La vie par procuration
"La vie par procuration" is a song by Jean-Jacques Goldman which became a hit single in 1986. It was recorded originally for the album Non homologué that was released in 1985. However it was a live version of the recording during a concert and made available through the live Jean-Jacques Goldman album En public that became a commercial hit, staying 21 weeks in the French Singles Chart making it to number 2 in December 1986. It was certified gold in 1987 with reported 500,000 copies sold.
Personnel
- Michael Jones - Guitar, backing vocals
- Claude Le Péron - Bass, backing vocals
- Jean-François Gauthier - drums, backing vocals
- Lance Dixon, Philippe Grandvoinet - Synthesizer, backing vocals
- Prof Pinpin - Saxophone, backing vocals
- Andy Scott and Pascale Potrel - mixing
- Marc Lumbroso and Jean-Jacques Goldman - Direction
- Yves Jaget - Recording
- Émile Assier - Photography of cover
Covers
The song is very popular and has been covered and adapted many times.In 2008, Israeli DJ Offer Nissim released a lengthened remixed version of 8 minutes 35 seconds titled "La Vie Par Procuration ". The remix also appears in his album Happy People released on October 28, 2008.
The song was covered by Leslie & Pauline on the 2013 Jean-Jacques Goldman tribute album Génération Goldman Volume 2 and an official music video was also released.
Charts
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