costumes were created by
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Je ne sais quoi (song)


"Je ne sais quoi" is an Icelandic eurodance song composed by Örlygur Smári and Hera Björk and performed by Hera Björk, and was the Icelandic entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010, held in Oslo, Norway on 25, 27 and 29 May 2010. The performance took place in the first semi-final on 25 May and was performed again in the final, four days later. The song is performed in English with some phrases in French (namely the phrases "Je ne sais quoi," "I do
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À Tout le Monde


chorus, ""à tout le monde, à tous mes amis, je vous aime, je dois partir"", translated to English is respectively: "To everyone, to all my friends, I love you, I have to leave". The original release of the track does not feature a grave accent on the letter "à" anywhere within the title, liner notes, lyrics or cover art; this was later rectified on the 2007 version. The song was remade in 2007 on the album "United
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Je ne sais quoi (song)


n't know what", and "Je ne sais pas pourquoi," "I don't know why"). "Je ne sais quoi" was the winner of the Söngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins 2010 contest, organised by Icelandic broadcaster Ríkisútvarpið (RÚV) to select the Icelandic entry for the contest. Despite being one of the early favorites and the fans' favorite to win the contest and finishing 3rd with 123 points in the semi-final, the song ended up finishing 19th with 41 points. Digital download 7th Heaven remix single
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Victor Hugo


criai : L'enfant que j'avais tout à l'heure, Quoi donc ! je ne l'ai plus ! /poem poem style="margin-left: 1em;" Alas! turning an envious eye towards the past, inconsolable by anything on earth, I keep looking at that moment of my life when I saw her open her wings and fly away! I will see that instant until I die, that instant—too much for tears! when I cried out: "The child that I had just now— what! I don't have her
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Dominique Bouhours


the French language, Secrets, True Wit ("Le Bel Esprit"), The Ineffable ("Le Je ne sais quoi") and Mottoes ("Devises"), all expressed in flawless idiom and effortless allusions to the Classics or Torquato Tasso. The popularity of Bouhours' discursive, heuristic "Entretiens" extended to Poland, where Stanisław Herakliusz Lubomirski imitated them in "Dialogues of Artakses and Ewander." His thoughts on the elusive "je ne sais quoi" that was in vogue in the seventeenth century,
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Habanera (aria)


de loi, Si tu ne m'aimes pas, je t'aime, Si je t'aime, prends garde à toi ! (Prends garde à toi !) Si tu ne m'aimes pas, Si tu ne m'aimes pas, je t'aime ! (Prends garde à toi !) Mais si je t'aime, si je t'aime, Prends garde à toi ! Si tu ne m'aimes pas, Si tu ne m'aimes pas, je t'aime ! (Prends garde à toi !) Mais si je t'aime, si je t'aime, Prends garde à toi!
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Je vole


"Je vole" is a 1978 song by French singer Michel Sardou and the title track of the same titled album "Je vole" by Sardou. The B-side of the single was "8 jours à El Paso". The lyrics of "je vole" were co-written by Michel Sardou and Pierre Billon and the music was composed by Sardou himself. The song was a big commercial success reaching number 3 in France selling approximately 500,000 copies. The song is a last silent appeal of an adolescent on the
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Saïan Supa Crew


"Angela" was a huge hit in 2000 and sold 600,000 copies. Their primary themes extend from drug problems ("Que Dit-On?") to racism ("La Preuve par 3"), including also relationships ("À Demi Nue"), suicide ("La Dernière Séance") and the justification of violence by religion ("Au Nom de Quoi"). Humor and seriousness were both at home in their lyrics. Their second album, "X Raisons", was awarded a Victoire
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Habanera (aria)


tenir, il t'évite,) L'amour ! (Tu crois l'éviter, il te tient !) L'amour ! L'amour est enfant de bohème, Il n'a jamais, jamais connu de loi, Si tu ne m'aimes pas, je t'aime, Si je t'aime, prends garde à toi ! (Prends garde à toi !) Si tu ne m'aimes pas, Si tu ne m'aimes pas, je t'aime ! (Prends garde à toi !) Mais si je t'aime, si je t'aime, Prends garde à toi ! Si tu ne m'aimes
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Verb framing


a dynamic reading ("Je vais à Paris"/"I'm going to Paris"). If the verb is dynamic and expresses directed motion (motion with an intrinsic direction), "à" can express movement ("Je vais à Paris"). If not, as is the case for instance with "voler" ("to fly"), which expresses manner of motion but not directed motion, "à" tends to receive a static and not a dynamic, interpretation: "je vole à Paris" would mean
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The Ketchup Song (Aserejé)


