Montreal, Quebec, CANADA - Theatre Corona, April 6, 2013 - REPORTS/PICS/VIDEOS

[Mikasister]

Thanks for the reports and pics and @CaroLollipop for recording the new song, I have to say that I like the song but I think it's not the song it's Mika's voice what I love

[A. Clay]

new french song

 

http://youtu.be/en_z2q7y1ea

 

Gorgeous :

 

en_z2Q7Y1EA

Edited April 7, 2013 by A. Clay

[cathouzouf]

Finally arrived home safe and sound. What an amazing day!! Report will come later. Off to bed verry tired.

 

Glad you made it home safely!

 

Was nice meeting you, hopefully we won't need to wait for too long before seeing each other again!

[cathouzouf]

Lyrics

 

Elle était brune aux yeux noirs

On a grandi ensemble

Je la snobais dans le miroir

Je n'aimais pas qu'on se ressemble

 

Elle m'ennuyait avec sa gueule

De petite fille insolente

Je la laissais traîner toute seule

J'avais honte qu'elle me colle autant (?)

 

Je la vois qui s'en va comme une enfant sage

Qui ne fait qu'obéir et tourner les pages

Maintenant j'aurais bien tout mon temps pour elle

Moi qui ne l'ai jamais trouvé aussi belle

 

Pour faire plus vieux qu'elle

Je changeais ma voix

C'est vrai je la trouvais

Trop jeune pour moi

Sans un mot comme ça

Elle change d'adresse

Et voilà qu'elle s'en va

Ma jeunesse

 

Avec un autre que moi

Et plus jeune évidemment

Elle se fait la malle encore une fois

Il ne la gardera pas longtemps

 

Je la vois qui s'en va comme une enfant sage

Qui ne fait qu'obéir et tourner les pages

Maintenant j'aurais bien tout mon temps pour elle

Moi qui ne l'ai jamais trouvé aussi belle

 

Pour faire plus vieux qu'elle

Je changeais ma voix

C'est vrai je la trouvais

Trop jeune pour moi

Sans un mot comme ça

Elle change d'adresse

Et voilà qu'elle s'en va

Ma jeunesse (x2)

 

:wub2:

 

Thanks for the video!!!

 

EDIT : No time for a translation right now, but will do tonight or tomorrow if it hasn't been done in the meantime!

I adore the lyrics! Very personal meaning.

 

I absolutly adore this song... It gave me chills when he sang it last night!

[smokesignal]

Thank you camille! I'm not sure if I get them completely now, but I get a lot more now than before. He's trying to be Barbara again, isn't he? Telling a long story and only near the end saying what it was actually about. And I guess he's getting nervous about turning 30 after all

[Julia Welcomes]

Oh you`re happy guys who heard it live for the first time!

Thanks for lyrics, btw...

 

The song reminds me of.... sorry, I can`t recall .... but it is something beautiful))

[krysady]

Thanks for the new french song video and lyrics I love the lyrics,they are very deep,but I'm not impressed by the song,it sounds like someone else's song,rather than his.It reminds me of some other French singer,can't tell exactly which one.....

[cathouzouf]

Thank you camille! I'm not sure if I get them completely now, but I get a lot more now than before. He's trying to be Barbara again, isn't he? Telling a long story and only near the end saying what it was actually about. And I guess he's getting nervous about turning 30 after all

 

Not at the end... But at the end if the first chorus!

[Crick!]

A new song again, amazing.. even if I'm not a fan of french song too! Thank you for your reports, it seems like a magic night

[krysady]

The setlist,from here: http://www.sorstu.ca/critique-mika-en-formule-intime-a-montreal/

 

1. Grace Kelly

2. Toy Boy

3. Lollipop

4. Blue Eyes

5. Billy Brown

6. Popular Song

7. Love You When I’m Drunk

8. Underwater

9. Stuck in the Middle (sous la forme du démo original The Tap Dance Song)

10. Chanson inédite en français

11. Elle me dit

12. Lola

13. Origin of Love

14. Big Girl (You Are Beautiful)

15. Stardust

16. Happy Ending

17. Karen

18. Rain

19. Relax

20. Celebrate

21. Love Today

22. Over My Shoulder

[mellody]

Thank you camille! I'm not sure if I get them completely now, but I get a lot more now than before. He's trying to be Barbara again, isn't he? Telling a long story and only near the end saying what it was actually about. And I guess he's getting nervous about turning 30 after all

 

haha yes exactly my thought, he sings about "her" all the time, and only at the end of the chorus he tells who "she" is, his youth. like in barbara's la solitude, that's also what it reminds me of. but i like la solitude, and i like this new mika song - beautiful, i like it a lot more than his other 2 slow french songs.

