Pink Elephants
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Pink Elephants is Mick Harvey
's second collection of Serge Gainsbourg
covers.
"Pink Elephants'" is an original composition by Mick Harvey and Bertrand Burgalat
.
Mick Harvey
Michael John Harvey , is an Australian rock musician, composer, arranger and record producer. He is best known for his long-time collaboration with the singer and songwriter Nick Cave...
's second collection of Serge Gainsbourg
Serge Gainsbourg
Serge Gainsbourg, born Lucien Ginsburg was a French singer-songwriter, actor and director. Gainsbourg's extremely varied musical style and individuality make him difficult to categorize...
covers.
Track listing
- "Pink Elephants" – 2:90
- "Requiem. . . (Requiem Pour Un Con)" – 2:35
- "The Javanaise (La Javanaise)" – 2:30
- "Black Seaweed (Les Goémons)" – 2:21
- "Comic Strip" – 2:42
- "The Ticket Puncher (Le Poinçonneur Des Lilas)" – 2:50
- "Non Affair (L'Anamour)" – 2:30
- "Scenic Railway" – 2:52
- "To All the Lucky Kids (Aux Enfants De La Chance)" – 3:53
- "Anthracite (L'Anthracite)" – 2:20
- "Manon" – 2:20
- "I Love You...Nor Do I (Je t'aime... moi non plusJe t'aime... moi non plus"Je t'aime… moi non plus" is a French duet written by Serge Gainsbourg. It was written for and sung with Brigitte Bardot in 1967, but that version was not released until 1986. In 1969, Gainsbourg recorded a version with his lover, Jane Birkin. It reached number one in the UK, but was banned in...
)" – 4:38 - "The Ballad of Melody NelsonMelody NelsonMelody Nelson is the fictional subject of a concept album, Histoire de Melody Nelson, by French musician Serge Gainsbourg.Similar in concept to, if not based on, the infamous Vladimir Nabokov novel Lolita, the plot of the album concerns the protagonist's brief relationship with a teenage English...
(La Ballade de Melody Nelson)" – 1:56 - "Torrey Canyon" – 3:12
- "Who is 'in' Who is 'Out' (Qui Est 'In' Qui Est 'Out' )" – 3:14
- "Hotel Specific (L'Hôtel Particulier)" – 3:42
"Pink Elephants'" is an original composition by Mick Harvey and Bertrand Burgalat
Bertrand Burgalat
Bertrand Burgalat is a French musician, composer and producer.- Background :Bertrand Burgalat was born in the Corsican town of Bastia in 1963...
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Personnel
Mick Harvey – vocals, guitar, bass- Anita LaneAnita LaneAnita Lane is an Australian singer and songwriter who directly influenced the early 1980s European post-punk landscape.-Birthday Party:Lane was born in Melbourne, Australia in the late 1950s. Lane began singing and writing songs at age 16. She was a classmate with Rowland S. Howard who would...
– vocals - Nick CaveNick CaveNicholas Edward "Nick" Cave is an Australian musician, songwriter, author, screenwriter, and occasional film actor.He is best known for his work as a frontman of the critically acclaimed rock band Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, established in 1984, a group known for its eclectic influences and...
– vocals - Chris Hughes – drums
- Nick Burton – violin
- Steve Bentley-Klein – violin
- James Cruickshank – organ, vocals
- David McClymont – bass
- Loene CarmenLoene CarmenLoene Carmen is an Australian singer/songwriter and actress.-Background:Carmen's father is rock/jazz/blues pianist Peter Head...
– background vocals - Monica McMahon – background vocals
- Abigail Trundle – cello
- Bertrand BurgalatBertrand BurgalatBertrand Burgalat is a French musician, composer and producer.- Background :Bertrand Burgalat was born in the Corsican town of Bastia in 1963...
– string arrangements - Kiernan Box – accordion
- Eleanor Gilchrist – violin
- Teresa Whipple – viola
- Jeremy Morris – violin