krysady Posted December 3, 2023 Share Posted December 3, 2023 16 minutes ago, holdingyourdrink said: Actually, someone asked yesterday what MF stands for; apparently Mika said “Mes Fans” From what I know, when someone asked him the meaning of MF, he didn't want to answer. Then that fan asked him if it's "My Fans" and he looked surprised and said something like "Yeah sure" So judging by his reaction, we can be sure it's not the real meaning 5 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SusanT Posted December 3, 2023 Share Posted December 3, 2023 1 hour ago, TinyLove_CJ said: I hope these pictures are ok, the top edges of them look a little blurry to me so if you have trouble reading them just let me know 🙂 Credit pages from the booklet: close up of the dedication: Look at all the instruments for Je sais que je t'aime! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hero Posted December 3, 2023 Share Posted December 3, 2023 47 minutes ago, krysady said: From what I know, when someone asked him the meaning of MF, he didn't want to answer. Then that fan asked him if it's "My Fans" and he looked surprised and said something like "Yeah sure" So judging by his reaction, we can be sure it's not the real meaning It could be 'Mes Fesses'. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hero Posted December 3, 2023 Share Posted December 3, 2023 Just now, SusanT said: Look at all the instruments for Je sais que je t'aime! I saw that, all the strings! He really did go all out for the 'big sound' he wanted. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krysady Posted December 3, 2023 Share Posted December 3, 2023 3 minutes ago, Hero said: It could be 'Mes Fesses'. That's it, of course, it makes sense! Now we need someone to ask him that while filming his answer 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kreacher Posted December 3, 2023 Share Posted December 3, 2023 Thank you @TinyLove_CJ these are perfect! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyaboutmika Posted December 3, 2023 Share Posted December 3, 2023 8 hours ago, Hero said: It could be 'Mes Fesses'. Or MFC but he forgot a letter 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silver Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 Does anyone find that some of these songs seem to segue into other Mika songs? If I hum "Jane Birkin" to myself, I find I wander off into "Rain". And "Je sais que je t'aime" ends up as "Underwater". 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silver Posted December 5, 2023 Share Posted December 5, 2023 Just me then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krysady Posted December 5, 2023 Share Posted December 5, 2023 (edited) 20 hours ago, silver said: Does anyone find that some of these songs seem to segue into other Mika songs? If I hum "Jane Birkin" to myself, I find I wander off into "Rain". And "Je sais que je t'aime" ends up as "Underwater". Definitely! During the bridge of 30 Secondes, I can hear the sound of Good Guys. And on Touche Touche there's a part that's similar to a bit from L'Amour Fait Ce Qu'il Veut. Edited December 5, 2023 by krysady 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyaboutmika Posted December 5, 2023 Share Posted December 5, 2023 19 hours ago, silver said: Does anyone find that some of these songs seem to segue into other Mika songs? If I hum "Jane Birkin" to myself, I find I wander off into "Rain". And "Je sais que je t'aime" ends up as "Underwater". When I started singing C'est la vie cover I slipped into Elle me dit and I sang Elle me dit c'est la vie and I burst into laughter. It's true and I love it 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mellody Posted December 5, 2023 Author Share Posted December 5, 2023 On 12/3/2023 at 3:19 PM, krysady said: From what I know, when someone asked him the meaning of MF, he didn't want to answer. Then that fan asked him if it's "My Fans" and he looked surprised and said something like "Yeah sure" So judging by his reaction, we can be sure it's not the real meaning Yup, this. It was the French girls next to me who asked, and I just understood "mes fans" and that he replied to them "no, it's not Mylene Farmer", seems someone had asked that too. So I said half to myself, half to Nina, "ah, mes fans, that makes sense - so that's what MF means?" and then Mika looked at me, and I think he said something like "yeah, my fans!" - it seemed very genuine (he might be a bad actor, but he's a good liar! ), so I thought that was it, until the French girls told me the whole conversation later. 🙈 I assume it's Marc-Olivier Fogiel. Maybe he was the first to suggest that M does an album in French, and/or the most supportive of it? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krysady Posted December 5, 2023 Share Posted December 5, 2023 41 minutes ago, mellody said: I assume it's Marc-Olivier Fogiel. Maybe he was the first to suggest that M does an album in French, and/or the most supportive of it? Yes, I think the same, he is helping Mika a lot with promotion. If that's the case, this is a great honor, imo 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giraffeandy Posted December 6, 2023 Share Posted December 6, 2023 I saw people ranking the songs so I wanted to share my personal current ranking after being addicted to the album for 5 days: 1. Je Sais Que Je T'aime 2. Moi, Andy Et Paris 3. Passager 4. Bougez 5. Jane Birkin (grew on me a lot lately) 6. 30 Secondes (this one also) 7. Touche Touche (used to be in my top 5 but I guess now I prefer JB and 30s) 8. Apocalypse Calypso (from 8. to 10., it's pretty even to me tbh) 9. Amour Pirate 10. Doucement 11. C'est La Vie (I'm really sorry, I like the "EMD" bridge but otherwise, it's not my cup of tea musically) 12. Sweetie Banana (it's not bad but tbh, I do skip it sometimes also after Lollipop and Ice Cream... I don't trust Mika singing about bananas If that makes me go to the NC, it's all Mika's fault.) It's still impressive that I like all the songs in the top 10, only the last two I skip sometimes when I'm listening multiple times... I think that's great considering it's a French album. 