UK. The controversy that sparked was rooted in the title of the song, "Aserejé", which—if broken down—supposedly makes reference to a demonic being. The letter 'A' in Spanish means ("to"); ser ("be"); and hereje ("heretical"), although the lyrics in the chorus misinterpret the first verse of "Rapper's Delight", a 1979 hip hop song by The Sugarhill Gang. "Aserejé, ja, de je, de jebe tu
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Frédéric François


of this record are to be considered as the first real recognition on the part of the public. But Monique continued to work at the factory; Frédéric was not earning much from his music and experienced a certain discouragement when he composed "Comme on jette une bouteille à la mer" [Like a bottle thrown in the sea] and "Je n'ai jamais aimé comme je t'aime" [I have never loved the way I love you], with lyrics by Marino Atria. Having stayed at the no. 1 spot of
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On s'est aimé à cause


another version of "On s'est aimé à cause," called "A cause" (meaning "Because"). It was recorded with music by Jacques Veneruso ("Sous le vent," "Tout l'or des hommes" and "Je ne vous oublie pas"), who also produced the track. The lyrics were modified to fit the danceable arrangement. "A cause" was supposed to be released as a radio single in France in January 2008. At the same time "Alone" was released to promote
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Je l'aime à mourir


". The French boy band Alliage recorded a cover of the song on their second album "Musics". It proved popular on French radio reaching #1 in airplay charts in France. "Je l'aime à mourir" was the third and last single from the album after "Je sais" and "Cruel Summer" a bilingual take on the Ace of Base classic done by Alliage and Ace of Base. The Alliage version of "Je l'aime à mourir" had relative chart success peaking at #30 in France and #
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Nabilla Benattia


Anges", registered four trademarks in mid-March with l'Institut national de la propriété industrielle, the French intellectual property registry. These were ""Allô, quoi"", ""Allô, t'es une fille, t'as pas de shampooing, c'est comme si je dis, t'es une fille, t'as pas de cheveux"", ""Allô, non mais allô quoi"", and ""Allô, Nabilla la vraie vie de la famille Benattia"". The last of these resulted in rumours discussed on
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À l'ombre


then by The Young Professionals were posted on social networks in early November. "À l'ombre" is an electropop, dance song similar in style to the songs on Farmer's "Point de suture" album. The lyrics describe somebody, potentially Farmer, wallowing in self-doubt and questioning their self-worth. They also may allude to a disillusionment with the struggle to stay famous and viable. The sombre mood of the song fits in with Farmer's attraction to misery and despair as seen on previous tracks Je t'aime mélancolie
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Je Sers


The "Je Sers," is a chapel-boat for boatmen, dedicated to . It is moored at The Quai de la Republique of (France) and registered at the Inventaire général du patrimoine culturel. Built by the French state in 1919 in in the Eure department, this barge was destined for the shipping of coal. It was first called the in tribute of the belgian city located near , where mustard gas was released for the first time the 22nd of April in 1915. In 1919, on June the 2nd
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On s'est aimé à cause


"On s'est aimé à cause" (meaning "We've Loved Each Other Because") is the third and last single released in Quebec from Celine Dion's French-language album, "D'elles". It was sent to the radio stations in August 2007. The lyrics were written by Françoise Dorin (author of "Et s'il n'en restait qu'une (je serais celle-là)") and music by Marc Dupré and Jean-François Breau. Tino Izzo produced the track. Dion worked with Izzo already on "
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Je Sers


, the barge obtained its gauging certificate and on June 7 of the same year, its first matriculation (n°4195 for the French State). On June 24, 1924 it obtained its new matriculation in (N°9401). On April 8, 1936 the barge was purchased by the Entraide Sociale Batelière Entraide Sociale Batelière by cession (n°693) of the Ministry of public works. It was renamed “"Je Sers"” [“I serve the people”] by the founding abbot Joseph Bellanger
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Je l'aime à mourir


