mellody Posted November 12, 2023 Share Posted November 12, 2023 Mika just announced the release of his 3rd single from the French album, "Jane Birkin", out this Friday 17 November and posted the cover and a short teaser: 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mellody Posted November 12, 2023 Author Share Posted November 12, 2023 Presave link from Mika's IG story: https://presave.umusic.com/presave-jane-birkin?fbclid=PAAaah8MT5duxC68JGyGTV3JrzQDQKC4Z64Mmi3wDQmx2i34POHDwmA8x0508 Does anyone understand the lyrics of the snippet? 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lormare73 Posted November 12, 2023 Share Posted November 12, 2023 7 minutes ago, mellody said: Presave link from Mika's IG story: https://presave.umusic.com/presave-jane-birkin?fbclid=PAAaah8MT5duxC68JGyGTV3JrzQDQKC4Z64Mmi3wDQmx2i34POHDwmA8x0508 Does anyone understand the lyrics of the snippet? Je suis Parfois beacoup trop grand Parfois beacoup trop petit Translation: I am Sometimes way too big Sometimes way too little I ask the French fans for confirmation 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krysady Posted November 12, 2023 Share Posted November 12, 2023 1 minute ago, lormare73 said: Je suis Parfois beacoup trop grand Parfois beacoup trop petit Translation: I am Sometimes way too big Sometimes way too little I ask the French fans for confirmation I hear the same 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holdingyourdrink Posted November 12, 2023 Share Posted November 12, 2023 The beginning sounds a bit like the melody of Apocalypse Calypso, before he starts singing. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyaboutmika Posted November 12, 2023 Share Posted November 12, 2023 (edited) 14 minutes ago, krysady said: I hear the same That's what he sing. My guess is rhat he sings about his age, not about his size so I would translate it that way: "Sometimes I am too grown up, sometimes too little" Of course we have to wait for the contest to be sure. @mellody @lormare73 Edited November 12, 2023 by crazyaboutmika 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyaboutmika Posted November 12, 2023 Share Posted November 12, 2023 2 minutes ago, holdingyourdrink said: The beginning sounds a bit like the melody of Apocalypse Calypso, before he starts singing. Yes but it moves me in a strange way like butterflies in my stomack. it vibrates in a lower tone I think. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camille* Posted November 12, 2023 Share Posted November 12, 2023 (edited) 14 minutes ago, lormare73 said: Je suis Parfois beacoup trop grand Parfois beacoup trop petit Translation: I am Sometimes way too big Sometimes way too little I ask the French fans for confirmation That's right I would translate 'too tall', I kind of understood that this song was about his complexes so that would fit.. but of course we need more context.. Friday !! Edited November 12, 2023 by camille* 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krysady Posted November 12, 2023 Share Posted November 12, 2023 1 minute ago, crazyaboutmika said: My guess is rhat he sings about his age, not about his size so I would translate it that way: I think the same, sounds more like he's referring to his age 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krysady Posted November 12, 2023 Share Posted November 12, 2023 1 minute ago, camille* said: I would translate 'too tall', I kind of understood that this song was about his complexes so that would fit Ah, so we really need the rest of the lyrics to get the meaning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyaboutmika Posted November 12, 2023 Share Posted November 12, 2023 (edited) 3 minutes ago, krysady said: Ah, so we really need the rest of the lyrics to get the meaning My instinct is that he talks about his age as he sings like a little boy in a very quiet voice How can we survive untll Friday now? Edited November 12, 2023 by crazyaboutmika 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyaboutmika Posted November 12, 2023 Share Posted November 12, 2023 The art is beautiful too 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna Ko Kolkowska Posted November 12, 2023 Share Posted November 12, 2023 30 minutes ago, holdingyourdrink said: The beginning sounds a bit like the melody of Apocalypse Calypso, before he starts singing. For me it's rather like the beginning of C'est la vie. But I am sure that the following is different. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna Ko Kolkowska Posted November 12, 2023 Share Posted November 12, 2023 (edited) 45 minutes ago, camille* said: That's right I would translate 'too tall', I kind of understood that this song was about his complexes so that would fit.. but of course we need more context.. Friday !! In the interview for Maritima Mika quoted and even sang the chorus. Je suis pas à l'aise dans mes blue jeans Je rêve d'un amour à la Birkin Tous ces regards qui m'assassinent Et moi je n'ose pas sortir de la piscine I am not comfortable in my blue jeans I dream of love a la Birkin All these eyes which are killing me And I am afraid of getting out of my pool. So it's rather like he wants to be smaller and hide from people observing him. Edited November 12, 2023 by Anna Ko Kolkowska 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hero Posted November 12, 2023 Share Posted November 12, 2023 a) I like it! b) Getting big 80s vibes from the synths. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyaboutmika Posted November 12, 2023 Share Posted November 12, 2023 21 minutes ago, Anna Ko Kolkowska said: In the interview for Maritima Mika quoted and even sang the chorus. Je suis pas à l'aise dans mes blue jeans Je rêve d'un amour à la Birkin Tous ces regards qui m'assassinent Et moi je n'ose pas sortir de la piscine I am not comfortable in my blue jeans I dream of love a la Birkin All these eyes which are killing me And I am afraid of getting out of my pool. So it's rather like he wants to be smaller and hide from people observing him. How could I forget we had more lyrics Thank you Anna This song is going to be amazing 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holdingyourdrink Posted November 12, 2023 Share Posted November 12, 2023 42 minutes ago, Anna Ko Kolkowska said: For me it's rather like the beginning of C'est la vie. But I am sure that the following is different. Oh you’re right! It sounded familair. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyaboutmika Posted November 12, 2023 Share Posted November 12, 2023 3 minutes ago, holdingyourdrink said: Oh you’re right! It sounded familair. It almost sounds like church organ at the beginning to me 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna Ko Kolkowska Posted November 12, 2023 Share Posted November 12, 2023 18 minutes ago, crazyaboutmika said: It almost sounds like church organ at the beginning to me Org dans la piscine 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mellody Posted November 12, 2023 Author Share Posted November 12, 2023 2 hours ago, camille* said: I kind of understood that this song was about his complexes so that would fit.. ah, so it's more about self love maybe? That would make sense from the chorus too. He said something about the song in previous interviews, that this French actress (forgot her name) did the backing vocals and I think he said other things too but I forgot. 1 hour ago, Anna Ko Kolkowska said: For me it's rather like the beginning of C'est la vie. But I am sure that the following is different. now that you say it, yes, you're right... haha, no wonder I like that snippet, because I also like C'est la Vie. Well, let's see... AC also turned out somewhat different to the first snippet we heard, so I'll wait til Friday. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kumazzz Posted November 12, 2023 Share Posted November 12, 2023 mikainstagram story Presave link https://presave.umusic.com/presave-jane-birkin?fbclid=PAAaah8MT5duxC68JGyGTV3JrzQDQKC4Z64Mmi3wDQmx2i34POHDwmA8x0508 FRENCH https://presave.umusic.com/presave-jane-birkin/ PRÉ-ENREGISTRE LE PROCHAIN TITRE DE MIKA "JANE BIRKIN" DÈS-MAINTENANT DANS TA BIBLIOTHÈQUE POUR ÊTRE PARMI LES PREMIERS À L'ÉCOUTER DISPONIBLE LE 17 NOVEMBRE ENGLISH https://presave.umusic.com/presave-jane-birkin/presave-fr-copy-2291f8 PRE-SAVE MIKA'S UPCOMING SINGLE "JANE BIRKIN" IN YOUR LIBRARY TO BE AMONG THE FIRST ONES TO LISTEN TO IT OUT ON NOVEMBER 17TH THANK YOU FOR PRE-SAVING "JANE BIRKIN" IN YOUR LIBRARY ! Let's discover it on November 17th ❤️ https://presave.umusic.com/presave-jane-birkin/merci-fr-copy-4135cc 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Divera Zilvania Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 Mika always surprises and makes people curious about his new songs, I don't understand what presave means, isn't it that on November 17th we can hear Jane Birkin's song on several music platforms? 🤔🤔 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyaboutmika Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 1 hour ago, Divera Zilvania said: Mika always surprises and makes people curious about his new songs, I don't understand what presave means, isn't it that on November 17th we can hear Jane Birkin's song on several music platforms? 🤔🤔 I guess you get a notification so you can hear it as soon as it is online. Also I belleve it's a good thing to do because the more people do this, the better it is for Mika and the success of his album. I did it with my free spotify account. I sign in with facebook and after that it's easy to presave it. But it won't be out before midnight so the first minute of Friday the 17th (French time) 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Divera Zilvania Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 Thanks for the information @crazyaboutmika, I have entered the Spotify by sign in with my email but it doesn't work, maybe I can try again later..🤗 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TinyLove_CJ Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 19 hours ago, holdingyourdrink said: The beginning sounds a bit like the melody of Apocalypse Calypso, before he starts singing. You're not the only one, I thought the same too. But I have a feeling that this will be very different! The snippet is only short but I certainly love it already! And the artwork too, I love the simplicity of how Mika and Jane Birkin are combined. I'm already thinking that the song is a way of projecting his own experiences in comparison to what Jane went through at the height of her career. With the release of her single 'Je t'aime' she was instantly in the lime light and the media were always speculating about her relationships and personal life. Mika went through something similar at the start of his career and I can understand where he's coming from with these lyrics he sings: "All these eyes which are killing me And I am afraid of getting out of my pool", no doubt there have been times when he just wants to step away and hide from all those prying eyes. I'm sure we'll learn more when the song is released though! I can't wait 😁 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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