 

shame tho that he didn't do hia leah or century man... and he hasn't done bonnie&clyde at *any* of the gigs yet, or has he?

 

anyway, thanks for the video and the lyrics! i don't understand much of them tho, so i'd also be happy about a translation from someone.

[macboll]

Here's a quick translation of this new song

 

She was dark-haired and dark-eyed

We grew up together

I used to give her a cold shoulder when I saw her in the mirror

I did not want to look like her

She annoyed me with her

insolent little girl's looks

I used to let her hanging around on her own

I was ashamed that she was so glued to me

 

I can see her going away like a good child

Who just behaves and turns pages

Now I could give her all my time

I have never seen her as beautiful as she is now

 

To try to sound older than her

I used to alter my voice

It's true that I found her

Too young for me

Without a word, like that,

She has moved

That's how she has left

My youth

 

With another one

Younger than me, of course

She cleared off one more time

He won't keep her for long

 

I can see her going away like a good child

Who just behaves and turns pages

Now I could give her all my time

I have never seen her as beautiful as she is now

 

To sound older than her

I used to alter my voice

It's true that I found her

Too young for me

Without a word, like that,

She has moved

That's how she has left

My youth (x2)

Edited April 7, 2013 by macboll

[kath]

This was BY FAR my favorite Mika concert in Montreal

 

his voice was just magnificient!

 

I arrived at the venue around 13h30 & there was already about 20 to 30 people in line. Then barely anyone arrived for another hour. But by 18h00, the line was so long!

 

It was very cold though, the wind was a killer! Thank god there was a Starbucks and other little restaurants really close by.

 

The security at the venue were kinda poopoo... they separated the line in 2, so that we didnt block the entrance of a restaurant & some kind of store with over priced chairs for sale:naughty:

 

Once, in the venue, i ended up 3rd row center, i had a great view just the same & it didn't stop me from having fun at all. Mika was often infront of me.

 

I can't remember the set list at all We didn't get Hiya Leah or Century Man, but we did get a new song in french. He didn't say the name of it, but "Ma jeunesse" would make sense. It's a very soft and tender balad

 

It's the first time we get a new song and what a priviledge it was. He mentioned something about writing it while travelling, parts of it over the phone with Doriand.

 

I can honestly say that Mika had the crowd eating out of his hand.

At one point (close to the end), the crowd was screaming so loud, that Mika and the band had to remove their ear pieces

 

From memory (and believe me, that's dangerous) he played (no particular order)

 

Grace Kelly

Toy Boy

Rain

Elle me dit

Karen

Origin of Love

Celebrate

Stardust

Only Love you when i'm drunk

"ma jeunesse" (new french song)

Love Today

Stuck in the Middle

Over my Shoulder

Lola

Relax

Happy Ending (oh and that was so nice!)

Popular

 

He stood infront of where i was when he sang Stardust & his voice was just out of this world i loved it!

 

When he sang Rain, he forgot the 2nd paragraph and went to a few MFCers (maybe Roxy) for help... and nobody could help him! some lady handed him her cell with the words for Rain & he used it to continue singing

 

I didn't wait for him after the concert... i twisted my ankle last week & my pain medication was not working anymore. Apparently he came out not too long after we left, there was a large crowd waiting (100 or so) He spoke to a few people and left quickly

 

This concert reminded me of why i am a Mika fan, it was out of this world!

 

 

So pleased to hear it was a great one.

[Kumazzz]

 

 

 

[krysady]

Thanks,Muriel,for the translation!

[macboll]

I've just listened to this new French song (yes, the good devoted fan I am translated it first ). It's a really really really beautiful song It gave me shivers Mika, don't feel blue, you'll be just 30 but I agree with you: we want to grow up too fast and realize later on that time goes by too/so quickly!

[Treasa]

Beautiful song. Thank you Muriel and Camille for the words and translation.

[mari62]

thank you very much for the video and the lyrics of the new song!

