VANESSA PARADIS – JOE LE TAXI / VARVARA PAVLOVNA – SINGLE FRANCE 1987 – POLYDOR 885 765-7

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VANESSA PARADIS – JOE LE TAXI / VARVARA PAVLOVNA – SINGLE FRANCE 1987 – POLYDOR 885 765-7

VANESSA PARADIS – JOE LE TAXI / VARVARA PAVLOVNA – SINGLE FRANCE 1987 – POLYDOR 885 765-7

Fue descubierta en el programa de televisión L'École des fans en 1980. Grabó su primer sencillo llamado La Magie des surprises-parties en 1985. Aunque no fue un gran éxito, preparó el terreno para la canción con la cual se hizo internacionalmente conocida, Joe le Taxi en 1987, editada cuando tenía sólo 14 años. Permaneció en el número 1 en Francia durante 14 semanas. Fue sacada de su primer álbum M & J (las iniciales de la canción del mismo disco Marilyn et John), la portada firmada por Vincent Warin parece una foto paparazzi para revista de prensa rosa y no resalta para nada la belleza de Vanessa. +++ "Joe le taxi" (English: "Joe the Taxi Driver") is a song written by Franck Langolff and Étienne Roda-Gil for French singer Vanessa Paradis's debut album, M&J (1988). Paradis recorded the song in 1987, at the age of fourteen. It went on to top the singles chart in France for eleven weeks, and, uncommon for a French-language song at that time, was released in the United Kingdom the following year, where it peaked at number three. The song was taken from her debut album, M&J (short for "Marilyn & John"), which, although peaking at number thirteen in France, drew limited interest in the UK. "Joe le taxi" is a song about a taxi driver, Joe, who works in Paris. The song emphasizes the notion that Joe seems to know all of the French capital including the whereabouts of all the little bars, all of the Parisian streets, the Seine, and bridges. The song's lyrics suggest that Joe enjoys drinking rum, has a passion for Latin music and his saxophone, and dreams of going to the Amazon. Spanish-Cuban bandleader Xavier Cugat and Peruvian exotica singer Yma Súmac are also referenced in the lyrics.