Comme Beaucoup De Monsieurs Lyrics

Recorded with French humourist Valerie Lemercier. N = Neil, V = Valerie. The tune is the same as 'Becoming More Like Alfie'. This track appeared on 'Volume 17'.

N: Quand je t'ai connu
V: Tu citais Boris Vian, Camus
V: Le nez dans tes songbooks
N: Et toi qui te prenais pour Zouc
N+V: Ensuite on a vielli
V: Tu t'es durci
N: J'ai vu Alfie
N: Je sais c'est quelque brutal
N: Mais la nature est animale...
N: Et pourtant

N+V: Qui ne dit mot consent a la chair
N+V: Comme ces couverts offerts dans les Stations Shell
N: Et plus je les caresse plus je me dis que
V: Tu es comme beaucoup de messieurs

V: Neil, t'en souvient-il?
V: Tu disais savoir faire la cour
V: Mais moi
N: Quoi toujours toi?
V: Tu m'enivrais de mots d'amour
N: Plus maintenant car j'ai cede
N: Au style de vie je lassais
V: A d'qautres hommes moins chic que toi
N: Ce genres de types qui suscitent chez filles des emois
N: Et pourtant

N+V: Comme beaucoup de messieurs.
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Cover art for Comme Beaucoup De Monsieurs lyrics by Divine Comedy, The

Well, I don't understand a lot of French, but I can tell the words aren't the same as "Alfie." Poor Neil, bumbling his way thrpough the French. I take my hat off to him.

Cover art for Comme Beaucoup De Monsieurs lyrics by Divine Comedy, The

it should "messieurs" since it is plural in the title.

Cover art for Comme Beaucoup De Monsieurs lyrics by Divine Comedy, The

I speak french. It's not the same words as "Alfie. But I don't know enough english to translate.

I'm not sure, but I try to explain. It's about a couple. They're together for a long time. And he neglects her, "comme beaucoup de messieurs" (like a lot of men).

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