Frères Sourires (25): Confusion of Gender

We are approaching the end of the Month of Male here on Filles Sourires. SOM has a nice take on the theme:

"You make me feel like a natural woman". All the following male singers could have interpreted this Aretha Franklin classic... They are all men and assume to sing a song created by/for female singers. From a funny Diane Tell cover by Jérémie Kisling to the Claire Diterzi's sexual healings by Franck Monnet. Here are cocky songs!!

In this short selection, there's so much irony. When I heard Vincent Delerm singing with Keren Ann that 80's classic Tout doucement(Tran. "All softly"), I realized that the lyrics were so beautiful... I didn't expected that, because the song by Bibie hasn't got a good reputation in the French musical industry. When Jérémie Kisling sings Si j'étais un homme (Tran. "If I were a woman"), it's a very nice occasion to smile and hear a refreshing and surprising version of Diane Tell's classic. We can also find humour in Sur le pont d'Avignon, the ambiguous sexy song taken from the last Claire Diterzi's album. The song was originally recorded by Franck Monnet for his own album but the song was refused by his label. He gave it to Claire Diterzi, who fell in love with it during Franck Monnet concert. This straight love song becomes a gay love song in a daring interpretation... In the Émilie Simon cover, Flowers by Mathias from Dionysos, it's hilarious to hear a man singing a girlie ditty. Male singers can be brilliant - ánd have a great sense of humour.


Jérémie Kisling - Si j'étais un homme
Diane Tell - Si J'étais un Homme
Franck Monnet - Sur le pont d'Avignon
Claire Diterzi - Sur le pont d'Avignon
Mathias (from Dionysos) - Flowers
Emilie Simon - Flowers
Vincent Delerm & Keren Ann - Tout Doucement
Bibie - Tout Doucement