Monsieur Gainsbourg Revisited is a tribute album to the works of late French singer/songwriter Serge Gainsbourg. First released on Virgin Records in 2006, it consists of English language cover versions of Gainsbourg songs, performed by a diverse array of contemporary artists. Gainsbourg's former wife, Jane Birkin, sang on one track.
The album charted in France (#8), Switzerland (#23) and Belgium (#6 Wa, #29 Vl).
Track listing
"A Song for Sorry Angel" – Franz Ferdinand & Jane Birkin "I Love You (Me Either)" ("Je t'aime... moi non plus") – Cat Power & Karen Elson "I Just Came to Tell You That I'm Going" ("Je suis venu te dire que je m'en vais") – Jarvis Cocker & Kid Loco "Requiem for Anna" – Portishead "Requiem for a Jerk" ("Requiem pour un con") – Faultline, Brian Molko & Françoise Hardy "L'Hôtel" – Michael Stipe "Au Revoir Emmanuelle" – Tricky "Lola R. for Ever" – Marianne Faithfull & Sly and Robbie "Boomerang 2005" – Gonzales, Feist & Dani "Boy Toy" – Marc Almond and Trash Palace "The Ballad of Melody Nelson" – Placebo "Just a Man with a Job" – The Rakes "I Call It Art" – The Kills "Those Little Things" – Carla Bruni American edition bonus tracks "The Ballad of Bonnie and Clyde" – James Iha & Kazu Makino "Angels Fall" – Nina Persson & Nathan Larson
The 2020 re-issue of the compilation added "The Lollies" covered by Keith Flint, but removed the James Iha & Kazu Makino cover, as well as the Placebo cover in some formats.
References
Sources monsieurgainsbourg.com
External links Album info from Verve Forecast Records