Monsieur Gainsbourg Revisited


Monsieur Gainsbourg Revisited is a tribute album to the works of late French singer/songwriter Serge Gainsbourg. First released on Virgin Records in 2006, it consists of English language cover versions of Gainsbourg songs, performed by a diverse array of contemporary artists. Gainsbourg's former wife, Jane Birkin, sang on one track.
The album charted in France, Switzerland and Belgium.

Track listing

  1. "A Song for Sorry Angel" – Franz Ferdinand & Jane Birkin
  2. "I Love You " – Cat Power & Karen Elson
  3. "I Just Came to Tell You That I'm Going" – Jarvis Cocker & Kid Loco
  4. "Requiem for Anna" – Portishead
  5. "Requiem for a Jerk" – Faultline, Brian Molko & Françoise Hardy
  6. "L'Hôtel" – Michael Stipe
  7. "Au Revoir Emmanuelle" – Tricky
  8. "Lola R. for Ever" – Marianne Faithfull & Sly and Robbie
  9. "Boomerang 2005" – Gonzales, Feist & Dani
  10. "Boy Toy" – Marc Almond and Trash Palace
  11. "The Ballad of Melody Nelson" – Placebo
  12. "Just a Man with a Job" – The Rakes
  13. "I Call It Art" – The Kills
  14. "Those Little Things" – Carla Bruni
;American edition bonus tracks
  2. "The Ballad of Bonnie and Clyde" – James Iha & Kazu Makino
  3. "Angels Fall" – Nina Persson & Nathan Larson
The 2020 re-issue of the compilation added "The Lollies" covered by Keith Flint, but removed the James Iha & Kazu Makino cover, as well as the Placebo cover in some formats.