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"'''Bonnie and Clyde'''" is a [[French language|French-language]] song written by [[Serge Gainsbourg]], and performed by Gainsbourg and [[Brigitte Bardot]]. The song tells the story of the outlaw couple [[Bonnie and Clyde]]. 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". It was released on two albums in 1968: Gainsbourg's album ''[[Initials B.B.]]'', and Gainsbourg and Bardot's album ''[[Bonnie and Clyde (Serge Gainsbourg and Brigitte Bardot album)|Bonnie and Clyde]]''.
"'''Bonnie and Clyde'''" is a [[French language|French-language]] song written by [[Serge Gainsbourg]], and performed by Gainsbourg and [[Brigitte Bardot]]. The song tells the story of the outlaw couple [[Bonnie and Clyde]]. 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". It was released on two albums in 1968: Gainsbourg's album ''[[Initials B.B.]]'', and Gainsbourg and Bardot's album ''[[Bonnie and Clyde (Serge Gainsbourg and Brigitte Bardot album)|Bonnie and Clyde]]''.


==In popular culture==
==Covers==
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"Bonnie and Clyde" has been covered by the following artists:
===Appearances in media===
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* [[Steve Wynn (songwriter)|Steve Wynn]] translated the song to English and recorded a cover as a duet with [[Johnette Napolitano]] on his 1992 album ''[[Dazzling Display]]''.
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* The song is featured in the film ''[[Irma Vep]]'' (1996).
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* American alt-rock band [[Luna (1990s American band)|Luna]], as a hidden track on their 1995 album ''[[Penthouse (album)|Penthouse]]'', with [[Lætitia Sadier]] of [[Stereolab]] on vocals. Luna also released their cover as a single in the same year, featuring two different recordings of the song: the album version (subtitled the "Clyde Barrow Version"), and the "Bonnie Parker Version", which featured a slower arrangement.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/bonnie-and-clyde-mw0000971739 |title=Bonnie and Clyde - Luna |last=Carroll |first=Bryan |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=2 May 2018}}</ref>
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* The song is featured in a 1997 episode of ''[[Blue Jam]]'', Season 1, Episode 1.
* [[Mick Harvey]], in English, on his 1995 Gainsbourg tribute album ''[[Intoxicated Man]]''.
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* The song is featured in the film ''[[Laurel Canyon (film)|Laurel Canyon]]'' (2002).
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* 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".
* The song is featured in the film ''[[Rush Hour 3]]'' (2007).
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* [[Belinda Carlisle]], on her 2007 French-language album ''[[Voila (album)|Voila]]''. She also recorded an English version of the song, included on a bonus disc.
* The song is featured in a 2013 episode of ''[[Mad Men]]'', Season 6, Episode 4, "To Have and to Hold."
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* Giddle & Boyd (Giddle Partridge and [[Boyd Rice]]), on their 2008 EP ''Going Steady with Peggy Moffitt''.
* The song is featured in a 2016 episode of ''[[Jean-Claude Van Johnson]]'', Season 1, Episode 5, "Run to Nowhere."
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* Gainsbourg's son, Lulu Gainsbourg, and actress [[Scarlett Johansson]] recorded a cover for Lulu's 2011 album ''From Gainsbourg to Lulu''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nme.com/news/serge-gainsbourg/65355 |title=Scarlett Johansson's Serge Gainsbourg cover unveiled – listen &#124; News |publisher=Nme.Com |date=2012-08-06 |accessdate=2012-08-11}}</ref>
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* The song is featured in a commercial for the 2017 [[Nissan Micra]] titled ''Meet the Accomplice'' (2017).
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* French indie-pop band [[Freedom Fry (band)|Freedom Fry]], in a banjo driven version on their 2012 EP, ''Outlaws''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://musikplease.com/bonnie-clyde-freedom-fry-25852 |title=Bonnie & Clyde au banjo |publisher=Musikplease.com |date= |accessdate=2012-08-11}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ilovefrenchmusic.com/2012/07/freedom-fry.html |title=Freedom Fry |publisher=I love French music! |date=2012-07-19 |accessdate=2012-08-11}}</ref>
* The song is featured in the film ''[[A Simple Favor (film)|A Simple Favor]]'' (2018).
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* Indie band [[Great Northern (indie band)|Great Northern]], for the 2012 ''[[Gossip Girl]]'' [[New York, I Love You XOXO|series finale]].
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* Indie group Madison, for the 2013 miniseries ''[[Bonnie & Clyde (2013 miniseries)|Bonnie & Clyde]]''.