"Je l'aime à mourir" () is a French-language song written by Francis Cabrel. It is taken from his second album "Les Chemins de traverse" released in 1979 that sold over 600,000 copies in France. The single "Je l'aime à mourir" became a hit single for Francis Cabrel in France, Quebec (Canada), Europe and internationally. Spanish singer Manzanita interpreted the song to Spanish flamenco audience making the hit song popular again for the second time. It is considered Cabrel's most definitive hit alongside
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À Tout le Monde


"À Tout le Monde" is a song by American thrash metal band Megadeth, featured on their 1994 studio album "Youthanasia". It was released as a single on February 1995 through Capitol Records. The song was later remade and reissued as "À Tout le Monde (Set Me Free)", featuring Cristina Scabbia of Lacuna Coil, on Megadeth's 2007 studio album "United Abominations". The song's chorus, ""à tout le monde, à tous mes amis, je vous aime, je dois
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N'oubliez pas les paroles!


, they do not keep the 2 000 € that they would have won had they chosen to stop after level two. However, they still get to return next episode, no matter what, and they keep any money they won in previous episodes. Exactly once during the final round, the maestro can choose the "initials" option: the first letter of each word in the exactly correct lyrics is shown. For example, suppose at level three the correct lyrics were "Moi je pense à l'enfant". Then,
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Lynda Resnick


phrase "je ne sais quoi"). JNSQ Rosé Cru and JNSQ Sauvignon Blanc made their debut alongside the Fall/Winter 2019 collection from California-born designers Kate and Laura Mulleavy of Rodarte, who brought their show to Los Angeles (instead of New York Fashion Week) on Feb. 5. Lynda Resnick described the brand as "created specifically for millennial women and older Gen Z'ers and the milestones they are celebrating in their blossoming and exhilarating lives. It's a wine made with that same shared quality of 'je ne
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Severin Cecile Abega


parce que je ne suis pas votre parent, parce que je ne vous ai pas corrompu. Ici, vous êtes aussi à mon bureau. Parce que vous ne m’avez pas corrompu, je ne vous vend pas le soya. Vous avez refusé de me soigner; je refuse aussi de vous vendre le soya. Allez au ciel! Vous êtes patron à l'hôpital, moi aussi je suis patron ici. Allez vous faire foutre!’ The speaker, whose name is Garba, is a professional salesman of roasted meat commonly known in
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N'importe quoi


"N'importe quoi" is the name of a 1987 song recorded by the French artist Florent Pagny. It was his debut single, released in March 1988. It became a big hit in France, topping the chart for two months and remaining to date Pagny's second best-selling single in terms of charts and sales. After several appearances in films, Pagny decided to record his first single, "N'importe quoi". He composed the music, while he and Marion Vernoux wrote the lyrics. The song deals with the
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Nabilla Benattia


participation in this series, Benattia purportedly earned €25,000. In the fourth episode, after an argument with a participant regarding the purchasing of shampoo, Benattia uttered to the camera the words which led to the establishment of her celebrity status: "Euh, allô! non, mais allô, quoi. T'es une fille et t'as pas de shampooing ? Allô. Allô ! Je sais pas, moi, vous me recevez ? T'es une fille, t'as pas de shampooing ? C'est comme si je dis : t'es une fille, t'as
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Up Saw Liz


the song: "De toute façon tu t'enfous de c'que j'dirais. Que je fasse mon refrain ou pas, que je le bosse ou que j'le bacle alors j'dirais n'importe quoi", which in English means "anyway you don't care about what I'd say. If I make a chorus or not, whether I work hard on it or mess it up, so I'd say nonsense". The official release date of the song is 22 December 2009 because then, it was posted to iTunes for downloading. As
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Brigitte Bardot


