‚a Plane Pour Moi
Music: Alan Ward (Elton Motello)
French Lyrics: Yvan Lacomblez (Plastic Bertrand)
Why, yes, this song does
sound exactly like Elton Motello's "Jet Boy, Jet Girl". After the group recorded "Jet Boy,
Jet Girl", Plastic Bertrand used the exact same musicians to record his
version. The English words were
considered too controversial, so Yvan Lacomblez created the olla of words that
is now "‚a Plane Pour Moi".
A translation follows.
INTRO: E (Low) A
Little solo part in some
verses [5x]:
e --5-------------|
B --5-------------|
G ------7---5-----|
D ------7---5-----|
A --------------7-|
This last note is quickly
tapped.
E ----------------|
A
Wham! Bam! Mon chat "Splash" gite sur mon lit a bouffe
D
Sa langue en buvant trop mon
whysky. Quand ˆ moi peu dormi vidŽ
brimŽ.
A
J'ai du dormir dans la
goutiere oil j'ai un flash.
E D
A
Hou-hou-hou-hou! En quatre couleurs.
Allez hop un matin une
louloute est v'nue chez moi.
PoupŽe de cŽllophane cheveux
chinois un sparadrap.
Une gueule de bois a bu ma
bire.
Dans un grand verre en
caoutchouc.
Hou-hou-hou-hou! Comme un Indien dans son igloo!
CHORUS:
A
‚a plane pour moi. ‚a plane pour moi.
D A
‚a plane pour moi, moi, moi,
moi, moi. ‚a plane pour moi.
E
D
A
Hou-hou-hou-hou! ‚a plane pour moi.
Allez hop la nana quel
panard. Quelle vibration de
s'envoyer,
Sur le paillasson. LimŽe ruinŽe vidŽe comblŽe.
You are the King of the
divan. Qu'elle me dit en passant.
Hou-hou-hou-hou! I am the King of the divan!
CHORUS:
Allez hop t'occupe
t'inquite. Touche pas ma plante.
It's not today. Quel le ciel me tombera sur la tte.
Et que l'alcool me manquera.
Hou-hou-hou-hou! ‚a plane pour moi!
CHORUS:
Allez hop ma nana. S'est tirŽe s'est barrŽe.
Enfin c'est marrant a tout
cassŽ.
L'Žvier le bar me laissant
seul. Comme un grand connard.
Hou-hou-hou-hou! Le pied dans le plat!
CHORUS: [2x]
"‚a Plane Pour
Moi" English translation:
Courtesy of the Bonzai
Torture Club. Their Notes on the
subject:
"After many years,
many questions, many misunderstandings, the Bonzai Culture Club have combined
the totality of their life experiences and IQ's to solve one of the most
perplexing mysteries that the Universe has ever proffered in the general
direction of humankind...
The qualifications to take
on this onerous task are high indeed. With a collective total of nine years
high school French, at great expense and countless meetings discussing the
strategy, work began on translating the lyrics of Plastic Bertrand's wonderful
70's pop ditty, ‚a Plane Pour Moi. This is not to be confused, as Dayglo was,
with The Damned's version, ie, same tune, entirely different lyrics - Jet Boy
Jet Girl and as covered by Bon MarchŽ, aka The Newz, circa the late 70's at the
Aranui Hotel, Christchurch, for a much younger Dayglo and Co's pleasure. So
here we go, with profuse apologies to Plastic Bertrand (the undisputed world scrabble
champion) for any and all errors in the following translation..."
Wham! Bam! Someone poured whiskey on my cat, Splash, & lit him.
He went "Boof!"
while he was on my bed.
I tried to put him out with a
broom.
My goitre problem got in the
way (I sleep naked?) very quickly.
Ouch! Ouch! Ouch!
Ouch! In four colours!
Ey up! One morning, there's loot at my place.
It's my shit wrapped in
plastic, horses in fishnets.
Spare a drop in one's
mouth. It's a very grand beer
dance.
I like my beer in a big glass
& spew.
Ooo! Ooo! Ooo! Ooo! Come on you Indians in your igloos!
CHORUS:
That's life for me. That's
life for me.
That's life for me, me, me,
me, me.
That's life for me.
Ooo! Ooo! Ooo! Ooo! That's life for me!
Ey up! The mother is larger than a panel.
What a vibration & a
voyage through passion.
Be my dirty passenger and ride
in my lime Combi.
You are King of the divan.
Oh! Oh! Oh! Oh! I'm King of the divan
CHRUS:
Ey up! Occupy me! Touch my trinkets!
Touch my little houseplant!
It's not today that I wish to
talk of tambourines
Or the head of a mannequin.
Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!
Yeah! That's life for me.
CHORUS:
Ey up! My Nana's the best. She's bizarre.
Marry me and carry my
case! Lever me onto the bar.
My life force will come for a
grand cocktail.
Oh, yeah! Yeah! Yeah!
Yeah! Dance on the plate!
CHORUS: [2x]