===Cover versions===
==Samples==
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* [[Steve Wynn (songwriter)|Steve Wynn]] (with [[Johnette Napolitano]]) covered it in English for Wynn's album ''[[Dazzling Display]]'' (1992).
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* Australian pop singer [[Kylie Minogue]] sampled the song on her song "Sensitized" off her 2007 album ''[[X (Kylie Minogue album)|X]]''.
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* [[Luna (1990s American band)|Luna]] (with [[Lætitia Sadier]] of [[Stereolab]] on vocals) covered it for Luna's album ''[[Penthouse (album)|Penthouse]]'' (1995). The song was later released as a single subtitled "the Clyde Barrow version" with a slower version subtitled "the Bonnie Parker version".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/bonnie-and-clyde-mw0000971739 |title=Bonnie and Clyde - Luna |last=Carroll |first=Bryan |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=2 May 2018}}</ref>
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* 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''.
* [[Mick Harvey]] covered it in English for the Gainsbourg tribute album ''[[Intoxicated Man]]'' (1995).
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* [[James Iha]] of [[The Smashing Pumpkins]] (with [[Kazu Makino]] of [[Blonde Redhead]]) covered it as "The Ballad of Bonnie and Clyde" for the American edition of the tribute album ''[[Monsieur Gainsbourg Revisited]]'' (2006).
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* American hip hop duo [[7L & Esoteric]] sampled it on their song "Everywhere" from their 2006 album ''[[A New Dope]]''.
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* [[Belinda Carlisle]] covered it in French for her album ''[[Voila (album)|Voila]]'' (2007) and in English, included on a bonus disc.
* German rap trio PCP sampled it on their song "Lache und die Welt weint mit dir" off their 2009 album of the same title.
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* Giddle & Boyd ([[Giddle Partridge]] and [[Boyd Rice]]) covered it for their EP ''Going Steady with Peggy Moffitt'' (2008).
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* English electronic music group [[Renegade Soundwave]] sampled it on their song "Renegade Soundwave" off their 1994 album ''Howyoudoin?''.
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* [[Lulu Gainsbourg]], Serge Gainsbourg's son (with [[Scarlett Johansson]]) recorded a cover for the Lulu Gainsbourg album ''From Gainsbourg to Lulu'' (2011).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nme.com/news/serge-gainsbourg/65355 |title=Scarlett Johansson's Serge Gainsbourg cover unveiled – listen &#124; News |publisher=Nme.Com |date=2012-08-06 |accessdate=2012-08-11}}</ref>
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* [[Freedom Fry (band)|Freedom Fry]] covered it for their EP ''Outlaws'' (2012).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://musikplease.com/bonnie-clyde-freedom-fry-25852 |title=Bonnie & Clyde au banjo |publisher=Musikplease.com |date= |accessdate=2012-08-11}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ilovefrenchmusic.com/2012/07/freedom-fry.html |title=Freedom Fry |publisher=I love French music! |date=2012-07-19 |accessdate=2012-08-11}}</ref>
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* [[Great Northern (indie band)|Great Northern]] covered it for a 2012 episode of ''[[Gossip Girl]]'', Season 6, Episode 10, "[[New York, I Love You XOXO]]."
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* [[Madison (band)|Madison]] covered it for the miniseries ''[[Bonnie & Clyde (2013 miniseries)|Bonnie & Clyde]]'' (2013).


==Remixes==
===Samples===
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* [[MC Solaar]] sampled it for his song "Nouveau Western" on his album ''[[Prose Combat]]'' (1994).
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* 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]]''.
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* [[Renegade Soundwave]] sampled it for their song "Renegade Soundwave" off their album ''Howyoudoin?'' (1994).
* [[United Future Organization]] sampled it for their song "Good Luck Shore" on their album ''Bon Voyage'' (1999).
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* [[7L & Esoteric]] sampled it for their song "Everywhere" on their album ''[[A New Dope]]'' (2006).
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* [[Kylie Minogue]] sampled it for her song "Sensitized" on her album ''[[X (Kylie Minogue album)|X]]'' (2007).


===Remixes===
==Soundtrack appearances==
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* [[Matthew Herbert]] remixed the song subtitled "Herbert's Fred & Ginger Mix" for the tribute album ''I Love Serge'' (2001). The remix would also appear on the [[Zero 7]] album ''[[Another Late Night: Zero 7]]'' (2002).
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* The song is featured in the burlesque show scene of the 2007 film ''[[Rush Hour 3]]'' and in the 2002 film ''[[Laurel Canyon (film)|Laurel Canyon]]''.
* The song appears in the fourth episode from the [[Mad Men (season 6)|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 was played in episode 1 of the [[Chris Morris (satirist)|Chris Morris]] radio comedy programme ''[[Blue Jam]]'' in 1997.
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* The song is heard in the TV commercial of the 2017 [[Nissan Micra]] titled ''Meet the Accomplice'', starring [[Eddie Redmayne]] and [[Rachel Weisz]].
* The song plays during the credits of the fifth episode 'Run to Nowhere' in season one of ''[[Jean-Claude Van Johnson]]''.
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* The song is featured in the 2018 thriller ''[[A Simple Favor (film)|A Simple Favor]]''.
* The song also appears in the Hulu series “The Act”
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* The song is featured in the Gossip Girl episode titled “New York, I Love You, XOXO” from Season 6, ep. 10.


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 23:27, 14 August 2019

"Bonnie and Clyde" is a French-language song written by Serge Gainsbourg, and performed by Gainsbourg and Brigitte Bardot. The song tells the story of the outlaw couple Bonnie and Clyde. 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". It was released on two albums in 1968: Gainsbourg's album Initials B.B., and Gainsbourg and Bardot's album Bonnie and Clyde.

Appearances in media

  • The song is featured in the film Irma Vep (1996).
  • The song is featured in a 1997 episode of Blue Jam, Season 1, Episode 1.
  • The song is featured in the film Laurel Canyon (2002).
  • The song is featured in the film Rush Hour 3 (2007).
  • The song is featured in a 2013 episode of Mad Men, Season 6, Episode 4, "To Have and to Hold."
  • The song is featured in a 2016 episode of Jean-Claude Van Johnson, Season 1, Episode 5, "Run to Nowhere."
  • The song is featured in a commercial for the 2017 Nissan Micra titled Meet the Accomplice (2017).
  • The song is featured in the film A Simple Favor (2018).

Cover versions

Samples

Remixes

References

  1. ^ Carroll, Bryan. "Bonnie and Clyde - Luna". AllMusic. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  2. ^ "Scarlett Johansson's Serge Gainsbourg cover unveiled – listen | News". Nme.Com. 2012-08-06. Retrieved 2012-08-11.
  3. ^ "Bonnie & Clyde au banjo". Musikplease.com. Retrieved 2012-08-11.
  4. ^ "Freedom Fry". I love French music!. 2012-07-19. Retrieved 2012-08-11.
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