; "Je Me Donne À Qui Me Plaît"; "Bubble gum"; "Contact"; "Je Reviendrai Toujours Vers Toi"; "L'Appareil À Sous"; "La Madrague"; "On Déménage"; "Sidonie"; "Tu Veux, Ou Tu Veux Pas?"; "Le Soleil De Ma Vie" (the cover of Stevie Wonder's "You Are the Sunshine of My Life"); and the notorious "Je t'aime... moi non-plus". Bardot pleaded with
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À l'heure où je me couche


appartient à ceux qui se lèvent à l'heure où je me couche»" ("the future belongs to those who wake up when I go to sleep"), which is a reference to the French proverb "«L'avenir appartient à ceux qui se lèvent tôt»" (roughly translated as ""). The line suggests that he and Gringe have no futures, because they go to bed so late (at a time when one would usually be waking up). The music video for the song was released worldwide on
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Habanera (aria)


pas, Si tu ne m'aimes pas, je t'aime ! (Prends garde à toi !) Mais si je t'aime, si je t'aime, Prends garde à toi ! (Ah, toi !)/poem poem style="margin-left:2em; float:left;"[spoken intro] When will I love you? Good Lord, I don't know, Maybe never, maybe tomorrow... But not today, that's for sure! [sung] Love is a rebellious bird That none can tame, And it is well in vain that one calls
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D'elles


"A cause". While the lyrics, written by Françoise Dorin, are the same on both versions, there are two different musical arrangements. The music for the first version, titled "A cause", was composed by Jacques Veneruso, and the music for the second version, titled "On s'est aimé à cause", was composed by Marc Dupré and Jean-François Breau. Dorin also wrote the first single, "Et s'il n'en restait qu'une (je serais celle-là)". She is a
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Bric à brac


Bric à brac is the fourth album recorded by French singer Priscilla Betti. It was released on June 27, 2005 by Jive Records. The album was less successful than Priscilla's previous ones in terms of sales and chart trajectories; it peaked at number 20 on the French SNEP Albums Chart on 20 July 2005, but dropped quickly, totaling four weeks in the top 50 and 23 weeks on the chart (top 200). The album had two singles, "Bric à brac" and "Je danse donc je suis
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I Go to Rio


RPM" singles chart. The song was also covered by Peggy Lee on her 1977 album "Peggy ", as well as by noted French singer Claude François, in French translation ("Je vais à Rio"), that same year. In 1980, it was featured on an episode of The Muppet Show. Singers of musical Belles belles belles covered the Claude François' song. In 1982, it was covered by TISM under the name "I Go to Werribee" with slightly different lyrics. In 2008, the
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How Can We Hang On to a Dream?


was performed by Fleetwood Mac on a 1968 BBC recording, released on "Live at the BBC" in 2001. Emerson, Lake & Palmer covered it on "The Return of the Manticore". Johnny Hallyday released a French version in 1967, as "Je m'accroche à mon rêve", with French lyrics by Georges Aber. The Lemonheads released a cover of the track as a bonus addition to online editions of their 2009 covers album "Varshons". "" includes a cover version of the song. Françoise Hardy recorded
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Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam


" published the book almost unchanged between 1924 and 1979. Toussaint's translation has served as the basis of subsequent translations into other languages, but Toussaint did not live to witness the influence his translation has had. Quatrain XXV (equivalent of FitzGerald's quatrain XI in his 1st edition, as above): poem "Au printemps, je vais quelquefois m’asseoir à la lisière d’un champ fleuri. Lorsqu’une belle jeune fille m’apporte une coupe de vin, je ne pense guère à mon salut. Si j’avais cette préoccupation, je vaudrais moins
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Don Quichotte à Dulcinée


ma lame Et son égale en pureté Et son égale en piété Comme en pudeur et chasteté: Ma Dame. Ô grands Saint Georges et Saint Michel, L’ange qui veille sur ma veille, Ma douce Dame si pareille A Vous, Madone au bleu mantel ! Amen. Chanson à boire Foin du bâtard, illustre Dame, Qui pour me perdre à vos doux yeux Dit que l'amour et le vin vieux Mettent en deuil mon cœur, mon âme ! Je bois à la joie ! La joie est le seul but Où je vais
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À la claire fontaine


rose can both represent the British and be something the Québécois refused to give to France, thereby losing its love.) The lyrics are: The song can be heard at the end of the 2006 film "The Painted Veil", sung by a children's choir. It inspired the title of the 2008 French film "Il y a longtemps que je t'aime" and appears as a recurring theme. It has been performed by (among others) Dame Emma Albani, Nana Mouskouri, and Kate & Anna McGarrigle, who
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Sans attendre


version of this song was later included on "Miracle". Newcomers to Dion's list of collaborators include Grand Corps Malade, who penned the lyrics for "La mer et l'enfant" and Stanislas with Maxime Le Forestier who wrote "Moi quand je pleure" (in 2000, Le Forestier co-wrote "Tomber" which was later recorded by Dion in English as "Ten Days" and included on "A New Day Has Come"). Jacques Veneruso, a longtime collaborator wrote "Parler à mon père",
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Robert Charlebois