Edited April 7, 2013 by mari62

[crazyaboutmika]

Here's a quick translation of this new song

 

She was dark-haired and dark-eyed

We grew up together

I used to give her a cold shoulder when I saw her in the mirror

I did not want to look like her

She annoyed me with her

insolent little girl's looks

I used to let her hanging around on her own

I was ashamed that she was so glued to me

 

I can see her going away like a good child

Who just behaves and turns pages

Now I could give her all my time

I have never seen her as beautiful as she is now

 

To try to sound older than her

I used to alter my voice

It's true that I found her

Too young for me

Without a word, like that,

She has moved

That's how she has left

My youth

 

With another one

Younger than me, of course

She cleared off one more time

He won't keep her for long

 

I can see her going away like a good child

Who just behaves and turns pages

Now I could give her all my time

I have never seen her as beautiful as she is now

 

To sound older than her

I used to alter my voice

It's true that I found her

Too young for me

Without a word, like that,

She has moved

That's how she has left

My youth (x2)

 

 

Here is my slow translation

 

She was brown haired with black eyes

We grew up together

I was avoiding to look at her in the mirror

I didn t like that we looked alike

 

She annoyed me with her playful face

I let her hang around on her own

I was ashamed to she stuck to me that much

 

Now I see her leaving

Like a well behaved child

Who only obeys and turns the pages

Now that I would take my time for her

I have never found her as beautiful as now

 

So I would seem older than her

I changed my voice

It s true I found her too young for me

 

Without a word just like that

She changes her address

And she goes away

My youth

With another one than me

And a younger one of course

She s going away once again

But he won t keep her for long

 

I see her leaving

Like a well behaved child

Who only obeys and turns the pages

Now that I would take all my time for her

I have never found her as beautiful as now

 

So I would seem older

I changed my voice

It s true

I found her too young for me

Without a word just like that

She changes her address

And she goes away

My youth

My youth

[mari62]

This was BY FAR my favorite Mika concert in Montreal

 

his voice was just magnificient!

 

This concert reminded me of why i am a Mika fan, it was out of this world!

 

thanks for your lovely report & pics Guylaine!

I'm glad it was such a special gig!

 

Pics from Flickr

amazing pics, thanks Eriko!

 

Also, can anyone tell me the English lyrics to Karen, I don't speak or understand French.

the translation of the lyrics is in the first post of this thread

http://www.mikafanclub.com/forums/showthread.php?t=26008

[macboll]

@ crazyaboumika You made me laugh, Anne. It's sunny today (even if it's still cold), I've read Guylaine's report and listened to this great song, you made me giggle... that's the definition of a very good Sunday!

[mariemeunier]

http://t.co/WFTjF9sFHC

Edited April 7, 2013 by mellody

[krysady]

Here is my slow translation

 

She was brown haired with black eyes

We grew up together

I was avoiding to look at her in the mirror

I didn t like that we looked alike

 

She annoyed me with her playful face

I let her hang around on her own

I was ashamed to she stuck to me that much

 

Now I see her leaving

Like a well behaved child

Who only obeys and turns the pages

Now that I would take my time for her

I have never found her as beautiful as now

 

So I would seem older than her

I changed my voice

It s true I found her too young for me

 

Without a word just like that

She changes her address

And she goes away

My youth

With another one than me

And a younger one of course

She s going away once again

But he won t keep her for long

 

I see her leaving

Like a well behaved child

Who only obeys and turns the pages

Now that I would take all my time for her

I have never found her as beautiful as now

 

So I would seem older

I changed my voice

It s true

I found her too young for me

Without a word just like that

She changes her address

And she goes away

My youth

My youth

Thank you,Anne,beautiful lyrics!

[z_load_0]

he's voice was A-M-A-Z-I-N-G. i had goosebumps when he sang relax!! it was the best gig ever!! (n how could he forget Rain!!!! XDD

he was lovely n real as i think he is! too bad there were only two of his members but they were both adorable

i was pretty nervous about the gift i wanted to give him... i spent so much time and became very stress while preparing it (busy mid-term week at school and visiting cousin and all that ****...) i went to find him after the show fully prepared for finding nothing but... there he was!!!!!!

he left so soon! but he must be tired... i know I was tired as hell........ so glad he got the gift n i even talked to him!! tho he signed on the gift... again... i knew it was coming but i still couldn't prevent it... *sign*

anyway. i'm in love.

[Christine]

I don't know how this song can come across as personal when it was clearly written by someone else and he needs to read the lyrics from a piece of paper as if he's never even sung it before. Contrast that with the Make You Happy performance in LA that was utterly heartbreaking in its sincerity and Mika doesn't appear to connect with this song at all.

 

Thanks for the lyrics and translation Camille/Macboll. It does make a beautiful poem but I am never going to understand the point of Mika getting someone like Doriand to write lyrics for him.

 

But maybe we should have a song thread to discuss the song in detail and not do it in the gig thread.