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mellody Posted December 6, 2023 Author Share Posted December 6, 2023 Actually, when I got the limited vinyl today and saw Mika sitting on that cloud with those colours, suddenly this came to my mind: And a little bit the MFC background colours... haha, imagine if Mika saw on here and decided, yup, that's what I want my album cover to look like! He did say in one of the interviews that this album is for all the daydreamers. So although his face and posture on the cover don't really look like he's dreaming, maybe him on a cloud is a reference to that. Did he speak about it in one of the interviews? I'm sure I've missed a few, there were so many! 🙈 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camille* Posted December 6, 2023 Share Posted December 6, 2023 19 minutes ago, mellody said: He did say in one of the interviews that this album is for all the daydreamers. So although his face and posture on the cover don't really look like he's dreaming, maybe him on a cloud is a reference to that. Did he speak about it in one of the interviews? I'm sure I've missed a few, there were so many! 🙈 Just popping in on the forum and I see your question, here are the notes we took at the listening party when Mika mentioned the cover : Doucement About the idea of flying over your problems. That's where the cover is from. On the cover he's not dead like some ppl seem to think nor some Italian reference he said (Padre something) but it's about the idea of daydreaming. Always be a daydreamer even when growing up. 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mellody Posted December 6, 2023 Author Share Posted December 6, 2023 15 minutes ago, camille* said: Just popping in on the forum and I see your question, here are the notes we took at the listening party when Mika mentioned the cover : Doucement About the idea of flying over your problems. That's where the cover is from. On the cover he's not dead like some ppl seem to think nor some Italian reference he said (Padre something) but it's about the idea of daydreaming. Always be a daydreamer even when growing up. thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanessa-love-mika Posted December 6, 2023 Share Posted December 6, 2023 On 12/1/2023 at 11:41 PM, krysady said: And now?? We would love a detailed report about that event. EDIT: I was wondering if he gave you more detailed explanations about the meaning of the songs. Sorry for the late answer! I just came back home from Paris and I had left my notes at home on my computer! But the explanations are pretty much the same that he gave in the tiktok videos he did. Except for some songs like Passager where he only said that some songs speak for themselves and he doesn't need to explain them And he also said that Bougez will be a single in the future but maybe not the next one Also he said that he would like to re record the songs after the tour with new arrangements to keep them alive / not 'frozen' 7 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krysady Posted December 7, 2023 Share Posted December 7, 2023 13 hours ago, vanessa-love-mika said: Sorry for the late answer! I just came back home from Paris and I had left my notes at home on my computer! But the explanations are pretty much the same that he gave in the tiktok videos he did. Except for some songs like Passager where he only said that some songs speak for themselves and he doesn't need to explain them And he also said that Bougez will be a single in the future but maybe not the next one Also he said that he would like to re record the songs after the tour with new arrangements to keep them alive / not 'frozen' Thank you! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikasister Posted December 7, 2023 Share Posted December 7, 2023 My personal ranking after listening to it several times. I have three songs in the first place: 1. Je Sais Que Je T'aime, 30 Secondes and Passager 2.Jane Birkin 3.C'est La Vie 4.Moi, Andy et Paris 5. Doucement 6. Apocalypse Calypso 7.Amour Pirate 8.Touche Touche 9. Bougez 10. Sweetie Banana 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holdingyourdrink Posted December 25, 2023 Share Posted December 25, 2023 The album has been on repeat since its release and my mind and heart has just exploded - in the best possible way. I started a drawing trying to capture the essence of this album, what it provokes in me. But….I notice that I haven’t wrapped my head or heart around it yet. I think I am going to let it sit for a little bit and just enjoy it without expressing myself too much. Which is unlike what I usually do, because usually I feel I am more than ready to put something on paper. This time it is the opposite: I feel this album shows such a tender side of Mika that I don’t want to ruin it with mere scribbling and dashes of colour. I want to honour the image and the intention. If that makes sense. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kumazzz Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 Very latest Que ta tête fleurisse toujours LP. It's transparent !! https://www.instagram.com/p/C5QYAB0Lz5j/ 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyaboutmika Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 12 hours ago, Kumazzz said: Very latest Que ta tête fleurisse toujours LP. It's transparent !! https://www.instagram.com/p/C5QYAB0Lz5j/ 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Keegan Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 For those who like to collect different versions of MIKA CDs, a new version of Que ta tête fleurisse toujours was released last month in France (and some parts of Europe?) called the "MOINS CH€R MAINTENANT edition" with a discounted price. https://www.fnac.com/a19538713/Mika-Que-ta-tete-fleurisse-toujours-Edition-Limitee-CD-album Based on previous experience, it probably is a version with an extra slipcase of the same cover. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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