Robert Charlebois, OC, OQ (born June 25, 1944) is a Québecois author, composer, musician, performer and actor. Charlebois was born in Montreal, Quebec. Among his best known songs are "Lindberg" (the duo with Louise Forestier in particular), "Ordinaire", "Les Ailes d'un Ange" and "Je reviendrai à Montréal". His lyrics, often written in joual, are funny, relying upon plays on words. He won the Sopot International Song Festival in 1970. In 1970
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Je t'aimais, je t'aime, je t'aimerai


"Je t'aimais, je t'aime, je t'aimerai" (""I have loved you, I love you and I will love you"") is a well-known song by French singer and songwriter Francis Cabrel. It is considered his most definitive song, alongside his other classic "Je l'aime à mourir". The song was written by Cabrel and is taken from his 1994 album "Samedi soir sur la terre", which was released in 1994 and is Cabrel's biggest selling album. The song was produced
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La Marseillaise


outrage Quels transports il doit exciter ! C'est nous qu'on ose méditer De rendre à l'antique esclavage ! Aux armes, citoyens ... Quoi ! des cohortes étrangères Feraient la loi dans nos foyers ! Quoi ! Ces phalanges mercenaires Terrasseraient nos fiers guerriers ! (bis) Grand Dieu ! Par des mains enchaînées Nos fronts sous le joug se ploieraient De vils despotes deviendraient Les maîtres de nos destinées ! Aux armes, citoyens ... Tremblez, tyrans et vous perfides L'opprobre de tous les partis, Tremblez ! vos projets parricides Vont enfin recevoir leurs prix !
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Roman-photos


il aurait vraiment mérité de rester dans les tiroirs. J'étais simplement satisfait d'avoir pu faire un album, à une époque où c'était encore un privilège réservé aux grands de la chanson, mais je n'avais encore abouti aucune de mes réflexions. J'avais un truc en tête, mais je cherchais encore confusément la manière de le faire. La production discographique n'était pas vraiment prête à investir dans le particularisme et, partant de ce constat, je n'avais pas ma place. Pas encore, en tout cas." ("I voluntarily left this
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D'elles


restait qu'une (je serais celle-là)", "Immensité", "Je cherche l'ombre", "Berceuse", "La diva", "Le temps qui compte" and "On s'est aimé à cause". The recording sessions for "Femme comme chacune", "Lettre de George Sand à Alfred de Musset" and "Si J'étais quelqu'un" were also shown. The television special was watched by 1,614,000 viewers and became the number-one-rated show for the week of 21 to 27 May
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Calogero (singer)


). Finally, in 2004, Calogero released "3", featuring "Face à la mer" a duet with French rapper Passi and several other top singles such as "Yalla" and "Si seulement je pouvais lui manquer". Calogero's moving lyrics and frail, tender voice have made him one of France's top pop/rock singers. Calogero released his fourth studio album "Pomme C" on 12 March 2007. Since the late 1990s, Calogero composed songs for many artists, often in collaboration with his
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Parler à mon père


digital outlets in selected countries on the next day. The song was written and produced by Jacques Veneruso and co-produced by Patrick Hampartzoumian. Veneruso wrote many French-language hits for Dion, including: "Sous le vent," "Tout l'or des hommes," "Je ne vous oublie pas" and "Immensité," among others. Lyrically, the song is about Dion's father who died 30 November 2003. Dion said that he was her biggest fan and she thinks of him every day and knows that
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Louis Lartet


anciens troglodytes du Périgord.” "Annales des sciences naturelles: Zoologie et paléontologie" ser 5, 10 (1868): 133-45. “Une sépulture des troglodytes du Périgord,” "Bulletins de la Société d’Anthropologie de Paris" 3 (1868): 335-349. with Chaplain Duparc, “Sur une sépulture des anciens Troglodytes des Pyrénées superposée à un foyer contenant des débris humains associés à des dents sculptées de Lion et d'Ours.” "Matériaux pour l’histoire primitive et naturelle de l’homme" 2 ser.
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French personal pronouns


