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Old 09-01-2007, 04:28 AM
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Originally Posted by Deepwaters View Post
Mylène Farmer refused. I wished to slip in "aphorisme dadaïste" [Dadaistic aphorism] beside "bar blues" in lieu of "bas bleus" and "donner ma langue aux chattes" in place of "chat". She found these to be vulgar considering that it was sung as if by a fourteen year old girl in a miniskirt. She's right, vulgarity does ensue . . .
Right after that, the article says "...balance-t-il ironiquement."

I get the feeling he was kind of rolling his eyes sarcastically, like "Gee, she decided these lyrics would be, like, too vulgar...remember when they were being sung by a 14-year-old girl in a miniskirt? Gee, hmm, I guess the meaning of 'vulgar' has changed over the years..."

BTW what is the pronunciation difference between "chattes" and "chat"? One slightly audible "t"?
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