The song lyrics were written by the band Van Halen, as they were asked to write a song for the 1979 movie "Over the Edge" starring Matt Dillon. The movie (and the lyrics, although more obliquely) are about bored, rebellious youth with nothing better to do than get into trouble. If you see the movie, these lyrics will make more sense. It's a great movie if you grew up in the 70s/80s you'll definitely remember some of these characters from your own life. Fun fact, after writing the song, Van Halen decided not to let the movie use it.
Regardez-moi
Je suis le plus beau du quartier
J'suis l'bien aimé
Dès qu'on me voit
On se sent tout comme envoûté
Comme charmé
Lorsque j'arrive
Les femmes elles me frôlent de leurs
Regards penchés
Bien malgré moi (oui)
Je suis le plus beau du quartier (hum hum hum)
Est-ce mon visage
Ma peau si finement grainée
Mon air suave
Est-ce mon allure
Est-ce la grâce anglo-saxonne
De ma cambrure
Est-ce mon sourire
Ou bien l'élégance distinguée
De mes cachemires
Quoi qu'il en soit
C'est moi le plus beau du quartier mais
Mais prenez garde à ma beauté
À mon exquise ambigüité
Je suis le roi
Du désirable
Et je suis l'indéshabillable
Observez-moi (hum hum hum)
Observez-moi de haut en bas
Vous n'en verrez pas deux comme ça
J'suis l'favori
Le bel ami
De toutes ces dames
Et d'leurs maris aussi
Regardez-moi
Je suis le plus beau du quartier
J'suis le préféré
Mes belles victimes
Voudraient se pendre à mes lacets
Ca les abîme
Les beaux messieurs, eux
Voudraient tellement m'déshabiller
Ça les obstine
Bien malgré moi (oui)
Je suis le plus beau du quartier
Mais prenez garde à ma beauté
À mon exquise ambigüité
Je suis le roi
Du désirable
Et je suis l'indéshabillable
Observez-moi (hum hum hum)
Observez-moi de haut en bas
Vous n'en verrez pas deux comme ça
J'suis l'favori
Le p'tit bel ami
De toutes ces dames
Et d'leurs maris aussi
Je suis le plus beau du quartier
J'suis l'bien aimé
Dès qu'on me voit
On se sent tout comme envoûté
Comme charmé
Lorsque j'arrive
Les femmes elles me frôlent de leurs
Regards penchés
Bien malgré moi (oui)
Je suis le plus beau du quartier (hum hum hum)
Est-ce mon visage
Ma peau si finement grainée
Mon air suave
Est-ce mon allure
Est-ce la grâce anglo-saxonne
De ma cambrure
Est-ce mon sourire
Ou bien l'élégance distinguée
De mes cachemires
Quoi qu'il en soit
C'est moi le plus beau du quartier mais
Mais prenez garde à ma beauté
À mon exquise ambigüité
Je suis le roi
Du désirable
Et je suis l'indéshabillable
Observez-moi (hum hum hum)
Observez-moi de haut en bas
Vous n'en verrez pas deux comme ça
J'suis l'favori
Le bel ami
De toutes ces dames
Et d'leurs maris aussi
Regardez-moi
Je suis le plus beau du quartier
J'suis le préféré
Mes belles victimes
Voudraient se pendre à mes lacets
Ca les abîme
Les beaux messieurs, eux
Voudraient tellement m'déshabiller
Ça les obstine
Bien malgré moi (oui)
Je suis le plus beau du quartier
Mais prenez garde à ma beauté
À mon exquise ambigüité
Je suis le roi
Du désirable
Et je suis l'indéshabillable
Observez-moi (hum hum hum)
Observez-moi de haut en bas
Vous n'en verrez pas deux comme ça
J'suis l'favori
Le p'tit bel ami
De toutes ces dames
Et d'leurs maris aussi
Lyrics submitted by chrisjudah
Le plus beau du quartier Lyrics as written by Carla Bruni
Lyrics © Downtown Music Publishing, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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Look at me I am the most beautiful of the neighboorhood I'm the loved one The ones that see me feel overwhelmed a little bit charmed And when I arrive The women look mad at me I don't care, I am the most beautiful of the neighbourhood.
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But take notice of my beauty My exquise cuteness I am the king of the desired And I'm the unundressable Look at me Look at me, from head to toe you won't find two like me I am the favorite The beautiful friend of all this ladies and their husbands look at me
Look at me I am the most beautiful of this neighbourhood I am the prefered one My wonderful victims want to touch my laces It corrupts them The good mens, they definately want to undress me it sures them
But take a look at my beauty My exquis cuteness I am the kind of the desired and i'm the unundressable Look at me Look at me, from head to toe You won't find another like me I am the wanted The little darling of all these ladies and their husbands, too
I really like this song. It's so humourous. Well, the lyrics perfectly fit her... she is beautiful.^^
J'adore!