Bonjour Madame

by Holly Redford Jones

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Bonjour Madame was born whilst just about scraping by in London, working in bars and other assorted odd jobs. I became frustrated at the cycle of rent-paying with seemingly little time for music. Burdened by the weight of the political climate in the UK, I fantasised about an escape across the English Channel to the European continent. Through my Parisian dream never materialised, my little song found its way to a recording studio in Nashville, Tennessee.

lyrics

//Lyrics//

Well now that I’m not the family overachiever
Got to figure out my raison d’être
Wait up all night for the big idea
Wake up in a cold sweat, overslept, I’m late again

Sometimes I take a trip down to the beach
There’s not a beach in this city, but its not so hard to reach
We swim around and around and around
Chew the fat, while we’re shedding fat (its win-win)

But then one morning I had an almond croissant for breakfast
Took me back to the time in school we took a boat to France (it was a catamaran)
New lands, strange food, no rules, every body just a little confused
Never learned many words, we still made ourselves heard

Bonjour Madame, comment tu t’appelles?
Bonjour Madame, comment tu t’appelles?

Now I’m back in the city and there’s a sense of a growing ennui
A melancholy state of reluctant conformity
I’m day dreaming of a place where I know that I’d rather be
Why not drop everything, head for that wide open sea

So we pack our bags and make for these so called foreign lands
Make the best of the current diplomatic situation while we still can
How does it get so dark so fast guess we’ll never know
How does it get so dark so fast guess we’ll never know

Bonjour Madame, comment tu t’appelles?
Bonjour Madame, comment tu t’appelles?

And when we arrive I’m already buzzing like a bee
Knew I never should have quit that French GCSE
There’s so many things that I would like to say to you
But I’m a slower burner babe, I’m not a microwave

credits

released May 3, 2019
//Credits//

Written by Holly Redford Jones
Produced by Holly Redford Jones & Athena Kulb

Mixing Engineer - Ross Collier
Tracking Engineer - Wil Houchens

Drums - Simon Knudtson
Bass Guitar - Hunter Mulky
Guitars - Holly Redford Jones
Keys - Athena Kulb
Vocal - Holly Redford Jones

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