Bonnie and Clyde (Serge Gainsbourg and Brigitte Bardot song)
"Bonnie and Clyde" is a French language song written by Serge Gainsbourg, and performed by Gainsbourg and Brigitte Bardot. It is based on an English language poem written by Bonnie Parker herself a few weeks before she and Clyde Barrow were shot, entitled "The Trail's End". The song tells the story of the outlaw couple Bonnie and Clyde. It was released on two albums in 1968: Gainsbourg's album Initials B.B., and Gainsbourg and Bardot's album Bonnie and Clyde.
Covers
- American alt-rock band Luna included a cover of "Bonnie and Clyde" as a hidden track on their 1995 album Penthouse with Lætitia Sadier of Stereolab on vocals.
- Belinda Carlisle covers "Bonnie and Clyde" and "Contact" on her 2007 French language album Voila. Belinda also recorded an English version of the song, included on a bonus disc.
- Giddle & Boyd (Giddle Partridge and Boyd Rice) cover "Bonnie and Clyde" on their 2008 EP Going Steady with Peggy Moffitt.
- Italian singer Syria made a cover of "Bonnie & Clyde" in Italian language.
- Mick Harvey covered "Bonnie and Clyde" on his first album of Serge Gainsbourg's songs sung in English, Intoxicated Man.
- Steve Wynn (songwriter) translated the song to English and recorded a cover as a duet with Johnette Napolitano on his 1992 album Dazzling Display.
- French indie-pop band Freedom Fry did a banjo driven version of the song on their 2012 EP, "Outlaws".[1][2]
- Serge's son, Lulu Gainsbourg, and actress Scarlett Johansson recorded a cover for Lulu's album "From Gainsbourg To Lulu".[3]
- Indie band Great Northern recorded a cover of the song for the Gossip Girl series finale.
- Indie group Madison recorded a cover of the song for the A+E Networks' four-hour, two-night movie Bonnie & Clyde.
- A cover by James Iha of The Smashing Pumpkins and Kazu Makino of Blonde Redhead appears as a bonus track on the American edition of the 2006 compilation Monsieur Gainsbourg Revisited under the title "The Ballad of Bonnie and Clyde".
Samples
- Australian pop singer Kylie Minogue sampled the song on her song "Sensitized" off her 2007 album X.
- French rapper MC Solaar sampled it in his song "Nouveau Western", on his 1994 album, Prose Combat
- United Future Organization sampled it in their song "Good Luck Shore" from their 1999 album Bon Voyage.
- American Hip Hop duo 7L & Esoteric sampled it on their song "Everywhere" off their 2006 album A New Dope.
- German rap trio PCP sampled it on their song "Lache und die Welt weint mit dir" off their 2009 album of the same title.
- English electronic music group Renegade Soundwave sampled it on their song "Renegade Soundwave" off their 1994 album Howyoudoin?.
Remixes
- Matthew Herbert remixed the song, released as "Herbert's Fred & Ginger Mix", and included on the 2001 album I Love Serge and the 2002 Zero 7 album Another Late Night: Zero 7.
Soundtrack appearances
- The song is featured in the burlesque show scene of the 2007 film Rush Hour 3 and in the 2002 film Laurel Canyon.
- The song appears in the fourth episode from the sixth season (set in 1968) of Mad Men.
- The song is heard in one of the episodes and in the closing credits of the 1996 film Irma Vep.
- The song is heard in episode 1 of Blue Jam by Chris Morris 1997.
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