Serge Gainsbourg - "Ford Mustang"

Serge Gainsbourg - "Ford Mustang": "I love Serge's experiments with world beats, synths and otherwise, but this is the Serge that I love most. This is from the phase where he has a clear fascination with American pop culture, but which always comes across as vaguely sinister and dirty, along with a twist of dry humor. Here, he marries a shambling tack-piano-style melody with an Italian cinema string section, all the while trading his French lyrics with a Catwoman-like female vocal that consists solely of American brand names and consumer fascinations. It's all about America, but it's oh so French - and so Serge. You can practically picture his cigarette smoke trails swirling around as he sings."