MELODY Y'a pas que les grands qui rêvent (1989)

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DaveTheBoss
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MELODY Y'a pas que les grands qui rêvent (1989)

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Ah Melody ! Unforgettable. At 12 years old, the little Belgian girl had a mature voice (a real woman's voice) that fascinated me at the time. And her hit ("Y'a pas que les grands qui rêvent" / "It's not just the grown-ups who dream") with its lyrics appear so daring today, when they sum up adolescence, wanting to be mature before its time...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Me-1DRgH7Q

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgg0-Px3CFk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7c6DvCnYzSU

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x66hfrh

And I discover a cover of the song and the 2021 remake of the original video ! Maybe the lyrics are not so daring in the end :lol: ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68bz_3XBDJI

Here is a quick translation of the lyrics in English :

On the dripping glass
The earth seems so beautiful to me
I give this storm to the desert
Eternal snows over Cairo
I offer the gardens of Babylon
To this boy for whom my heart shudders
Don't grow up too fast and wait for me
I know that one day you'll come to me

It's not just the grown-ups who dream
It's not just the grown-ups who have feelings
I want him to kiss me on the lips
Not like a child

It's not just the grown-ups who dream
It's not just the grown-ups who have feelings
It's like a childhood that is coming to an end
In an ocean

He teaches me the names of the stars
At the top of the cathedrals
He plays the music of hope
His piano weeps tears of ivory
I feel the caress on my wrist
Of the Brazilian bracelet he gave me
Saying "When it breaks
Then your dream will come true"

It's not just the grown-ups who dream
It's not just the grown-ups who have feelings
I want him to kiss me on the lips
Not like a child

It's not just the grown-ups who dream
It's not just the grown-ups who have feelings
It's like a childhood that is coming to an end
In an ocean

And I'm waiting for you
And I'm waiting for you

It's not just the grown-ups who dream
It's not just the grown-ups who have feelings
I want him to kiss me on the lips
Not like a child

It's not just the grown-ups who dream
It's not just the grown-ups who have feelings
It's like a childhood that is coming to an end
In an ocean

It's not just the grown-ups who dream
It's not just the grown-ups who have feelings
It's like a childhood that is coming to an end
In an ocean
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Re: MELODY Y'a pas que les grands qui rêvent (1989)

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Thanks so much for sharing your experience with French (and French-speaking) singers and bands! I really enjoy seeing people sharing their backgrounds with media like this. I like how in many of these French music videos, they carry a simple narrative. There weren't very many narrative-driven music videos when I was growing up (though there are some exceptions).
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