. Where one wishes to express an idea that would involve slots that cannot coexist or multiple pronouns from the same slot, the indirect object is expressed as the object of "à" or "pour" (thus "Je me donne à toi" – "I give myself to you"). The use of more than two clitics beyond the subject and, where necessary, "ne" is uncommon; constructions such as "Je lui y en ai donné" may be perceived as unacceptable, and other constructions
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Persian Letters


Je n’ai jamais vu un décisionnaire si universel ; son esprit ne fut jamais suspendu par le moindre doute. On laissa les sciences ; on parla des nouvelles du temps : il décida sur les nouvelles du temps. Je voulus l’attraper, et je dis en moi-même : Il faut que je me mette dans mon fort ; je vais me réfugier dans mon pays. Je lui parlai de la Perse ; mais, à peine lui eus-je dit quatre mots, qu’il me donna deux démentis, fondés sur l’autorité de messieurs
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Alexandre Najjar


de la littérature libanaise d'expression française, essay, éd. Anthologie,1993 Comme un aigle en dérive, short stories, Publisud, 1993 La honte du survivant, short stories, Naaman, 1989 À quoi rêvent les statues?, poems, éd. Anthologie,1989 Law books: - La garantie à première demande, Bruylant-LGDJ-Delta, 2010. (First demand guarantee) - L'administration de la société anonyme libanaise, Bruylant-LGDJ-Delta, 1998, 2e éd. 2011. (The management of the Lebanese joint-stock
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Je l'aime à mourir


39 in Belgium's francophone chart. "Je l'aime à mourir" is a bilingual Spanish and French cover version of the song by Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira. She performed the song during her concerts in French-speaking countries on the second European leg of her The Sun Comes Out World Tour, dating 2011. Two of these concerts, in Paris-Bercy, were filmed for the tour's official DVD and Blu-ray. Shortly before the DVD/Blu-ray's release, a studio-recorded version of
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À l'heure où je me couche


"À l'heure où je me couche" is a song by French hip hop duo Casseurs Flowters and produced by Skread. It was released on October 29, 2015 as the first single from their second studio album "Comment c'est loin", which also serves as the soundtrack for their 2015 film of the same name. The song entered the French Singles Chart on October 31, 2015 at number 126, peaking at number 34 and remaining on the chart for 14 weeks. In the song, Orelsan sings that "«l'avenir
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Les Charlots


They backed him on two his greatest hits, ""Les Elucubrations d'Antoine"" and ""Je Dis ce que je pense, je vis comme je veux"". A In 1965, while he was vacationing in Portugal (his home country), Luis Rego was imprisoned for a few months under the Salazar regime, for desertion and rebellion. During Luis' incarceration, Rinaldi wrote ""Ballade à Luis Rego, Prisonnier Politique"" "("Ballad to Luis Rego, Political Prisoner"),"
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Terrain Gallery


the Terrain in 1961 indicate that many artists felt that while opposites were undeniably present in their work, the conscious awareness of them would "lessen, or somehow destroy, the 'magic,' the 'talent,' the 'je ne sais quoi'" of art. Others believed that "study of the opposites makes for an entirely new level of perception, a surer technique, a wider field of vision." Painter Rolph Scarlett wrote: "The Siegel Theory of Opposites, which is the motivating consideration of this
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Amateur status in first-class cricket


and Mr Brodrick selected an umpire each, as well as all the players, and only they were allowed to address the umpires. In 1744 and again in 1774, the first versions of what are now known as "The Laws of Cricket" were coded by the "Noblemen and Gentlemen" who, in 1744, frequented the Artillery Ground in London. By 1774, they were associated in cricketing terms with the Hambledon Club and, in London, with a convivial club called the "Je-ne-sais-quoi
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Copula (linguistics)


many other languages; for example, the French and Latin equivalents of "I think therefore I am" are "Je pense, donc je suis and "Cogito ergo sum, where "suis" and "sum" are the equivalents of English "am," normally used as copulas. However, other languages prefer a different verb for existential use, as in the Spanish version "Pienso, luego existo" (where the verb "existir" "to exist" is used rather than the copula "ser" or
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Étienne Drapeau


