Sylvie Vartan (born 15 August 1944) is a French singer known as one of the most productive and tough-sounding yé-yé artists. Her performances often featured elaborate show-dance choreography, and she made many appearances on French and Italian TV. Yearly shows with then-husband Johnny Hallyday attracted full houses at the Olympia and the Palais des congrès de Paris throughout the 1960s and mid-1970s. After a break in performances, she began recording and giving concerts of jazz ballads in French-speaking countries in late 2004.
Vartan was born in Iskretz, Sofia Province, Bulgaria. Her father, Georges Vartan, was born in France to an Armenian father and a Bulgarian mother. He worked as an attaché at the French embassy in Sofia. Her mother, Ilona (née Mayer), was Hungarian. The original family name was Vartanian, but her parents shortened it to Vartan after they fled to France. In September 1944, when the Soviet Army occupied Bulgaria, the Vartanian family house was nationalised and they moved to Sofia. In 1952, Dako Dakovski, a film director and her fathers' friend offered Sylvie a role of a schoolgirl in the movie Pod igoto. The film was about Bulgarian rebels against the Turkish occupation. Being a part of the film had a lasting impression on her and made her dream of becoming an entertainer.
Plot
Cherchez L'idole tells the story of a man pushed into stealing a jewel by his selfish girlfriend. After stealing the jewel, he hides it in a guitar while being chased. He then has a change of heart, dumps his girlfriend and decides to return the jewel. Only now he has to find the guitar he hid the jewel in, which is in the possession of one of five musicians.
Il revient, l'air de mes souvenirs, il revient pour me faire souffrir
Il revient pour me parler de toi, il se plaint! N'entends-tu pas sa voix?
Wah ah ouh ouh wah ah ouh ouh wah
Il revient, il dit que j'ai eu tort, il se plaint, un peu comme un remords
Cet air obsédant à tout jamais nous lie, il se plaint! Le voilà qui supplie
Wah ah ouh ouh wah ah ouh ouh wah
Il revient me parler des beaux jours
C'est un refrain qui me poursuit toujours
Il me crie souvent "Pourquoi l'as-tu quitté?"
Il se plaint sur un air de regret
Wah ah ouh ouh wah ah ouh ouh wah
Il revient l'air de mes souvenirs, il se plaint, m'empêchant de dormir
Je t'ai dit adieu croyant trouver l'oubli
Oh, reviens! C'est moi qui t'en supplie
Wah ah ouh ouh wah ah ouh ouh wah
Wah ah ouh ouh wah ah ouh ouh wah han!
Wah ah ouh ouh wah ah ouh ouh wah.
I'm watching you ! Watching you to see What you're doing without me Now that you've been gone
I'm watching you ! Watching every girl As you give them all the eyes To dance another song
{Refrain:} Yes, I'm watching Every move you make, Every step you take And every heart you break, Yes ! Everything Every word you sigh Is every time I die And every time I try To look the other way
But, I keep watching you !
I take a little peek To see you cheek to cheek On the jealousy
I, I, I, I'm watching you ! You know I'm on the floor So, you put it one some more Just to torture me
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah !
{au Refrain}
But, I keep watching you !
Watching you to see What you're doing without me Now that you're been gone
I'm Watching You
WATCHING YOU TO SEE WHAT YOU ARE DOING WITHOUT ME NOW THAT YOU'VE BEEN GONE
I'm Watching You
WATCHING EVERY GIRL
AS YOU GIVE THEM ALL THE EYE TO DANCE ANOTHER SONG
YEAH I'M WATCHING
EVERY MOVE YOU MAKE, EVERY STEP YOU TAKE, EVERY HEART YOU BREAK
EVERYTHING
EVERY WORD YOU SIGH IS EVERY TIME I DIE
EVERY TIME I TRY TO LOOK THE OTHER WAY
BUT I KEEP WATCHING YOU
I TAKE A LITTLE PEEK
SEE YOU CHEEK TO CHEEK
OH THE JEALOUSY
I'm Watching You
YOU KNOW I'M ON THE FLOOR, SO YOU PUT IT ON SOME MORE, JUST TO TORTURE ME
Asked a girl what she wanted to be, she said baby, can't you see
I wanna be famous, a star on the screen
But you can do something in between
Baby you can drive my car, yes I'm gonna be a star
Baby you can drive my car and baby I love you
I told a girl that my prospects were good
And she said baby, it's understood
Working for peanuts is all very fine but I can show you a better time
Baby you can drive my car, yes I'm gonna be a star
Baby you can drive my car and baby I love you
Beep beep'm beep beep yeah
Baby you can drive my car, yes I'm gonna be a star
Baby you can drive my car and baby I love you
I told a girl I can start right away
And she said listen babe I got something to say
I got no car and it's breaking my heart
But I've found a driver and that's a start
Baby you can drive my car, yes I'm gonna be a star
Baby you can drive my car and baby I love you
Beep beep'm beep beep yeah, beep beep'm beep beep yeah
I THOUGHT LOVE WAS ONLY TRUE IN FAIRY TALES MEANT FOR SOMEONE ELSE BUT NOT FOR ME LOVE WAS OUT TO GET ME THAT'S THE WAY IT SEEMED. DISAPPOINTMENT HAUNTED ALL MY DREAMS
THEN I SAW HIS FACE, NOW I'M A BELIEVER NOT A TRACE OF DOUBT IN MY MIND. I'M IN LOVE, I'M A BELIEVER! I COULDN'T LEAVE HIM IF I TRIED
I THOUGHT LOVE WAS MORE OR LESS A GIVEN THING, SEEMS THE MORE I GAVE THE LESS I GOT WHAT'S THE USE IN TRYIN'? ALL YOU GET IS PAIN WHEN I NEEDED SUNSHINE I GOT RAIN
She would never say where she came from Yesterday don't matter if it's gone While the sun is bright or in the darkest night No one knows, she comes and goes
Goodbye Ruby Tuesday, who could hang a name on you? When you change with every new day, still I'm gonna miss you.
Don't question why she needs to be so free She'll tell you it's the only way to be She just can't be chained to a life where nothing's gained And nothing's lost at such a cost
Goodbye Ruby Tuesday, who could hang a name on you? When you change with every new day, still I'm gonna miss you.
There's no time to lose, I heard her say Catch your dreams before they slip away Dying all the time, lose your dreams And you will lose your mind. Ain't life unkind?
She would never say where she came from Yesterday don't matter if it's gone While the sun is bright or in the darkest night No one knows, she comes and goes
Goodbye Ruby Tuesday, who could hang a name on you? When you change with every new day, still I'm gonna miss you.
Don't question why she needs to be so free She'll tell you it's the only way to be She just can't be chained to a life where nothing's gained And nothing's lost at such a cost
Goodbye Ruby Tuesday, who could hang a name on you? When you change with every new day, still I'm gonna miss you.
There's no time to lose, I heard her say Catch your dreams before they slip away Dying all the time, lose your dreams And you will lose your mind. Ain't life unkind?
Goodbye Ruby Tuesday, who could hang a name on you? When you change with every new day, still I'm gonna miss you