He called their story a “magnifique passion” and Bardot called him “the man of my most beautiful nights.” He said she exulted a feminity such that no men could stay indifferent to — he was paralysed by her beauty and class. This love story started in the Winter of 1967 when she asked him to write songs for a show that she was headlining on French TV. Their passion seemed unlikely because of her status as a sex symbol and he was self-admittedly not the most handsome and timid — but she found him handsome and that inspired him to compose some his best songs. He wrote magnificient lyrics for her including the famous sensual song “Je t’aime moi non plus” (I love you… me neither). She asked him not to release the song as she was married to another man at the time. He gallantly complied (the Bardot-Gainsbourg version recorded in 1967 was eventually released in 1987) and he recorded the song with his next muse, Jane Birkin, in 1969. The “Je t’aime moi non plus” record reached N0.1 but was censored in many countries and only allowed for purchase by those 18 years and older in France. In 1967, Bardot and Gainsbourg did sing the duet together “Bonnie & Clyde”:
In the video below, Bardot sings “Harley Davidson” written for her by Serge Gainsbourg. The video montage includes beautiful pictures of B.B. (her nickname in France). Enjoy…
Here are the details of the exhibit for the lucky ones that will spend the beginning on March in Paris…
Sotheby’s Paris
Gainsbourg – Initiales L.G.
(from February 28 to March 9, 2011)
Exposition photographique collective
Galerie Charpentier (Paris 8ème)
76 rue du Faubourg Saint Honore
Paris 75008
Phone: 01 53 05 53 05
[...] in Paris and the song is “Je t’aime moi non plus” written by Serge Gainsbourg for Brigitte Bardot. I’m not sure if it was intended or not but I am delighted that Dior selected this song for [...]