Nuit de folie
"Nuit de folie" is a 1988 popular song recorded by French pop duet Début de Soirée. It was their debut single from their album Jardins d'enfants and was released in June 1988. In France, it became the summer hit of the year, topping the chart for over two months. It was re-released in 2000 in a remixed version, but it did not reach success.
Background
The song, written and composed by both members of the duets, was especially created to become a summer hit, although the song was actually released for the first time in 1984 as a B-side, but passed unnoticed at the time. It was very difficult to find a record company, because nobody believed in the potential of the song, but a contract was eventually signed with Sony. In 1988, the song was also much promoted by the band in many TV shows. According to Elia Habib, an expert of French charts, the song is characterized by a "rapid and lively rhythm, a very simple refrain therefore easy to remember, a tune that becomes embedded in the eardrums, lyrics referring to summer festive atmosphere". It also contains a brief bridge sung in a rap version, just before the last refrain.
Crazy Night
We were having a party at my house
Everyone was drinking and being loud
And she came up to me
"Hey Bo I don't think that I should drive
Do you think it would be alright
If I stayed over?"
Well I didn't think about it twice
Cause this girl has been my friend for life
"Of course you can stay over"
So I just kept on partying
And I didn't think about it again
Until I went to my bedroom
And then she kissed me
She wants to spend the night with me
She is my friend how can this be
She wants to risk it all
Just to be with me
She is my best friend
This can't be happening
She looks so beautiful
What's a guy to do?
When your very best friend
Wants to spend the night with you
Well I woke up worried the next day
I didn't want to lose my friend this way
I wish that I had dreamed it all
I rolled over and looked into her eyes
And then I finally realized
What she had known for years
That I am in love with her
She is my friend but now she's so much more
Well I should have known
What she knew from the start
She waited all these years
Just to win my heart
And I'm no longer scared
Cause I can finally see
And it's all because