written by Drapeau himself, with three co-written with Roger Tabra and "Il rêvait" with Lynda Lemay. Two music videos gained popularity from the album: "Je l'ai jamais dit à personne" and "Mens-moi encore". Another song also received airplay, namely "Écrire l'amour". His song "Je l'ai jamais dit à personne" was nominated for "Best Song of the Year" at the 2007 ADISQ gala. In October 2008, Étienne Drapeau released his second studio album, self-titled
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Victor Hugo


officially published: poem lang="fr" style="margin-left: 1em; font-style: italic;" Je donne cinquante mille francs aux pauvres. Je veux être enterré dans leur corbillard. Je refuse l'oraison de toutes les Églises. Je demande une prière à toutes les âmes. Je crois en Dieu. /poem poem style="margin-left: 1em;" "I leave 50,000 francs to the poor. I wish to be buried in their hearse. I refuse [funeral] orations from all Churches. I ask all souls for a
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Je l'aime à mourir


"Je t'aimais, je t'aime, je t'aimerai". The original single contained "Les chemins de traverse" on the B-side The song also appears on a number of Cabrel's compilations like "Cabrel 77–87" (1987), "Cabrel public" (1984) and others. In France the single sold 600,000 copies, making it to the top of the French Singles & Airplay Chart Reviews, staying at number one for five consecutive weeks (charts of 7, 14, 21 and 28 September and 6 October
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Marjo


She followed up with "Tant qu'il y aura des enfants" in 1990. The album was again a chart success in Quebec; in addition to the hit singles "À bout de ciel" and "Je sais, je sais", the album included the English language song "Crazy Notions". She won four Prix Félix for the album, including Best Rock Album and Best Song for "Je sais, je sais". The album was again certified double platinum for sales of over 200,000 copies. She returned in
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Clover (creature)


San Jose Mercury News" described the creature as "a monster for the MySpace generation". Reviewer James Berardinelli noted, "The movie follows the "Jaws" rule that monsters are usually more intimidating when they are shown infrequently and only in brief glimpses". Amy Biancolli of the "Houston Chronicle" described the creature as retaining "an air of mystery—a monstrous "je ne sais quoi" that makes him all the freakier." Richard Corliss of "Time" complained of the recycled elements of the creature,
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Canadian Improv Games


their heart, and their left hand on a "G-rated body part" of someone next to them. A referee will begin reciting the Oath as the audience and players repeat it: Teams generally meet up about an hour before the show to warm-up altogether with the referees. The overall purpose of the games is to be a "loving competition", so a joint warm-up helps with this feeling of camaraderie. French: "C'est quoi dans la boite? Je ne sais pas!";
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Three Twins


a twin. Three Twins' flavors rotate between core offerings such as Mint Confetti (mint ice cream with flecks of dark chocolate), and Strawberry Je Ne Sais Quoi (strawberry with a hint of balsamic vinegar), and specialty flavors such as Cookie Jar (vanilla with three types of cookies). The shop garnered attention with some offbeat offerings, such as the "most expensive sundae in the world" at $3,333.33 (no takers yet) and a "Sergio Romo Mexican Chocolate" flavor with the motto "It
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300: Rise of an Empire


Los Angeles Times" gave the film a positive review, saying "The spectacularly brutal fighting is the film's main calling card, and in that "Rise of an Empire" doesn't disappoint." Nicolas Rapold of "The New York Times" gave the film a mixed review, saying "The naval collisions and melees play out in panel-like renderings that are bold and satisfying for the first half-hour but lack the momentum and bombastic je ne sais quoi of "300"." David Hiltbrand of "
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Shéhérazade (Ravel)


des îles de fleurs, En écoutant chanter la mer perverse Sur un vieux rythme ensorceleur. Je voudrais voir Damas et les villes de Perse Avec les minarets légers dans l'air. Je voudrais voir de beaux turbans de soie Sur des visages noirs aux dents claires; Je voudrais voir des yeux sombres d'amour Et des prunelles brillantes de joie En des peaux jaunes comme des oranges; Je voudrais voir des vêtements de velours Et des habits à longues franges. Je voudrais voir des calumets entre des bouches Tout entourées de barbe blanche; Je voudrais
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Marylebone Cricket Club


Hambledon Club through the 1770s and then, in the early 1780s, had returned to the London area where the White Conduit Club had begun in Islington. It is not known for certain when the White Conduit was founded but it seems to have been after 1780 and certainly by 1785. According to Pelham Warner, it was formed in 1782 as an offshoot from a West End convivial club called the "Je-ne-sais-quoi", some of whose members frequented the White Conduit House in Islington and played matches on
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Jean Compagnon


he wrote several articles, pronounced speeches at conferences and participated to numerous radio diffused and televised emissions relative to the Battle of Normandy and the Liberation of Paris and Strasbourg. In 2006, he published his testimony book "Ce en quoi je crois" (That to what I believe in). In addition to his literature and media activities, since his retirement, he was frequently called upon by the municipalities, the universities, schools and university colleges, to speak to the youth on the events that he witnessed and described in
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Ieperfest


Fall, The Setup, Leng Tch'e, Requiem, Verse, Confronto, Another Breath, The Spectacle, The Death of Anna Karina, Values Intact, The Maple Room, Maudlin Saturday 27 August: Darkest Hour, Do or Die, Starkweather, Deadsoil, Rejuvenate, Reflux, Beecher, Amenra, The Je Ne Sais Quoi, Minus45Degrees, Amanda Woodward, Ikaros, Trust, Core of Anger Sunday 28 August: Das Oath, Hoods, Aborted, Seein' Red, Chimaera, Knuckledust, Panthers, Die My Demon,
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Elysium (Pet Shop Boys album)


's first official single is "Winner", which was released digitally on 3 July 2012, and subsequently in August 2012 as a four-track CD and digital EP. The "Winner" EP includes the non-album tracks "A Certain 'Je Ne Sais Quoi'", "The Way Through the Woods" and a cover version of Bee Gees' "I Started a Joke". A second digital EP of "Winner" containing remixes by Andrew Dawson, John Dahlbäck and Niki & The Dove was released
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Sisteray


je ne sais quoi’ about them. Something that sets them aside slightly, something that makes you sit up and pay attention as they distance themselves from the rest of their counterparts. Yes, you’ve guessed it, Sisteray are one such band." The EP was peaked at number 9 in the iTunes chart. Notable performances at Isle of Wight Festival, Camden Rocks Festival, Tramlines, The Great Escape and a live streamed Pirate Studios session on Facebook; along with a performance live on Radio X and a series of
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Danity Kane


individuality (je ne sais quoi) and excitement that O'Day and Woods brought to the group. Despite, however, the dismissals of O'Day and Woods, other sections of the fandom were willing to give the "new Danity Kane" a chance and believed that the group would be as strong as they were before. In mid-2008, before the departure of O'Day and Woods, Danity Kane planned to start pre-production for their third studio album, which would have begun January 2009. In the meantime, Danity Kane released a
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Sainkho Namtchylak


, her most accessible work to date, where she seemed to really find her stride, mixing traditional Tuvan instruments and singing with turntables and effects, placing her in a creative firmament between Yoko and Björk, but with the "je ne sais quoi" of Mongolia as part of the bargain. A showcase at the WOMEX Festival in Berlin brought her to the attention of many, and in 2001 a U.S. tour was planned. After graduating, Namtchylak worked with several ensembles: the Moscow State Orchestra; the Moscow-based jazz
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White Conduit Club


the 1720s, cricket was already well-established in southern counties such as Kent, Surrey and Sussex. It was also being played and watched, often by large crowds of spectators, in London, where many of its leading advocates and players were members of the aristocracy. One of the earliest recognised London cricket clubs was the "Je-ne-sais-quoi", later known as the "Star and Garter", which had a meeting place on Pall Mall and actually drew up a set of Laws there in
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George Frazier


He soon left jazz criticism for general journalism. He concluded his career as a much-revered columnist for "The Boston Globe". Called "Acidmouth" by his publishers at "Down Beat", he was known for his arch style, acerbic wit, erudite Olympian pronouncements on men's fashion, and general "je ne sais quoi". Frazier wrote the song "Harvard Blues" (music by Tab Smith), recorded in 1941 by Count Basie and included on the compilation "The Count Basie Story, Disc
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